Petek54321
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ok so a while back while playing 3D games such as battlefield 2 and counter-strike:source at random times i would notice my performance start to drop (i would start seeing a lot of the imfamous snow and lower fps) and then all at once my screen would go black and my computer would be unresponsive. This did not happen all the time and there was nothing that seemed to tigger it.
Now recently when i try to restart my computer from windows it will go to the 'windows is shutting down' screen and then the screen will go blank and the computer wont restart. So I have to turn my machine off manually and then turn it back on. Upon doing this all of my fans roar loudly (louder than before) and then my computer wont boot up (the lights are blinking on the power button and on the drives but the screen is blank) . After 2 or 3 times of turning it on and off it will finally boot up.
I have tried reformatting and reloading everything several times. I have the latest drivers and everything. I also ran the hardware diagnostics that came with my machine and the motherboard, HD, video card... all check out.
I dont know if these problems are related. Do I need a new power supply?
Dell XPS gen 2
P4 3.2 ghz
2gb ram
ATI 9800XT 256 mb
Now recently when i try to restart my computer from windows it will go to the 'windows is shutting down' screen and then the screen will go blank and the computer wont restart. So I have to turn my machine off manually and then turn it back on. Upon doing this all of my fans roar loudly (louder than before) and then my computer wont boot up (the lights are blinking on the power button and on the drives but the screen is blank) . After 2 or 3 times of turning it on and off it will finally boot up.
I have tried reformatting and reloading everything several times. I have the latest drivers and everything. I also ran the hardware diagnostics that came with my machine and the motherboard, HD, video card... all check out.
I dont know if these problems are related. Do I need a new power supply?
Dell XPS gen 2
P4 3.2 ghz
2gb ram
ATI 9800XT 256 mb