I have built a pc
AMD K7 XP 2400
ASUS A7V-8X-X MOTHERBOARD
256MB PC3200 DDR X 2
128 MB INNO 3D GEFORCE FX5200 TORNADO
SEAGATE 80G HARD DRIVE
NEC DVD WRITER
I AM FINDING THAT THE PC REBOOTS WHILE PLAYING GAMES GENERALLY AFTER ABOUT 5 MINS. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE GRAPHICS CARD TRIED AN ASUS 128NB GFORCE FX5200 AND SAME THING HAPPENS, ALTHOUGH I DID TRY A NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 MODEL 32MB PCI CARD AND THAT WORKED OK. THEREFORE I THOUGHT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AGP SLOT ON THE MOTHERBOARD AND INTURN EXCHANGED THE MOTHERBOARD BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURED.
THE CPU TEMPATURE DOES RUN A BIT HIGH AT 65F BUT I BELIEVE THE TRESHOLD IS 85F. COULD IT BE THE 128MB CARDS ARE OVERHEATING
AS THE 32MB CARD IS OK? I HAVE PUT A CASE FAN IN BUT STILL THE
SAME PROBLEM. THESE FX5200 CARDS DO NOT COME WITH FANS. BASICALLY THE SYSTEM REBOOTS A STACK DUMP IS BRIEFLY SHOWN THEN THE SYSTEM REBOOTS. ANY IDEAS, ANYBODY??? ANY FEED BACK MUCH APPRECIATED.
AMD K7 XP 2400
ASUS A7V-8X-X MOTHERBOARD
256MB PC3200 DDR X 2
128 MB INNO 3D GEFORCE FX5200 TORNADO
SEAGATE 80G HARD DRIVE
NEC DVD WRITER
I AM FINDING THAT THE PC REBOOTS WHILE PLAYING GAMES GENERALLY AFTER ABOUT 5 MINS. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE GRAPHICS CARD TRIED AN ASUS 128NB GFORCE FX5200 AND SAME THING HAPPENS, ALTHOUGH I DID TRY A NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 MODEL 32MB PCI CARD AND THAT WORKED OK. THEREFORE I THOUGHT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AGP SLOT ON THE MOTHERBOARD AND INTURN EXCHANGED THE MOTHERBOARD BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURED.
THE CPU TEMPATURE DOES RUN A BIT HIGH AT 65F BUT I BELIEVE THE TRESHOLD IS 85F. COULD IT BE THE 128MB CARDS ARE OVERHEATING
AS THE 32MB CARD IS OK? I HAVE PUT A CASE FAN IN BUT STILL THE
SAME PROBLEM. THESE FX5200 CARDS DO NOT COME WITH FANS. BASICALLY THE SYSTEM REBOOTS A STACK DUMP IS BRIEFLY SHOWN THEN THE SYSTEM REBOOTS. ANY IDEAS, ANYBODY??? ANY FEED BACK MUCH APPRECIATED.