GA-8INXP not stable!!!

[jiannu]

My system is a P-4,2.4Gb.,2Gb(333)ram,200Gb H.d,S.B.Audigy,Ati9700Pro,GA-8INXP,400W power supply, Win. XP.Pro(SP1)+DX9+latest drivers(Catalyst 3.2).My 3dmark2001 scores are 13900-14000.That is satisfactory considering the hardware I have.I should be in the 15000+. Ever since I put this system together it has been very unstable! I even did a reformat on the system & still I get crashes. Either it will freeze & I'll have to reset or the resolution will drop down to 640x480,I'll have to reboot & I'll get a error message saying my video device failed pionting to my ATI 9700Pro & or its drivers. So I replaced the card with a new one & re-installed the drivers & still it CRASHES!!! I don't know what to do? This is driving me INSANE! I'm thinking of replacing the no-name 400w power supply with a name brand. If that doesn't cure the problem, I'm going to switch to the GA-SINXP. If that fails I'm going to take up another hobbie!

 

[error_911]

yeah, replace the PSU, IMHO it should fix yur problems... and maybe even up it to 460W instead, that system chugs a lot of juice.
Do the crashes happen during certain circumstances or.. ?

<b>people are only idiots when they don't realize - when they do it just gets funnier, like a dog chasing its own tail, or like george bush's public address(es)</b>

 

[jiannu]

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PSU OR THE IMHO IS? THESE CRASHES HAPPEN AT ANY TIME,INTERNET,DESKTOP,GAMING.THEY ARE VERY ANNOYING!I TRIED JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING! I'M GOING TO CHANGE BOARDS TO THE SIS655 CHIPSET(GA-SINXP). EVER SINCE I PUT THIS SYSTEM TOGETHER(GA-8INXP+ATI9700PRO) IT'S BEEN CRASHING & I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM!!! I HAD A 845HV+ATI9700 & IT WAS FINE,NO CRASHES, SO UNLESS SOMEONE CAN CONVINCE ME, I'M GOING WITH THE GA-SINXP(SIS655)

 

[svol]

PSU stands for PowerSUpply and IMHO = In My Honest Opinion.

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dims when I turn it on

 

[error_911]

oh sorry, PSU is Power Supply Unit and IMHO is In My Humble Opinion

well the thing is is that your system really does suck a lot of juice, and without a name-brand power supply it might just be that. i would really test-out the computer with another power supply (this time an enermax or an antec, even a thermaltake or vantec) and see if that helps before buying a new board

<b>people are only idiots when they don't realize - when they do it just gets funnier, like a dog chasing its own tail, or like george bush's public address(es)</b>

 

[jiannu]

I'm going to take your idea & act on it. The power supply is the last straw. I'm going to change it & if it still CRASHES then the GA-8INXP is going to get CHUCKED!!! Replaced with the GA-SINXP 1394. Do you have any other sugestions?

 

[error_911]

nope ! if it doesn't work, i think i can safely say happy chuckin'

<b>people are only idiots when they don't realize - when they do it just gets funnier, like a dog chasing its own tail, or like george bush's public address(es)</b>

 

[OCuser]

Definitly change the PSU, I've had smilliar problems before and it turned out to be PSU. But maybe check your RAM too. As far as Gigabyte products go, I had a GA-7VAXP and had nothing but problems with it. I updated the BIOS (which is something else you should try) and It did solve some of the problems, but if I overclocked at all, even just a little, I still had problems. If you do get abother mobo try something other than Gigabyte.

 

[tombance]

If your gonna chuck it, make sure it lands near me

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