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Name: Tallonenx
Date: August 2, 2005 at 19:47:14 Pacific
OS: XP Pro SP2
CPU/Ram: 1.8GHz/1gb
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Hello,
I recently bought a new Broadway Com Corp(712 series) case w/power supply and after swapping the hardware there is a strange problem. All of my games freeze up (at random times during play) and I have to restart my comp. I tested the new power supply, the video card fan/heat, and even reformated my hard drives and I still cannot solve it.
I have no idea what the problem could be, I changed nothing but the case.
Any suggestions?
Thanks



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Response Number 1
Name: heropsycho2177
Date: August 3, 2005 at 05:41:25 Pacific
Reply:

It's got to be the power supply or it's overheating. Take the side off and see if it takes longer to crash. If so, it's probably a heat issue.

How did you test the power supply? It could be underpowering your system. What are your complete system specs?

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Response Number 2
Name: LiON200x
Date: August 3, 2005 at 10:23:39 Pacific
Reply:

look, i had a problem like yours.
My problem was:
I use to play a lot Ut2004, and FPS goes about 40-60 max quality 1024x768.
In doom 3 high quality 1024x768 is 20-35.
Well, here is the issue: Example: UT2004 after 5 or 10 minutes of extreme gaming goes from 40-60 to 15 - 25... or less.
And Doom 3 goes from 20-35 to 5-10... or less.
This happens with any game i play, and when i reboot the PC, happened the same, again and again.

I thought it was an overheating plroblem of my Video Card, but it wasn't. I bought a Cooler for AMD Duron and added to my video card, it was absolutely cold and faster than ever, I thought the problem had gone,I started playing any game and afer 30 minutes or more the problem still happened. My uncle sold me his mobo and i gave mine. LOL. And finally i had my gamming machine.


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Response Number 3
Name: Tallonenx
Date: August 3, 2005 at 11:46:37 Pacific
Reply:

I tested the power supply by simply trying the new case with the old PS. The new one gives 50 more watts than my old one, so it shouldn't be underpowering.
I will try a mobo replacement, and hopefully that will solve it.

System Specs:
Gigabyte 7X Series
AMD Athlon XP 1800
1GB Corsair XMS (PC 3200)
Western Digital 160 GB
GeForce FX 5500
SB Audigy 2
Okim 500w PS
Broadway Com Corp 712 series tower



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Response Number 4
Name: heropsycho2177
Date: August 3, 2005 at 14:19:42 Pacific
Reply:

More wattage on the power supply label doesn't mean jack.

Test it with a multimeter!

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