bad psu?

[Jhill1]

ive been getting lockups, and ive troubleshooted everything that i can think of but nothing is working so far. i just took into cosideration that it could be the psu maybe? in bios the voltages are over what its supposed by a good amount, and in the windows environment their all under what its supposed to be. what one is more relaible? ill post screenies when i get home from school.

thanks

 

[shadowduck]

ive been getting lockups, and ive troubleshooted everything that i can think of but nothing is working so far. i just took into cosideration that it could be the psu maybe? in bios everything is over what its supposed by a good amount, and in the windows environment its all under what its supposed to be. what one is more relaible? ill post screenies when i get home from school.

thanks

way way more information! like a complete system parts list... especially the brand/wattage of your psu..

To everyone: please do not make vague posts such as this one, and then ask for help. Its very hard to help you while 90% blind.

 

[miro84]

could be bad memory and half a dozen other things...we need more info. :twisted:

 

[Dahak]

more info please.like full machine specs and wattage of psu.these are necessary tidbits of info we need in order to help you with your problem.

Dahak

EVGA NF4 SLI MB
X2 4400+@2.4 S-939
2 7800GT'S IN SLI MODE
2X1GIG DDR400 MEMORY IN DC MODE
WD300GIG HD
520WATT PSU
EXTREME 19IN.MONITOR

 

[13thmonkey]

I'd like to join in and ask for more info :lol:

But i'd also like to say that being over is not always a good thing, too many volts can be as bad as too little, perhaps in a different way though.

 

[Jhill1]

asus m2n sli deluxe
amd athlon x2 3800+
antec truepower 550w
corsair xms2 ddr2 675
radeon x1900xt

actually, i found that the readings in speed fan say its under, and that the readings in asus pc probe there over?

 

[TSabrhgn]

Does the unit lock up during all types of use, or is it only during heavy load? Also, have you updated Bios/drivers?

 

[Jhill1]

it locks up after heavy load, especially when i boot it up, becaus of all the bull sh!t startup programs that come on. but the weird thing also is that it locks up after i exit programs sometimes... just those 2 situations it locks up never anywhere else. im gonna run memtest tonite... so ill be able to see if its the memory

 

[TSabrhgn]

Sounds like bad ram to me, if memtest comes up clean and you are overclocking, go back to factory specs. Also, you could always do a burn in test, might be able to give you more info if memtest comes clean.