Curse

sigried · Apr 26, 2006, 06:15 PM // 18:15

When i play GW i recieve and overheating error and my GW logs out.

1. Ventilation: I opend the case and place and industrial fan to vent my computer.

2. Dust i have eliminated all dust in it.

3.Overpowerin: Y played the computer whith all cd roms disconected and disk drives with les power consution i can get.

4. video card i have a ATI x1600 and a Nvidea FX 5500 both gave same error.

5. Im not overcloking the computer.

6. finally Ram : i run the memtest86 and recieve 7 errors in obout 1 hour test i found the problem just dont know if how to read the error can someone give me an idea o this.

URGENT help Factions is bout to start and i need my computer at maxed for the event.

A Hero · Apr 27, 2006, 02:50 PM // 14:50

seems like it's ur CPU that's overheating.......

since you checked both video card and they work fine.....

1. u might wnat to check that ur fan is running for ur cpu.
2. check ur bios settings and load a default optimize setting if u don't want to mess around with the CPU
3. download a program that will let u check ur CPU temp

(I forgot what some of the programs are called because I'm at work but I'm sure u can google something up)

let me know if u ahve more problems.....

sigried · Apr 27, 2006, 03:07 PM // 15:07

Ill try but im thinkin in changin my computer now ill think ill swithc to AMD im sick of Pentium

Deez21 · Apr 27, 2006, 07:53 PM // 19:53

Or just replace the ram because you said you were getting errors on it. Better yet if you have 2 sticks remove one and retest until you find the bad one. Both won't have gone bad at the same time. Then while you get a new stick you can play with just one stick.

Narada · Apr 27, 2006, 08:55 PM // 20:55

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Originally Posted by Deez21

Or just replace the ram because you said you were getting errors on it. Better yet if you have 2 sticks remove one and retest until you find the bad one. Both won't have gone bad at the same time. Then while you get a new stick you can play with just one stick.

You definitely need to do something about the RAM. It's very well possible that one/two (or however many memory modules you have) could be going bad. How long have you had your RAM/How old is it? 7 errors in 1 hour is not good. :/

Overheating though, I don't know... I suppose it could be your memory doing something funky (although I don't know what), but more than likely it's the video card or processor. In addition to what Hero said, you may want to try reseating your video card, checking that all the fans in your computer are working, and make sure that your heatsink has a solid hold on your CPU. Also, just because you put an "industrial" fan blowing on your computer doesn't mean that it's necessarily helping -- if you don't have enough airflow blowing that air out of your case, it could just end up compounding the problem. I doubt that's the case, but regardless you should ensure that you're maintaining good airflow throughout your box.

sigried · Apr 27, 2006, 09:07 PM // 21:07

I have 5 fan blowin air in and out from my computer i really dont think it is my video card sice i have and X1600 pro and a FX 5500 and both of them give the same error.

My ram is not old it just have like 1 moth same as the procesor and main board, but im now thinking its my procesor unit that is not working properly.

I want to mention that i recently upgraded my computer from a 2.66 Gig to 3.0 gig soket 775 that is when the problem started when i upgraded my computer so my best guess now is that maybe the new motherboard or the procesor.

I just took my computer to a local retailer and thy probably change the mother and the pentium procesor to a AMD im kind of sick of pentium and their stuped overheating problems and issues.