"Ivan" said:
I recently had a new mobo installedf (asus P4P800 SE), and I've noticed that
almost all of my 3D games run about 5 mins or so, and then it hangs....I
have to reboot to get any control back.
P4 2.54ghz, Radeon 9800, 1G ram, soundblaster, P4P800 SE
I tried to update the BIOS, but I do not have a working floppy drive, and
when I installed that AsusUpdater, it won't finish installing...it gets so
far, and then stops because it can't find a asus mobo. ???
Help
Knowing the brand name and model number of your ATX power supply
would help us. It is not fair to send you off to the store to
buy another power supply, if in fact your current one is good
enough.
When you installed the new motherboard, did you do a "Repair
Install" to allow Windows to enumerate the new hardware and
put some drivers in place ? Would you, perhaps, have changed
video cards at the same time as you changed the motherboard ?
This could be a software driver mess for all we know. (Always
remove the video driver, before changing video cards.)
A clean install will remove most of these worries, at the
expense of a lot of time wasted reinstalling apps.
What OS are you using ?
Have you tried running memtest86+ from memtest.org ? There is
a .ISO version, so you can prepare a self-booting memory
test CD. Run that for at least a couple of passes. While
that test will not maximize power consumption, it will at
least tell you whether the processor can run for an extended
period of time, in a stable manner.
The memory test should be error free. If it isn't, try
increasing Vdimm to 2.7V and run the test again.
When you installed the P4 on the new motherboard, what did
you use for a thermal interface material between the heatsink
and the processor ? If the original Intel material is on there,
if it is scratched up enough, it may not be as effective
as it was originally. I like to use thermal paste as a
replacement material, but you really need to check the
paste once a year, as most products have a limited useful
live span.
Are all fans spinning in the computer ? Does your computer have
at least one exhaust fan on the back of the computer. (The
fan on the PSU doesn't count as a fan, as it runs too slow to
do any good.)
If the Radeon 9800 is using a separate power cable, the only
load on that cable should be the video card. The 9800 draws
5.5 amps from 5V while gaming, and by making it the only
load on the cable, it helps reduce the voltage drop on
the cable.
Paul
