Problem: Motherboard or Graphics card?

[PeteRoy]

Solved, see video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA0OwCskOQc

I have a problem:

I have a Core i7 920 CPU with Intel DX58SO Motherboard and GTX 280 on Vista 64.

When I power on my computer after it been turned off during the night it will start up, work ok in Windows but then it will freeze when I load an intensive 3D video game like Modern Warfare 2 or Battlefield 2.

Here is a video showing the problem

But it will work fine when I power it off and then power on, then it will work fine like there is no problem at all.

The problem only happens on cold boot of the system, for me it happens when I come back home after work and I turn on the computer and it will freeze on a 3D game, restart doesn't help it will happen again, only way to stop it from happening is to power off and then immediately on, then it will work fine again.

I think it's a motherboard issue because I read this post so I contacted Intel support and they told me to format my computer and perform a clean OS installation, I did it and the problem still happens

Now Intel support says I have to check with a different video card because they think it is more likely to be a graphics card problem and not mainboard.

Anyone here might might know if this is more likely caused by mainboard or video card?

Thank you.

 

[tviceman]

I have a problem:

I have a Core i7 920 CPU with Intel DX58SO Motherboard and GTX 280 on Vista 64.

When I power on my computer after it been turned off during the night it will start up, work ok in Windows but then it will freeze when I load an intensive 3D video game like Modern Warfare 2 or Battlefield 2.

Here is a video showing the problem

But it will work fine when I power it off and then power on, then it will work fine like there is no problem at all.

The problem only happens on cold boot of the system, for me it happens when I come back home after work and I turn on the computer and it will freeze on a 3D game, restart doesn't help it will happen again, only way to stop it from happening is to power off and then immediately on, then it will work fine again.

I think it's a motherboard issue because I read this post so I contacted Intel support and they told me to format my computer and perform a clean OS installation, I did it and the problem still happens

Now Intel support says I have to check with a different video card because they think it is more likely to be a graphics card problem and not mainboard.

Anyone here might might know if this is more likely caused by mainboard or video card?

Thank you.

My guess is that it's motherboard chipset driver issue. If you did a fresh install operating install, and did NOT install the motherboard's specific chipset drivers afterwords, do it and report back to whether or not it helped. Go to the motherboard manufacturer's website and find the latest drivers corresponding with your motherboard and operating system.

EDIT: You don't have the gpu or cpu overclocked, do you?

 

[ZipSpeed]

Testing with another video card would definitely help pinpoint the problem faster. Anyway for you to test the video card on another computer or borrow something comparable?

It could possibly be a PSU problem where it can't deliver the power until it had a chance to warm up (totally guessing this point).

 

[PeteRoy]

1. I don't have cpu or gpu overclocked or ever have.

2. I did install the latest chipset drivers.

3. It could be a PSU issue but the weird thing is that it doesn't go away if I simply press the reset button, I have to power off/power on to get it to work ok.

If I test this video card on another system I would have to do it when it's booting after a long power off so it would be a cold boot.

The thing about this problem is that it only happens on cold power on, how can I test what part is bad if it only happens on cold boots?

 

[Ketchup]

It looks like a power problem to me, albeit a strange one. It could be the power supply. What brand/ model do you have?

Another thing I can think of is the video card fan. I recently upgraded my system to Windows 7 and it started crashing in games. Turns out the fan on my 7950 GT was not spinning up for gaming and the card was overheating, so now I have to manually set the fan speed before gaming.

One last thing I can think of is to try raising your RAM voltage a little.

 

[PeteRoy]

My power supply is HIPER 630W

Model: HPU-4M630-PE