Hello all,
I've slowly started to get various PC issues in the past couple of weeks. I have also spent whole week researching various forums about what could be wrong, but couldnt pinpoint the problem..
i) System specs.:
- MSI H55M-P31 motherboard
- I7-860 @ 2.8Ghz (Was OC'ed to 3.5Ghz at 1.2V before problems started, now reverted back to default BIOS settings)
- RAM 4x2 sticks (8GB total), 1333 Mhz
- Sapphire HD7950 3GB Dual-X, factory OC
- 600w PSU, unkown brand
- I bought this pre-build PC 4 years ago, added 2x2GB RAM, two 12cm fans powered from PSU, Thermaltake Contac 30 CPU cooler (upgraded from stock) and this GPU (upgraded from Radeon HD6850 1GB). I installed those upgrades in the last 5 months.
ii) Problems:
- When I push the Turn-on button, PC reboots up to 5 times before booting to BIOS screen and windows. On succesfull boot there is one beep (as ussual) and no extra beeping which would suggest component failure.
- PC cannot restart, it just shuts down.
- Overall slower performance
- Sometimes PC freezes/lock-up when running Prime95 (temps: 33'C idle, 65'C at max load)
iii) Things I tried:
- Checked 3.3V, 5V, 12V in BIOS. Voltages are stable and constant, they dont even change for 0,001V.
- RAM: Ran memtest a whole day, ran Memory Diagnostic tool: No errors. Also removed and switched around the sticks, no difference. RAM should be fine.
- Ran ProcessExplorer while playing Planetside 2 (MMOFPS). Game(s) are very laggy, constantly shooting FPS from 1-60, game telling me that GPU is bottlenecking, the next second its the CPU bottlenecking. Yet in processexplr. GPU load is 40% average, no spiking, CPU load is 35% (should be higher) average, no spiking.
This gives me the feeling that PSU is not providing enough juice to components when under load.
I dont have a spare PSU to test it out..
iiii)I'm not sure
Can you provide me some help with what could be the cause of this.?
I have pretty low budged ~100eur - due to most of the money going for treatment for chronic illness.
I'm sorry for the long post. Any help would be extremely appriciated!
I've slowly started to get various PC issues in the past couple of weeks. I have also spent whole week researching various forums about what could be wrong, but couldnt pinpoint the problem..
i) System specs.:
- MSI H55M-P31 motherboard
- I7-860 @ 2.8Ghz (Was OC'ed to 3.5Ghz at 1.2V before problems started, now reverted back to default BIOS settings)
- RAM 4x2 sticks (8GB total), 1333 Mhz
- Sapphire HD7950 3GB Dual-X, factory OC
- 600w PSU, unkown brand
- I bought this pre-build PC 4 years ago, added 2x2GB RAM, two 12cm fans powered from PSU, Thermaltake Contac 30 CPU cooler (upgraded from stock) and this GPU (upgraded from Radeon HD6850 1GB). I installed those upgrades in the last 5 months.
ii) Problems:
- When I push the Turn-on button, PC reboots up to 5 times before booting to BIOS screen and windows. On succesfull boot there is one beep (as ussual) and no extra beeping which would suggest component failure.
- PC cannot restart, it just shuts down.
- Overall slower performance
- Sometimes PC freezes/lock-up when running Prime95 (temps: 33'C idle, 65'C at max load)
iii) Things I tried:
- Checked 3.3V, 5V, 12V in BIOS. Voltages are stable and constant, they dont even change for 0,001V.
- RAM: Ran memtest a whole day, ran Memory Diagnostic tool: No errors. Also removed and switched around the sticks, no difference. RAM should be fine.
- Ran ProcessExplorer while playing Planetside 2 (MMOFPS). Game(s) are very laggy, constantly shooting FPS from 1-60, game telling me that GPU is bottlenecking, the next second its the CPU bottlenecking. Yet in processexplr. GPU load is 40% average, no spiking, CPU load is 35% (should be higher) average, no spiking.
This gives me the feeling that PSU is not providing enough juice to components when under load.
I dont have a spare PSU to test it out..
iiii)I'm not sure
Can you provide me some help with what could be the cause of this.?
I have pretty low budged ~100eur - due to most of the money going for treatment for chronic illness.
I'm sorry for the long post. Any help would be extremely appriciated!
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