System Locks up after gaming sometimes.

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Nobi125

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Alright, I've kinda been Ignoring this problem for a while since it doesn't happen that often, but it's starting to get to me. It's one of the reasons I wanna just build a new system that isn't based on this terrible compaq. Anyways, here's a picture I took with the my phone.



I thought it was a power issue, but my PSU is a 500W Antec that seems to work well, the rails are all within spec according to Antec.

The video card doesn't seem to be overheating.

I've heard that this may be a motherboard problem.

All drivers are up to date.

Any Ideas?
 
How long does it take to happen???
Its either the videocard or cpu overheating, imho. :eek:

Checking the card and memory on another system would be a good idea. Is it only after gaming????? ie does it ever happen after 2D use for an extended time????
 
I have my roommate's system to test it in.

It happens when playing Counter Strike Source for a while on certain maps, it's really strange. It also happens when playing FEAR.

Think my Card OC is too high? I have it running at Ultra speeds.
 
I have a diagnosis because this has happened to me. You know what I did to fix it? RMA'd my motherboard, as that was the problem.
 
SpeedRunner said:
I have a diagnosis because this has happened to me. You know what I did to fix it? RMA'd my motherboard, as that was the problem.
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Yeah, your the second person that's called it the mobo. I can't RMA it since it's a compaq and they only give me a 1 year warranty on it, and Asus doesn't warranty their stuff that's used in OEM comps.

I'd also like to point out that running RTHDRIBL for a while never causes the system to crash. Even though the card hits like 93C. It's only in some games on some maps.
 
93c is pretty high, higher than I would be comfortable running, my 6800 ultra oc hit low 70's max, same with my 7800gt oc'd before I went to watercooling. You have this card oc'd you said, have you tested running it at stock speeds to see if it stopped happening? take the side cover off your computer once as well and see if its a temp issue.
 
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