Recent content by andrewy3k

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    cpu overheating?

    no, i really dont have a good test to see.. like i said its random and dosent matter what ill be doing.. so its not software problem for that reason because it just happens so randomly .. if anything fo a software problem I would say maybe Sp2 i installed but thats about it.. The freezing only...
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    cpu overheating?

    Okay well actually I will try somthing.. I will remove my primary right now.. the Maxtor.. and install a fresh copy on my Western Digital and see what happens and how it goes.. but I wont do that until my computer freezes again which might take another 2 days if im lucky :)..
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    cpu overheating?

    As I said in previous posts.. I formatted before I replaced my mobo which was less then 2 weeks ago.. I have to format again :(
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    cpu overheating?

    But wait I am really confused right now.. You guys are kinda all over the place.. I was reading over posts and soem of you are saying it is not a PSU problem.. Can you guys please kinda tell me what I should do out of these things first? 1. Replace PSU 2. New Ram 3. Start from scratch...
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    cpu overheating?

    Okay you guys are all over the place here so let me try and anwser all your questions.. I will post a pic of my PSU soon after I post this.. Basically to clear up.. I have not had another PSU for this new build since I bought it as soon as I started building.. what I meant by no working PSU's is...
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    cpu overheating?

    Mine, I belive has 6 connectors but 2 of them I have split with a Y connector .. (splits 1 line into 2) .. I couldnt really be able to tell you if it is good.. Do you guys want a picture of it? I will post one if you want.. As for shorting jumpers.. I didn't do that at all.. Do you really need...
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    cpu overheating?

    actually I dont have any working PSU's besides the one I have now.. I bought it new when I built my system.. its only 2 months old which is still new.. As for the Hard Drives.. I will get you the model numbers but actually before I swicthed mobos and had my other one when the freezing was...
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    cpu overheating?

    1. How many HD's are you using what brand are they what type of connection do they use? How large are your HD/HD's? - I am using 2 hard drives, one is maxtor one is western digital .. one is 60 GB and one is 200 GB .. the maxtor is the 60 gb one and that is my primary HD which has windows and...
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    cpu overheating?

    I dont think you guys understand me here.. I am not sure if I mentioned this but My optical drives are disconnected, TOTALLY.. and the system still froze.. which means the drives ar still no the problem.. im going insane thinking about this.. like is there is no one who has an idea whats gooing...
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    cpu overheating?

    ! Update ! Okay to anwser your question guys no Num Lock and Caps dont work.. its so friggen weird.. Actually right before I went to bed and ran memtest I burned something with my external DVD burner.. I stick in a blank DVD and system froze.. so now I know maybe the CD drives I disconnected...
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    cpu overheating?

    No I cant move anthing whatsoever.. just the blinking cursor when you type ( I cant type in this case :) like i said cant do anythin) and animated icon in taskbar but cant move antthing... ooo and optical light on mouse is still on too.... I will do memtest then.. ill get back... <P...
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    cpu overheating?

    ! Major Update ! My system froze for the first time again about 2 hours ago.. and GUESS WHAT, here is an important peice of info.. I noticed that INFACT the system didnt seemed to be totally frozen, thankfully because I was in MS Word I realized this because the cursor was blinking still as...
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    cpu overheating?

    How long should I run it.. all night sound good? Also if results come back good could that mean that it isnt the ram? thanks.. I will run it tonight before I go 2 bed and see in the morning..
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    cpu overheating?

    It is not 2 sticks actually.. It is a 1 GIG stick of hynix ddr 400.. only 1 not 2 512 sticks.. could this be why.. I think someone told me that 1 GIG strips are bad in some cases... and the only reason why I bought it was because the mobo I had before my P4P800 SE only supported max 1 GIG ddr...
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    cpu overheating?

    think i should do that? probably is not even the ram either.. :( .. so its not the PSU then huh? :( like i said it happens to randomly .. actually i have been lucky.. has not froze for more then 24 hours.. :( this is like the most mind blowing problem.. I am very good with hardware as I have...