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May 9, 2014 11:09:04 AM

New to the Pc world. I am only 16, done some research on Pc gaming over Christmas. (Already Ps3 gamer). The morale of the story is. I got excited, bought £300 PC with brother (custom build) and now it is useless. Works grand for everyday tasks but every game I use it freezes with diagonal lines on the screen. No movement occurs or input works when this happens.
Some specs :D ell 490
NVidia fx600
8b ram
500gb Hard drive
Intel xeon 2.33 x 4

Originally thought problem could be with PSU or GPU but I now think it could be the motherboard, I cant find the manufacturer but I researched the bios that came up on dxdiag
=Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS version 1.10 A08
Found posts going back to 2001! is this my problem? What do I do? Any help greatly appreciated.

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May 9, 2014 11:10:28 AM

: Dell 490. smiley not deliberate
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May 9, 2014 11:15:13 AM

I think this issue is in windows 8. You might need to try it out with different operating system, I guess. Correct me If I am wrong.
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May 9, 2014 11:22:59 AM

sorry, never stated its windows 7. Thanks for giving me something though
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May 9, 2014 11:27:07 AM

you got ripped off on buying that thing. sounds like you bought an 8 year old server CPU and an 8year old workstation video card.

it's not going to play any of current games.

download CPU-Z and post what you actually have for processor and mainboard
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May 9, 2014 11:28:20 AM

It isn't a PSU issue or else the entire system would be affected. I doubt it's a motherboard problem or else it would affect it more than just under load. It's either an OS issue like what SoulRider suggested, or a graphics card issue. What games does the PC freeze up on?
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May 9, 2014 11:31:40 AM

will do that lowriderflow. Im not trying Skyrim or Battlefield 4 or anything. Just team fortress 2, battlefront 2 etc. pretty basic stuff
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May 9, 2014 11:35:26 AM

Eddie Boyd said:
will do that lowriderflow. Im not trying Skyrim or Battlefield 4 or anything. Just team fortress 2, battlefront 2 etc. pretty basic stuff


Hmmmmm the cards pretty weak. It isn't for gaming, it's for work. 3D modeling and the such. Try taking the card out, plugging the monitor into the motherboard, and playing on on board graphics. I'm sure it will be laggy but if it freezes up then we rule out a GPU issue. If it doesn't freeze up then it proves a GPU issue.
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May 9, 2014 11:42:42 AM

mainboard=dell 0GU083
Processor meaning Cpu? intel xeon? really not sure what you mean sorry. Cant paste PrtScr of the CPUID
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May 9, 2014 11:58:07 AM

I will try removing the card now. not sure how though (safely) so may take a while to reply here
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May 9, 2014 12:02:15 PM

Should mention that hard crashing after freezing sometimes stops usb wifi adapter and multimedia audio controller to stop working.
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May 9, 2014 12:03:57 PM

don't do anything to it.

the computer is not broken. its just not for games that's all.
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May 9, 2014 12:04:01 PM

Eddie Boyd said:
I will try removing the card now. not sure how though (safely) so may take a while to reply here


Unplug every cord from the PC. Press the power button to get rid of any electricity in the PSU still. Then open the case and where the card connects to the MB there should be a plastic hook, press on that while gently pulling the card and it should release it. Then close the PC up and connect all the cables. NOTE: there might be a screw on the back of the PC that connects a metal plate to the side of the back. You might need to unscrew that to remove the card.
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May 9, 2014 12:04:58 PM

Eddie Boyd said:
Should mention that hard crashing after freezing sometimes stops usb wifi adapter and multimedia audio controller to stop working.


Wait wait wait nevermind what I said about removing the card then. That means it isn't a card issue.
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May 9, 2014 12:15:24 PM

Had the case open there. So does that limit anything further than GPU?
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May 9, 2014 12:20:28 PM

The entire computer is geared for wordprocessing and autocad... its a computer for work stuff, games will crash and the computer will freeze because the graphics card cant process them.

But its great for web browsing.
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May 9, 2014 12:26:23 PM

Even videos freeze occasionally, but rarely anything happens outside gaming. Guess it will do for my a-levels.
Brother ain't to happy haha
Any of these parts worth putting in basic gaming build?
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May 9, 2014 12:31:21 PM

The ram sticks are always useful..

The computer is also fast on web browsing.
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May 9, 2014 12:35:22 PM

Eddie Boyd said:
Should mention that hard crashing after freezing sometimes stops usb wifi adapter and multimedia audio controller to stop working.


Even though the computer is not for gaming, usb wifi adapter and multimedia audio controller must not stop working. If PSU is good, maybe the temperature is making it to crash. Why don't we think about changing the CPU cooler or heatsink? It's pretty obvious that when playing games, heat increases and thus lead to crash.
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May 9, 2014 12:36:11 PM

Thanks to all. Seen 10ghz and 8gb with a big nvidia logo on it. Won't make the same mistake twice
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May 9, 2014 12:50:18 PM

Temps don't go too high. Tried it a while ago. Maxed like 75degrees
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May 9, 2014 1:00:40 PM

Eddie Boyd said:
Thanks to all. Seen 10ghz and 8gb with a big nvidia logo on it. Won't make the same mistake twice


Can you post a link? Or was it a used PC on Ebay(or something)?

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