[Nic113]

ok well heres the problem, and i will love anyone to help me fix it.

so, no matter wat im doing, be it, playing a game, listening to music(and only music), talking on msn, watching youtube video, NO MATTER WAT IM DOING! My computer will freeze and reapeat sound like a broken record and screen will freeze up pointer sometimes will or wont work, this happens for about 10-15 seconds then it goes back to normal, i dont thinkg its an overheating problem because it does not matter wat im doing.

this is my Rig at the moment:
AMD Athlon 5600+ 2.8Ghz
2Gb ram
nVidia XFX 8800GT (i know its hot so dont giv me ****) lol
MSI mobo idk wat model or anything
500Gb HD
500W coolermaster PSU
Windows XP no clue was SP or if 32 or 64bit
all in my sexy cooler master Mystique case :grin:
:laugh:

 

[Tumbleweed36]

My best guess is that your power supply (500 watt) is not up to pulling an XFX 8800gt. For that video card I think you need a 700 to 750 watt good quality power supply. Here is a list of great quality supplies:

Seasonic – Any Model
Corsair – Any Model
PC Power & Cooling – Any Model
Thermaltake – “Toughpower” Series Only
Coolermaster – “Real Power Pro” Series Only
OCZ – “800” Watt model Only

 

[Nic113]

i should have specified that its only semi-recently started this problem and iv had it since before summer vacation, and the box only requires a 500watt on the GPU box, not that im saying ur wrong just letting u know. nut tyvm ill try getting a new PSU because im planning on getting this card either for christmas or after if not then, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143154

 

[Tumbleweed36]

A power supply over time deteriates, so it might very well be that. The problem that I see is that an underpowered power supply can damage other computer components.

I obviously don't agree with you that a 500 watt can perform well with even the 8800 card that you have. The 8800gt is power hungry and you don't have much power.

You are the one putting out the money and taking the risk of damaging other componts, so you have to make that decision. If I were betting, my bet would be the power supply. The way to see is to borrow a bigger and more powerful supply and try it in there to see if it helps your situation.

 

[Nic113]

im not disagreeing with u, i plan on getting a bigger PSU i just have to wait till i have the money, u know? so i cant fix that at the moment either way. and i agree that it is a power hog lol its like ******* fat kid at a buffey of my power :laugh: lol

 

[Wrench97]

There is not a lot of difference performance wise from a 8800GT to 9800GT they are almost the same card.

 

[Nic113]

yes i understand this but the 9800 doesnt run so f ing hot like the 8800

 

[Wrench97]

Low current issues will make either run hot and you could add a cooler to the card.

 

[Nic113]

yes i plan on getting a couple new things not just new card but iv heard a lot that the 8800 runs hot reguardless, and its just one of those things like an alienware, u never need it that good but u get to be one of te few people toi say. "i have a ******* alienware" but instead of alienware i get to say "i have a ******* 9800 dude! =D" lol u know wat i mean?

 

[Wrench97]

I'll loan you a stencil you can paint 9900GTU on it:grin:

 

[lazareth1]

I would say that sounds like a hardware issue. First download and run prime95 to bench your system and see if you get any errors after a 6 hr run.

http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=103

If you get any errors, download memtest and see if its your RAM at fault. Test using 1 stick of RAM at a time.

http://www.memtest.org/

 

[Nic113]

pfffff if im gonna just stencil something on it id put 280:grin: lol, and ill try ur suggestion laz, ty guys a million for even just suggesting anything i really appreciate it.

 

[lazareth1]

lets us know how it goes mate :smile:

 

[Nic113]

cant get the new hardware till christmas or after but ill run the test tomorrow while im at school

 

[Nic113]

idk how to use this lol a little help plz :grin:

 

[Wrench97]

Memtest? burn the ISO to a disk and boot from it only using 1 stick of ram at a time.