Computer freezing

coddie · 07-09-2007, 01:39 PM

Hi, I have a little problem. I was watching some streaming videos on the internet through media player on firefox. The last three times i have done so my whole pc has just froze. No mouse, cannot ctrl,alt,delete. so have to hit the reset button. the last time it happened it restarted itself. Could this be my OC'd cpu going wrong? Please tell me its not

wizle · 07-09-2007, 02:00 PM

Do you have a program for temps like Everest?

oscaryu1 · 07-09-2007, 02:59 PM

It could be the RAM. Downclock the CPU and if it still freezes then I would be pointing to the RAM. Take one stick out and run the system. IF there were still freezes, then switch to the other stick. With each stick run Memest86.

coddie · 07-09-2007, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wizle

Do you have a program for temps like Everest?

Yeah i have Speedfan, CPU-Z and TAT also orthos though i have yet to use that to test. would orthos show where the problem might lie in a stress test?

Quote:

Originally Posted by oscaryu1

It could be the RAM. Downclock the CPU and if it still freezes then I would be pointing to the RAM. Take one stick out and run the system. IF there were still freezes, then switch to the other stick. With each stick run Memest86.

I have underclocked it a couple of hours ago, just to about 2.8ghz. I havent tried the streaming media yet so i must do that. Could it really be the ram. Its pretty good ram Corsair XMS2. I hope not.

coddie · 07-09-2007, 04:46 PM

I tried IE and it doesent happen on the same site on the same video, although media player 11 plugin looks different on firefox. I tried a few different websites to test firefox and it hasnt crashed. This is odd.

oscaryu1 · 07-09-2007, 05:09 PM

Guess downclocking helped. You overclocked it too much.

07-09-2007, 01:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
coddie Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 80	Computer freezing Hi, I have a little problem. I was watching some streaming videos on the internet through media player on firefox. The last three times i have done so my whole pc has just froze. No mouse, cannot ctrl,alt,delete. so have to hit the reset button. the last time it happened it restarted itself. Could this be my OC'd cpu going wrong? Please tell me its not __________________ Thermaltake Soprano E6300 C2D 1.8ghz-3.018 ghz http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=212379 Scythe Ninja Plus heatsink Gainward 7900 GS Evga nForce 680sli Corsair XMS2 2x1GB Seagate 320GB Hitachi 250GB Antec SP-500PGB

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07-09-2007, 02:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
oscaryu1 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,043	It could be the RAM. Downclock the CPU and if it still freezes then I would be pointing to the RAM. Take one stick out and run the system. IF there were still freezes, then switch to the other stick. With each stick run Memest86. __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

07-09-2007, 04:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
coddie Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 80	I tried IE and it doesent happen on the same site on the same video, although media player 11 plugin looks different on firefox. I tried a few different websites to test firefox and it hasnt crashed. This is odd. __________________ Thermaltake Soprano E6300 C2D 1.8ghz-3.018 ghz http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=212379 Scythe Ninja Plus heatsink Gainward 7900 GS Evga nForce 680sli Corsair XMS2 2x1GB Seagate 320GB Hitachi 250GB Antec SP-500PGB

07-09-2007, 05:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
oscaryu1 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,043	Guess downclocking helped. You overclocked it too much. __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

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