My Pc Is Constantly Crashing Help!

[PnyK1d]

okay guys its been nearly 4 months now with my custom build pc, however now i am running i have had no problems till now after a reformat and a new router that im not getting problems.

about 2 weeks ago i reformatted my pc becuase i've had some virusis and just wanted to start fresh, so i go and reformat my hd, instal xp and install the following drivers:
-ver. 6.86 Chipset
-ver. 91.47 Video
-Audio
-Network(marvel lan and nvidia drivers)

I also ensured all my power plug are in.

just the essentials, becuase last time i had a lot of uneeded garbage like ntune, aibooster, win dvd suite etc. so i have installed the drivers correctally, and everthing goes smooth until i begin playing a game, for example i was playing hitman, and when the level loads up, my pc reboots, when i play cs, when i run, i will teleport back, like il move foward a be sent right back, its not lag becuse my ping is 57, also when i try to enter a sever and when i start to send my client info, my pc resatrts/again.

Every time i recover from the crash, ill report the error and window will say something like 'system crash caused by a driver.' each time it has said this i ensure that all the drivers i need are installed correctly, what is causing this problem! is a hardware problem i need to replace? or just software/driver conflicts. the reason i built this pc is becuase to play games, but i cant now.
PLEASE HELP ME IT MAKES ME WANT TO TROW MY PC OUT OF THE WINDOW.

[Foosa]

I'm guessing the set up in your sig?

If you have done any overclocking then revert back to stock.

Try the video card drivers that came with the card. You need to uninstall the current drivers first then reinstall the one from the cd.

what kind of temps are you getting on your video card and cpu?

[PnyK1d]

okay i've uninstalled new drivers, and reverted to one on the cd.

my cpu temps average around 37-58 dgrees celcius. w/ ai overclock set to 10%

[Cricket]

Originally Posted by PnyK1d okay i've uninstalled new drivers, and reverted to one on the cd.

Did that solve your problem?

On a side note, whenever you install the OS, programs, drivers, fixes, etc...you should set the computer to the stock speed and overclock it only after all the software has been installed.

Cricket

[PnyK1d]

okay sorry guys just got home, okay i found that my 1 of my gpu temps are 58 and the other 48 celcius, this is while im doing nothing, just staring at the desktop, the temps are 58 and 47 cel. are these temps too hot to begin with?

[PnyK1d]

okay the old drivers didnt do the trick. and i did revert mt cpu clock setting to stock setings, and sadly it still crashes what do you guys/gals think it could be? a bad vidcard?

[jfk]

If it's only doing it in games, I would suspect heat or your PSU. Have you blown out the PC with compressed air lately? Make sure you blow out the heatsink on the CPU and the fans/heatsinks on your vid cards as well. The idle temp on the one card is a little high, especially for an NVIDIA. You could also try running with your case side off and a fan blowing on the PC....if it functions fine you'll know it's a heat issue.

If those things don't work, I'd suspect a weak/failing PSU. That unit should still be under warranty from Antec, so you may need to RMA it.

[Underhanded]

Edit: mistaken identity, was reading the wrong sig.

Have you tried running Memtest 86? with 4 sticks of RAM, your chances of having a bad stick are fairly high =P Worth a shot eh? Run Memtest for awhile, see if it turns up any errors.

[PnyK1d]

yeah ive blown/sucked out all the dust from component from case still no succes, i'll try that mem test next see if that will work, however if i do need to replace the psu can i rma it right to newegg, if i bought it from them?

[PnyK1d]

oaky i've tried to see if i ran a fan see see if it was heat issues, but no succes howerver i did find somthing intresting, the only time my pc will crash, is if i am ethier loading the game or resarting a mission. could it be somekind of other problem, other than my psu?

[Ob1]

check for patch's & updates on the developers website for the games you are playing

[PnyK1d]

the reson i dont think its the game becuase before i reformatted my hd, i had never had these probelem til now, and currently im running the same drivers from before.

EDIT: YES I AM ALSO RUNNING THE LATEST PATCHES.

[Alaron]

Run Memtest86 to test your ram. Best to run overnight.

Go to your hard drive manufacturers website and get the diagnostic tools for your drive.

Post back with results.

[Ob1]

im talking about checking for game updates & patches NOT hardware driver updates. i have seen people bring me pcs that have the same problems yours did with crashing during game play, i checked the game developers website and they had some patches available for download, after installing them, his system didnt crash during gameplay anymore

[PnyK1d]

yeah about the mem test, i dont know how to use it, i read through the notes for it and dont get how to run it. i have dowloaded the progam and burned the iso img. dont know how to use ethier.

[Ob1]

all you have to do is download, burn the .iso image and boot to the disc in the cd drive. after burning the .iso image reboot your machine and make sure your cd drive is first in the boot sequence order in the bios, and thats all you have to do the disc will do the rest, if there are any errors, they will show up in red. if you see any errors then you just have to determine which stick is bad. i can't remember if there is a way to tell on that program which stick is bad. if not you can pull out one memory stick and scan them each individually to determine which stick is bad.

read the usage section
http://www.memtest86.com/#commands

[PnyK1d]

EDIT:

Originally Posted by PnyK1d the only time my pc will crash, is if i am ethier loading the game or resarting a mission.

i take this back, it crashes randomly.

[PnyK1d]

heres the result from the mem test i did last night.

Wall time: 8:51

Cached: 2048

RsvdMem: 532M

MemMap: e820-Std

Cache: on

test: std

pass: 13

errors: 0

ecc errors: (blank)

[Panama Red]

Way back in post #3 you said

Originally Posted by PnyK1d ..w/ ai overclock set to 10%

. NEVER try to troubleshoot until you remove any overclocking. The oc could be the cause of the instability. Once you do achieve stability and you decide to oc again, stability needs to be tested with a program like Prime95 that fully loads the system and checks both cpu and memory stability. If you've oc'd your vid card, that won't be tested with Prime. Check your vid card settings closely and make sure they aren't oc'd.

[PnyK1d]

Originally Posted by PnyK1d and i did revert mt cpu clock setting to stock setings

yes i did put everthing on stock settings before running the tests

[PnyK1d]

so now that i have no errors on my mem, mr crashing is not a heat issue, is it now safe to say its my psu thats causing my problems?

[glc]

No, but the only way to tell is try a different one.

[PnyK1d]

scince i dont have any extra psu, how else can i test it ,if its at fault?

[glc]

Go into the bios and go to the page that shows the voltages and post them.

[PnyK1d]

okay i cant give you guys and exact nuber on the voltages becuase they constantly are changing.

here they are

Vcore: 1.47v-1.48v

3.3V: 3.26v - 3.28v

5V: 4.91v - 4.94v

12V: 11.84v - 11.90v

thanks guys for all the help, i really appreciate it, you guy give me hope that my pc is not yet a lost cause

[glc]

Those voltages are well within spec.

[PnyK1d]

so what do you think it is?

i'll see if i can get my hands on video camera so you guy can see what im experiencing.

thanks glc

[PnyK1d]

it seems i am not the only one with this problem, these guys are having very similar problems

http://evga.com/community/messageboa...TOPIC_ID=19963

[newbuilder14]

So you've tried resetting everything in the bios and still nothing? Could it be a faulty video card, many EVGA 7900gt cards have been having problems with lag. Try just one video card, one at a time.

[PnyK1d]

yeah i tried reseting the cmos, and i've tried one card at a time, still no luck