newbie here need help with my rig..

[dek_zxcvbnm]

Hi guys I'm new here and I've got some problems with my rig.. My rig freezes when i play games like call of duty 4 and 5, and grid.. The rig freezes after playing an hour, sometimes only 10 minutes of playing.. I don't know what the problem is, but before installing a cpu cooler(cooler master v8), there had been no problems at all.. I even played COD 4 for 8 hours straight and finished the singleplayer mode..

 

It also freezes when i run prime95, maybe after 7 minutes of running the program..

 

specs:

motherboard - gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3R

processor - intel core 2 quad q9550

RAM - kingston 2 x 2gb 1333mhz 1.5V

graphics card - 1x gigabyte geforce GTX 285

hard drive - western digital 500gb

power supply - Aopen 1000watts

cpu cooler - cooler master v8

chassis - gigabyte isolo 210

 

I didn't overclock anything(nor changed anything in BIOS)

[potatochobit]

Ok did u add thermal paste with the new fan?

Also install hwmonitor and see what your temperatures

are underload

 

u did nothing else, no new drivers

[Crazy_Nate]

Verify your memory voltages in BIOS, then run memtest86+ from a bootable CD.

[dek_zxcvbnm]

Ok did u add thermal paste with the new fan?

Also install hwmonitor and see what your temperatures

are underload

 

u did nothing else, no new drivers

 

yes i removed old thermal paste and applied new one which came with the cpu cooler, temperatures from 33(idle) - 50(max) degrees celsius.

what drivers should i install?

 

Verify your memory voltages in BIOS, then run memtest86+ from a bootable CD.

 

I'm gonna try the memtest86+..

[dek_zxcvbnm]

currently running memtest86+

[dek_zxcvbnm]

passed. no errors with memtest86+

[hofferbrink]

How much thermal past did you put on the CPU? using too much can cause problems. also how does your system freeze? hard lock, blue screen of death, video flickering, etc..

[dek_zxcvbnm]

How much thermal past did you put on the CPU? using too much can cause problems. also how does your system freeze? hard lock, blue screen of death, video flickering, etc..

 

just the right amount of thermal paste.. when it freezes there's a sound looping and i can't do nothing but to shut it down manually, keyboard and mouse doesn't workl either..

[potatochobit]

CPU temps are fine, try reinstalling nvidia drivers. maybe an older version too.

the memory on your GPU could be failing... or your hard drive.

try running a benchmark like 3dmark vantage see if the computer hangs

there could be a conflict

your computer never crashes surfing the web, watching videos, right?

[hofferbrink]

I would say its the Video card drivers or ram. make sure your ram speeds match what the board supports. also try using roll back drivers for the video card.

Edited August 9, 2009 by hofferbrink

[dek_zxcvbnm]

CPU temps are fine, try reinstalling nvidia drivers. maybe an older version too.

the memory on your GPU could be failing... or your hard drive.

try running a benchmark like 3dmark vantage see if the computer hangs

there could be a conflict

your computer never crashes surfing the web, watching videos, right?

 

 

yes it doesn't crash when web surfing and watching vids..

 

EDIT: now i found out it crashes when surfing the web or even just doing nothing, no programs running.. I also noticed my G9 mouse, when it freezes, the lights on the mouse turns off, on my PS/2 keyboard there is light but when i press capslock it doesn't light up, its stuck..

Edited August 9, 2009 by dek_zxcvbnm

[IVIYTH0S]

maybe your motherboards dying out if you're having those weird user input errors. Do you have another machine to test your stuff in, a friend's maybe??