Problem with new PC Build

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Stell1579

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Here are the parts used..

ASUS V2-P5945G Intel Socket T(LGA775) Intel 945G 4 x 240Pin Intel Extreme Graphics 2 Barebone
Intel Pentium E2180 Allendale 2.0GHz 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 675 (PC2 5400) Dual Channel
ASUS EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M GeForce 8500GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP (factory overclocked to 600)
Hard drive is reused from a P3 system i had. Its a IDE 160GB Maxtor.
OS is Win XP Pro


The problem is it will freeze in the middle of something randomly. Its not reproduceable via a specific action but will just happen. Last night i could not type this post w/o freezing. I am using the PC as we speak.

After it was assembled and OS installed i went and Raided with my guild in Everquest running 2 instances of the game with almost all high end graffix on (yes playing for 9 years now). Being it had onboard video i removed the video card this morning to test the stability w/o it. I do not have a PCIExpress video card to swap in to see if that was the issue but the card is new. I only decided to check the card because the MB had onboard. Nothing i read or info about the card prompted me to remove it. Is there any program out there that will stress the PC to to point it could reproduce problems in a unstable system?
 
Update.. Been using the PC w/o video card and just onboard video for about 2hrs now. I even loaded up EQ and played around. Still lookes better than my p3 with a old radeon 9500 did. Seems more responsive and stable w.o the new video card. To confirm i reinstalled the video card and it immediatly made the computer lag and even crashed about 3 minutes into running.
 
Yeah :( Funny thing was on the first bootup after all drivers ect were loaded i used the pc playing eq for about 2 hours.. it was after that it started giving me this prob.

Suggestions on a decent inexpensive card? I have about 70 bucks to spend on one and want it to be atleast 256 and Nvidia
 
Stell1579 said:
Suggestions on a decent inexpensive card? I have about 70 bucks to spend on one and want it to be atleast 256 and Nvidia
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Seems like 8600GT's are at this price range if you need Nvidia. Better choice is Radeon 3650, which gives you better performance.
But in your place i would collect more money and my lowest choice would either 9600GT or Radeon 3850...

PS: Never choose your card based on memory, that is the worst thing you can do. Look at performance, not memory or brand name.
 
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