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ocatet   01-03-2009 at 05:52:03 AM

My Computer is not running how i think it should be and it has been freezing to the point where i have to manually restart.

Specs:
Phenom Quad core 9600
4gig DDR2 RAM
EVGA 9800GTX+
500GB SATA
600W Power Supply
ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe Motherboard

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Ahslan   01-03-2009 at 06:03:10 AM
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mmm...well when does the computer freeze? during a game? or just normal use?

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ocatet   01-03-2009 at 06:10:10 AM
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During a Game

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Ahslan   01-03-2009 at 06:12:34 AM
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well it could be that something is overheating...either ur cpu, or ur gpu...

------------------------------ AMD64 X2 6000 + Biostar Tseries 770 + 4gb DDR2 800 G.Skill + Thermaltake WingRS case + Raidmax 530w modular PSU + 200gig internal WD HD + 250gig external WD HD + 500gig external Simpletech HDD + Belkin Wireless G PCI receiver + Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD4850
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ocatet   01-03-2009 at 06:16:16 AM
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Its not the GPU because i put the fan on 100% and it was runing pretty cool

The Performance of my computer is still not what i would expect

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Ahslan   01-03-2009 at 06:19:54 AM
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well it could be the cpu then...do u know if ur cpu is running cool when playing a game?

------------------------------ AMD64 X2 6000 + Biostar Tseries 770 + 4gb DDR2 800 G.Skill + Thermaltake WingRS case + Raidmax 530w modular PSU + 200gig internal WD HD + 250gig external WD HD + 500gig external Simpletech HDD + Belkin Wireless G PCI receiver + Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD4850
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mcwolf   01-03-2009 at 07:12:28 AM
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Well my PC also used to get freezed up durinf gaming withing 15-20 secs.Sometimes I even lost the display , otherwise doing anything else was fine.Turns out it was my GPU which was faulty.Try using ur GPU in a frnd PC .

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sharken   01-03-2009 at 07:23:47 AM
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My money is on the 9600 being the bottleneck, AMD RoX!

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Ahslan   01-03-2009 at 08:03:30 AM
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there is no bottleneck here...something just isnt working properly...

------------------------------ AMD64 X2 6000 + Biostar Tseries 770 + 4gb DDR2 800 G.Skill + Thermaltake WingRS case + Raidmax 530w modular PSU + 200gig internal WD HD + 250gig external WD HD + 500gig external Simpletech HDD + Belkin Wireless G PCI receiver + Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD4850
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sharken   01-03-2009 at 08:16:16 AM
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Not sure bud, dont have enough info, can always use the chip to stabalize the coffee table in the living room with one leg shorter, keep it from wobbling

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