Hello,
I have the following equipment in a PC that I built a while ago.
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
EVGA 132-CK-NF79-A1 nForce 790i Ultra SLI motherboard (original)
EVGA 132-YW-E179-A1 nForce 790i SLI FTW motherboard (current)
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) OCZ3P13334GK
Leadtek PX9800GX2 GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB PCIe 2.0 x16
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion 70SB046A00003 7.1 Channel sound card.
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000340AS 1TB 7200RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
HP 20X DVDR Burner DVD1070i
SeaSonic M12 SS-700HM 700W ATX12V V2.3/EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified 80Plus
Antec Nine Hundred case.
It has never worked without locking up during gaming. This computer is going to be strictly a gaming machine. I almost always use Ventrilo, and some co-op game with buddies.
The lock ups are inconsistent, but always happens only during gaming. I've tried running all types of diagnostics, including memory and cpu, but I've never had it lock up or shut down. I'm not overlocked in any way.
I have replaced just about everything in the computer with the exception of the CPU. The motherboard I have now is the current one that I have listed above. The only common thing about the motherboard is that it is an nForce 790i chipset.
I would like to first purchase locally (preferably from a shop I can return items to) another motherboard that can accept all my equipment and is NOT an nForce board.
If this does not resolve my problems, my next step is to replace the CPU and Motherboard with something more current (and maybe a little better) that can take advantage of my other equipment also.
What I need from someone is recommendations on what to do.
Thanks in advance.
I have the following equipment in a PC that I built a while ago.
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
EVGA 132-CK-NF79-A1 nForce 790i Ultra SLI motherboard (original)
EVGA 132-YW-E179-A1 nForce 790i SLI FTW motherboard (current)
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) OCZ3P13334GK
Leadtek PX9800GX2 GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB PCIe 2.0 x16
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion 70SB046A00003 7.1 Channel sound card.
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000340AS 1TB 7200RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
HP 20X DVDR Burner DVD1070i
SeaSonic M12 SS-700HM 700W ATX12V V2.3/EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified 80Plus
Antec Nine Hundred case.
It has never worked without locking up during gaming. This computer is going to be strictly a gaming machine. I almost always use Ventrilo, and some co-op game with buddies.
The lock ups are inconsistent, but always happens only during gaming. I've tried running all types of diagnostics, including memory and cpu, but I've never had it lock up or shut down. I'm not overlocked in any way.
I have replaced just about everything in the computer with the exception of the CPU. The motherboard I have now is the current one that I have listed above. The only common thing about the motherboard is that it is an nForce 790i chipset.
I would like to first purchase locally (preferably from a shop I can return items to) another motherboard that can accept all my equipment and is NOT an nForce board.
If this does not resolve my problems, my next step is to replace the CPU and Motherboard with something more current (and maybe a little better) that can take advantage of my other equipment also.
What I need from someone is recommendations on what to do.
Thanks in advance.