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7N400-L's Fault?
Okay, I'm trying to figure out why I can't run Prime95 for more than
60 seconds, and why 3D apps crash to the desktop or hang the system when I try to run anything greater than 1024x768x16. Here's my system: AMD Barton 3200+ Gigabyte GA-7N400-L 1GB PC3200 RAM (Mushkin, VData, currently set at 8:3:3:2.5) PowerMax 500W PSU (3.3v = 30A, 5v = 50A, 12v = 25A) *Brand New* 1x WD 180GB HD, 1x Maxtor 160GB HD 1x generic 52x CD-RW, 1x Acer DVD-R XFX Geforce 6600GT (AGP) (NOT overclocked yet) *Brand New* Sounblaster PCI 512 Windows 2000 This same problem happened under my 4200ti. Here's what I've done so far: * Ran memtest all night... no errors. * For the heck of it, tried each stick of RAM in different slots, individually, and at the same time. * Have tried shutting down ALL extra software, including Zone Alarm and Nod32 (virus checker). * Have tried UNDERclocking the board. * Removed both my sound card and my modem, thinking perhaps it was an IRQ issue. Now, for the heck of it, I dropped the FSB to 100MHz, and Prime95 ran for 5 minutes before I aborted it... but I 3D apps still crashed to the desktop (but stopped locking the system)... And I don't want to run my 2.2GHz processor at 1.1GHz anyway... According to SpeedFan and EasyTune5, CPU temp is at about 65C when the system crashes to the desktop. I idle at about 50C... I've run with the case off for a while, and the heat sink is luke-warm to the touch, so I don't THINK the temps are wrong) I've used several different drivers for the card, and the problem happened under a all of them, and even with a different card... SO, I'm left thinking there is something wacky with the either the CPU or the board itself. Any ideas? Ryan |
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Turned out to be a faulty processor... ******* OEM's!
Ryan |
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