Hey guys, I'm having some random crashes. These occur most often while playing video games but occasional when the computer is left idle I come back to a crash.
While playing a game everything will be functioning as it should, then my sounds will stutter and die. At the same time I get a message saying no video input detected as if I just unplugged it from the video card. The computer stays on with the fans running but I am unable to preform any key presses nor can I hear anything going on (example: Ventrilo chatter just stops)
Possibly related issue: If I watch YouTube videos in HD and then fullscreen them my audio gets distorted then stops entirely until I close and reopen the browser.
I currently have:
CPU: Intel Core 2 duo E8400 @ 3.0ghz (planning an i5-2500k upgrade I know I'm bottle necked)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
GPU: XFX GeForce GTX 295
Sound card: Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme Music
Mobo: EVGA nForce 750i
PSU: Antec 850W
Memory: 4gb (2x2gb) OCZ Platinum DDR2 1066
HDD1: Velociraptor 300gb
HDD2: WD Caviar 500gb (nothing at all is on or run from this drive yet though it is connected)
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Case: Thermaltake armor with an additional 120mm fan added to the front via a HDD cage.
Peripherals: Logitech G-19 keyboard, Logitech G9x mouse, Sennheiser PC-350 headset
Troubleshooting steps taken so far: Reformatted computer with a fresh install of Windows 7. Ran full windows update, installed anti-virus (webroot internet security), ran virus scan, installed latest drivers for motherboard, sound and video cards. Issues continued so took apart the computer, made sure everything was clear of dust and if it wasn't I used an electronic safe air duster and then performed the above steps a second time. Additionally for the youtube video issue someone recommended disabling hardware acceleration on the flash videos after it continued when changing browsers from chrome to firefox and back.
I would greatly appreciate any tips I have no idea where to start on this.
While playing a game everything will be functioning as it should, then my sounds will stutter and die. At the same time I get a message saying no video input detected as if I just unplugged it from the video card. The computer stays on with the fans running but I am unable to preform any key presses nor can I hear anything going on (example: Ventrilo chatter just stops)
Possibly related issue: If I watch YouTube videos in HD and then fullscreen them my audio gets distorted then stops entirely until I close and reopen the browser.
I currently have:
CPU: Intel Core 2 duo E8400 @ 3.0ghz (planning an i5-2500k upgrade I know I'm bottle necked)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
GPU: XFX GeForce GTX 295
Sound card: Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme Music
Mobo: EVGA nForce 750i
PSU: Antec 850W
Memory: 4gb (2x2gb) OCZ Platinum DDR2 1066
HDD1: Velociraptor 300gb
HDD2: WD Caviar 500gb (nothing at all is on or run from this drive yet though it is connected)
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Case: Thermaltake armor with an additional 120mm fan added to the front via a HDD cage.
Peripherals: Logitech G-19 keyboard, Logitech G9x mouse, Sennheiser PC-350 headset
Troubleshooting steps taken so far: Reformatted computer with a fresh install of Windows 7. Ran full windows update, installed anti-virus (webroot internet security), ran virus scan, installed latest drivers for motherboard, sound and video cards. Issues continued so took apart the computer, made sure everything was clear of dust and if it wasn't I used an electronic safe air duster and then performed the above steps a second time. Additionally for the youtube video issue someone recommended disabling hardware acceleration on the flash videos after it continued when changing browsers from chrome to firefox and back.
I would greatly appreciate any tips I have no idea where to start on this.