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My computer:
E4300 (w/ Zalman heatsink + fan)
ECS P4M800Pro
1GB PQI DDR 400
X800XT AIW (w/ Zalman heatsink + fan)
PSU: Thermaltake 420W PurePower
WinXP Pro (w/ SP2)
All other drivers are up to date.
Software is at a minimum (I do a dual boot, one for games, one for everything else)
also at my disposal: 1GB Kingston Value DDR 400 RAM, 1GB Kingston Value DDR2, Ultra X 400 W PSU, Intel D865GLC matx mobo (w/ 3.2 GHz Processor)
Basically my computer runs fine except when I play hl2 or CS:S. It crashes within 30 seconds of action wtih a white noisy screen. I can still hear sound, but the video is frozen. The OS is still intact, because I can hit f10 to exit the game, even though I cant see a thing. Then, I can hit the power button and the computer shuts down.
I have ATItools installed, but no overclocking whatsoever. CPU and GPU temperatures are within operating ranges (GPU < 50C according to ATItool log).
When I throw in my Ultra X PSU, I can play for about 10 minutes before it crashes with the same screen.
So, I am coming to my wits end with this.
The more I think about it, the more I´m inclined to think its´a PSU issue. But I dont want to shell out $80-$100 for a quality PSU (looking at a Corsair 520W) if it´s not gonna fix the problem.
The other possibility is the video card. I´ve had it for about 2 years and, to say the least, I´ve abused it over the years ... overclocking it so that at load it was at 90-95C. But now, i just want it working in games at default speeds. Replacing the video card is costlier. Its an AGP board and it´s hard to find a good deal on a quality AGP card that would be an improvement to the x800xt and be able to run future games. Maybe throw down for a x1600?
I´m pretty sure it´s a hardware issue, because the computer runs fine under everything else. The game starts up and I can play (for a short amount of time).
My old setup (intel mobo, 3.2GHz processor, x800xt, thermaltake PSU, PQI RAM), I was able to run CSS and hl2 for about 10 minutes before the same crash.
Any help would be appreciated? Thanks, in advance.
My computer:
E4300 (w/ Zalman heatsink + fan)
ECS P4M800Pro
1GB PQI DDR 400
X800XT AIW (w/ Zalman heatsink + fan)
PSU: Thermaltake 420W PurePower
WinXP Pro (w/ SP2)
All other drivers are up to date.
Software is at a minimum (I do a dual boot, one for games, one for everything else)
also at my disposal: 1GB Kingston Value DDR 400 RAM, 1GB Kingston Value DDR2, Ultra X 400 W PSU, Intel D865GLC matx mobo (w/ 3.2 GHz Processor)
Basically my computer runs fine except when I play hl2 or CS:S. It crashes within 30 seconds of action wtih a white noisy screen. I can still hear sound, but the video is frozen. The OS is still intact, because I can hit f10 to exit the game, even though I cant see a thing. Then, I can hit the power button and the computer shuts down.
I have ATItools installed, but no overclocking whatsoever. CPU and GPU temperatures are within operating ranges (GPU < 50C according to ATItool log).
When I throw in my Ultra X PSU, I can play for about 10 minutes before it crashes with the same screen.
So, I am coming to my wits end with this.
The more I think about it, the more I´m inclined to think its´a PSU issue. But I dont want to shell out $80-$100 for a quality PSU (looking at a Corsair 520W) if it´s not gonna fix the problem.
The other possibility is the video card. I´ve had it for about 2 years and, to say the least, I´ve abused it over the years ... overclocking it so that at load it was at 90-95C. But now, i just want it working in games at default speeds. Replacing the video card is costlier. Its an AGP board and it´s hard to find a good deal on a quality AGP card that would be an improvement to the x800xt and be able to run future games. Maybe throw down for a x1600?
I´m pretty sure it´s a hardware issue, because the computer runs fine under everything else. The game starts up and I can play (for a short amount of time).
My old setup (intel mobo, 3.2GHz processor, x800xt, thermaltake PSU, PQI RAM), I was able to run CSS and hl2 for about 10 minutes before the same crash.
Any help would be appreciated? Thanks, in advance.
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