Wth Is Goin On?!

[mVp24]

I'm totally lost here. Before after long period of use my cmputer would display weird patterns on the screen and hard freeze causing me to manually turn off the comp and and turnin it back on. At first, I thought it was my graphics card but my temps never go over 54 celcius with my card and yet this still happens. I am starting to think it may be because of power supply? I killed all the OCs on my fsb and stuff and re did all votes to normal but I can't figure it out. Please help so I can replace the screwed part.

What Happens:

I use my computer and play a good GFX game such as Oblivion or something for maybe 2 hours straight. Then I web surf for about an 1-2hrs then I try to watch TV and it happened. My RivaTuner log never reports it over 54C so I don't think it's my graphics card. My cpu idles around 22C load is around 25C-28C My cpu is a PD930 B1 Stepping at stock volts. My ram is PQI 1 gb (512x2) ddr3 667 also at stock. Please help! Thanks! Oh and PSU is an HEC Orion 585 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1828919&Tab=11&NoMapp=0

The PSU seemed pretty good thoguh don't think I've ever had this problem before. Maybe since my resolution got moved up? Please give thought to your decisions cuz if I replace the wrong thing I'm screwed. Thanks!!!!!

 

[Dav0s]

seems very strange. can you describe these patterns in a tad more detail to give us a clue?

 

[llwyd]

what card is it? i have this exact same problem sometimes. i also get a slight noise from the card when i move windows around the screen

 

[Hyper]

You sure it isnt the screensaver :rollingla :rollingla :ban:

 

[mVp24]

I have an XFX7600GT xXX and the patterns are like as I chnage windows the color shade changes too. It's usually blue or white backround with lines and lil boxes in it.

 

[mVp24]

Update: I started getting some red lines on my screen again but I was dual inputing my monitor so Is witched inputs and thens witched back and the lines were gone. Monitor problem?

 

[noveltylamp]

I've seen this happen on a very cheap monitor made by GNC or someone, that PC had a USB VGA duplicator meant for a laptop. I uninstalled the duplicator as it wasn't in use at the time and the problem seemed to go away but I believe the duplicator wasn't faulty it was just wanting to set the PC to a display mode the monitor didn't like.

I've also seen this caused by Video or System RAM running too high or with too tight timings.

 

[TJS]

What I think is really strange is that your pc freezes hours after you're done gaming... that's the stress to push your components too the breaking point, never heard of a browser taxing a system (FF benchmarking suite?!?). I think Noveltylamp has the idea, the RAM may be too oc'd, timings as well... did that with my MiniMullet, Opty146 at 2.8GHz (stock 2G's), 7900GT's/SLI, OCZ RAM, and had all kinds of funky stuff happen when playing Halo for too long or my room temp got too high (about 72C+); I would have to hit the 'Windows' key to go to desktop and then reenter the game so everything would be back to normal... that was if I was lucky, if not it would freeze or BSOD with errors. Non-oc'ing my GPU's made this happen less often, and loosening my RAM timings helped out as well. My cpu oc was also a bit too high, but sacrifices must be made...

 

[mVp24]

Ok guys prob;em solved 2 weeks ago

SOlution:

VF900CU+ New 205BW + Updated MCE Drivers= Ignorance but bliss.

 

[TJS]

Good vc-hsf's, got 'em on my 7900GT's!