Computer will not start up, same reasons from my last post

[Mike1892]

Sorry i cant think of a very descriptive title to call this, if anyone has read the thread

https://www.techspot.com/vb/topic49370.html

Then you already know my computer is having problems, 20 minutes ago, i was playing Roller coaster tycoon 3, and the computer just shut down, and it sounded like something fell in the computer, like a bang sound.

This started out as a small ram issue and now its going into a huge problem. I always get blue screens 'Page fault in non paged area' and it restarts itself, it probably caused something to blow up.

i dont know what to say really, same problems from the first post i made (video card, ram problems, just got the cpu fixed thanks to a kind member)

it will start up, as you can hear it running, just nothing will show up on the screen. anybody have an idea?

 

[zephead]

that sound you have heard may have been the click that a harddrive makes when the heads are rapidly parked during a fast shutdown, in which case there is nothing to be worried about.

have you opened the case to check on the fans, cables, and components?

 

[Mike1892]

i will in the morning because its late, i'll tell you then.

 

[benken2202001]

1st. Get rid of the PC2300 ram. its slowing the other ram stick down and this speed discrepency could be your problem.

2nd. Roller Coaster Tycoon3 requires a LOT of ram.. i have 1gig 3200/400 and it still has problems on a full map.

 

[Mike1892]

i havent had a chance to look inside the computer, i'll try taking out a ram stick and keeping one in and see if thats the problem.

im taking the computer in to get fixed, im going to need to buy some new parts.

Probably a new CPU, and RAM, i have a AMD 1.7ghz but i think its dying aswell as the ram, i have 512MB DDR ram.

And my geforce mx 440 just cant take new games, its always glitchy. and i'd like to play new games like Fable: The lost chapters but as you can see here it doesnt take a lot of graphics cards.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905588/

Could anybody suggest some parts to buy, that are upto date with games, and not to expensive.

 

[zephead]

what you get depends a lot on your budget. an athlon 64 3000+ or higher, nforce4 chipset or better, 6600gt or better graphics card. a gig of ram has become quite affordable these days ($80 USD). i reccomend sticking to a name brand motherboard. but will your current power supply be able to handle the load? you could get better advice if you listed what you have already.

 

[Mike1892]

i got all the information i thought i needed to get to tell the forums my computer problems, so i only listed the motherboard, cpu etc. so i'll get back to you on that.

that bang sound i heard, of something falling. while i was taking the computer upstairs there was a raddling noise in the computer but i didnt know what it is. i assume that was the power supply (i hope it was because its probably the cheapest part of it)

i really hope its not my hard drive because i just bought it.

Edit: here's a video card i might get

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=1776106&sku=P450-8568

i think this is the one you recommended, its a little to expensive for me, i mean for something only a little bit better, would you say there is much of a difference?

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=1212072&sku=P450-6600

 

[zephead]

i'll bet it's a lose fan, heatsink, or HSF combo. a recall when abit boards were known to have the northbridge cooler fall off, often landing on the back of a video card and damaging it.