Hello all,
I have been going insane with this new build. This began with an old system that would not run. Through the course of me trying to get one system to run, I have replace ALL, I repeat, ALL hardware. The newly purchased parts are as follows;
EVGA GTX 260
Antec 650 watt atx X12v v2.2
Pioneer 20x dvd/cd IDE
ruby orb cpu fan
xfx 750i sli mobo
western digital 1tb hardrive sata
intel care2 quad 2.5
acer 19 in widescreen monitor
new keyboard/mouse
The problem I have been having is that the pc will freeze while booting windows. Or it will load windows and freeze within 2 minutes. The screen freezes, mouse won't move, system just stops. Keyboard doesn't respond, so forces me to maunally shut off power.
I have formated and reinstalled windows xp home and professional 4 times, so reinstalling os is not a solution.
I have manually set the voltage and timing of the ram to the correct settings, no dice.
*Important (I think)* tried different hardrive, same exact freezing problem
tried different ram, same problem
reseated everything multiple times
tried different GPU, same problem
tried different IDE and SATA cables
Here is what I am now down to. I feel like it is somehow related to the motherboard being in the case. Whenever I take all the parts out and put it ALL together on the bench, it works perfectly. No freezes. The I will put everything in the case with the same connections, it may not freeze for a little while (hour or so), but then will have the same problem. Is it possibly shorting out on the motherboard? I assume that if this were the case, it would shut off completely or not turn on. I see no damage on the board. All I know is that it works fine outside the case with all my hardware, and has no freezing issue. So this makes me think that it is not hardware, not software, but something about being in the case that messes things up. I have tried 2 different cases. and it reacts the same way to both. Please please please any suggestions would be appreciated. I have tried for like 3 weeks to get this system running by myself out of pride, but am just a broken man atm lol. Thanks a lot!
I have been going insane with this new build. This began with an old system that would not run. Through the course of me trying to get one system to run, I have replace ALL, I repeat, ALL hardware. The newly purchased parts are as follows;
EVGA GTX 260
Antec 650 watt atx X12v v2.2
Pioneer 20x dvd/cd IDE
ruby orb cpu fan
xfx 750i sli mobo
western digital 1tb hardrive sata
intel care2 quad 2.5
acer 19 in widescreen monitor
new keyboard/mouse
The problem I have been having is that the pc will freeze while booting windows. Or it will load windows and freeze within 2 minutes. The screen freezes, mouse won't move, system just stops. Keyboard doesn't respond, so forces me to maunally shut off power.
I have formated and reinstalled windows xp home and professional 4 times, so reinstalling os is not a solution.
I have manually set the voltage and timing of the ram to the correct settings, no dice.
*Important (I think)* tried different hardrive, same exact freezing problem
tried different ram, same problem
reseated everything multiple times
tried different GPU, same problem
tried different IDE and SATA cables
Here is what I am now down to. I feel like it is somehow related to the motherboard being in the case. Whenever I take all the parts out and put it ALL together on the bench, it works perfectly. No freezes. The I will put everything in the case with the same connections, it may not freeze for a little while (hour or so), but then will have the same problem. Is it possibly shorting out on the motherboard? I assume that if this were the case, it would shut off completely or not turn on. I see no damage on the board. All I know is that it works fine outside the case with all my hardware, and has no freezing issue. So this makes me think that it is not hardware, not software, but something about being in the case that messes things up. I have tried 2 different cases. and it reacts the same way to both. Please please please any suggestions would be appreciated. I have tried for like 3 weeks to get this system running by myself out of pride, but am just a broken man atm lol. Thanks a lot!
) and i tried pressing and jarring the mobo on the bench and it was fine. However, I put it in the case, opened the side panle, and have been blowing a tower fan in on it and it has not frozen once. Must have been overheating. I thought pc's always just shut down when over heating lol. Now I know I guess. No idea how I'm going to properly cool it however. Guess it is a fairly hefty system
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