Hardware Problems

[hynesy]

Just recently I was using my other computer and it just randomly froze, I did a hard reset and it froze again as vista was booting. This isn't that first time this has happened, it happened once when I was running Hackint0sh on my custom PC but i thought it was just a kernel panic although that was the only time it happened. Anyway back to windows, it froze when it was under little or no load, then when I did a hard reset it wouldn't boot, but would freeze at different point of startup. I then proceeded to do a system repair, but the symptoms remained the same. Is this a hardware or software issue.
cheers
Hynesy

CPU - Pentium 4 3.00ghz
MoBo- Asrock P4i65G using Intel 865G chipset
Video - MSI NX6600 GT nVidia
HDD - 2 x WD cavier hard drives
PSU - stock

 

[AlbertLionheart]

Hi Hynesy
looks like hardware to me and as the lockups are happening during the boot I wonder if you have a cooling problem? Check the fans are all clean and no dust bunnies blocking the vents in the PSU as well.

 

[hynesy]

I checked the PSU, its clear of dust, and its not likely to be the heaksink because its a Thermaltake BigTyphoon 120 VX. Everything is the computer is under two years old except for the CPU which is about 5 years old, my guess is that its just had its time.

 

[mailpup]

When you say "stock" PSU, does that mean it came with the case? If so, it might be failing. It would be worth checking.

 

[hynesy]

Yeah, I checked it, against a high quality PSU, still had the problems. Doesn't matter now, I have ordered a new processor, ram and motherboard, I ordered the ram and motherboard because my old intel P4 runs on the 478 socket and no shop around here sells P4's anymore.

 

[AlbertLionheart]

I would be more inclined to just check the memory with memtest first if you can. Bit late with that recommendation perhaps?