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10-11-2008, 08:08 PM
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my pc keeps crashing! please help!
i built a desktop using the following hardware: amd athlon 64x2 2.4 duel core processor, gigabyte s series mother board, nvidia 9600 vid card, 4 gigs g skill ram, and vista home premium 64 bit version. everything works great except for when i play games, and then it crashes, and this has been happening since day one. i built this for gaming, so this is a really big deal. the 2 games i ahve installed and tried to play are call of duty 4, and company of heroes. they both act exactly the same: anywhere from 5-15 mintutes into actual gameplay, my pc crashes and reboots itself. i have formatted, reinstalled vista, reinstalled mb and vid card drivers, and i really dont know what else to do. i have tried 2 dvd rom drives, thinking one wasnt installing right, but it continues. it never crashes, other then playing these games. i am not real sure where to post this, so i posted here, considering it is only happening when gaming, so maybe its my video card...? thanks for any info! i really apprciate it!
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10-11-2008, 08:13 PM
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What is your power supply?
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10-11-2008, 08:20 PM
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its a 650, but i am sure that is not the problem. i have tried a couple of differant ones from my friends, that i know works, and the same problems. thanks for the quick response!
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10-11-2008, 09:30 PM
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How are the temps normally? How are the temps under full load?
Try running the games with the sides of the case off and a house fan blowing into it and see if it still crashes. Do you have the newest drivers for the video card installed? |
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10-13-2008, 08:11 AM
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I would run memtest to check your Ram.
I had a similar issue with this build originally which turned out to be dodgy ram. Replaced the offending stick and all was well.
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10-13-2008, 08:28 AM
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That doesn't tell us anything about your power supply. Noticed that you are running 4 gigs of G.SKILL RAM. Have you set the modules to their required timings and voltage? Just a couple of items to check there. Might want to check and be sure that your CPU cooler is properly installed too.
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10-16-2008, 03:11 AM
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Games themselves can cause crashes also. I experienced games crashing when I was playing games on my PC years ago. The ultimate way to game is with a console.
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