athon 64 3000 asus k8v shuts games off

[pjg]

athon 64 3000
asus k8v mb
512 samsum non ecc ddr400
nvidia ti 4400
[upgraded from athlon xp 2400, msi board ran fine ],upgraded to the above board and chip
games turn off after 5 mins everything is the same, case, 400 ps,hd,video ,mem ,drivers 4 and 1,

 

[dnuggett]

What brand is the PSU? If it's an el cheapo that may be the problem. Have you looked at your CPU temps through MBM5, it's also posible you have an overheating chip due to an incorrect install or faulty HSF.

 

[swank121]

Yep. Most likely a heat issue. Try opening your case and pointing a room fan into it. If the lockups disappear, check your CPU fan for proper installation.

 

[kursplat]

PS will do that too. just RMA'd an ANTEC380w that was doing the same thing. 2000xp on a soyo MB . worked fine untill trying to play 3D game. then it would hard lock. went nuts for a day swaping parts untill i got to the PS (last thing i tryed of course).
good luck

 

[mrgoblin]

comp usa, 20 bucks and they tell u whats wrong

 

[kursplat]

mrgoblin

comp usa, 20 bucks and they tell u whats wrong

i bet you read the instructions first .

 

[Markfw]

The Athlon64 HSF mounting is almost idiot-proof, and they run much cooler. Based on what I see, my guess would be cheap memory, bad timings, or PSU insuffient. What PSU are you using ? More details on the memory ? Several people her have had problems with marginal memory. Believe it or not PC3200 is the MINIMUM and is not recommended by me at least for this system. They do run cool, but you need a very good PSU and memory to supply the monster with power and bandwidth to run correctly.

 

[pjg]

kursplat thanks for reminding me about the instructions is that what that book wazzz fur lol no need for sarcasm thanks but the problem was mem thanks

 

[kursplat]

lol no need for sarcasm thanks but the problem was mem

he he . just thought it was funny mrgoblin wanted to send you right over to comp usa. glad you got it fixed but i'm bummed it was memory. i had $5 riding on it being PS.