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Diagnosing... PSU maybe?

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  • World Of Warcraft
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June 26, 2006 10:35:50 AM

Alright, recently I ordered/built this system:

Intel P4 Prescott 3.2ghz
BIOSTAR N4SIE-A7 mobo
OCZ 2GB (2x1gb) PC2 5400
XFX GeForce 7900 GTX 512mb
BenQ 16X DVD/RW Burner
3xLaptop Form Factor HDDs (using converters/mount brackets)
COOLMAX CU-400T 400W PSU

Since the beginning, this machine has been hanging when playing World of Warcraft. (Since I gave this to a family member, I don't have access all the time to the rig). Repeatable Symptoms, if one RAM stick is removed, the machine lasts a little longer before hanging. Also seems to be affected by ambient heat (Heat Probe reports still in green, but the higher the room temp, more prone to crashes).

I can only seem to produce the hanging while running WoW or Memtest with both memory modules installed. Does this seem like an underpowered system? (I've built 10+ machines for my personal use in the past, and for PSUs I have always before shot for overkill.)

Thanks in advance.

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June 26, 2006 10:57:33 AM

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Alright, recently I ordered/built this system:

Intel P4 Prescott 3.2ghz
BIOSTAR N4SIE-A7 mobo
OCZ 2GB (2x1gb) PC2 5400
XFX GeForce 7900 GTX 512mb
BenQ 16X DVD/RW Burner
3xLaptop Form Factor HDDs (using converters/mount brackets)
COOLMAX CU-400T 400W PSU

Since the beginning, this machine has been hanging when playing World of Warcraft. (Since I gave this to a family member, I don't have access all the time to the rig). Repeatable Symptoms, if one RAM stick is removed, the machine lasts a little longer before hanging. Also seems to be affected by ambient heat (Heat Probe reports still in green, but the higher the room temp, more prone to crashes).

I can only seem to produce the hanging while running WoW or Memtest with both memory modules installed. Does this seem like an underpowered system? (I've built 10+ machines for my personal use in the past, and for PSUs I have always before shot for overkill.)

Thanks in advance.
Sounds like PSU to me.
June 26, 2006 3:29:16 PM

im not gonna say PSU because u would be gettings errors from nvidia if there want enough power to go around, but that PSU does suck, i would stick with the brand names, Antec, Fortron, Seasonic etc.
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