Blue Screen & Restarts

Adam Murray · 01-23-2006, 05:16 AM

Hey,

Sometimes when running games for a long time or when an intense part of a game comes on I will get a blue screen and then it will restart the system. It even did this when I was trying to run 3DMark03... It went through about 7 or 8 tests and then it gave the blue screen and restarted.

I think it may be a cooling problem because the fan on the video card is broke. I am not sure though, any advice about what could be causing this? I posted my computer specs below... Thanks!

Motherboard: ASUS A7V133 Socket-A
Processor: AMD Athlon 1133 (Socket 462)
Video Card: NVidia GeForce4 Ti 4600 4X AGP
PSU: AHEAD SH-350 (+3.3V@28A, +5v@32A, and +12v@9.0A)
RAM: Infineon 256 MB - SDR DIMM & 256MB Samsung Cubig

-Adam

Xycron · 01-23-2006, 05:21 AM

Muy guesses are Video card, or RAM, replace you Vcard fan, since you should do that anyways, if the problem persist you prabaally have bad ram.

Adam Murray · 01-23-2006, 05:23 AM

I dont know how to buy a fan to replace it... it was one of those built on fans... any suggestions?

Mr.Suave · 01-23-2006, 05:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adam Murray

I dont know how to buy a fan to replace it... it was one of those built on fans... any suggestions?

see if you can find a VGA fan thats compatible with your card. like the Arctic Cooling VGA coolers.

Adam Murray · 01-23-2006, 06:00 AM

Hey...

I found the following fans.. what do you guys think? Also, do I need to get any type of liquid stuff? If so, what kind should I get and how do I use it?

http://www.directron.com/a1349.html

http://www.heatsinkfactory.com/shop/...0&cat=0&page=1

http://umaxpc.com/store/product_info...roducts_id/200

Thanks for your help!

-Adam

Mr.Suave · 01-23-2006, 06:08 AM

the first and the last are the same just that the first one is priced less so id go with that one. it includes the thermal grease if thats what you mean by the liquid stuff. when you get it there should be instructions on how to install it and if it doesnt then you can just search how to apply thermal grease or how to replace VGA cooler on the internet. i couldnt tell you exactly how as ive never done it b4.

**Praetor** · 01-23-2006, 07:38 AM

The Thermaltake one works really well

Adam Murray · 01-23-2006, 07:56 AM

I ordered the thermaltake one, so I should be getting it soon...

Also, I was wondering about overclocking and if I could do it with my specs?

Thanks

fidel · 01-23-2006, 03:30 PM

1. open up the side case of ur computer and go in their with a vacuum cleaner

2.everybody lied to u..the fan has nothing to do with it

3.virus scan

**Praetor** · 01-23-2006, 03:36 PM

Quote:

everybody lied to u..the fan has nothing to do with it

You've obviously not seen a NV25 run with a dead fan before

01-23-2006, 05:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
Adam Murray Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Age: 23 Posts: 99	Blue Screen & Restarts Hey, Sometimes when running games for a long time or when an intense part of a game comes on I will get a blue screen and then it will restart the system. It even did this when I was trying to run 3DMark03... It went through about 7 or 8 tests and then it gave the blue screen and restarted. I think it may be a cooling problem because the fan on the video card is broke. I am not sure though, any advice about what could be causing this? I posted my computer specs below... Thanks! Motherboard: ASUS A7V133 Socket-A Processor: AMD Athlon 1133 (Socket 462) Video Card: NVidia GeForce4 Ti 4600 4X AGP PSU: AHEAD SH-350 (+3.3V@28A, +5v@32A, and +12v@9.0A) RAM: Infineon 256 MB - SDR DIMM & 256MB Samsung Cubig -Adam

01-23-2006, 06:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
Mr.Suave Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,373	the first and the last are the same just that the first one is priced less so id go with that one. it includes the thermal grease if thats what you mean by the liquid stuff. when you get it there should be instructions on how to install it and if it doesnt then you can just search how to apply thermal grease or how to replace VGA cooler on the internet. i couldnt tell you exactly how as ive never done it b4. __________________ The Comp: CPU--Athlon64 X2 4200+ Manchester @ 2.5!!!:D HDD--WD Caviar 250GB 7200 RPM SATA MB---DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR RAM--OCZ Titanium 2GB (2 x 1GB) GPU--Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900XTX 512mb SPU--Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS PSU--ENERMAX Whisper II 535W all inside a Thermaltake Matrix VX

01-23-2006, 07:38 AM	#7 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 19,954	The Thermaltake one works really well __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

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01-23-2006, 05:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
Xycron banned Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,099	Muy guesses are Video card, or RAM, replace you Vcard fan, since you should do that anyways, if the problem persist you prabaally have bad ram.

01-23-2006, 05:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
Adam Murray Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Age: 23 Posts: 99	I dont know how to buy a fan to replace it... it was one of those built on fans... any suggestions?

01-23-2006, 06:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
Adam Murray Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Age: 23 Posts: 99	Hey... I found the following fans.. what do you guys think? Also, do I need to get any type of liquid stuff? If so, what kind should I get and how do I use it? http://www.directron.com/a1349.html http://www.heatsinkfactory.com/shop/...0&cat=0&page=1 http://umaxpc.com/store/product_info...roducts_id/200 Thanks for your help! -Adam

01-23-2006, 07:56 AM	#8 (permalink)
Adam Murray Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Age: 23 Posts: 99	I ordered the thermaltake one, so I should be getting it soon... Also, I was wondering about overclocking and if I could do it with my specs? Thanks

01-23-2006, 03:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
fidel New Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 4	1. open up the side case of ur computer and go in their with a vacuum cleaner 2.everybody lied to u..the fan has nothing to do with it 3.virus scan