[SOLVED] Crashing Problem

groudon185p · 04-05-2008, 08:16 PM

Ok i just upgraded my pc from an AMD athlon xp 2000+ (with an unknown winfast motherboard) to a intel core 2 quad on an asus p5vdc-mx v2.0 (no overclocking for me

) my current specs now are, core 2 quad q6600 asus p5vdc-mx v2.0 agp nvidia geforce 7600gs 512mb dedicated ram, 3 ide interface hard drives (with a 7 partitions total) lg dvd dl rewriter a pci usb-firewire controller with 2 external usb ports and one firewire external port 500 w power supply, 20 pin with 24 pin converter, windows xp (i don't like vista anymore) and 1gb ddr 1 ram (the motherboard runs ddr 1 and 2) and whenever i play a game Say call of duty 4 it crashes at random points as in whole system freeze sometimes it just restarts other times it just stays there, not even a sound loop so i either have to turn it off or restart, at the moment im thinking its my ram since its ddr 1 and the core 2 quad is made for ddr2 and 3. just a thought. Please help me! also i got a 2720 3DMarks in 3dmark 06

groudon185p · 04-05-2008, 08:46 PM

Pc Specs 6 4 08.JPG Pc specs 6 4 08 no2.JPG
Pc Specs 6 4 no3.JPG

**Aus_Karlos** · 04-06-2008, 12:42 AM

Have you re-installed XP since the hardware change? Chaning the M/B and CPU without re-formatting can make the OS very unstable.

groudon185p · 04-06-2008, 01:38 AM

Yeah i've re-installed it wouldnt let me boot anyway, all the games have been re-installed, everythings good but i think it is the ram

**Aus_Karlos** · 04-06-2008, 03:23 AM

download memtest86 from my sig, burn it onto a CD as a bootable media and run some tests.

groudon185p · 04-06-2008, 04:02 AM

will do!

groudon185p · 04-07-2008, 06:58 AM

ok i was to lazy to run the program, but anyway i figured out it was cooling for the restarting, so i added little more ventilation unclocked the case fans etc etc (btw i also took one side off and have a fan blowing into it on full power, on the protected side so no foreign materials will enter the process) and the restarting was the ram i've determinded from tests that were not memtest they took much much less time (i ran it for about five minute made an average on how long it would take etc etc) canceled it, booted as normally and ordered some ddr II 533 1gb non ecc ram to replace my old stinky 200 speed, 2 512mb sticks of ddr 1 ram, judging by the current prices probley worth a small fortune hehe anyway, my support was great, i tryed to be as clear as possible for the support, and i will defiantly refer to these forums for future support and will run memtester when needed. Thanks! :-) (im now gonna pwn some n00bs in cod4)

**Aus_Karlos** · 04-07-2008, 08:14 AM

Get some more fans in the case if you can. make sure all fans at the front and sides are sucking in air, and the back are expelling it. Clear out all duct and make sure cables are tied back to ensure a nice air flow.

Also All diagnostic tests like memory test dont work properly if you only run them for 5mins, the standard memtest runs for 30min and a full test can take 8hrs.

groudon185p · 04-07-2008, 04:26 PM

yeah i wanna get a new case, this one

**FreoHeaveho** · 04-11-2008, 08:17 AM

what brand and model is that 500W psu?

groudon185p · 04-14-2008, 06:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigfellla

what brand and model is that 500W psu?

its in the my system and i've already resolved the issue

04-05-2008, 08:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
groudon185p Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NSW, Australia Posts: 288 OS: Vista Ultimate Sp1 My System	[SOLVED] Crashing Problem Ok i just upgraded my pc from an AMD athlon xp 2000+ (with an unknown winfast motherboard) to a intel core 2 quad on an asus p5vdc-mx v2.0 (no overclocking for me ) my current specs now are, core 2 quad q6600 asus p5vdc-mx v2.0 agp nvidia geforce 7600gs 512mb dedicated ram, 3 ide interface hard drives (with a 7 partitions total) lg dvd dl rewriter a pci usb-firewire controller with 2 external usb ports and one firewire external port 500 w power supply, 20 pin with 24 pin converter, windows xp (i don't like vista anymore) and 1gb ddr 1 ram (the motherboard runs ddr 1 and 2) and whenever i play a game Say call of duty 4 it crashes at random points as in whole system freeze sometimes it just restarts other times it just stays there, not even a sound loop so i either have to turn it off or restart, at the moment im thinking its my ram since its ddr 1 and the core 2 quad is made for ddr2 and 3. just a thought. Please help me! also i got a 2720 3DMarks in 3dmark 06 Last edited by groudon185p; 04-05-2008 at 08:21 PM.

04-05-2008, 08:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
groudon185p Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NSW, Australia Posts: 288 OS: Vista Ultimate Sp1 My System	Re: Crashing Problem Pc Specs 6 4 08.JPG Pc specs 6 4 08 no2.JPG Pc Specs 6 4 no3.JPG Last edited by groudon185p; 04-05-2008 at 08:50 PM.

04-06-2008, 12:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,467 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Crashing Problem Have you re-installed XP since the hardware change? Chaning the M/B and CPU without re-formatting can make the OS very unstable. __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest Folding@Home

04-06-2008, 01:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
groudon185p Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NSW, Australia Posts: 288 OS: Vista Ultimate Sp1 My System	Re: Crashing Problem Yeah i've re-installed it wouldnt let me boot anyway, all the games have been re-installed, everythings good but i think it is the ram

04-06-2008, 03:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,467 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Crashing Problem download memtest86 from my sig, burn it onto a CD as a bootable media and run some tests. __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest Folding@Home

04-06-2008, 04:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
groudon185p Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NSW, Australia Posts: 288 OS: Vista Ultimate Sp1 My System	Re: Crashing Problem will do!

04-07-2008, 06:58 AM	#7 (permalink)
groudon185p Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NSW, Australia Posts: 288 OS: Vista Ultimate Sp1 My System	Re: Crashing Problem ok i was to lazy to run the program, but anyway i figured out it was cooling for the restarting, so i added little more ventilation unclocked the case fans etc etc (btw i also took one side off and have a fan blowing into it on full power, on the protected side so no foreign materials will enter the process) and the restarting was the ram i've determinded from tests that were not memtest they took much much less time (i ran it for about five minute made an average on how long it would take etc etc) canceled it, booted as normally and ordered some ddr II 533 1gb non ecc ram to replace my old stinky 200 speed, 2 512mb sticks of ddr 1 ram, judging by the current prices probley worth a small fortune hehe anyway, my support was great, i tryed to be as clear as possible for the support, and i will defiantly refer to these forums for future support and will run memtester when needed. Thanks! :-) (im now gonna pwn some n00bs in cod4)

04-07-2008, 08:14 AM	#8 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,467 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Crashing Problem Get some more fans in the case if you can. make sure all fans at the front and sides are sucking in air, and the back are expelling it. Clear out all duct and make sure cables are tied back to ensure a nice air flow. Also All diagnostic tests like memory test dont work properly if you only run them for 5mins, the standard memtest runs for 30min and a full test can take 8hrs. __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest Folding@Home

04-07-2008, 04:26 PM	#9 (permalink)
groudon185p Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NSW, Australia Posts: 288 OS: Vista Ultimate Sp1 My System	Re: Crashing Problem yeah i wanna get a new case, this one

04-11-2008, 08:17 AM	#10 (permalink)
FreoHeaveho TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,227 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 SP2, Windows XP Professional SP3, Mac OSX Leopard My System	Re: Crashing Problem what brand and model is that 500W psu? __________________ PC Wizard-VGA 2009 Charts-Power Supply Info-Multi/Single Rail PSU?-Speedfan-Driver Sweeper