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Wierd vista FREEZING problem
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AfterDawn Addict
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14. January 2009 @ 05:23 |
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It could last two years, it could last two weeks, there's no way of telling. Most cheap companies are the same as they use very poor quality electronics inside which can't stand up to the power a PC uses, especially not a quad core. Sunbeam and Raidmax certainly fall into the same category. The two cheap PSU brands that are acceptable are the Antec Earthwatts and Corsair CX / VX series, very little else.
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brauner
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14. January 2009 @ 11:02 |
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alright that makes sense...just an update on the freezing..it seems to be happing if i leave it for an amount of time such as 10min to all day..i will come back..be able to move the mouse but its frozen. Any ideas?
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banditxkr
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14. January 2009 @ 23:10 |
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I'm using 32 bit vista home premium sp1 on an acer aspire 6920 and i seem to be having a very similar problem. I'll be using it and it will randomly freeze in various programs about once every 2 hrs.
Any ideas?
Thanks ahead of time
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15. January 2009 @ 11:05 |
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first do a mem test free from microsoft
then do a harddrive test free from maxtor
then if they are both ok reinstall vista from scratch
then LISTEN to sam morris and get a better psu it's too low powered
i7 3770 12GB ram terrabyte sata drive 1 750Gb sata drive 285GTX graphics Sony dvdwriter same NZXT Nemesis case
Still playing Black Hawk Down why did I upgrade?
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brauner
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15. January 2009 @ 12:35 |
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ya i will do a memtest this weekend. i cant get to it right now. and i no the power supply is no good but 450W is more than enough. and just an update on the freeze. It doesn't do it at all if it is left in sleep mode. but anything else such as locking or a fresh boot it will randomly freeze.
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brauner
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15. January 2009 @ 18:03 |
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What are your thoughts on the Enermax Tomahawk 405W PSU?
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15. January 2009 @ 18:05 |
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I don't know, there have been a lot of mediocre Enermax PSUs in the past. Stick with a Corsair CX or VX, Antec Earthwatts or OCZ StealthXStream.
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brauner
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15. January 2009 @ 19:23 |
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alright sounds good...btw thanks for ur help sammoris...to bad thers no more people on here that have your knowledge!
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15. January 2009 @ 19:25 |
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That's not strictly fair, there are a lot of people on here who could have helped you out here - I was just the one that happened to respond :)
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brauner
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15. January 2009 @ 19:27 |
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brauner
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15. January 2009 @ 19:34 |
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Originally posted by brauner:
haha thats true..but i like talking to one person because they understand the problem more but thanks to the other people as well! by the way how is this?
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...7371006
Nevermind I can get a good deal from PC Canada with the OCZ StealthXSream 500W
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15. January 2009 @ 19:38 |
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That's the more powerful version of my server's power supply (the 380W) A Core 2 Duo, X1900XT Graphics card (uses more power than a HD4850) and five hard disk drives, so far so good :)
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brauner
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16. January 2009 @ 14:05 |
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alright so i have narrowed the problem down to this. It will not freeze at all if it is left in sleep mode, but once the computer is turned off and turned back on it will at some point in time randomly freeze. What do you guys think?
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brauner
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17. January 2009 @ 14:50 |
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alright i ran memtest...did each stick seperately and then all of them together..reported 0 errors. u think it is vista just being retarded? what about if i put on 32-bit?
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17. January 2009 @ 15:02 |
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Honestly I don't think that's the problem.
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brauner
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17. January 2009 @ 18:03 |
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PROBLEM SOLVED :):):)...so i just went ahead and did a fresh install of home premium 32-bit. Popped out a stick of RAM becaused vista 32 only supports 4gb..and voila..installed all kinds of stuff..been on it for hours and nothing! :)
P.S. Are all versions of windows vista on one disc?
I would also like to thanks sammorris and all the other people who contributed. Thanks!
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17. January 2009 @ 19:33 |
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I'd try swapping the RAM stick you removed with one that you kept in there, just to be sure.
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brauner
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17. January 2009 @ 20:35 |
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i did but it was only for about 10 minutes because i think i forgot to mention that this build was for someone else not me...thats why i havent been able to try everything..but i was reading on some other forums that people were having compatibility issues with the 9600 and 64 bit...do you know about the vista disc?
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17. January 2009 @ 20:37 |
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As it happens, Geforce graphics cards do have problems with 64-bit drivers. I'd forgotten all about that, that could well have been the problem all along... <slaps head>
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brauner
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17. January 2009 @ 20:38 |
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no slapping lol..it has an onboard radeon hd3200
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17. January 2009 @ 20:39 |
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Is the 9600 the CPU then? I see so many threads I have to go on what's on the page I'm looking at.
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brauner
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17. January 2009 @ 20:40 |
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ya sorry forgot to mention..but yes its a amd phenom x4 9600 @ 2.3ghz
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17. January 2009 @ 20:46 |
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No compatibility issues I'm aware of then. What motherboard did you use?
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brauner
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17. January 2009 @ 20:47 |
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its an ASUS M3A78-EM..all the specs are on my first post
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17. January 2009 @ 20:49 |
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Hmm, a cheap Asus board. I am not fond of those at all...
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