Okay, I'm on the verge of throwing my PC away. My PC won't POST, and when I get it to work, then I can either run for a short while and then it hangs, or like it is now, my girlfriend has been playing NWN2 for 3 hours non stop, and no issues.
My Spec:
CPU : E6600 - Stock Cooling - No OC - (Idle 44-46C) -
(Max Load 63C S&M @ 100% 15min)
MoBo : 975XBX Rev 304
SoundCard : Audigy 2
RAM : 2gig (512x2+1) DDR 533 stock (Corsair Value)
GCard : GeCube X1900XTX with Accelero X2
Idle temp 46-49C / Load in game 88C
HDD : Seagate 160 SATA 2 + Western Digital 80 SATA 1
I did a complete rebuild last Wednesday, and then played games for 4 days non stop - NO issues.
Sunday Morning, I start the PC and the damn thing will not initialize the Screen. Everything starts up, yet it seems as though the BIOS is not working. I fiddled around a bit, and got it to start up. When I play a game, the PC freezes (all temps are normal) sometimes and other times not.
I decided to take everything apart, and run with:
1.) CPU + PSU (mobo obviously) : At first no result, but after resetting a bit the BIOS gives beep for memory
2.) Memory in : Nothing happens - CPU Fan running yet no beeps.
3.) Graphics card in: Initializes and complains about PCIx power
4.) PCIx power in : boot to no HDD
5.) HDD in : boot to windows
All seems fine, I reassemble all other components, all the while testing if the PC will boot. With everything complete, I start and all seems well. I play 72 holes of Tiger Woods 2007, which can stress the PC to some extent and all is well.
I exit, reboot and start TW 2007, and then play some more - but this time it freezes and I reset only to have a no POST situation.
Things I have done to go from no POST to working:
1.) Reset switch - hold in and allow the BIOS to initialize and then releasing : worked once
2.) Reset : repeatedly pressing Reset also worked once
3.) Remove Reset connection : No good result
4.) Fiddling with 24pin power connection can freeze the PC in windows, or cause the non POST pc to POST.
5.) During the testing last night, I left the BIOS batt out for more than 1 hour (while I was away) - yet my settings were not removed.
6.) Replacing the side cover seems to make the PC go to a no POST situation - I suspected it might push down on the 24pin Power connection cable, so I rerouted it - results are still the same.
Funny thing is, if something is broken, the likelyhood of the PC failing in X amount of time is quite big. Yet, on occasions it runs for 3 hours pushing all facets of the PC - temps are in check and everything okay.
So I really do not know what is going on, and would appreciate some other help or angles to look at my problem. I'm thinking PSU, 0V grounding the mobo, or gcard.
Thanx
My Spec:
CPU : E6600 - Stock Cooling - No OC - (Idle 44-46C) -
(Max Load 63C S&M @ 100% 15min)
MoBo : 975XBX Rev 304
SoundCard : Audigy 2
RAM : 2gig (512x2+1) DDR 533 stock (Corsair Value)
GCard : GeCube X1900XTX with Accelero X2
Idle temp 46-49C / Load in game 88C
HDD : Seagate 160 SATA 2 + Western Digital 80 SATA 1
I did a complete rebuild last Wednesday, and then played games for 4 days non stop - NO issues.
Sunday Morning, I start the PC and the damn thing will not initialize the Screen. Everything starts up, yet it seems as though the BIOS is not working. I fiddled around a bit, and got it to start up. When I play a game, the PC freezes (all temps are normal) sometimes and other times not.
I decided to take everything apart, and run with:
1.) CPU + PSU (mobo obviously) : At first no result, but after resetting a bit the BIOS gives beep for memory
2.) Memory in : Nothing happens - CPU Fan running yet no beeps.
3.) Graphics card in: Initializes and complains about PCIx power
4.) PCIx power in : boot to no HDD
5.) HDD in : boot to windows
All seems fine, I reassemble all other components, all the while testing if the PC will boot. With everything complete, I start and all seems well. I play 72 holes of Tiger Woods 2007, which can stress the PC to some extent and all is well.
I exit, reboot and start TW 2007, and then play some more - but this time it freezes and I reset only to have a no POST situation.
Things I have done to go from no POST to working:
1.) Reset switch - hold in and allow the BIOS to initialize and then releasing : worked once
2.) Reset : repeatedly pressing Reset also worked once
3.) Remove Reset connection : No good result
4.) Fiddling with 24pin power connection can freeze the PC in windows, or cause the non POST pc to POST.
5.) During the testing last night, I left the BIOS batt out for more than 1 hour (while I was away) - yet my settings were not removed.
6.) Replacing the side cover seems to make the PC go to a no POST situation - I suspected it might push down on the 24pin Power connection cable, so I rerouted it - results are still the same.
Funny thing is, if something is broken, the likelyhood of the PC failing in X amount of time is quite big. Yet, on occasions it runs for 3 hours pushing all facets of the PC - temps are in check and everything okay.
So I really do not know what is going on, and would appreciate some other help or angles to look at my problem. I'm thinking PSU, 0V grounding the mobo, or gcard.
Thanx