Why Is My Computer Restarting

2008-07-31 03:25:37

#26

rammunition: Fully Loaded; +143|6129

Freezer7Pro wrote:
rammunition wrote:
ok, i tried memtes but my computer didn't even recognise it. Do i un-zip the folder or leave it zipped???

also im downloading 3Dmark vantage, and willl do a free trial test, if it restarts it must be the GPU
You need to unzip it and stick it onto a boot device, a bootable floppy or USB drive.

Also, for graphics loading, I would suggest getting FURMARK, or 3DMark06. FURMARK puts the whole system under 100% load, mainly the GPU. 3DMark06 will let you run more than once.

is 3dmark06 compatible with direct x 10 and vista 64-bit???
what about FURMARK?

Last edited by rammunition (2008-07-31 03:27:03)

2008-07-31 03:40:11

#27

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6465|Winland

rammunition wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
rammunition wrote:
ok, i tried memtes but my computer didn't even recognise it. Do i un-zip the folder or leave it zipped???

also im downloading 3Dmark vantage, and willl do a free trial test, if it restarts it must be the GPU
You need to unzip it and stick it onto a boot device, a bootable floppy or USB drive.

Also, for graphics loading, I would suggest getting FURMARK, or 3DMark06. FURMARK puts the whole system under 100% load, mainly the GPU. 3DMark06 will let you run more than once.
is 3dmark06 compatible with direct x 10 and vista 64-bit???
what about FURMARK?

Yes and yes. And they're both way smaller than Vantage.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-07-31 03:43:55

#28

rammunition: Fully Loaded; +143|6129

is there, by any chance, a application out there that checks/test whether your PSU has an issue/is faulty???

that could also be the cause

Last edited by rammunition (2008-07-31 03:44:11)

2008-07-31 04:11:54

#29

Shadow893: lel; +75|6960|England

lol if only i knew what that long ass post was about XD

2008-07-31 04:20:39

#30

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6465|Winland

rammunition wrote:
is there, by any chance, a application out there that checks/test whether your PSU has an issue/is faulty???

that could also be the cause

You can't test it with "an app". You need either a PSU testing device (which is $500), or you need to watch your volts in BIOS/with a multimeter. If they're off by more than 0.5v, you gotta change PSU.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-07-31 04:24:45

#31

rammunition: Fully Loaded; +143|6129

Freezer7Pro wrote:
rammunition wrote:
is there, by any chance, a application out there that checks/test whether your PSU has an issue/is faulty???

that could also be the cause
You can't test it with "an app". You need either a PSU testing device (which is $500), or you need to watch your volts in BIOS/with a multimeter. If they're off by more than 0.5v, you gotta change PSU.

can't i check without any devices in BIOS??

if i go into BIOS what should the voltages be??

2008-07-31 04:26:05

#32

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6465|Winland

rammunition wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
rammunition wrote:
is there, by any chance, a application out there that checks/test whether your PSU has an issue/is faulty???

that could also be the cause
You can't test it with "an app". You need either a PSU testing device (which is $500), or you need to watch your volts in BIOS/with a multimeter. If they're off by more than 0.5v, you gotta change PSU.
can't i check without any devices in BIOS??

if i go into BIOS what should the voltages be??

+12v should be 12v, +5v should be 5v, etc.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-08-01 13:20:19

#33

rammunition: Fully Loaded; +143|6129

ok, i am not home but away out of town and have been since yesterday evening and am coming home tomorrow.

anyway, i rang my younger bro and he just told me that COD4,CSS etc are working both online and offline. All he did was disconnect the side panel fan from its molex connector and it seems it did some good. But he said it has improved the problem but it still does restart while loading games sometimes.

the other day my brother changed my fans round and used a different molex for the side, so my guess is it might have been a faulty molex connector that might have been causing this issue. But its a guess.

will run 3Dmark06 tomorrow and that hopefully will tell me if its the GPU or the PSU.

does any know why it would improve over a fan????

Last edited by rammunition (2008-08-01 13:26:41)

2008-08-01 13:27:49

#34

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6465|Winland

rammunition wrote:
ok, i am not home but away out of town and have been since yesterday evening and am coming home tomorrow.

anyway, i rang my younger bro and he just told me that COD4,CSS etc are working both online and offline. All he did was disconnect the side panel fan from its molex connector and it seems it did some good. But he said it has improved the problem but it still does restart while loading games sometimes.

the other day my brother changed my fans round and used a different molex for the side, so my guess is it might have been a faulty molex connector that might have been causing this issue. But its a guess.

will run 3Dmark06 tomorrow and that hopefully will tell me if its the GPU or the PSU.

does any know why it would improve over a fan????

Weak PSU.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-08-01 13:27:55

#35

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6731|cuntshitlake

What PSU do you have

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2008-08-01 13:42:58

#36

Aries_37: arrivederci frog; +368|6843|London

Is your PSU OCZ by any chance?

2008-08-01 13:44:04

#37

rammunition: Fully Loaded; +143|6129

i got a non branded 700W PSU

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135197

i only got it 2 weeks ago

700w is more than enough

Last edited by rammunition (2008-08-01 13:45:43)

2008-08-01 13:47:35

#38

Stimey: +786|6388|Ontario | Canada

rammunition wrote:
non branded

Theres your problem, might be a factory defect on the rails, wattage seems good enoug.

2008-08-01 13:49:49

#39

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6731|cuntshitlake

Extra Value PSUs are really a no-go.

main battle tank karthus medikopter 117 megamegapowershot gg

2008-08-01 13:50:46

#40

rammunition: Fully Loaded; +143|6129

Stimey wrote:
rammunition wrote:
non branded
Theres your problem, might be a factory defect on the rails, wattage seems good enoug.

is there a way to check if the rails are dodgy by any chance??? without any equipment than it. Just want to make sure its the PSU thats the problem

2008-08-01 14:11:26

#41

Volatile: Member; +252|6972|Sextupling in Empire

For future reference, Vista comes with a built in memory diagnostic tool.

Control panel ► system and maintenance ► administrative tools ► memory diagnostic tool

2008-08-01 14:11:34

#42

Catbox: forgiveness; +505|6984

I had strange random reboots and it was the psu... bought new psu... no probs...

Love is the answer

2008-08-02 13:44:25

#43

rammunition: Fully Loaded; +143|6129

ok, i ran furmark and had no issues , but running the msaa samples i did get a bit of slowdown. But my computer didn't restart.

does it now point the finget at the PSU without question????

im going tro run 3dmark06 now

Last edited by rammunition (2008-08-02 13:44:43)

2008-08-02 13:51:17

#44

m3thod: All kiiiiiiiiinds of gainz; +2,197|6939|UK

never scimp on psu rammy baby. I also ensure i get a top notch mobo too.

gotta make the foundations of your pc rock stable.

Blackbelts are just whitebelts who have never quit.

2008-08-02 14:12:17

#45

rammunition: Fully Loaded; +143|6129

is this psu any good, i might swap it for this as and this is 81p cheaper

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/127861

here is my rig atm

Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3 iP35 mobo (fsb is 1600mhz)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping (2.4GHz 1066MHz)
4GB OCZ DDR2 800MHz
Zotac 8800GT 512MB DDR3
500GB Hard Drive
Hp dvd-rw drive
*700W PSU*
Vista Home Premium 64 bit
HP vs17e 17"monitor

Last edited by rammunition (2008-08-02 14:13:04)

2008-08-02 14:32:28

#46

mikeyb118: Evil Overlord; +76|6866|S.C.

rammunition wrote:
is this psu any good, i might swap it for this as and this is 81p cheaper

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/127861

here is my rig atm

Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3 iP35 mobo (fsb is 1600mhz)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping (2.4GHz 1066MHz)
4GB OCZ DDR2 800MHz
Zotac 8800GT 512MB DDR3
500GB Hard Drive
Hp dvd-rw drive
*700W PSU*
Vista Home Premium 64 bit
HP vs17e 17"monitor

FatherTed just received a dud one. But my 500W OCZ stealth xstream works fine.

EDIT. For the price it is a decent namebrand PSU.

Last edited by mikeyb118 (2008-08-02 14:34:43)

2008-08-02 14:33:04

#47

rammunition: Fully Loaded; +143|6129

ok i ran 3dmark06 and my computer restarted during the first test, it was getting about 33 fps then it started dropping down to 22 then it restarted.

this now brings out a dielema.
so it might not be the PSU then

question, are their any good free hardware diagnosis software like pc doctor but free???

also i ran the memory diagnostic tool and it has found no issues, so ram is out of the question

Last edited by rammunition (2008-08-02 14:36:58)

2008-08-02 14:39:28

#48

mikeyb118: Evil Overlord; +76|6866|S.C.

rammunition wrote:
ok i ran 3dmark06 and my computer restarted during the first test, it was getting about 33 fps then it started dropping down to 22 then it restarted.

this now brings out a dielema.
so it might not be the PSU then

question, are their any good free hardware diagnosis software like pc doctor but free???

also i ran the memory diagnostic tool and it has found no issues, so ram is out of the question

See if superPi restarts your system.

EDIT. Link http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/36 … _v1.5.html

Last edited by mikeyb118 (2008-08-02 14:40:45)

2008-08-02 14:49:29

#49

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6731|cuntshitlake

A hardware diagnostic tool will not help if it's a PSU problem. PSU can cause any component not to work.

main battle tank karthus medikopter 117 megamegapowershot gg

2008-08-02 15:13:39

#50

rammunition: Fully Loaded; +143|6129

mikeyb118 wrote:
rammunition wrote:
ok i ran 3dmark06 and my computer restarted during the first test, it was getting about 33 fps then it started dropping down to 22 then it restarted.

this now brings out a dielema.
so it might not be the PSU then

question, are their any good free hardware diagnosis software like pc doctor but free???

also i ran the memory diagnostic tool and it has found no issues, so ram is out of the question
See if superPi restarts your system.

EDIT. Link http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/36 … _v1.5.html

ok, i ran superpi on 16k and 1mb. i tried 16mb and 32mb but it stopped responding but didn't restart.

anyway, does this link help, on the left are my voltages

http://s294.photobucket.com/albums/mm10 … uperpi.jpg

are they correct???

Last edited by rammunition (2008-08-02 15:14:08)

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