Hi, got a problem with my computer, it crashes but only when playing 3d intensive games - it seems. I get quick flash of blue screen of death then the computer resets. Its always about 10 minutes into playing a game. Otherwise, my computer works great, i don't do any intesive 3d graphics like maya or anything but use macromedia software loads plus playstation emulators which run fine, even hardware acceleerated. The computer used to run everything fine too so i'm trying to identify a hardware or software fault
I've done loads of tests to find the problem but no luck. These are:-
swapping ram sticks round
trying ram sticks separately
running tests on cpu - all passed
swapping graphics cards - computer crashed regardless of card so card is not the problem
setting bios to failsafe
I also upgraded card drivers and mobo drivers + bios to the latest ones - no difference.
Could it be i have a faulty mobo? Is there anyway of testing this? Also - i've been using onboard sound - could this cause complications with games? Anyone had the same problem as me? Any help much appreciated, cheers
My specs:
jeantech 500w silent psu
geforce 5900
abit NF7-S2G - nforce2 ultra 400 chipset
athlon xp 3000
1 gig ram ddr 2700 2 x 512
onboard sound
I've done loads of tests to find the problem but no luck. These are:-
swapping ram sticks round
trying ram sticks separately
running tests on cpu - all passed
swapping graphics cards - computer crashed regardless of card so card is not the problem
setting bios to failsafe
I also upgraded card drivers and mobo drivers + bios to the latest ones - no difference.
Could it be i have a faulty mobo? Is there anyway of testing this? Also - i've been using onboard sound - could this cause complications with games? Anyone had the same problem as me? Any help much appreciated, cheers
My specs:
jeantech 500w silent psu
geforce 5900
abit NF7-S2G - nforce2 ultra 400 chipset
athlon xp 3000
1 gig ram ddr 2700 2 x 512
onboard sound