- Mar 11, 2009
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So yesterday I started having problems with my comp locking up 3 times in an hour. As much as I hate this I'd like some people's input / suggestions on what to test and what could possible be wrong.... I'm running out of idea's myself but I want this problem solved.
Some info to start with.
First of all my comp is placed on the attic which tends to get quite hot during the summer (I don't have exact tempratures but 10C above the outside temprature feels right)
Now as for my specs
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83 GHz FSB 1333
Asus Striker II Formula nForce 780i SLI, SATA2
Chieftec Powersupply CFT-850-14C 850W
Corsair 2x2GB DDR2 SDRAM PC6400 CL4.0
Seagate 500GB SATA300 32MB (3x)
XFX PCI-e GeForce GTX260 896MB DDR3
Gigabyte PCI-e GeForce GTX260 896MB DDR3
After getting suspecious for overheating problems I downloaded Speedfan and noticed that one of the 2 GPU's was around 75C whilst playing and the other was at 55C. Now a friend of mine mentioned that GPU's are allowed to reach around 90C without causing any problems and the fact that the system freezes instead of the screen turning black make me doubt it's the GPU. Once I opened my case though and placed a fan directly at it I haven't had any problems anymore so that aims back at overheating again.
I'll install RivaTuner as soon as I get home and configure an scheme for trying to increase the fan speed but if anyone has any other suggestions then please let me know.
Another small point is that I occasionally get a screen freeze in WoW (very rarely though) and need to press Ctrl-Alt-Del and press cancel to switch back to WoW to resolve it. If anyone has thoughts on this I'd like to hear them as well. Maybe my often alt-tabbing causes this?
Some info to start with.
First of all my comp is placed on the attic which tends to get quite hot during the summer (I don't have exact tempratures but 10C above the outside temprature feels right)
Now as for my specs
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83 GHz FSB 1333
Asus Striker II Formula nForce 780i SLI, SATA2
Chieftec Powersupply CFT-850-14C 850W
Corsair 2x2GB DDR2 SDRAM PC6400 CL4.0
Seagate 500GB SATA300 32MB (3x)
XFX PCI-e GeForce GTX260 896MB DDR3
Gigabyte PCI-e GeForce GTX260 896MB DDR3
After getting suspecious for overheating problems I downloaded Speedfan and noticed that one of the 2 GPU's was around 75C whilst playing and the other was at 55C. Now a friend of mine mentioned that GPU's are allowed to reach around 90C without causing any problems and the fact that the system freezes instead of the screen turning black make me doubt it's the GPU. Once I opened my case though and placed a fan directly at it I haven't had any problems anymore so that aims back at overheating again.
I'll install RivaTuner as soon as I get home and configure an scheme for trying to increase the fan speed but if anyone has any other suggestions then please let me know.
Another small point is that I occasionally get a screen freeze in WoW (very rarely though) and need to press Ctrl-Alt-Del and press cancel to switch back to WoW to resolve it. If anyone has thoughts on this I'd like to hear them as well. Maybe my often alt-tabbing causes this?