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I currently have MSI K9A2 neo -f mobo AMD Phenom II x4 940 BE 4 gigs Patriot ddr2 sound blaster audigy 2 zs evga 8800 gt 512mb Silverstone element 500 watt psu (two 12v rails, 18 on each for total 36 amps) this is 3 years old now though. 22" monitor ( play games at 1680 x 1050) Here...

So my cpu cooler was facing down (fan on top blowing into heatsink, towards bottom aka vid card), so I took it out, turned it around so it blows up, away from other components (maybe better flow to exhaust fans as well..) and reapplied some mx-2 paste, took out the 8800 gt, took the cover off...

Ok, so I think i have made some progress, it doesnt seem to be the cpu.. but it is the video card. I did a few more stress tests and noticed that the card (using furmark) was reaching 100+ degrees C (while cpu stayed in mid 30's). Around 105, boom, computer crash. I didn't think I was...

well, I ran prime95(4 threads), large ffts, round off checking enabled, along with furmark, and It crashed within 5 minutes, so something about when cpu and gpu running together.

i posted over at msi forum and someone there mentioned psu as well, the thought had crossed my mind but i kind of dismissed it since the other processor had no issues, but since it is a lower wattage i may try that route first. and it makes more sense since i added another hard drive at the...

I had amd x2 5000 BE, swapped for x4 940 BE, and as i said, bios is up to date,

So i just wanted to hear some opinions before i get in there and swap processors again, it did start when i changed to the 940, from 5000 be, but as i said earlier the cpu was stable in tests, and good temps, plus the bios beeps for video made me wonder, so i just want some second opinions, thanks.

Purchased an evga 7600GS, agp when installed video bios screen does not show up at very first when booting system, then when windows loads, the monitor will show display, but turns to black screen (as if it is off), with the LED off, when switching tasks or running programs, when a program...