Hi I built myself a new pc, at first it seemed fine untill I tried to convert a xvid file, the pc just restarted then just b4 windows logo it restarted again, did this 4 times b4 coming on properly.
Checked the cpu temp and it got upto 54 while running the xvid convert software, I added more fans and seemed to work.
Then brother decided he wanted pc, but when he played a game it crashed/froze after half hour, so we put it down to cpu overheat again and I bought a better heatsink/fan, which again seemed to work.
But basically it did run for 7 hours straight while playing his game, but it was a cold night, then when weathers hot the pc crashes after half an hour or more.
PC Spec:
Dabs Value Alien Gaming Case 480W Power Supply
Asustek AM2 Via K8T890 ATX Audio Lan Dual DDR2 SATA
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ AM2 2.8GHz(bought an Akasa heatsink/fan with heatpipe)
Corsair Memory TWIN2X2048-6400 2x1GB 240-Pin DIMM XMS2-6400 CL5
Sapphire Technology Radeon X1550 512MB DDR2 PCIE DVI-I TVO DVI(didnt have fan)
Samsung SpinPoint P120 250GB UDMA133
HP DVD 435i DVD-ROM Drive Retail
Pioneer DVR-112BK 18X +/-RW/RAM BLACK IDE DRIVE
Belkin G Wireless PCI Adaptor
Akasa 80mm Crystal Blue case Fan - Blue LED x2
Microsoft Win XP Home SP2B OEM
Any sugestions welcome, why does it keep crashing.
We checked memory 1 at a time, no difference
Upgraded Heatsink/fan, Slightly better
Originally posted by SPIKE2004: Hi I built myself a new pc, at first it seemed fine untill I tried to convert a xvid file, the pc just restarted then just b4 windows logo it restarted again, did this 4 times b4 coming on properly.
Checked the cpu temp and it got upto 54 while running the xvid convert software, I added more fans and seemed to work.
Then brother decided he wanted pc, but when he played a game it crashed/froze after half hour, so we put it down to cpu overheat again and I bought a better heatsink/fan, which again seemed to work.
But basically it did run for 7 hours straight while playing his game, but it was a cold night, then when weathers hot the pc crashes after half an hour or more.
PC Spec:
Dabs Value Alien Gaming Case 480W Power Supply
Asustek AM2 Via K8T890 ATX Audio Lan Dual DDR2 SATA
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ AM2 2.8GHz(bought an Akasa heatsink/fan with heatpipe)
Corsair Memory TWIN2X2048-6400 2x1GB 240-Pin DIMM XMS2-6400 CL5
Sapphire Technology Radeon X1550 512MB DDR2 PCIE DVI-I TVO DVI(didnt have fan)
Samsung SpinPoint P120 250GB UDMA133
HP DVD 435i DVD-ROM Drive Retail
Pioneer DVR-112BK 18X +/-RW/RAM BLACK IDE DRIVE
Belkin G Wireless PCI Adaptor
Akasa 80mm Crystal Blue case Fan - Blue LED x2
Microsoft Win XP Home SP2B OEM
Any sugestions welcome, why does it keep crashing.
We checked memory 1 at a time, no difference
Upgraded Heatsink/fan, Slightly better
What power supply came with the case? Usually, they are inferior PSU's.
