I have these strange crashes/resets on a machine I just put together:
- ECS K75SA
- Athlon 1.4GHz (not overclocked) + Thermaltake Volcano 5
- GeForce 2 MX 200 64MB
- 128MB DDR
- 40GB HDD, CD, FDD
- Cheesy case with a 300W PSU and a case fan blowing inside
The situation is that often when I exit a program or game (such as RTCW maxed out on details) the system will crash or rather reset - as if you hit the reset button. My suspicion is that it's related to heat - after 30 min of running the machine, the BIOS indicates temp around 125 deg F. I know it's still within the spec but it's defenetely not to cool. On the other hand I thought that when a CPU overheats it just shuts itself down and has to cool off - here it just resets itself. Do you have any idea if it's heat-related or maybe something else?
- ECS K75SA
- Athlon 1.4GHz (not overclocked) + Thermaltake Volcano 5
- GeForce 2 MX 200 64MB
- 128MB DDR
- 40GB HDD, CD, FDD
- Cheesy case with a 300W PSU and a case fan blowing inside
The situation is that often when I exit a program or game (such as RTCW maxed out on details) the system will crash or rather reset - as if you hit the reset button. My suspicion is that it's related to heat - after 30 min of running the machine, the BIOS indicates temp around 125 deg F. I know it's still within the spec but it's defenetely not to cool. On the other hand I thought that when a CPU overheats it just shuts itself down and has to cool off - here it just resets itself. Do you have any idea if it's heat-related or maybe something else?