OK, here we go. A few days ago my computer crashed as if it overheated. I got artifacts all over the screen and it looked something like this.
ARTIFACTS GALORE!!!
My immediate thought was video card, so I replaced my 9500 soft-modded to 9700 w/ my old geforce 2 gts. Still happened. Its weird though, first it happened once, then again but it came 45 min later. Than faster and faster until every 5 min it did it. I scanned the hard-drive for bad sectors, then I ran memtest86 and it turned out ok. Even though it froze during that once... Nothing feels too hot, I keep my rig cool. Then once when I booted up, the lights came on for a second, then went off, then came on again, then went off untill I unplugged it. I just replaced the PSU w/ an old one that I have and so far its good. I only have the hard drive and the mobo plugged in right now. Before the PSU swap I had everything plugged in.
Here are my specs
Abit IC7 Mobo running 3ghz P4.
9500 soft modded to 9700 (but replaced w/ old geforce 2)
256x2 Geil 3200 RAM
D-Link Wifi card
WD Raptor 36GB 10000rpm HD on SATA. (Windows installed on this)
60GB WD on SATA converter.
16X DVD-ROM
TDK DVD BURNER (THIS WAS THE LAST THING I PUT IN THE COMPUTER, ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO)
thats about it, NOTHING BESIDES THE 9500 RADEON WAS OVERCLOCKED.
The old PSU was 500W and this one is 350W.
So far everything is running smooth but can a psu cause the screen to look like that?
Anyways, im done messing w/ it tonight. Tell me what you think
ARTIFACTS GALORE!!!
My immediate thought was video card, so I replaced my 9500 soft-modded to 9700 w/ my old geforce 2 gts. Still happened. Its weird though, first it happened once, then again but it came 45 min later. Than faster and faster until every 5 min it did it. I scanned the hard-drive for bad sectors, then I ran memtest86 and it turned out ok. Even though it froze during that once... Nothing feels too hot, I keep my rig cool. Then once when I booted up, the lights came on for a second, then went off, then came on again, then went off untill I unplugged it. I just replaced the PSU w/ an old one that I have and so far its good. I only have the hard drive and the mobo plugged in right now. Before the PSU swap I had everything plugged in.
Here are my specs
Abit IC7 Mobo running 3ghz P4.
9500 soft modded to 9700 (but replaced w/ old geforce 2)
256x2 Geil 3200 RAM
D-Link Wifi card
WD Raptor 36GB 10000rpm HD on SATA. (Windows installed on this)
60GB WD on SATA converter.
16X DVD-ROM
TDK DVD BURNER (THIS WAS THE LAST THING I PUT IN THE COMPUTER, ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO)
thats about it, NOTHING BESIDES THE 9500 RADEON WAS OVERCLOCKED.
The old PSU was 500W and this one is 350W.
So far everything is running smooth but can a psu cause the screen to look like that?
Anyways, im done messing w/ it tonight. Tell me what you think
