I have an ASUS P4T533-C motherboard with 1GB of Infineon RDRAM PC800 and am considering a new upgrade. The reason for this is I keep getting an error which I believe is either down to the RAM or WinXP SP1. The error seemed to appear ever since I installed SP1 and the system was completely stable b4 then. Now I know your going to say. What do I want to upgrade for when it's a M$ problem. Well it is, but it isn't if you know what I mean. The error reporting keeps telling me that I have an 0xc0000005 exception and always related to a piece of hardware or a driver.
Now having tested my system RAM and removed hardware/drivers one at time and re-installing them to try and isolate the problem I still keep getting the error. Reintalled WinXP Pro many times as well. It's really starting to annoy the hell out of me. Anyway, after testing as much as I could I started to believe it was perhaps my graphics card that was the problem. It is a Gainward GF4 4660 Golden Sample. Anyway, with all the HL2 hullabaloo over the last few days I guessed this was an oportunity to get a RADEON 9800Pro at least untill nV40/R4** comes out as I gennerally try to hold off for the next generation, i.e. miss one and get the next. So, installed the 9800Pro and gues what. Same problem. It always seems to happen when browsing the web, click on a link ...hey presto.......0xc0000005 error. If I close IE and open it again the error automatically appears or if it doesn't I click on the same link then it does!!! D@mn... :frown:
Even after all this I still for some reason keep thinking it has something to do with the RDRAM installed, don't ask me why I just get that feeling. Ok, so I built a PC for a friend recently. It was based on an ASUS P4C mobo and DDR RAM and he has not had a single issue.
So, this is what I'm thinking....new P4C800E mobo and some kick @ss DDR RAM to go with it.....but which RAM would you guys go for? Would appreciate your input.
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I should state that this also happens sometimes whilst playing games so it's not completely IE!!
Now having tested my system RAM and removed hardware/drivers one at time and re-installing them to try and isolate the problem I still keep getting the error. Reintalled WinXP Pro many times as well. It's really starting to annoy the hell out of me. Anyway, after testing as much as I could I started to believe it was perhaps my graphics card that was the problem. It is a Gainward GF4 4660 Golden Sample. Anyway, with all the HL2 hullabaloo over the last few days I guessed this was an oportunity to get a RADEON 9800Pro at least untill nV40/R4** comes out as I gennerally try to hold off for the next generation, i.e. miss one and get the next. So, installed the 9800Pro and gues what. Same problem. It always seems to happen when browsing the web, click on a link ...hey presto.......0xc0000005 error. If I close IE and open it again the error automatically appears or if it doesn't I click on the same link then it does!!! D@mn... :frown:
Even after all this I still for some reason keep thinking it has something to do with the RDRAM installed, don't ask me why I just get that feeling. Ok, so I built a PC for a friend recently. It was based on an ASUS P4C mobo and DDR RAM and he has not had a single issue.
So, this is what I'm thinking....new P4C800E mobo and some kick @ss DDR RAM to go with it.....but which RAM would you guys go for? Would appreciate your input.
[edit]
I should state that this also happens sometimes whilst playing games so it's not completely IE!!
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