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Tempus · 12-03-2003, 01:52 PM

Here's my check list:

1> Verify that the CPU, mobo, and ram are happy. Run PRIME95 for 12-24 hrs in torture test mode. If it hangs at all then you know you've got some issues there.

Given the errors you are posting, I'm willing to bet you will not pass PRIME95. Further, I'm guess its a Ram / ram timings issues.

Try pushing your ram voltage to 3.6 or 3.7. That might help alot.

2> Once you get PRIME95 stable (I call 24 hrs stable.) Then go and run 3DMark03 looping for a few hrs. If it crashes here then its either a bad video card, or a poorly cooled on. Try upping the volts to it, reducing the timings, and checking the heatsink on it. Maybe the thermal paste has dried or whatnot. Its also possible that you messed up the card (fried some transistors) when you OCed it before. Running the AGP bus at anything over 66Mhz (meaning if you overclocked your non-locked AGP when you upped the FSB) then it might be bad.

If it passes Prime95 AND 3DM03 then I'm willing to say that your hardware is solid and stable enough to game on.

At the point, if you are crashing in games (dod, DC, CoD) then you need to do a clean install and do it right. Get the OS patches, then directX, then mobo drivers, then videocard drivers. Reboot often and test it a few times during the process.

Then, once it is happy, make a Ghost boot disk and be safe.

12-03-2003, 01:52 PM	#13
Tempus Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 456	Here's my check list: 1> Verify that the CPU, mobo, and ram are happy. Run PRIME95 for 12-24 hrs in torture test mode. If it hangs at all then you know you've got some issues there. Given the errors you are posting, I'm willing to bet you will not pass PRIME95. Further, I'm guess its a Ram / ram timings issues. Try pushing your ram voltage to 3.6 or 3.7. That might help alot. 2> Once you get PRIME95 stable (I call 24 hrs stable.) Then go and run 3DMark03 looping for a few hrs. If it crashes here then its either a bad video card, or a poorly cooled on. Try upping the volts to it, reducing the timings, and checking the heatsink on it. Maybe the thermal paste has dried or whatnot. Its also possible that you messed up the card (fried some transistors) when you OCed it before. Running the AGP bus at anything over 66Mhz (meaning if you overclocked your non-locked AGP when you upped the FSB) then it might be bad. If it passes Prime95 AND 3DM03 then I'm willing to say that your hardware is solid and stable enough to game on. At the point, if you are crashing in games (dod, DC, CoD) then you need to do a clean install and do it right. Get the OS patches, then directX, then mobo drivers, then videocard drivers. Reboot often and test it a few times during the process. Then, once it is happy, make a Ghost boot disk and be safe. __________________ Thou art God.