XP 2000 problems !

Hello everybody,

I had a computer with a MSI KT4 Ultra board, 512 DDR ram memory and 5 , Nvidia based graphics cards. OS is XP pro.

Till two weeks ago it was running with a 1800 XP processor and was running perfect.
Then I decide to upgrade to a 2200 XP processor and then my problems began.

Within 5-30 minutes blue stopscreens with messages about interrupt problems , memory problems and 3th party software problems.

The store gave me a 2100XP to try , but the same problems.
Even another 2200 XP did not solve my problem.

A replacement of the board did not solve it either.
Other memory modules the same thing.

An upgrade from my 300 W powersupply to a 460 W and also 256 DDR Ram extra did improve it , but with heavy applications still a blue screen.

The case is open on both sides and there is an extra ventilator for the graphics cards.
The CPU temperature is about 49-50 degrees Celcius.

I have downloaded the latest Detonator drivers and the latest 4 in 1 Via chipset drivers.
After Diskdoctor, Windoctor and Speeddisk for 5 times and the new drivers again an improvement.

I have done some testes with benchmark 2001 SE.

4 monitors and sound disabled : succesfull and 2835 points.
4 monitors and sound enabled : succesfull and 2834 points.
5 monitors and sound enabled : hanging

I am using ound onboard 5.1 surround as after the installing of the 5th graphics card I had some tics coming out of the speakers.

These are the results till sofar.
Like I wrote before ; no problems with the 1800 XP processor, but stopscreens with 2100 XP and 2200 XP.

Microsoft has no idees, but saying try with 98se.
I have installed the XP Sp1 but no results.

Who can help me on this ?

Thanks,

Gerard Salden

ahhh you have 5 power hungry video cards in your system What did you expect? No wonder you have problems.

Take out a couple video cards and problem solved. Either that or buy a 550watt power supply.

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