[EJSil]

My Windows7 OS just freezes up at random times although most of it occurs when Im playing WoW. I didnt have this problem until I changed my CPU case which I find rather strange.

Ive updated my GPU drivers as some recommended, however the number of crashes have not lowered at all.



Also I've read in the NVidia forums had a topic regarding driver problems with the DVI connector for NVidia Series 8 cards. But I still wonder why on earth did it start occurring soon after I changed my CPU casing, I've had 0 occurences prior to that change.

Thanks in advance.

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maybe the new case is not venting as good as the old one did ,remove the side cover and see how it goes

[Bing7]

maybe the new case is not venting as good as the old one did ,remove the side cover and see how it goes

[EJSil]

Considering vents, this new case would be better. Ive run stress testing for over 4 hours without having any temp reaching 70 using Everest. With my old case, Ive reached nearly 80.

Interestingly, my PC does not freeze during stress testing.

[Bing7]

it was just a thought !my next trouble shoot would be memtest86

[EJSil]

memtest86 reports no problem.

[Bing7]

"most of it occurs when Im playing WoW"
i know it started after the transfer t onew case ,so its something with the video card ,or maybe something shorting out in the new case ,not likely !
hard to tell from a distance .i would if it were mine ,take it out of the new case and just run it on my work bench and see what happens

[EJSil]

Havent tried running the system out of the case, I didnt see this comment before I dismantled and re-built the system. I put masking tape on the screw holes for the Mobo before replacing them. It was fine for a day until I encountered a WoW-specific crash that didnt cause the entire unit to freeze, but got two freezes again later that night.

[EJSil]

Tried different applications and games this time, I had my friends play Beat Hazard for half the day with zero occurences of system freeze but with a bit of slow down despite the hyper strobe and colors.

Making sizable photoshop images with high resolutions didnt result in any system freezes also. I may have to put more tests with other games ( I cant keep up with Beat Hazard anymore ). And will try running the WoW with the system off the case.

[EJSil]

I noted one freeze when I disconnected my PC from our ADSL modem. This was when the unit was running out of the case. Maybe it's hardware related?

Could it be that I am looking at a possible Motherboard replacement? I've had problems with it already before, a black out, and an instance where SATA ports repeatedly failed to work unless I performed a CMOS reset and was finally solved when I replaced the CMOS battery.

[archie1961]

Things keep appearing in my history that ive not even visited. Internet keeps shutting down. There always seems to be a message in the bottom left hand corner on my pc saying done but with errors on page. Your help would be greatly appreciated.