Need some help (random hangs)

[7earitup]

I have a fairly new system and it will randomly hangup. It has aggarvated me to no end and I would like some ideas on things to try. Below are my basic stats. If any other information is needed, let me know please.

Athlon 64 3500+ @ 2.2Ghz
1 Gig of Corsair Select DDR400
ASUS A8V Deluxe VIA K8T800Pro
Western Digital 160 GB Serial ATA150
eVGA GeForce 6800GT @ Stock Speeds
Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS
Windows XP w/ Service Pack 2


Thanks!

 

[PC Freak]

Hangs will be either heat, drivers, or mem.
Disconnect none essential components in your case and usb. See what happens. With that, then diable anything not critical in Device Manager.
If still nothing. Try to duplicate the problem in Safe Mode.

Hope this at least points you in the right direction

gl

 

[amdskip]

What power supply (brand/model)?

 

[7earitup]

Raidmax 420w

Not the best, I know.

 

[amdskip]

There's your problem, replace it.

 

[7earitup]

Any recommendations on what brand and how much power?

EDIT: I want something that is stable as hell.

 

[7earitup]

A bad PSU will cause hangups when just browsing the internet and doing random things? You would think it would hangup more often when in graphic intense apps like WoW and CoD. I play World of Warcraft all the time and every now and then it will do it. What could be causing it to be so random like it is, regardless of the application I am running?

 

[amdskip]

Get a new power supply and if your problems don't go away, then you can start to point to other parts of your system but I'm pretty sure it's your power supply.

I would buy an Antec or Enermax power supply.

 

[7earitup]

http://www.monarchcomputer.com...1&Category_Code=ps-400

Would that be a good one?

 

[7earitup]

Anybody? anxious to order this and resolve this problem =)

 

[ironique]

Before you order, try relaxing your memory timings in bios. I'm running on a Generic 350W PSU and I've got two 120GB drives to add to the setup in my sig and Im running fine. Though I do plan to upgrade the PSU, 350W doesn't help my OC'ing ambitions.