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Requiem · 09-13-2004, 02:13 PM

First off, here are the specs for the computer I built about a month ago:

Gigabyte nForce 3 GA-K8NS PRO 250
AMD Athlon 64 3000+
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 256
160 GB Seagate SATA HD
2x512 Mushkin PC3200
Lite-On Combo Drive 16x/52x/32x/52x
Lite-On Dual Layer 8x DVD/RW

From the get-go I've had issues, but I was able to get around them all until all went to hell. Randomly, the computer froze. It would work for all of 5-10 minutes and freeze everytime I used it. I reinstalled everything I could, reformatted, updated all drivers/BIOS... but the problem was never fixed. Fed up and tired, I took it to a local repair shop. They told me it was a faulty motherboard. Fine. I RMA'd it and got a brand new one a week later. Unfortunately, the problem was not solved. The only way I can get it to work is by taking a stick of RAM out and running on 512 (DOOM3 just isn't the same anymore...). It doesn't freeze now, but I feel violated having to take a nice stick of memory and place it in a plastic bag.

I've researched endlessly, but I cannot find anyone else with such a problem. Some people tell me it might be driver issues... things aren't working together very well. So maybe I just need to wait for updated drivers (all are updated as of now).

So, I am on my knees. I have tried most everything, and I have run into a wall. Can anyone give me suggestions or possible reasons for this evil occurance?

09-13-2004, 02:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Requiem Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 2 OS: XP	Gigabyte nForce 3 GA-K8NS PRO 250 BIG issue First off, here are the specs for the computer I built about a month ago: Gigabyte nForce 3 GA-K8NS PRO 250 AMD Athlon 64 3000+ ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 256 160 GB Seagate SATA HD 2x512 Mushkin PC3200 Lite-On Combo Drive 16x/52x/32x/52x Lite-On Dual Layer 8x DVD/RW From the get-go I've had issues, but I was able to get around them all until all went to hell. Randomly, the computer froze. It would work for all of 5-10 minutes and freeze everytime I used it. I reinstalled everything I could, reformatted, updated all drivers/BIOS... but the problem was never fixed. Fed up and tired, I took it to a local repair shop. They told me it was a faulty motherboard. Fine. I RMA'd it and got a brand new one a week later. Unfortunately, the problem was not solved. The only way I can get it to work is by taking a stick of RAM out and running on 512 (DOOM3 just isn't the same anymore...). It doesn't freeze now, but I feel violated having to take a nice stick of memory and place it in a plastic bag. I've researched endlessly, but I cannot find anyone else with such a problem. Some people tell me it might be driver issues... things aren't working together very well. So maybe I just need to wait for updated drivers (all are updated as of now). So, I am on my knees. I have tried most everything, and I have run into a wall. Can anyone give me suggestions or possible reasons for this evil occurance?