Jestermask
WinTMBG Professional
- Joined
- 18 Dec 2001
- Messages
- 162
Alrighty.
My computer has been freezing for quite a while (I'm not sure when it really started) during some games (WarCraft 3, NWN, Red Alert 2...), DVD's, and occasionally while I'm playing music in WMP8.
After formatting and reinstalling, it continued to happen, but I continued to use the computer since it didn't bother me that much.
Well, it started to bother me. Here is a list of things I have tried:
1) Borrowed a spare 10GB HDD from a buddy of mine, installed ONLY Warcraft 3 and my video card drivers, still froze.
2) Had Kingston send me a new stick of memory, in case my memory was bad, still froze.
3) Exchanged my Ti-500 for a Ti-4600, in case it was a bad video card, still froze.
That leaves it to be my processor or motherboard. People have suggested that my Athlon is producing too much heat, but I don't think that's the problem. After freezing, I immediately reset and look up the CPU temp in the BIOS, and it's roughly 120-125 degrees F.
I'd like to know what you all think. Processor? Motherboard? Should I get an RMA for one or the other? Is there something I'm overlooking?
Any and all posts will be greatly appreciated, and I will answer all posts requesting clarification promptly.
Thank you,
~JM
My computer has been freezing for quite a while (I'm not sure when it really started) during some games (WarCraft 3, NWN, Red Alert 2...), DVD's, and occasionally while I'm playing music in WMP8.
After formatting and reinstalling, it continued to happen, but I continued to use the computer since it didn't bother me that much.
Well, it started to bother me. Here is a list of things I have tried:
1) Borrowed a spare 10GB HDD from a buddy of mine, installed ONLY Warcraft 3 and my video card drivers, still froze.
2) Had Kingston send me a new stick of memory, in case my memory was bad, still froze.
3) Exchanged my Ti-500 for a Ti-4600, in case it was a bad video card, still froze.
That leaves it to be my processor or motherboard. People have suggested that my Athlon is producing too much heat, but I don't think that's the problem. After freezing, I immediately reset and look up the CPU temp in the BIOS, and it's roughly 120-125 degrees F.
I'd like to know what you all think. Processor? Motherboard? Should I get an RMA for one or the other? Is there something I'm overlooking?
Any and all posts will be greatly appreciated, and I will answer all posts requesting clarification promptly.
Thank you,
~JM