Hello, I just built this new comp:
ASUS M2N-E Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra
EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADX6000CZBO
mushkin 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996527 - Retail
XION II XON-101 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W Power Supply
I put it together a couple weeks ago and it constantly freezes and locksup. I swapped out the HDD the video card and processor and I switched around the two mushkin ram modules so my only answer is that it must be the mainboard over heating from lack of good airflow with the side panel on(the attached fan is very weak). However if I leave the case off with a floor box fan blowing in it it won't freeze at all. I don't want to leave the case off forever so I need a very powerful fan to replace the weak attached to keep the inside near room temperature and a strong gust of air blowing on the mainboard. I was thinking about the vantac tornado 88MM from newegg as that seems the most powerful but I thought I'd ask a couple experts first. I'd appreciate any advice, thanks.
ASUS M2N-E Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra
EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADX6000CZBO
mushkin 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996527 - Retail
XION II XON-101 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W Power Supply
I put it together a couple weeks ago and it constantly freezes and locksup. I swapped out the HDD the video card and processor and I switched around the two mushkin ram modules so my only answer is that it must be the mainboard over heating from lack of good airflow with the side panel on(the attached fan is very weak). However if I leave the case off with a floor box fan blowing in it it won't freeze at all. I don't want to leave the case off forever so I need a very powerful fan to replace the weak attached to keep the inside near room temperature and a strong gust of air blowing on the mainboard. I was thinking about the vantac tornado 88MM from newegg as that seems the most powerful but I thought I'd ask a couple experts first. I'd appreciate any advice, thanks.