Desktop keeps restarting by itself.

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Darktan2112

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I recently upgraded my RAM. After about 30 minutes of use, my computer restarted itself. It looked like a power surge, but sure enough, another 30 minutes or so went by and it happened again.

Here is the RAM I added to my pre-existing 1gb of RAM:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...44157&cm_re=DDR2_SDRAM-_-20-144-157-_-Product

I also upgraded my power supply yesterday, though I used it for about 4 hours, and the computer never did this until I installed the RAM, so I'm sure that faulty RAM is the problem.

Here is the new PSU:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371029

I was simply browsing the internet when it happened; nothing heavily tolling. Other than this, the RAM appears to work very well, my computer has never performed so fast and slick.

Here is a screenshot from SIW of my RAM information. The "Qimonda" is the old RAM, the "Kingston" is the new RAM.

RAM.jpg


What do I do to stop this? Do I need to update software or something? In the screenshot, you'll see that I have the old and new RAM inserted in alternating slots. Should the matching RAM be installed into the pairing slots?
 
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It could be the 2 different brand rams don't play nice together, try taking out the old ram and see if it reboots. Also need to make sure you have the memory in the right slots as far as dual channel goes.
 
I took out the old RAM, leaving just the new RAM. The computer has worked great for two days; I guess it's an incompatibility issue between the two brands. Do I just replace the old RAM, or is there another solution?
 
Never even heard of that brand. I would get more sticks of the new ram if you really need more memory.
 
It crashed again, despite removing the old RAM.

Could it be the slots I put the new RAM in are just dirty? Or that the RAM is incompatible with the motherboard?

Could it be my new power supply?
 
Darktan2112 said:
It crashed again, despite removing the old RAM.

Could it be the slots I put the new RAM in are just dirty? Or that the RAM is incompatible with the motherboard?

Could it be my new power supply?
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I'm still having this problem. It ONLY happens - and literally only - when I'm browsing the internet. It never interrupts me during video games.
 
Darktan2112 said:
I'm still having this problem. It ONLY happens - and literally only - when I'm browsing the internet. It never interrupts me during video games.
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It's still doing it.

It never happens while I have something running, like Windows Media Player or video games, but it's almost certain to happen whenever I'm JUST browsing the internet.

So I just start music on Media player and turn the volume down to one, and it never restarts. Yet, right on cue, as soon as a song completes, the computer will restart. This is why I play hour-long songs.

Remember that this started occuring immediately after I installed new RAM and mouse, and a couple days after I installed a new power supply. I installed a new video card a couple days after this started happening.

So I'm sure it's the RAM... but what do I do?

It's not conflicting with the old RAM - I took the old RAM out.
 
You might want to think about updating all your drivers. Look in event viewer to see if there is any events possibly explaining your issue.
 
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