rx7_fan
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I love to root for ATi because they are the underdog, but sometimes, I wish they would do a better job with their drivers.
Originally Posted by asmox Could also be your powersupply. Check the rail voltages. |
Originally Posted by Illah Yeah do Prime95 next. Let that run for a couple of hours. That will hit the CPU/RAM really hard. Let it go overnight if you can. If that is OK, then do 3DMark. If it really only restarts with video intesive apps then it could be the video card. PSU is also a possibility but, from my experience anyway, I've done severe overclocking with nothing but generic PSU's for years and never had a problem. Unless your power rails are *WAY* off I find the PSU thing to be somewhat of an old wives tale. When I built 24/7 fileservers at my last company with multiple P4 or Xeon processors, 4GB RAM, and RAID-5 storage they used generic 300W PSU's that came with the case. No brand name fanciness there, and no prolems whatsover (well, none that had anything to do with the PSU anyway). Dell and all the other major manufacturers use generics, and most of those machines work just fine for years. Brand name aftermarket PSU's probably represent 0.5% or less of the total market for PSU's. The only reason I bought one was for silence and efficiency, not power rails! The minimization of power waste lowers my electrical bill and therefor uses less power, which is good for the environment. --Illah |
Originally Posted by dj_mocok I'm not sure if this is related or not, but my videocard used to make a VERY loud whirring noise, and I took it to the store, and the guy cleaned the video card fan from dust buildup. But after I took it home, it still made that sound, so I suspect it's the joint issue or whatever. Took out one of the screw from the videocard, and it hasn't made any whirring sound anymore. But MAYBE for some reasons after that incident, the fan is not really rotating as fast as it should be thus the instability issue, or maybe I am just unlucky and got a P.O.S. video card. the card is GeXCube ATI Radeon 9600 XT Extreme. It's a slightly faster card than the normal 9600XT. I really like this card (when it's fine) but now I'm so annoyed with it. I'm not sure whether this company is really dodgy or I am just unlucky getting the dud one (less than 2yrs old), or maybe it's not a video card problem altogether, not sure. |
Originally Posted by dj_mocok But then as soon as I start to play game, it will freeze or restart within 10 minutes or 1/2 hr. So I guess I can rule out overheating eh? Besides I got like 20cm empty spaces at the back of the CPU and no messy clutter inside the CPU. |