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20th Sep 2009, 10:06
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Hi guys
long time, no speak. Built my system in the new year but am suffering from totally random re-boots. Sometimes the machine totally re-boots three times in ten minutes & sometimes is fine for two or three weeks. I have done a memory check (MemCheck) & temperature check (SpeedFan) and everything appears okay. The re-boots started when playing graphics intensive games but now does it when playing non-graphics games such as 'Football Manager' & I'm at a total loss now. Thanks in advance for your help & I do appreciate what an awkward problem this may be to solve, Slime. P.S. I'm on XP SP3, Asus P5Q-Pro, Q6600 Quad Core, Sapphire HD4870 & nothing has been overclocked. P.P.S. Sorry if this is in the wrong forum, not sure if it's a hardware or software thing. |
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20th Sep 2009, 10:51
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I'ts just done it !!!!
I went for a shower, the machine was NOT being used & it has just re-booted, AAAAaaaaaaaaggggggggggghhhhhhhhhh !!!! Slime. |
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20th Sep 2009, 11:12
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Cleaned all your fans, thoroughly?
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Also if you have 2+ sticks of RAM remove one and alternate, regardless of what memtest says. Failing that get a new PSU. My System: Hybr!d
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20th Sep 2009, 11:32
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Thanks Hybr!d,
will try the 'stick of Ram' test & report back as & when. As for the PSU, it is only a few months old & am told they are generally very reliable. It's a 650W TX Corsair PSU. Fans are all spinning & case is cleaned out every month. Thanks for your help mate, Slime. |
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#5
20th Sep 2009, 11:37
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Even small amounts of dust cause overheating, spinning fans are not enough, 0 dust is essential in/on/around fans and heatsinks. Electrical stuff can be faulty 5mins after leaving the factory so age means nothing really.
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#6
23rd Sep 2009, 09:07
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Hi,
for future reference, can you suggest the best utilities for temperature checking/monitoring & also for testing memory. Thanks all, Slime, |
