- Jan 19, 2011
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Hi guys, my specs are:
CPU: QuadCore Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550, 2833 MHz
Mobo: MSI P7N SLI Platinum/Zilent (MS-7380)
RAM: 4GB Kit Corsair XMS2 DHX CM2X2048-6400C4DHX
GPU: ATI Radeon HD 4870X2
HDD : Seagate 500GB 32MB buffer
Chasis: Thermaltake Armor Plus
CPU fan: Mugen 2
PSU: Thermaltake Tough Power 750W
Lately, my computer have been freezing and forcing me to hard reboot it.
It happened mainly while playing WoW, but it would also pop up quite often while watching a TV show or a movie. It didn't matter if i used the heavy spash pro or the MPC-HC. Both would crash around once in 10-15 mins.
In WoW the crashes were random, it could run for 2-3 hours until it crash or even 12-13 mins.
Crashes sometimes came while browsing the internet (FF Beta4).
This (obviously) drove me bloody insane, specially since it went on for weeks. I tried to troubleshoot the problem. At first i though it was my CPU overcooling. So i swaped the stupid-but-oh-so-cool Thermatake BlueOrb with the Mugen 2, and droped from 68-72 degrees at load to roughly 55-60. That didn't help.
I Though it might be the GPU, so i blasted it with the stock cooling cooling. The temp during freezing wouldn't exceed 70 degrees (which is really low for this card) and it'd still crash. (A GPUZ log in excel format can be found here)
So, as a last resort i've put a room fan instead of one of the chasis' walls and blast the whole computer with all the cold air i could gather. That helped.
Instead of dying completely and utterly, it nearly freezes, waits for me to hit the magic windows trio and it comes back on, reporting the graphic driver has died and a new one has been brought for my amusement. (GPUZ log)
I've tried running a double loop of 3DMark Vantage without it crashing, so I'm thinking that maybe it's not the card. Also, why running the card's cooling at 50%+ wouldn't help? The temp is really low that way.
Which what leads me to thinking it's the mobo's chipset overheating. But i have to idea how to take it's temp in such a way I'll have a log after the crash has forced me to reboot and lose everything.
Hope i haven't left anything out, please help me solve this.
CPU: QuadCore Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550, 2833 MHz
Mobo: MSI P7N SLI Platinum/Zilent (MS-7380)
RAM: 4GB Kit Corsair XMS2 DHX CM2X2048-6400C4DHX
GPU: ATI Radeon HD 4870X2
HDD : Seagate 500GB 32MB buffer
Chasis: Thermaltake Armor Plus
CPU fan: Mugen 2
PSU: Thermaltake Tough Power 750W
Lately, my computer have been freezing and forcing me to hard reboot it.
It happened mainly while playing WoW, but it would also pop up quite often while watching a TV show or a movie. It didn't matter if i used the heavy spash pro or the MPC-HC. Both would crash around once in 10-15 mins.
In WoW the crashes were random, it could run for 2-3 hours until it crash or even 12-13 mins.
Crashes sometimes came while browsing the internet (FF Beta4).
This (obviously) drove me bloody insane, specially since it went on for weeks. I tried to troubleshoot the problem. At first i though it was my CPU overcooling. So i swaped the stupid-but-oh-so-cool Thermatake BlueOrb with the Mugen 2, and droped from 68-72 degrees at load to roughly 55-60. That didn't help.
I Though it might be the GPU, so i blasted it with the stock cooling cooling. The temp during freezing wouldn't exceed 70 degrees (which is really low for this card) and it'd still crash. (A GPUZ log in excel format can be found here)
So, as a last resort i've put a room fan instead of one of the chasis' walls and blast the whole computer with all the cold air i could gather. That helped.
Instead of dying completely and utterly, it nearly freezes, waits for me to hit the magic windows trio and it comes back on, reporting the graphic driver has died and a new one has been brought for my amusement. (GPUZ log)
I've tried running a double loop of 3DMark Vantage without it crashing, so I'm thinking that maybe it's not the card. Also, why running the card's cooling at 50%+ wouldn't help? The temp is really low that way.
Which what leads me to thinking it's the mobo's chipset overheating. But i have to idea how to take it's temp in such a way I'll have a log after the crash has forced me to reboot and lose everything.
Hope i haven't left anything out, please help me solve this.
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