First, the specs:
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-K8NSNXP-939
CPU: Athlon64 3500+
Sink/fan: Thermaltake Venus 12
Video: ATI Radeon 9800Pro
RAM: 2x Corsair ValueSelect 512MB DDR400 set for dual channel
PSU: Echo Star (generic?) 450W
OS: Win2k SP4
Drivers: DirectX 9.0c, Catalyst 4.10
As for temperatures (degrees F):
Idle: 37-41
Gaming: up to 59
(reported via Motherboard Monitor interval logging)
core voltage: 1.57-1.63
The problem:
When trying to play games at a quality level that this system should be able to handle (highest possible for UT 2k4, next-to-highest for Doom3), I experience systemwide crashing. In the case of UT, when it crashes everything it blanks the screen but the system stays on (though I cannot switch to anything as it seems to have locked entirely). With Doom, it will instantly turn of the machine when I try to load a savegame.
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-K8NSNXP-939
CPU: Athlon64 3500+
Sink/fan: Thermaltake Venus 12
Video: ATI Radeon 9800Pro
RAM: 2x Corsair ValueSelect 512MB DDR400 set for dual channel
PSU: Echo Star (generic?) 450W
OS: Win2k SP4
Drivers: DirectX 9.0c, Catalyst 4.10
As for temperatures (degrees F):
Idle: 37-41
Gaming: up to 59
(reported via Motherboard Monitor interval logging)
core voltage: 1.57-1.63
The problem:
When trying to play games at a quality level that this system should be able to handle (highest possible for UT 2k4, next-to-highest for Doom3), I experience systemwide crashing. In the case of UT, when it crashes everything it blanks the screen but the system stays on (though I cannot switch to anything as it seems to have locked entirely). With Doom, it will instantly turn of the machine when I try to load a savegame.
