interesting problem

[duncan9562]

hi. this is my current rig:

amd athlon 64 3000+ (oc'd slightly)
nvidia dual core 6600GT
160gb maxtor
80gb maxtor
1gb 3200 DDR

I have a problem of the pc restarting.....sometimes when im plaaying battlefield 2 it freezes then i have to do a hrd reset. I was wandering could this be a power issue? i only have a 200 watt supply....i was considering upgrading but thought not. I also have 2 uv cold cathodes and fans running off the PSU. Any help would be great...

 

[Sprooty]

im guessing your overclock isn't stable enought. I am not a pro at overclocking at all so i would wait for someone with some adivce.

Or it could be a temperature problem.

 

[duncan9562]

well the overclocks been stable for ages....and it still does it if i reset the bios to default....its strange.........it doesnt do the bsod either...

 

[Nitestick]

definitely sounds like power to me!!!

 

[duncan9562]

ok so i went out and bought a brand new 400 watt psu and i still have the same problem.......any 1 get any great ideas?

 

[gimli of gloin]

how long are u playing it before is messes up?

 

[Apokalipse]

200W is definately not enough for that system

 

[joshd]

are you able to montor temperature on the athlon and the 6600? If you have bought a new psu, my second verdict would be temperature.

 

[duncan9562]

ok well now i cant even get into playing it....it loads the map then you click to join game and it crashes......has crashed once wen loading map....
temps on the other hand...

athlon = 39
6600 = 51

 

[Danny64]

i think the 6600 needs at least 350watt power supply so i dont even know how ur comp didnt have more problems