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#1 nabz0r

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Posted 11 May 2009 - 08:25 AM

Hello everyone,

I recently changed my GFX Card and it works great, but the only problem I get almost everyday is that my PC freezes up. First it freezes and then then works for 1 second and it freezes up again and sometimes I have to restart. It happens sometimes twice or 3 times a day which is so confusing specially when I'm working on important things. And yes, my card is nVidia.

I did some researches but couldn't find something that helps. Any suggestions guys? And thanks for your suggestions! <3

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Posted 11 May 2009 - 03:12 PM

I had the exact same problem back in the day of my socket 939 3000+ on a MSI RS480M2-IL. The motherboard's internal graphics chip would work fine, but as soon as I would put a graphics card in, I would get those random lockups. I never found the answer and I finally got another mobo, but I assumed it had something to do with not enough power getting to the video card, as the card has been working fine for years in another computer now

First, we would need your specs : motherboard, old and new VGA card, and PSU. My card was a 6600GT without a power connector, so I thought there was not enough power getting through the PCI-e bus. What about you? Does your old and new card have one? Also, it only happened to me in graphics-intensive applications such as games, no problem in normal browsing or other apps, what about you?

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Posted 11 May 2009 - 06:57 PM

A little more info?

VGA board?, driver set?, PSU specs?, motherboard?, RAM?, freezing when?, in games/desktop?, type of cooling installed?, does it do the same when your p!ssed?

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Posted 11 May 2009 - 10:20 PM

Ever since I picked up my 8800gtx card I can't cold boot without a freeze. Just a minor annoyance at this point but after a cold boot I let Doze start up then immediately do a restart. It doesn't freeze after that.

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Posted 12 May 2009 - 09:13 AM

Hello people

Thanks for your replaying, and I will give you guys more info when I get home, 'cause it's my old computer and I don't really remember. I'll edit this post as soon as I get home. :-)

Here you go guys:
Processor: AMD Athlone64 3500+
MB: Asus A8N-SLI Socket 939
GFX: Asus Geforce 9500GT 1GB
RAM: 3GB
HDD: 320GB and 750GB

I use both Vista and XP and it freezes in both when I play game and when I work on something. :P... First I thought it's 'cause of my card and I even wanted to send it back but for some unknown reason I didn't.

Edited by nabz0r, 13 May 2009 - 04:01 PM.


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Posted 14 May 2009 - 12:23 PM

Helllos!

Edited by nabz0r, 14 May 2009 - 12:23 PM.


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Posted 14 May 2009 - 01:43 PM

PSU?

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Posted 14 May 2009 - 03:40 PM

View Postscaramonga, on May 14 2009, 06:43 AM, said:

PSU?

:P
That'd be my guess-
A power supply that is not stable will cause all sorts of mysterious problems.

but check that memory first.

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Posted 14 May 2009 - 04:46 PM

View PostRoadrunner, on May 14 2009, 08:40 AM, said:

:D
That'd be my guess-
A power supply that is not stable will cause all sorts of mysterious problems.

but check that memory first.

i'd be looking at trying another psu in the system just to see what happens...


View Postbanj0, on May 11 2009, 03:20 PM, said:

Ever since I picked up my 8800gtx card I can't cold boot without a freeze. Just a minor annoyance at this point but after a cold boot I let Doze start up then immediately do a restart. It doesn't freeze after that.

for some, the love for nvidia hath no bounds... ;)

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Posted 14 May 2009 - 08:31 PM

View PostRoadrunner, on May 14 2009, 11:40 AM, said:

check that memory first.
memtestshould do the job :P

View Postm.oreilly, on May 14 2009, 12:46 PM, said:

i'd be looking at trying another psu in the system just to see what happens...
You gave me the same advice when it happened to me, didn't do it... Could be the motherboard also.

This is why having multiple (sometimes uncompleted...) computers is handy, you got spare parts to try out your stuff to find what is not working properly.

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Posted 15 May 2009 - 12:23 AM

View Postm.oreilly, on May 14 2009, 05:46 PM, said:

for some, the love for nvidia hath no bounds...

Nothing wrong with nvidia chips ya bollix :P

Have you tried reseating the GPU? It could just be loose. Also check your HDD cables to be sure they're connected right. I've had times when i'd give the PC a kick ( not intentionally of course ) and it would knock a sata cable loose. That often caused my PC to freeze.

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Posted 15 May 2009 - 02:04 AM

Can we get some temperatures? Northbridge? CPU? Southbridge? GPU? etc etc

What version of the A8n-SLI is it? Premium? Deluxe? I believe the Deluxe had issues with either the southbridge or northbridge fan causing overheating...

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Posted 15 May 2009 - 03:53 AM

View Postbanj0, on May 11 2009, 06:20 PM, said:

Ever since I picked up my 8800gtx card I can't cold boot without a freeze. Just a minor annoyance at this point


View Postm.oreilly, on May 14 2009, 12:46 PM, said:

for some, the love for nvidia hath no bounds... :P

I neglected to mention that after the reboot my 8800 starts mixing la prima Margarita, auto-cleans my Seagate RAID of bad pr0n, and spams National City Bank with emails from Nigerian Princes. Let's see ATI do that!

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Posted 15 May 2009 - 03:59 AM

View PostDavid_Heavey, on May 14 2009, 05:23 PM, said:

I've had times when i'd give the PC a kick ........ That often caused my PC to freeze.
;)

Ahh- seems to be a different type of problem here... :P

Edited by Roadrunner, 15 May 2009 - 04:00 AM.


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Posted 15 May 2009 - 04:12 AM

View Postbanj0, on May 14 2009, 08:53 PM, said:

I neglected to mention that after the reboot my 8800 starts mixing la prima Margarita, auto-cleans my Seagate RAID of bad pr0n, and spams National City Bank with emails from Nigerian Princes. Let's see ATI do that!

:P




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