NushowTech
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Hi TechForums!
Right now I'm working with a PC that's being a HUGE pain... here are the hardware specs:
CPU AMD|A64 X2 5000+ 2.6G AM2
CPU Cooler: ZALMAN CNPS7500
VGA EVGA 9600GSO 384MB PCIE 2.0 16X BUS
MB ASUS M3N78-EMH HDMI AM2 GF8200
MEM 1Gx2|OCZ Dual Channel Kit (P/N:OCZ2N10662GK)
HDD WD 80GB IDE
OPTICAL TOSHIBA GENERIC DVD-R/RW DRIVE
And software:
Windows XP SP3
Motherboard Chipset + Audio Drivers
ASUS's utilities
EVGA Stock (in-box) drivers
Spybot S&D
That's all that there is currently loaded into and on the PC
I haven't even attempted to overclock the thing as windows won't run stable for more than about 3-10 minutes (it is that much of an open variable). On a hunch that it may be heat causing the problem, I popped open the BIOS to find that my CPU was running at FORTY TWO degrees C. Either the Heatsink isn't on right, or it isn't absorbing the heat that the chip is putting off.
What I find odd is that the crashes and soft-lockups only happen AFTER I've installed EVGA's drivers.
Anyone have any idea what's going on or what I'm missing?
NushowTech
Right now I'm working with a PC that's being a HUGE pain... here are the hardware specs:
CPU AMD|A64 X2 5000+ 2.6G AM2
CPU Cooler: ZALMAN CNPS7500
VGA EVGA 9600GSO 384MB PCIE 2.0 16X BUS
MB ASUS M3N78-EMH HDMI AM2 GF8200
MEM 1Gx2|OCZ Dual Channel Kit (P/N:OCZ2N10662GK)
HDD WD 80GB IDE
OPTICAL TOSHIBA GENERIC DVD-R/RW DRIVE
And software:
Windows XP SP3
Motherboard Chipset + Audio Drivers
ASUS's utilities
EVGA Stock (in-box) drivers
Spybot S&D
That's all that there is currently loaded into and on the PC
I haven't even attempted to overclock the thing as windows won't run stable for more than about 3-10 minutes (it is that much of an open variable). On a hunch that it may be heat causing the problem, I popped open the BIOS to find that my CPU was running at FORTY TWO degrees C. Either the Heatsink isn't on right, or it isn't absorbing the heat that the chip is putting off.
What I find odd is that the crashes and soft-lockups only happen AFTER I've installed EVGA's drivers.
Anyone have any idea what's going on or what I'm missing?
NushowTech