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Computer locking up..need help plz

Started by bloodelfgrl , Mar 08 2010 08:33 AM

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bloodelfgrl

Posted 08 March 2010 - 08:33 AM

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I had a 3 year old gaming computer, that I built. It worked fine until the last month, then it started to freeze up and when doing so would make a loud buzzing noise through the speakers. I assumed after researching that it was either my graphics card, power supply or it was just over heating. So I decided to build a new computer with theses specs:

seagate barracuda SATA 7200.12 500gb HD
corsair 1000w atx 12.v 2.2 power supply
G.Skill 6GB (3x2gb) 240-pin ddr3 ram
intel core i7-920 bloomfield 2.66GHz
gigabyte ga-ex58-ud3r MoBo
coolermaster v8 heatsink
EVGA 260gtx superclocked edition 896MB
Win 7 Ultimate

Ive had the above computer for 2 weeks and it just started doing the exact same thing. I am a little confused since I replaced everything and its a completely different computer. Now I know its not hardware related. Any ideas on what external issues could be causing this problem?

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makinu1der2

Posted 12 March 2010 - 09:28 PM

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Can you post the temps and voltage from the BIOS if possible.

Install HWMonitor and post and screenshot of the results.

http://www.cpuid.com/hwmonitor.php

What are the GPU temps at idle and max.

You can get this info from HWMonitor or GPU-Z

http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/