so my comp was recently glitching out.. video in games or watching videos would glitch out on screen lil bits then would crash sorta... monitor stops getting signals off and on till comp freezes or resets. I first thought it was because of overheating cause I had a case with terrible airflow so replaced it now everything has been running cooler. and its been fine for a week+ but started doing it again today out of the blue.

did a ram test today and seems to be ok. Only changed bios settings are higher voltage set to 2.1 because ramguy on corsairs website told me to set it to that ( long time ago 6 months or so i got comp it would randomly reset because ram wasnt getting enough default voltage and that worked fine since but anyhow figured id mention it ) I ever lowered voltage to check that and still did it so doubt its that... only new parts in machine would be my razer ac1 soundcard but it couldnt cause this could it?


hmmm running 450 watt psu, antec 900 case, pd960 3.6 gig cpu, 2 gigs of corsair 2x2048 6400 ram, asus 7900 gt top v card, 320 gb barracuda hd.. actuay it crashes in windows now lol


edit sorry for spacing typing fast as possible before it does it again lol


just took out one of ram sticks and set to default voltage and still doing it so probably not that. temperatures are fine hmmm

actually it is hot in my room dunno how much that matters but cpu is pushin 55c under load now maybe it is that still.

You know, I have teh exact same problem, I'm wondering what it is too. If you play a video clip using wmp, after a while it will get glitchy and the only way to fix it is to restart the computer or change the resolution/frequency if I can actually see a screen before it completely dies. I'm about to buy a new monitor and first will try out an older monitor to see if that's an issue or if it's the gfx card, because I know it's not processor since that was at a cool 32c when mine crashed the last time

interesting hmmm just really annoying. I'm runnin 1920x1200 dell 2407. vcard gpu runnin between low-high 50s in the green so hmmm.

If it keeps up may go to the duo 2's heard they run alot cooler but I really really hate to buy new cpu/board run the asus p5n32-sli deluxe and would hate for it to still do it or somethin crazy lol. that would suck 8( any suggestions/comments would be great


edit: at idle temps are...

cpu 41c
mb 30c
hd 29c
vcard gpu 52c

under load mb stays same, vcard goes up a lil and processor hits up to 55c.

But I don't see how this could be a cpu thing, because I have the same issue, but it only does it in certain media players, flash works fine, but wmp doesn't and my cpu never even goes above 40c unless if I don't keep track of the temps

ya true cause ive seen my do it at only like 44c before, hell im to the point of wondering if its a virus or somethin lol.. so wierd. wish I had extra parts to try random things like video card swappin etc. you could be right maybe not processor not sure 8(. was also wondering if psu is sufficient but surely it is with only one vcard/HD. argggg just hate to dump even more money into it when could be somethin else.


edit: u know come to think of it the first time I had it happen was when I was watchin a new video I dl'd and think I updated like my xvid codec but games have nothing to do with that so hmmm I may lose all my media drivers etc.

I'm going to try a new monitor and see what results I get, because I lknow it's not a virus because I did a clean install after a reformat and it didn't do me any good, unless if I got the virus that fast. My guess is it's possibly our psus or most likely the monitor, mine is an ancient one that I bought for $5 so I'm not surprised it's dieing

could it be the new video/audio codecs I put on it maybe.


edit: ah good to hear youve tried formatting cause I considered that...


oh but if u wiped HD u didnt have new codecs etc. hmmm geez.

Exactly, it's crazy isn't it. I tired a different monitor, but it's only compatible with a hp video card and doesn't work on my setup, so I can' quite yet cross that off my list, but I'm trying to determine whether it's the gfx card or the monitor

I can't say it couldnt be monitor because it has only started doing it since my new bigger monitor but ya maybe gfx card... ive tried new drivers and then back to stock cd ones and didnt help 8( guess we can just keep comparing notes lol 8(

Yup, that would be the way to do it, once we have eliminated all the possibilities, then we'll make a purchase of either a new monitor or gfx card

kinda wierd runnin game in window mode and when I click game as current application temps jump up alot... 61c gpu is still in green but wonder if thats bad? other pic is when game is clicked off of main app but still running but wierd how much the temp changes cause its still running...

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maybe not temps but figured id check/pic them.

running game window mode and not as currently active window with temps low see if itll stay running... not sure if this proves anythin but least ill know if it runs with temps down? i guess... lol just out of things to do atm 8(

That's kinda hot, but what happens to me is black bars will appear and the screen will resize itself or it will go completely black, if I had a digital camera I'd post pics of it. But the thing I'm more worried about is your cpu temps, speedfan showed a fire symbol next to it meaning it's pretty high up there

ya very true.

Just hold in tight, I'm going to try a new monitor and gfx card soon to find out what it is

cool

I'm pretty much gonna go to sleep soon since I have a big day ahead of me tomorrow, but if you could test out a different monitor or gfx card for me, that would be nice

ok well it must not be cpu temps cause it just did it sittin on idle at 43cpu with only temp program running.

What tbe OP is experiencing & probably tacos, is either temp running too high on gfx cards( you guys wouldnt be watching pron by any chance would you????? ) or an issue with video card memory, do you guys get this playing gfx intensive games like FEAR/oblivion?

I would suggest running ATITool( works for nvidia too ) and leave the spinning 3d cube test running for an hour, if that passes use VLC instead of windows media player( which is crap anyway ).

Tacos if you get that 24@ youll need VLC anyway cos DVDs look truely terrible( lego blocks ), VLC allows you to apply AA n stuff and the image is fantastic

ya originally it was just videos/games but its done it just sittn in windows few times. but ya mostly when those going.