Quesitons on suspected Hardware issues

[Bluntablo]

Sorry if this is in the wrong forum

My setup
ABIT IC7 Max3 Mobo
BFG 6800 OC Vcard
AudigyZS2 soundcard
2x 512MB Ram (not sure on brand)

Not sure if you would need any other info.

This is the issue

First, I use the PC mostly for Playing WoW, and doing some Photoshop work. Recently, While playing WoW, my PC will just crash out, the sound goes out and a small buzzing comes from the speakers, and my video dies. The PC istself doesnt shut off, but I have too power down completely and restart too get everything back. this was happening once every few days.

I wasnt sure if it was a graphical/Mobo/Soundcar error.

I took the soundcard out and uninstall all the associated software. I DL and reninstalled the Driver for the onboard sound, but when I removed the Audigy card, I couldnt get soun from the onboard setup at all. looked in the BIOS, and my sound is enabled...not sure whats goin on here, but its not right. Frustrated, I put the soundcard back in and made sure everything was secure and reinstalled all the soud drivers.

Everything was working as intended for about month or so...then last night It crashed again twice.

Im not sure what the prolbem could be, but I know last time the only thing I touched was the soundcard...could a soundcard cause my issue, and If so...how could I get my onboard Back and working?

Or odes this sound like something completely different and the sound card wouldnt crash my PC in such a Way?

Ill give whatever Info I can to ohelp resolve this issue...If you have any suggesstion, post them here.

Is there any kind of program I can DL that will track my PC info so that next time it crashed I can find the error and post it?

Peace

 

[Standpoint]

Your onboard should work fine after removing and uninstalling the driver software for your sound card.

After uninstalling the driver software for the sound card, run a program like ccleaner and clean the registry of any garbage.

Once you've installed the onboard sound driver, checked the BIOS to make sure it is enabled, then check your device manager to make sure everything checks out OK. Then go to your sound properties in control panel and make sure everything is OK, not muted, etc.

Check your sound in windows media player to make sure it works. If it does, but not in WoW, then check your sound properties in WoW. Maybe you would need to reinstall the game?

 

[Bluntablo]

Yeah, I did all that last time, But I still couldnt get sound period. Im not even sure if the soundcard is the issue.

The PC has Only crashed while playing WoW though. It could be a heat issue, but the PC is not shutting off, just crashing out. could be any number of different things really, Im just trying too narrow down my search for the problem