New comp troubles, please help

Watzzupp · 10-12-2007, 02:05 PM

Hey,
Been having troubles with my new set-up since the word go, my current problem is one I haven't come across before so I thought I'd ask for some more experienced help

Ok, so here goes:
When starting my comp, it boots into windows fine.
After a while (sometimes 5 minutes, sometimes 3 hours) the comp freezes and the HDD light stays on; well it "kinda" freezes, for instance i was about to watch a dvd in media centre when it froze. The menu kept playing (from what i assume was still in the RAM) but everything else is frozen.
Just the HDD light stays on.

I'm thinking it's my PSU again; I have it under pretty heavy load when you think about it only being 430w.

I have also had RAM problems which i "think" are unrelated but i might post about that on another thread (only running one stick atm, one appears to be damaged physically -from what the tests tell me anyway - Possibly caused by PSU power fluctuations????)

Comp specs are in my sig

Thanks for you help in advanced,

Derryn

EDIT: I forgot to mention my HDD's are both WD 160GB, the one running vista is SATA, the other has apps and media and is IDE.

EDIT2: I should also mention that the chipset gets quite hot quickly and after these freezes, the bios or windows doesnt show my Pioneer 212 SATA dvd burner (when you turn it off and on again it comes back) - another PSU prob???

Jabes · 10-12-2007, 02:54 PM

I would recommend a bigger psu b/c running a 8800gts with a 430w psu doesn't sound right

Watzzupp · 10-12-2007, 02:57 PM

it's minimum requirement is a 400w psu

Jabes · 10-12-2007, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Watzzupp

it's minimum requirement is a 400w psu

yea but ur running other stuff with it I would get a 600w or even a 700w

Watzzupp · 10-12-2007, 03:21 PM

yeh, i reckon your right ...
But is it the main problem?

Jabes · 10-12-2007, 03:26 PM

I think ur cpu might b overheating to wat do u have 4 a hsf?

Watzzupp · 10-12-2007, 03:38 PM

stock ... it's not overclocked, there's no way it's overheating

Jabes · 10-12-2007, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Watzzupp

stock ... it's not overclocked, there's no way it's overheating

wat r ur temps?

hNic · 10-12-2007, 03:42 PM

it would be impossible for us to tell u if that is the "main problem" your having unless we got our hands on the PC ourselves....but you DEFINETLY need a better PSU

and i also agree wiht Jabes you should look into your CPU temps....random shut-offs are signs of an overheating CPU which could be caused by a poorly functioning Fan/Heatsync...so check that out immediately before your PC becomes uselss

it being "stock" makes no difference...it can still function poorly

Watzzupp · 10-12-2007, 03:48 PM

I'm positive it's not a temp prob

temps atm are:
sys:32 deg c
cpu: 37 deg c

10-12-2007, 02:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Watzzupp Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 18 Posts: 152	New comp troubles, please help Hey, Been having troubles with my new set-up since the word go, my current problem is one I haven't come across before so I thought I'd ask for some more experienced help Ok, so here goes: When starting my comp, it boots into windows fine. After a while (sometimes 5 minutes, sometimes 3 hours) the comp freezes and the HDD light stays on; well it "kinda" freezes, for instance i was about to watch a dvd in media centre when it froze. The menu kept playing (from what i assume was still in the RAM) but everything else is frozen. Just the HDD light stays on. I'm thinking it's my PSU again; I have it under pretty heavy load when you think about it only being 430w. I have also had RAM problems which i "think" are unrelated but i might post about that on another thread (only running one stick atm, one appears to be damaged physically -from what the tests tell me anyway - Possibly caused by PSU power fluctuations????) Comp specs are in my sig Thanks for you help in advanced, Derryn EDIT: I forgot to mention my HDD's are both WD 160GB, the one running vista is SATA, the other has apps and media and is IDE. EDIT2: I should also mention that the chipset gets quite hot quickly and after these freezes, the bios or windows doesnt show my Pioneer 212 SATA dvd burner (when you turn it off and on again it comes back) - another PSU prob??? __________________ OS: Windows Vista Ultimate MOBO: ASUS M2N SLi - Deluxe - nVIDIA 570 Sli CPU: AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+ @3GHz DualCore PSU: CoolerMaster eXtreme Power - 550w RAM:4x1024 MB DDR2 Corsair XMS2 Dual Channel @128bit GPU: nVIDIA Winfast PX8800 GTS TDH 320 Mb HDD:2x WD160GB SATA 1x WD 160GB IDE SND: Creative Audigy 2 ZS - Logitech X-530 5.1 Last edited by Watzzupp; 10-12-2007 at 02:15 PM.

10-12-2007, 02:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
Watzzupp Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 18 Posts: 152	it's minimum requirement is a 400w psu __________________ OS: Windows Vista Ultimate MOBO: ASUS M2N SLi - Deluxe - nVIDIA 570 Sli CPU: AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+ @3GHz DualCore PSU: CoolerMaster eXtreme Power - 550w RAM:4x1024 MB DDR2 Corsair XMS2 Dual Channel @128bit GPU: nVIDIA Winfast PX8800 GTS TDH 320 Mb HDD:2x WD160GB SATA 1x WD 160GB IDE SND: Creative Audigy 2 ZS - Logitech X-530 5.1

10-12-2007, 03:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
Watzzupp Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 18 Posts: 152	yeh, i reckon your right ... But is it the main problem? __________________ OS: Windows Vista Ultimate MOBO: ASUS M2N SLi - Deluxe - nVIDIA 570 Sli CPU: AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+ @3GHz DualCore PSU: CoolerMaster eXtreme Power - 550w RAM:4x1024 MB DDR2 Corsair XMS2 Dual Channel @128bit GPU: nVIDIA Winfast PX8800 GTS TDH 320 Mb HDD:2x WD160GB SATA 1x WD 160GB IDE SND: Creative Audigy 2 ZS - Logitech X-530 5.1

10-12-2007, 03:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
Watzzupp Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 18 Posts: 152	stock ... it's not overclocked, there's no way it's overheating __________________ OS: Windows Vista Ultimate MOBO: ASUS M2N SLi - Deluxe - nVIDIA 570 Sli CPU: AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+ @3GHz DualCore PSU: CoolerMaster eXtreme Power - 550w RAM:4x1024 MB DDR2 Corsair XMS2 Dual Channel @128bit GPU: nVIDIA Winfast PX8800 GTS TDH 320 Mb HDD:2x WD160GB SATA 1x WD 160GB IDE SND: Creative Audigy 2 ZS - Logitech X-530 5.1

10-12-2007, 03:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
hNic Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 239	it would be impossible for us to tell u if that is the "main problem" your having unless we got our hands on the PC ourselves....but you DEFINETLY need a better PSU and i also agree wiht Jabes you should look into your CPU temps....random shut-offs are signs of an overheating CPU which could be caused by a poorly functioning Fan/Heatsync...so check that out immediately before your PC becomes uselss it being "stock" makes no difference...it can still function poorly __________________ PC!! Asus K8N 4E-Deluxe, 2.5GB DDR RAM, 160 WD SATA HD, Ati Radeon x800 Lappy!! Acer AS5100-5300 AMD Turion 64 x2 TL-50, 2GB PC5300 DDR2 667MHZ, 160GB 5400RPM HDD, Ati Radeon Xpress 1100

10-12-2007, 02:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jabes banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vista the best place to live :D Age: 15 Posts: 1,773	I would recommend a bigger psu b/c running a 8800gts with a 430w psu doesn't sound right

10-12-2007, 03:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
Jabes banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vista the best place to live :D Age: 15 Posts: 1,773	I think ur cpu might b overheating to wat do u have 4 a hsf?

10-12-2007, 03:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
Watzzupp Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 18 Posts: 152	I'm positive it's not a temp prob temps atm are: sys:32 deg c cpu: 37 deg c __________________ OS: Windows Vista Ultimate MOBO: ASUS M2N SLi - Deluxe - nVIDIA 570 Sli CPU: AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+ @3GHz DualCore PSU: CoolerMaster eXtreme Power - 550w RAM:4x1024 MB DDR2 Corsair XMS2 Dual Channel @128bit GPU: nVIDIA Winfast PX8800 GTS TDH 320 Mb HDD:2x WD160GB SATA 1x WD 160GB IDE SND: Creative Audigy 2 ZS - Logitech X-530 5.1

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