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terrahowl

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    Angry Gamer
    « on: November 18, 2007, 08:29:15 PM »
    To my fellow techies and gamers, I need your help. I recently upgraded my processor from an Intel Celeron D @ 3.14 Gh/z to a new Intel Duo Core Processor @ 2.13 Gh/z. Now whenever I play any games, from WoW to AoE III, my computer freezes, I get no power to my keyboard, and my headset replays the last .5 seconds of sound. My idea is that while i have Duel cores and a higher Front Side Bus, I don't have the Gh/z to game anymore... Someone help

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      Re: Angry Gamer
      « Reply #1 on: November 18, 2007, 08:54:28 PM »
      feezing will not be caused by the  cpu  itself....

      what video card is in there /  clean it's  fan
      is your case clean inside?
      did you get a good pea  sized drop/  ie...artic 5  etc... on the cpu back when applying to the heatsink/fan  ?
      cds / dvd's  working  ok in the optical drive?

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        Re: Angry Gamer
        « Reply #2 on: November 18, 2007, 09:10:11 PM »
        Graphics card is new, clean and screwed in snugly. i think i overdid it on the thermopaste (TP), i just took the processor out and cleaned up the extra TP. all fans are clean. case is clean.... Am I destined not to have a decent computer...

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          Re: Angry Gamer
          « Reply #3 on: November 18, 2007, 09:19:51 PM »
          woooppss...   what  model/brand  is your  motherboard  ?  forgot to ask  that*
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            Re: Angry Gamer
            « Reply #4 on: November 19, 2007, 09:04:07 PM »
            Here is my computer lowdown
            Processor - Intel Duo core @ 2.13 Gh/z
            Motherboard - nFORCE 570 SLIT-A
            Graphics card - e-GeForce 8600GTS @ 256 Mb GDDR3
            RAM - 3 Gig/s DDR2 Duel Channel
            Optical drives - 2 LiteOn 52x (2x)
            HDD - 2 80 Gig @ 10000 RPM
            Power supply - new 550 watt
            Case - Bitchen
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            Re: Angry Gamer
            « Reply #5 on: November 19, 2007, 09:57:23 PM »
            Thermal Paste Instructions

            Also check to see if you bent any pins re-assembling.
            If so DO NOT bend them back all at once.
            Use a credit card and only bend them verry little at a time.
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              Re: Angry Gamer
              « Reply #6 on: November 20, 2007, 08:43:55 PM »
              Graphics card is new, clean and screwed in snugly. i think i overdid it on the thermopaste (TP), i just took the processor out and cleaned up the extra TP. all fans are clean. case is clean.... Am I destined not to have a decent computer...

              Down with pants, up with skirts!

              ive got a couple questions...

              1. by saying you "overdid the thermalpaste" can we assume that you installed an aftermarket cooling solution? if so, what make/model is the VGA cooler?
              2. did you overclock your GPU? and if so, what software did you use/are using?

              « Last Edit: November 20, 2007, 09:09:38 PM by homer »

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                Re: Angry Gamer
                « Reply #7 on: November 22, 2007, 07:29:13 PM »
                RAM - 3 Gig/s DDR2 Duel Channel  <  can't  have  "true'  dual mode  with  3 gigs... your running  3  sticks  thats  not  optimal*

                 better off with  2  1  gig  sticks  <  thats  dual  mode

                 double check  )after grounding yourself )  all the  mobo connections[ and believe it or not, all your case wires and  cords*]   and  the heatsink  / fan 

                 if you don't have a driver issue going on,  it could be a failing  psu *

                you would be surprised that just a loose cord on your puter  screws things  up
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                Re: Angry Gamer
                « Reply #8 on: November 22, 2007, 10:07:02 PM »
                I found i had this issue today , i was checking my new mobos temperatures for anything out of the ordinary and found i was reaching extreme heat 70c , so i applied some more thermal compound and my computer was in fact freezing up , so i took the cpu to a work bench , and wiped of all the old thermal compound  ,  checked to see if everything was ok on the back *sometimes thermal paste seeps into the back* and after reapplying a very thin layer of the compound i was fine ..

                Tony :)

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                  Re: Angry Gamer
                  « Reply #9 on: November 23, 2007, 08:21:09 PM »
                  i retested everythin... but i got some more info. 5 minutes into an intense games of AoE3, my computer froze up again, and after 23ish minutes of waiting it somewhat recovered. It went into VGA mode and Said that the Graphics Drivers have stopped working properly, and to restart to return them to normal. One of my techie friends said that the GPU and Duo core processor aren't getting enough power together, yet my Power Supply is 550 watt... thats my news for today...
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                    Re: Angry Gamer
                    « Reply #10 on: November 24, 2007, 02:33:55 AM »
                    ive got a couple questions...

                    1. by saying you "overdid the thermalpaste" can we assume that you installed an aftermarket cooling solution? if so, what make/model is the VGA cooler?
                    2. did you overclock your GPU? and if so, what software did you use/are using?



                    *ahem* i believe these two questions remain unanswered...

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                    Re: Angry Gamer
                    « Reply #11 on: November 24, 2007, 08:54:13 AM »
                    Since the info is coming in one piece at a time i'll wait awhile...
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                    Re: Angry Gamer
                    « Reply #12 on: November 24, 2007, 12:00:19 PM »
                    I suspect you still have too much paste on there, which can be as bad as not enough. What is the make and model of that PSU? Roughly the price you paid?

                    There may be several issues at work here.

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                      Re: Angry Gamer
                      « Reply #13 on: November 24, 2007, 10:18:41 PM »
                      PROBLEM SOLVED!!! the issue was that one of my gig sticks of ram was going out, caused issues N' such, Yall rock and peace out
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                        Re: Angry Gamer
                        « Reply #14 on: November 29, 2007, 10:06:41 PM »
                        lol,  wonder what brand of  ram   he  had ?  OH WELL.....   :P
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