A8V Deluxe

[leash]

Updated my system with an asus a8v mobo and amd64 3000+, 512mb of corsair mem. Already had a sapphire atlantis 9800pro and and audigy zs. Now games which worked before, doom3,farcry,moh pacific assualt, crash every time i load them. All drivers are uptodate an the bios is flashed to v1.09. Have recorded the voltages and temps during the games and all is fine and steady. Any ideas anyone?

 

[Rugger]

Mobo upgrade is major - If you didn't wipe the hard drive and reload, then I would recommend doing that. Backup your data first...

"He who will not risk, cannot win"
- John Paul Jones

 

[Flinx]

Did Rugger hit the nail on the head? You never said you reinstalled the OS?

The loving are the daring!

 

[pat]

if you have reinstaller the OS, make sure that your PSU is up to the task with your current system, that a power connector is connected to the video card, that the 4 pins power connector is plugged to the motherboard then I would try to remove the sound card to see if it is not a conflict between it and something else.

-Always put the blame on you first, then on the hardware !!!

 

[leash]

Yep.Formatted HD and reinstalled O/S. PSU is a 400watt.

 

[Rugger]

Have you done the other things Pat suggested?

"He who will not risk, cannot win"
- John Paul Jones

 

[leash]

Have tried pats suggestions, thanks pat, but with no luck. System still crash happy

 

[Rugger]

Who makes the PSU and what is the model number? None of the voltages were outside 5%? Checked for any types of grounds in the case(i.e. proper mobo installation - nothing touching something it shouldn't)? Is it only crashing in games or whenever the system is under load? Have you tested/stressed the memory?



"He who will not risk, cannot win"
- John Paul Jones

 

[Worf101]

Go to the AMD website... look in their Forums section there's a long thread about the AMD 64 3500 NOT working in certain Mobo without a substantial Mobo bios fix.

Sorry I don't have a clicky for you or more details. My A8V Deluxe has worked fine out the box.

Da Worfster

If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything.

 

[endyen]

Are you using service pack 2? It installs a M$ gart driver, that seems to cause problems for Amd systems. Try re-installing the mobo drivers, and directx

 

[Rugger]

DOH - the GART driver issue is primarily with the VIA chipsets. Did a brainfart to forget that one...

"He who will not risk, cannot win"
- John Paul Jones

 

[leash]

Its a q-tec 400w, model no.13493. XP SP2 isn't installed. The Asus probe program shows no fluctuation in voltage during the game or the crashes. Checked for grounds, but found nothing.

 

[pat]

I looked on q-tech web site and not too much info about the outputs of this PSU. How many amps there is on the +12v, +5v, +3.3v ... should be listed on the side on a sticker.

-Always put the blame on you first, then on the hardware !!!