So I built my own computer about a year and a half ago, and have had pretty consistent problems ever since. I would like to try to determine the cause of the problems before I start replacing parts.
My original build was an Asus motherboard, a 460 GTX MSI video card, a Phenom ii X2, with a 700W PS. After a few weeks with this set-up, I decided I wanted more powerful CPU, so I bought and installed an X4. This set-up worked fine for about a month before I experienced my first BSOD. I thought it was a bad program or driver that caused it, so I tried updating drivers and the BIOS and uninstalled programs, but nothing seemed to work. During all this, the computer would randomly BSOD, but was usable.
During this period, the computer started to act up another way. It would randomly partially shut-down, the screen would shut off, and all connected devices would turn off, but the case fans would stay on, and the power/hard drive activity LED's would turn on. I figured out part of the motherboard was getting very hot just before the shut-offs. So I put a fan in the case slot above the part that was overheating and turned it all the way up. After that, no more partial shut-downs.
After that fix, the computer slowly began to blue screen more often. At first it was just during heavy usage, games mostly, then it started happening during regular usage and even during start-up. It got to a point where it would BSOD in safe mode.
I then read somewhere that a bad CPU can cause BSODs. I still had my old X2, so I decided to put it back in, no more BSOD. Great right? No. It's been about a month since I re-installed the X2, and the BSOD started up again. Right now it's only during heavy usage, but I expect it to get worse.
Any help trying to diagnoses the problem would be appreciated.
My original build was an Asus motherboard, a 460 GTX MSI video card, a Phenom ii X2, with a 700W PS. After a few weeks with this set-up, I decided I wanted more powerful CPU, so I bought and installed an X4. This set-up worked fine for about a month before I experienced my first BSOD. I thought it was a bad program or driver that caused it, so I tried updating drivers and the BIOS and uninstalled programs, but nothing seemed to work. During all this, the computer would randomly BSOD, but was usable.
During this period, the computer started to act up another way. It would randomly partially shut-down, the screen would shut off, and all connected devices would turn off, but the case fans would stay on, and the power/hard drive activity LED's would turn on. I figured out part of the motherboard was getting very hot just before the shut-offs. So I put a fan in the case slot above the part that was overheating and turned it all the way up. After that, no more partial shut-downs.
After that fix, the computer slowly began to blue screen more often. At first it was just during heavy usage, games mostly, then it started happening during regular usage and even during start-up. It got to a point where it would BSOD in safe mode.
I then read somewhere that a bad CPU can cause BSODs. I still had my old X2, so I decided to put it back in, no more BSOD. Great right? No. It's been about a month since I re-installed the X2, and the BSOD started up again. Right now it's only during heavy usage, but I expect it to get worse.
Any help trying to diagnoses the problem would be appreciated.
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