PSU or mobo-problem???

[Ralph659]

Hello,

Since the moment I added new RAM and a laser mouse (charging second li-ion battery via USB while I'm working) I'm experiencing a weird problem. When I got rebooted, my wireless PCI-adapter doesn't find the network and I think I found the problem but don't really understand.

If I don't overclock at all (2244 Mhz, 204/66/33, Vcore 1.5V, AGPV 1.55V, DDRV 2.65V, NBV 1.55V, SBV 2.5V and HTV 1.2V, the wireless PCI-adapter can't find the network...
But when I overclock a little (2310 Mhz, 210/66/33, Vcore 1.6V, AGPV 1.6V, DDRV 2.65V, NBV 1.55V, SBV 2.55V and HTV 1.25V, my wireless PCI-adapter finds the network almost immediately.

I'm working now on 2310 Mhz but from time to time my system freezes or reboots itself and than my wireless PCI-adapter can't find a network for some time even on 2310 Mhz...

I don't think it's the RAM because memtest86 doesn't give problems at all but I must admit a few days ago I received an hardware failure-error in Prime95 when doing the middle 'lots of CPU and Heat- test' when turning on 2310 Mhz even that the temps didn't get that high...

I have also reinstalled my whole system, problem persists...

I have a 340 Watt PSU from Chieftec (I think 15 A) since 2002 of which my reseller says it's a very good PSU cause I am not really an overclocker or use heavy software or hardware. I'm using an AV8 mobo and an AMD 64 3500+ CPU and an ATI Radeon 8500 64 MB videocard, for the rest nothing special in my system...

Can someone please give me an answer cause I need my pc for work and I'm having already problems for almost a week...

Thanks in advance!

 

[vulefu]

reset bios settings.

 

[Ralph659]

Thanks for your reply!

I have reset my bios already several times, problem persists...
I also removed the power cable and battery for 5 minutes before clearing the CMOS.

 

[vulefu]

f*u*c*k*

Try to put wirelles card in another PCI port, or ask in network forum.

 

[Datman]

Try changing the memory again.

I had a similar problem to you, tested the memory and everything else. Thought I had MoBo problems. I had bought some memory for another build, so I tried the new memory and everything worked fine from then on. I had reinstalled the operating system 3 times in 1 week also before changing the memory.

 

[bweir]

The PSU seems a bit on the low-end. Actually, quite a bit for an AMD 64 processor, so you should probably upgrade it to at least something with 450 watts.

Get a name brand PSU (Antec, Tt, Fortron, Seasonic, Silverstone, Sparkle, etc.) as well, the Chieftec brand is crap, I don't care what the reseller says.

One more thing, your overclock is so minimal that it might not even be worth it to have it OC'd anyway, so try reducing it to stock speeds, reset the BIOS manually, and order that new PSU.

 

[vulefu]

chieftec is a PSU.
That is not some _s_h_i_t_!

And all things with Power is s_h_i_t!

Buy,buy,buy...

 

[Ralph659]

Thanks for your reply guys!

I will change the PSU and hope it solves the problems.

Anybody knows the brand Levicom?

 

[ZOldDude]

Thanks for your reply guys!

I will change the PSU and hope it solves the problems.

Anybody knows the brand Levicom?

If your going to swap out the PSU at min go with an Antac 550. The OCZ 520's are used alot with overclockers and Silverstone makes a top self product.

I use PC Power and Cooling 510's myself for all 64 bit builds and go with the Antec TP 550's for all the 32 bit builds.

Z