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I just built a computer recently. It will freeze at random spots when I play games. Even when It on screen saver mode, It will freeze there. I even updated the video card settings and that didnt help. Any help would appreciated. Here are my specs.....

MotherBoard : Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3L

Processor: Q6600

Video Card: Nvidia 8800 GT

Power Supply: Corsair VX 550W Power Supply

Memory: OCZ Platinum Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000

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How are your temperatures?

Use something like Core temp or something

Reply to amdfangirl

Let's see

GPU temp 55 degress Celcius

CPU temp 40 degress celcius

Reply to DragonSleeper

It seems alright...

When did this problem start occurring?

What OS are you using?

Reply to amdfangirl

It started about a day after I built it.

It's Windows XP Pro 32bit

Reply to DragonSleeper

Run memtest to check for ram errors. And make sure ram voltage is at its default in the bios

Reply to blackwidow_rsa
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Yeah, run Memtest86+, you will probably find a failure.

Reply to Zorg

I would also check the temp of your northbridge chip in BIOS. If the temp is hitting 90C+, you may have random freezing problems.

Reply to pbrigido
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try and increase the memory voltage by 0.1 volts

Reply to samfms

power supply : Corsair VX 550W Power Supply

Reply to DragonSleeper
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