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PC freeze after Catalyst install?

Stayfr0sty

Stayfr0sty

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Hi, im new to the forums but have been known about them for a while.
Anyways I just rebuilt my rig, due to it malfunctioning after having it shipped from Europe to the states.

Im posting here in the PSU section cause I suspect this may be a PSU issue.
Ill explain.

I can install windows fine and everything seems ok, but as soon as I install catalyst video driver, upon reboot, system hangs at the windows loading screen, no bsod or anything, hdd activity just stops and it stays like that. Reason I suspect its PSU is cause I originally thought it was a deformed PCI express slot on my old setup, but now im thinking it was PSU after all.
System specs are:

Phenom II X6 1055
8GB Gskill DDR3 1600 RAM
Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 mobo
ATI 5970 video
Velociraptor boot drive
WD Blue 640GB storage drive
Pioneer 215 optical drive
Thermaltake toughpower 775W PSU

So what do you all think? I really dont want to buy a PSU and then find out that its not the problem. Thank you ahead of time.

NOTE: I can boot into safe mode just fine, just doesnt wanna go past loading screen in normal boot.
 
It's not the power supply. Definitely if the PC is freezing at the Windows screen.

If the PSU were to have a problem like low voltage, etc., the PC would likely reboot if the PSU didn't detect the low voltage drop and shut itself off.

If the PSU was to experience a problem like an overload, low voltage, short circuit, etc. it would shut off.
 
Well, thats it, it was shutting down at that screen with my prevous mobo.
Now with new mobo it just freezes. I went ahead and ordered new PSU anyways, my theory is that PSU has something defective from the shipping and is causing this, im pretty sure its he problem, I tested everything and they all passed, memtest, hdd diagnostics, CPU and mobo are brand new.... will post update when it arrives.

NOTE: Im thinking also what if its the video card thats defective? I dunno. Its a Diamond card and their RMA page doesnt even work, if the new PSU doesnt solve it should I try calling Diamond? In any case I dont get it, if it were video card how can I be getting any display at all? Ohh, boy I sure hope its not the video, this thing is irreplaceble.
 
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