Random Computer problem!

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Kanecnc

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So I decided to post in this section because 1) it has the most people 2) it may be a video card issue Im not sure.

First off I got a new computer with the following in it:

EVGA mobo
EVGA 8800 GTX superclocked
Core 2 Duo E6850
2 gigs of ram (Corsair i believe)
600 watt Thermaltake toughpower PSU
Vista 32 bit.

So I was playing HL Ep 2 and it froze once or twice the first time I had the AA at 16X next I took it off and beat the game and it never happened again. later on I overclocked my cpu max at 3.6 ghz than Crysis froze so I went back to default speeds. Than it kept freezing usually at random spots so I though it might be my GPU so I underclocked it it still did it. Now I have always had four fans and my temps are fine I think. CPU idles 30~40 load tops at 60 C maybe 70 but I doubt it.

My GPU idles at 58 ~ 63 and highest I have seen it get is in the high 70C maybe a little in the 80C I figure for the 8800 thats reasonable.

So the issue is lets say im playing Crysis and I through a grenade it will freeze or a huge explosion happens. But its random and sometimes it just happens when I am running. When it happened it HL Ep 2 it was totally random it just froze. So I have to do a hardboot and sometimes it gets stuck on the reboot screen like the BIOS. However if I let it sit for a little bit say 5 to 10 minutes it loads fine! I don't get this.

Lately when this happens and it reloads my mouse lags a little on the screen. And now sometimes if I load it up and it gets to windows but I didn't wait that long it will freeze while not playing a game like it will freeze on the web.

So first when it happened I thought it was vista using up all my memory or something but than I realized I had the hotfixed installed for that issue. Next like i said I thought it was an overheating issue but i dont think so. Now I am thinking its either GPU is just faulty or I am leaning to faulty power supply but I honestly don't know.

So I ask for any input on all your behalf's. Any input will be greatly appreciated.
 
Ram stable?
Usually when my system hangs on boot though its a drive or card (When im not trying for a new high OC lol)
 
Its probably your ram. I had similar problems when I just upgraded my system, it would freeze during boot in windows in linux, etc.. I couldnt figure out what was the problem untill I looked at the package that the ram came in, it said right on the package it was supposed to be running at 2.2V and spd was running it at 1.8V. So I would give that a look and see if thats your problem.
 
As suggested, check your RAM. Remove one stick and try to reproduce the problem. If you can't, swap your other stick in and try again. If your system crashes, you have your culprit. If not, put them both back--its probably not your RAM. Do you have access to another PSU to test with?

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if its not vista i think its the psu.. but who knows .. you run memtest for a few hours?
 
killster1 said:
if its not vista i think its the psu.. but who knows .. you run memtest for a few hours?
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I ran a memtest and it got to 90% and my computer froze up...I assume its my ram. I am going to see what my voltages are set at and if they are correct and if that doesn't do anything than I guess I will pick some ram up. Which I wouldn't mind if that was the problem.
 
Well I figured it out I think. My first problem was all my case fans were blowing into my case so the side fan I switched to blow out. But more importantly I use to have my case in a desk slot or little boxed in area which not only created a little massive heat area surrounding my computer but all my fans where sucking that air in and blowing it back into the case. So while my core gpu, cpu etc temps may not have been getting extremely hot I think the overall ambient temps were just to much and caused my system to crash whether it be the power supply getting to hot or vdieo card or ram, I believe that was the issue.

I have been playing Crysis pretty rough to test it and so far it hasn't crashed. And my GPU temps are down about +5 degrees. So time will tell. But thanks for all the advice and help!
 
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