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Rawrr · 08-05-2004, 10:03 PM

AMD 2500+
1 Gig Corsair XMS PC3200 RAM
Asus A7N8X Delux
Radeon 9800 Pro
Windows XP Pro

That is the system that has been giving me all holy hell lately.

I have been freezing and the PC even reboots itself sometimes. I have done some tests (not many) with Prime95 to test out stability of each stick of RAM (512x2) and one stick gave me errors right away. I RMA'd that stick this morning.

I have tested my hard drive (western digital 80gig 8mb cache) with WD's diagnostic utility and it tells me nothing is wrong with the HD.

So, I am thinking it is my PSU but I'm not positive..

I have tightened the grounding screws on my motherboard and everything but I'm not sure what else to do. I don't have another PSU to test with but I do have another graphics card which doesn't use a power supply plug.

If I don't crash while using my other graphics card will that confirm my theory of the faulty Power Supply?

Edit: Also I have 6 fans on my case and a Thermaltake Volcano 12 running on my processor so I'm pretty positive it isn't overheating in that area..however I am not sure if my graphics card is or not.. the stock fan seems pretty wimpy.

08-05-2004, 10:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Rawrr Insane Location: Virginia	Need some computer help..not sure what to do anymore. AMD 2500+ 1 Gig Corsair XMS PC3200 RAM Asus A7N8X Delux Radeon 9800 Pro Windows XP Pro That is the system that has been giving me all holy hell lately. I have been freezing and the PC even reboots itself sometimes. I have done some tests (not many) with Prime95 to test out stability of each stick of RAM (512x2) and one stick gave me errors right away. I RMA'd that stick this morning. I have tested my hard drive (western digital 80gig 8mb cache) with WD's diagnostic utility and it tells me nothing is wrong with the HD. So, I am thinking it is my PSU but I'm not positive.. I have tightened the grounding screws on my motherboard and everything but I'm not sure what else to do. I don't have another PSU to test with but I do have another graphics card which doesn't use a power supply plug. If I don't crash while using my other graphics card will that confirm my theory of the faulty Power Supply? Edit: Also I have 6 fans on my case and a Thermaltake Volcano 12 running on my processor so I'm pretty positive it isn't overheating in that area..however I am not sure if my graphics card is or not.. the stock fan seems pretty wimpy. __________________ This revelation is the death of ignorance tangled in a state of suffocation slave to self righteousness damnation is on your lips Last edited by Rawrr; 08-05-2004 at 10:09 PM..