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Problems with new build. Xp Not very stable!

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  • 29-12-2004 12:44am
    #1
    Tech Overhaul
    Registered Users Posts: 437 ✭✭


    I have built a new PC but I'm having problems since I started. Bought most parts of Komplett

    Abit AG8-3rd Eye Mainboard for S775
    I915P,SATA,ATX,GbLAN,Dual-DDR,PCI-Ex16

    Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0 GHz Boxed
    Socket LGA775, 1MB cache

    Maxtor DiamondMax 10 200GB
    IDE ATA/133 8MB cache 7200RPM

    Sapphire Radeon X600XT 256MB DDR
    AGP, VIVO/DVI-I

    TwinMOS PC3200 DDR-DIMM 2048MB Dual Pack
    Kit w/two matched PC3200 DDR DIMMs

    Put it all together in a case with 350w psu

    Had a lot of problems installing XP. Wouldn't install because it said that there was a bad system image or something like that. One of my mates suggested I change the graphics card to a lower spec one. Did that and nothing. So then I also took out half the ram. Then Xp install without problems. When the installation was finished I put back in the new graphics card and the rest of the ram. Xp worked fine but its not very stable and crashes a lot.

    Medel of Honor Pacific Assault crashes out after 5 mins of play. Splinter cell is the same.

    Oddly the system information shows that there are two cpus on my machine? Any Ideas as to what is going wrong?


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    astrofool
    Registered Users Posts: 16,646 ✭✭✭✭astrofool


    could be psu is underpowered for that rig.

    Could also be a motherboard issue with using 1gig dimm's. I know some boards also have problems with twinmos memory.


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    Orion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,807 ✭✭✭✭Orion


    One of the UT players was having similar problems recently - bombing out of UT after a short while playing. Yesterday he narrowed it down to the OpenGL drivers. Not sure exactly of the fix but I'll ask him for you. I think he went to DirectX instead.


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    Mac daddy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,942 ✭✭✭Mac daddy


    Wizard Archer wrote:
    Oddly the system information shows that there are two cpus on my machine? Any Ideas as to what is going wrong?

    That is called hyperthreading !!!!learn about the stuff that you use and have

    I would say your psu is causing this - you have a lot of power hungry parts installed - something more like 450-500W have you checked the event viewer yet - if not check it -


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    Dempsey
    Registered Users Posts: 20,553 ✭✭✭✭Dempsey


    Yea the PSU is your problem id reckon. Get a Antec 450W and you're sorted. What brand is your current PSU?


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    Tech Overhaul
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    Thanks Guys for all the help. Changed the 350W for a 500W but there was still no difference. Did a memory test and it failed... One of the sticks of ram is buggered. Took it out and xp hasn't crashed since. Going to send it back to komplett.


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    astrofool
    Registered Users Posts: 16,646 ✭✭✭✭astrofool


    try swap the sticks. As i said some boards have problems with large dimms (1gig), and others have problem with twinmos. You might be sending back a good stick which your board just happens to have issues with.


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    Tech Overhaul
    Registered Users Posts: 437 ✭✭Tech Overhaul


    Already did a swap but it's just the same stick giving the problem..


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