my comp crash and sometimes restart on games like everquest and some times cs

[zlot]

well my comp KEEPS crashing on everquest abour 5-10mins some times sooner every time i log on but it really makes me mad i dont know what to do now it just wont stop it crash on diablo2...counter-strike not much on those to but it still do and on lineage well basicly any game like full screen game it will crash i reformatt it and it still happens i scan for virus and trojans and spy ware still happens some times even restarts its self and on every little game when i hit ctrl and alt and delete cpu usage is on 100 on mostly anything i run it even go to 74% on wordpad the place i bought it from put a new main board and cpu chip in to fix this but it didnt




HELP!!!


i have a AMD Althon 2500 512 ddr ram intergraided geforce4 440 Windows xp home edtion

[DragonNOA1]

Sounds like you replaced everything but what could actually be causing the problem... and that would be the PSU. How big and what brand is your power supply? Could be heat related also.

[diver203_98]

Double post

http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?threadid=96717

[zlot]

the heat of my comp always stays at 44 it says in bios i got in set in bios to but it dont say anything about over heat

[DragonNOA1]

Yeah but what brand and how big is your PSU?

[zlot]

i dont know what a psu is where can i find that info

[xbenjix72]

psu= power supply unit. open up your comp. and look at the sticker on it. tell us the brand and wattage.

also is your computer overclocked?
and what virus protections are you using. make sure you dont have 2 running at the same time, since this can cause major issues. i fixed a computer like that, it made system resouces 100% all the time because the anti-viruses were fighting for program checks.

[DragonNOA1]

What is your CPU usage when you aren't doing anything but looking at the desktop?

EDIT* It does sound like you have something running in the background. Check your processes again carefully!

Make sure you have fully updated drivers. Goto Windows update to bring your OS up to date. Are you even running SP1?

[zlot]

my cpu usage when its on desk top is 7 to 4 but lately ive been getting device erros on my inergraided geforce4 mx i dont know whats wrong but its been acting up hugely in games

[DragonNOA1]

See if you can go into device manager or nvidia's website to d/l the latest drivers.

[zlot]

i got the latest drivers and im running norton ainti virus i reformatted over this problem ill check out that psu thing to
im not over clock not that i know of at least

[MaxRat]

some of those games you are playing are way bigger than what your Intergrated graphics can handle....Especially "Everquest" I know....you should be running a vid card preferable an agp card....even a simple geforce 4 mx440 64megabite will do....

My experience with Everquest and others games with onboard graphic causes some crashes....put in a cheap card and cured it....

check in device manager for any conflicts.....

[zlot]

Will do ya think a radeon 9600 , 9700, 9800, agp pro would do the job?

[DragonNOA1]

Don't go with a AGP PRO card. Instead go with a regualr AGP card and a 9800 Pro 128MB. Hopefully you see the difference and I'm not confusing you.

[GhostRecon]

Whats wrong with a AGP Pro card instead?

[DragonNOA1]

The current AGP slot can supply up to 25 W to the graphics card. An AGP Pro slot can provide a total of 50W or 110W. But with more power comes more heat. Plus, for compatibility sake, a standard AGP card will work in more mobos than a Pro, which is mainly supported for business graphic stations and not home desktop/gaming computers.

[zlot]

so get a 9800 pro and put it in agp slot cause i got one free

[GhostRecon]

No, he said to get a Non-Pro Version. Radeon 9800

[zlot]

but i hear pro is way better

[DragonNOA1]

You guys are confusing what I am saying... Yes, get the 9800 Pro card. It will come for a standard AGP slot. You'll be hard pressed to find a AGP PRO slot card... almost all cards are standard AGP. So, right now the best bang for the buck is a 9800 Pro 128MB card, Pro is just part of the card's name, not the slot type.

[zlot]

i know how to installed a 3d card on a windows 98 but not windows xp i hear i got to go in to bios is there a website of any kind you know of that gives step by step on what to disable cut off and turn on info?

[DragonNOA1]

Installing in XP is the same as 98. You only go into the BIOS if you have to disable onboard, integrated graphics.

[zlot]

yeah my card i use now is intergraided should the guide from the radeon say so or in bios when it ask me how much ram should it take up to power the on board card i put none? is that how i disable

[DragonNOA1]

It's different per mobo, it might say "disable onboard vga device" or "primary graphics adapter = VGA". Changing RAM size will not disable your integrated card.

[zlot]

ok thank ya guys ill wirte back and tell ya when i got it going

[zlot]

ok 1 more question I DID IN FACt open up my case and i have a 300 watt psu is that to weak? and can be the problem to?>

[zlot]

its a generic brand of psu btw

[Blue_Gundam2002]

If its a generic brand and its a 300 watt that could be the problem, its most likely not giveing you anywere near 300 watt. If you are still haveing problems try buying a good 300 -350 watt enermax or enlight.

[DragonNOA1]

300w is on the low side and it may be causing the problems. Do you happen to know the manufacturer/brand of the power supply? How old is it? Do you have a lot of HD's or lights and did you ever add the radeon card b/c they all could be sucking a lot of juice.

[zlot]

ha actually i havent installed the radeon yet only got a 40 gig hard drive and no lights but i do infact atm are useing a integrated geforce 4 mx 128 but i got it set to 32 in bios can it be possable that is pulling power from psu to?