PC Problems, please help

Blackice

Blackice

Member
So basically two+ weeks ago I bought a new case (partly because I wanted a new one and partly coz my old one was falling to bits), With the help of a mate we quickly and easily transferred my computer hardware over no problem.

However since this day I have been having seriously bad crashes consistently with the occasional BSOD to mix it up.

The only thing that I can think may be causing this, is that for the past year+ my CPU has been overclocked to 3.02GHz (Q6600 2.3GHz), and when I booted up for the first time it reset my BIOS (thus no more overclock). I have ran a memtest and it came up fine so can not be that.

The crashes do not happen all the time though, if I am just doing general usage (net browsing, chatting, music e.t.c) it is usually fine (although music sometimes seems to). It is when games or anything using more then average resources get involved (PS, Traktor, watching blue-ray movies -sometimes-). And not all games crash it (at all or as quickly), TF2 seems to never crash the computer, MW2 only after quite a while, Nation Red after 5 mins of gameplay, BC2 very quickly )but if I go back in straight after restart will play for hours fine), CoH/CoHO, 30mins-->1hour, any strategy game (CIV, CoH, SupCom, DOWII).

When it crashes, the screens freeze with currant picture, power stops to all peripherals (if I have speakers instead of powered headphones then sounds starts repeating at .25 second intervals apprx), case fans keep on, GPU fan stops (I think).

Any advice/help?
 
Castiana

Castiana

Soon™
I'm gona assume you've reinstalled windows?

Other than that one, sounds like an overheating issue for the first crash.

Also, swap out your power supply. I've seen a screwy power supply do very random things. Your issues are so widespread, it sounds power related. Worth a pop if you have a spare lying around.

Also check to make sure the mobo isent touching the case directly, only the risers.
 
Blackice

Blackice

Member
No I have not reinstalled yet, am trying to put that off for as long as possible, due to seriously running out of space across all my HDD's for non movie/game/tv shows related downloads (note: I am by what I just said admitting to or denying in any way my participation in any illegal downloads of said files) :(

Yeh I have been worried about over heating, but it is not that. My GPU has never been above 60 (usually around 50) and my CPU usually max's out at 40-50.

I doubt/hope it is not my PSU as I have quite a nice one, might borrow my mates just to check it out b4 LAN.

Good idea, I had not thought about short-circuiting, doubt it though due to it running fine for most of the day if I don't stress the CPU at all.
 
Deep Blue

Deep Blue

The BOFH
Staff member
So it is overclocked at the moment or not?

Does it still lock up when running at stock clock speeds?
 
Deep Blue

Deep Blue

The BOFH
Staff member
Are you running the complete defaults? Your memory timings etc could now be out if you were clocked and now you are not....
 
Blackice

Blackice

Member
I use my headset.

No seriously.

I have a G35, which has an inbuilt sound card. Only use the on-board one when playing through speakers, which is rarely atm.
 
Skull

Skull

Thou Shalt Not Pass
Blackice said:
I use my headset.

No seriously.

I have a G35, which has an inbuilt sound card. Only use the on-board one when playing through speakers, which is rarely atm.
Click to expand...

I've heard of the onboard soundcard on the G35 causing problems, it could be the source.
 
Amesy

Amesy

Active Member
If it's happened since the case change it could even be something as simple as a short where the motherboard screws are (this has happened to me) Make sure you have the little round hoop things (their name escapes me atm.. possibly washers) on both sides of the srew hole (between the screw and the Mobo and the Spacers and the mobo.

Castiana's PSU suggestion is also something I'd have suggested.
 
gemini

gemini

The Crude One
Staff member
Yup. I'm also aware of two people who have G35's and onboard sound. First thing id do is pull your sound card and disable your onboard sound card in the bios.
 
Bloodnok

Bloodnok

Well-Known Member
Just looking at the Drivers for the G35 (Yes, I have the same problems aswell...) and there was a new driver out last week:


* Resolved the application committed excessive of memory space.
* Solved the driver crashes reported by Microsoft driver error report system.
* Fixed the Gkey default settings on the application starts up and resets to the default settings when a user profiler is deleted.
* Unmutes the volume when adjust the volume level with Windows Vista & Windows7 while volume muted.

link

If only I had seen this earlier as I have a gfx in bits....
 
Blackice

Blackice

Member
Bloodnok said:
Just looking at the Drivers for the G35 (Yes, I have the same problems aswell...) and there was a new driver out last week:


* Resolved the application committed excessive of memory space.
* Solved the driver crashes reported by Microsoft driver error report system.
* Fixed the Gkey default settings on the application starts up and resets to the default settings when a user profiler is deleted.
* Unmutes the volume when adjust the volume level with Windows Vista & Windows7 while volume muted.

link

If only I had seen this earlier as I have a gfx in bits....
Click to expand...

hmmmm, will give it a go!

Will be awesome if that is all :)
 
Dada

Dada

New Member
Ok 2nd message 1st 1 lost in space it seems !!!!! Right if you havent already done so take off the sides and see if that helps, clear out all fans with a hoover and a paintbrush hobby size including front and back if you have them (Mains lead removed from pc first) Knowing you boys from the lan you have your cases stuffed full to the brim and overclocked, so airflow is important, Sounds a bit low tech the solution thats coz it is, if all else fails get a desk fan and stuff it near the side of the case obviously not too close sounds CRAZY but if it takes longer to crash you know cooling is the solution, Also make sure its getting enough air ie not poked in a pc desk cubby hole, up against a radiator or pushed back against a wall all are very bad for air flow and your pc can heat up quickly if its using the same air over and over again, drag it out into the centre of a room to see if that helps, other than that its hardware or windows related, You boys know that already most of you are more tecchy than me, But i hope it helps thats what i would do anyway, At the last lan my 3 day old radeon hd 5870 just died no overclock, thats just how it goes sometimes im glad to say fingers crossed all replaced and working now, let me know how you get on, im looking forward to the next lan
 
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