Hey guys,
I have a problem that's driving me bonkers. I finally built the rig I've been wanting (specs below), but I'm having a problem with system locks. I mean the evil system locks that you wouldn't wish upon the biggest camper at your neighborhood LAN Party. Basically I get into a 3D app (3DMark, Battlefield 2, World Of Warcraft, what-have-you) and the system completely locks up about 10+ minutes in, the image freezes on the screen the music cuts (if playing) and the system does not respond to the good ol' three finger salute (CTRL+ALT+DEL). I don't consider myself master of all things computer-esk however not fresh off the turnip truck either, however I can't find a way past this one. So here's the specs and what I've beat my head against the wall on so far any advise or suggestions are much appreciated. Thank you all in advance.
<b>Specs</b>
MOBO: ASUS P5ND2-SLI Deluxe (BIOS Rev 0708, latest drivers, 7.13 nForce)
CPU: Pentium D Dual Core 3GHz
MEM: 2GB Corsair XMS-2 Pro DDR2
VID: 2 BFG 256MB NVIDIA 7800GTX OC (Driver 78.01)
SND: Creative Soundblaster X-Fi (Driver OEM)
PSU: Enermax Noisetaker 600W
CASE: Antec P-180
OS: Windows XP Pro SP2
Not Overclocking and temps all normal CPU (50C), MOBO (40C), GPU1 (57C), GPU2 (57C).
<b>Troubleshooting so far:</b>
Replaced Memory - No Effect
Replaced PSU - No Effect
Formatted and Reinstalled - No Effect
Took it into service tech that asked "Whut er dese two vidshow cards ya' gots connected all crazy like for?" - DEFINITELY No Effect
Anyhow thanks for the time of reading this plea for help
I have a problem that's driving me bonkers. I finally built the rig I've been wanting (specs below), but I'm having a problem with system locks. I mean the evil system locks that you wouldn't wish upon the biggest camper at your neighborhood LAN Party. Basically I get into a 3D app (3DMark, Battlefield 2, World Of Warcraft, what-have-you) and the system completely locks up about 10+ minutes in, the image freezes on the screen the music cuts (if playing) and the system does not respond to the good ol' three finger salute (CTRL+ALT+DEL). I don't consider myself master of all things computer-esk however not fresh off the turnip truck either, however I can't find a way past this one. So here's the specs and what I've beat my head against the wall on so far any advise or suggestions are much appreciated. Thank you all in advance.
<b>Specs</b>
MOBO: ASUS P5ND2-SLI Deluxe (BIOS Rev 0708, latest drivers, 7.13 nForce)
CPU: Pentium D Dual Core 3GHz
MEM: 2GB Corsair XMS-2 Pro DDR2
VID: 2 BFG 256MB NVIDIA 7800GTX OC (Driver 78.01)
SND: Creative Soundblaster X-Fi (Driver OEM)
PSU: Enermax Noisetaker 600W
CASE: Antec P-180
OS: Windows XP Pro SP2
Not Overclocking and temps all normal CPU (50C), MOBO (40C), GPU1 (57C), GPU2 (57C).
<b>Troubleshooting so far:</b>
Replaced Memory - No Effect
Replaced PSU - No Effect
Formatted and Reinstalled - No Effect
Took it into service tech that asked "Whut er dese two vidshow cards ya' gots connected all crazy like for?" - DEFINITELY No Effect
Anyhow thanks for the time of reading this plea for help