2010-11-06, 04:01 AM
(This post was last modified: 2010-11-06, 06:44 PM by Polantaris.)
I got a suggestion to post my issue here, saying that many of the people here are good with technical problems, so I was wondering if anyone could give me any helpful information about a problem I've been having.
Since about 6 months to a year ago, my computer has had a problem where during high load, it crashes with repeating sound. It has slowly gotten worse, to the point that it is crashing on things that it shouldn't be (Like Ragnarok Online...4 months ago I played RO with no problems, and just today I had 3 crashes in an hour).
I was going to wait it out and get a new computer, but now it's getting bad, and I still have no money to get a new PC. Any help on this situation would be great.
Specs:
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600)
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG (I'll reset later to get the Motherboard Model number)
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6400+ (2 CPUs), ~3.2GHz
Memory: 4096MB Ram
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 2GB VRAM
Speakers: HTO Striker 7.1 Sound Card
What have I done to try and fix this situation?
1) I've tried switching PCI-E slots for my GPU (Used to have two but one shorted out a long time ago)
2) I've tried switching PCI slots for my Sound Card.
3) I've upgraded my Drivers to the absolute most recent version.
4) I ran MemTest about 3 months ago. Did about 4 consecutive tests and all came clean.
5) I've updated my BIOS.
6) I've checked cooling, the system never rises above 40C except during extremely hot days (Which right now it's Winter and my window is usually open so that's not the reason).
7) Defragmented my Harddrive, in case it's some odd access error or something
8) Done several virus checks with multiple Scanners and resolved all issues (I think I've had a total of...one Virus on the computer ever).
9) Done Ad/Spyware scans and resolved all issues.
10)Currently running a Hard Drive scan. Went through one "Advanced" (Don't know exactly what that means, there's Advanced, Basic, and Exerciser) scan, with a clean result, and it is now running multiple "Exerciser" loops and will be done later tonight.
I honestly have run out of ideas. Does anyone have an idea on what I should do? There's only two things I can think of that remain.
1) My Power Supply is busted, and it cannot supply enough power when it is needed causing the system to freeze up.
2) Either my Motherboard is busted or my CPU is, neither of which I have the money to replace so I hope this isn't the problem.
Any help would be great, bad news wouldn't =P
Since about 6 months to a year ago, my computer has had a problem where during high load, it crashes with repeating sound. It has slowly gotten worse, to the point that it is crashing on things that it shouldn't be (Like Ragnarok Online...4 months ago I played RO with no problems, and just today I had 3 crashes in an hour).
I was going to wait it out and get a new computer, but now it's getting bad, and I still have no money to get a new PC. Any help on this situation would be great.
Specs:
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600)
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG (I'll reset later to get the Motherboard Model number)
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6400+ (2 CPUs), ~3.2GHz
Memory: 4096MB Ram
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 2GB VRAM
Speakers: HTO Striker 7.1 Sound Card
What have I done to try and fix this situation?
1) I've tried switching PCI-E slots for my GPU (Used to have two but one shorted out a long time ago)
2) I've tried switching PCI slots for my Sound Card.
3) I've upgraded my Drivers to the absolute most recent version.
4) I ran MemTest about 3 months ago. Did about 4 consecutive tests and all came clean.
5) I've updated my BIOS.
6) I've checked cooling, the system never rises above 40C except during extremely hot days (Which right now it's Winter and my window is usually open so that's not the reason).
7) Defragmented my Harddrive, in case it's some odd access error or something
8) Done several virus checks with multiple Scanners and resolved all issues (I think I've had a total of...one Virus on the computer ever).
9) Done Ad/Spyware scans and resolved all issues.
10)Currently running a Hard Drive scan. Went through one "Advanced" (Don't know exactly what that means, there's Advanced, Basic, and Exerciser) scan, with a clean result, and it is now running multiple "Exerciser" loops and will be done later tonight.
I honestly have run out of ideas. Does anyone have an idea on what I should do? There's only two things I can think of that remain.
1) My Power Supply is busted, and it cannot supply enough power when it is needed causing the system to freeze up.
2) Either my Motherboard is busted or my CPU is, neither of which I have the money to replace so I hope this isn't the problem.
Any help would be great, bad news wouldn't =P