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Eddie Boyd

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New to the Pc world. I am only 16, done some research on Pc gaming over Christmas. (Already Ps3 gamer). The morale of the story is. I got excited, bought £300 PC with brother (custom build) and now it is useless. Works grand for everyday tasks but every game I use it freezes with diagonal lines on the screen. No movement occurs or input works when this happens.
Some specs 😀ell 490
NVidia fx600
8b ram
500gb Hard drive
Intel xeon 2.33 x 4

Originally thought problem could be with PSU or GPU but I now think it could be the motherboard, I cant find the manufacturer but I researched the bios that came up on dxdiag
=Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS version 1.10 A08
Found posts going back to 2001! is this my problem? What do I do? Any help greatly appreciated.
 
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Can you post a link? Or was it a used PC on Ebay(or something)?

10/05/2014 1:30
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you got ripped off on buying that thing. sounds like you bought an 8 year old server CPU and an 8year old workstation video card.

it's not going to play any of current games.

download CPU-Z and post what you actually have for processor and mainboard
 
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It isn't a PSU issue or else the entire system would be affected. I doubt it's a motherboard problem or else it would affect it more than just under load. It's either an OS issue like what SoulRider suggested, or a graphics card issue. What games does the PC freeze up on?
 
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Hmmmmm the cards pretty weak. It isn't for gaming, it's for work. 3D modeling and the such. Try taking the card out, plugging the monitor into the motherboard, and playing on on board graphics. I'm sure it will be laggy but if it freezes up then we rule out a GPU issue. If it doesn't freeze up then it proves a GPU issue.
 
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Unplug every cord from the PC. Press the power button to get rid of any electricity in the PSU still. Then open the case and where the card connects to the MB there should be a plastic hook, press on that while gently pulling the card and it should release it. Then close the PC up and connect all the cables. NOTE: there might be a screw on the back of the PC that connects a metal plate to the side of the back. You might need to unscrew that to remove the card.
 
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Wait wait wait nevermind what I said about removing the card then. That means it isn't a card issue.
 
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Even videos freeze occasionally, but rarely anything happens outside gaming. Guess it will do for my a-levels.
Brother ain't to happy haha
Any of these parts worth putting in basic gaming build?
 
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Even though the computer is not for gaming, usb wifi adapter and multimedia audio controller must not stop working. If PSU is good, maybe the temperature is making it to crash. Why don't we think about changing the CPU cooler or heatsink? It's pretty obvious that when playing games, heat increases and thus lead to crash.
 
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