blind_reaper8
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I just built my first computer.
Intel Pentium D 930
Intel D975XBX
PNY GeForce 6800 GS
Patriot DC 1024MB PC6400 DDR2 667MHz (2x512MB)
320 GB SATA HD (yes i will be getting another smaller faster one)
500 Watt Power supply
all in an Aspire X-Discovery Case
Windows XP SP2 is all loaded up and it has no problems running basic programs... the newest BIOS is installed... all of intel's little programs are installed... and all the graphics drivers are installed... it also has no problems running all of the stress tests and they tell me the performance of my setup is "excellent"
HOWEVER... when i run games... or when i run Media Player and iTunes... or run a task that requires 50% or better of the processors capabilities... the bloody thing restarts... during games you can run them for a short while just fine on any graphics setting and it runs just fine for 3 to 10 minutes... i am using the stock CPU cooler and i wonder if it is that... or if the graphics card is just being a pain.
If anybody has any thoughts or ideas on what the problem might be let me know please
Intel Pentium D 930
Intel D975XBX
PNY GeForce 6800 GS
Patriot DC 1024MB PC6400 DDR2 667MHz (2x512MB)
320 GB SATA HD (yes i will be getting another smaller faster one)
500 Watt Power supply
all in an Aspire X-Discovery Case
Windows XP SP2 is all loaded up and it has no problems running basic programs... the newest BIOS is installed... all of intel's little programs are installed... and all the graphics drivers are installed... it also has no problems running all of the stress tests and they tell me the performance of my setup is "excellent"
HOWEVER... when i run games... or when i run Media Player and iTunes... or run a task that requires 50% or better of the processors capabilities... the bloody thing restarts... during games you can run them for a short while just fine on any graphics setting and it runs just fine for 3 to 10 minutes... i am using the stock CPU cooler and i wonder if it is that... or if the graphics card is just being a pain.
If anybody has any thoughts or ideas on what the problem might be let me know please