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twoodcc · Oct 14, 2005, 07:32 PM

well i don't know exactly what i did, but i'm having problems. it keeps restarting all the time. during games, and not playing games

twoodcc · Oct 14, 2005, 08:14 PM

it keeps restarting. any ideas?

twoodcc · Oct 14, 2005, 08:52 PM

help! keeps restarting!

CDsDontBurn · Oct 14, 2005, 10:45 PM

take pix of everything....the insides and outsides of your rig

as far as the restarting issues. does your machine give you a BSoD after it has restarted? to see if it is your memory and have it tested out, run memtest86. you can do a google search and d/l the ISO image and burn it onto a CD. Leave memtest running for several hours (at least 6), and if you get any errors, then your memory is for sure faulty. If you don't get any errors, then it could be something else, like your MoBo.

Randy P · Oct 14, 2005, 11:21 PM

Hey if you got the cash go top of the line

I'm in a similiar situation - I still have a 2.4 and want a 3.4, but their just so freakin' expensive

Edit: I should have read the entire section of posts...

twoodcc · Oct 15, 2005, 04:55 AM

well i reinstalled windows, and i think it solved the problem. hopefully

CDsDontBurn · Oct 15, 2005, 05:18 AM

cool

. hope your windows worries have all gone away

. if they have, then post them pix!!!!

twoodcc · Oct 15, 2005, 11:53 PM

thanks. for now, everything is pretty good. i've been trying to overclock, and i got it running at 2.3 ghz, but i was watching the temps and the chipset temp got up to 50C. my cpu temp was got up to about 43C under heavy load (not 100%, maybe 60-70% or so). right now i'm running 2.2 ghz and my temps are chipset is 48C and 34C, but not under load

twoodcc · Oct 16, 2005, 09:02 AM

i think the restarting might have something to do with overclocking also. it just did it again, and i have it overclocked from 2.0 to 2.2 ghz. i guess i better change it back?

CDsDontBurn · Oct 16, 2005, 04:36 PM

up the voltage on your memory and your cpu when you're overclocking. increasing the voltage helps out in stability

twoodcc · Oct 16, 2005, 04:48 PM

i did, but how much should i up it? i just did like 0.1V for each

CDsDontBurn · Oct 16, 2005, 05:11 PM

each CPU is different. some people (using p4s) can OC like 600Mhz before they need to increase voltages and others can OC (again on a p4) like 400Mhz before they need to increase voltages. I say for your CPU, try it at half those speeds

twoodcc · Oct 17, 2005, 01:37 AM

but how much do i increase the voltages?

CDsDontBurn · Oct 17, 2005, 03:12 AM

i would say about .25v increase should be fine for every 150Mhz, i think. not sure. you might want to ask somebody who has an x2 about increasing the voltages on your x2

twoodcc · Oct 17, 2005, 03:27 PM

ok thanks. should i up the voltage on everything, or just the processor?

CDsDontBurn · Oct 17, 2005, 06:18 PM

ram and CPU.

twoodcc · Oct 17, 2005, 10:11 PM

ok, but doesn't that seem like alot of volts?

CDsDontBurn · Oct 17, 2005, 10:50 PM

lol....no

. When i have my rig OCed to 4Ghz, i run my CPU @ 1.57v and my RAM @ 3.2v

. And that's from a stock 1.3v on my CPU and stock 2.6v on my RAM

.

twoodcc · Oct 18, 2005, 06:21 AM

but i thought that you said add .25V for every 400 mhz, right? so if i go from 2.0 to 2.4 ghz, i up my cpu and ram .25V?

CDsDontBurn · Oct 18, 2005, 06:31 AM

right, i said that for intel, AMD works different. so that's why i said earlier to ask somebody w/an x2 CPU to see how they OC their CPU and increasing voltages

twoodcc · Oct 18, 2005, 06:34 AM

oh ok. i gotcha. do you think i should have went intel? be honest

CDsDontBurn · Oct 18, 2005, 07:33 AM

no way dude! AMD dual core pwnz0|2z Intel dual core/HT anyday

. Though peeps might buy intel dual core CPUs only cuz they're cheaper

twoodcc · Oct 18, 2005, 03:18 PM

ok, just making sure.

Oct 14, 2005, 10:45 PM	#124
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	take pix of everything....the insides and outsides of your rig as far as the restarting issues. does your machine give you a BSoD after it has restarted? to see if it is your memory and have it tested out, run memtest86. you can do a google search and d/l the ISO image and burn it onto a CD. Leave memtest running for several hours (at least 6), and if you get any errors, then your memory is for sure faulty. If you don't get any errors, then it could be something else, like your MoBo. __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Oct 15, 2005, 05:18 AM	#127
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	cool . hope your windows worries have all gone away . if they have, then post them pix!!!! __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Oct 16, 2005, 04:36 PM	#130
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	up the voltage on your memory and your cpu when you're overclocking. increasing the voltage helps out in stability __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Oct 16, 2005, 05:11 PM	#132
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	each CPU is different. some people (using p4s) can OC like 600Mhz before they need to increase voltages and others can OC (again on a p4) like 400Mhz before they need to increase voltages. I say for your CPU, try it at half those speeds __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Oct 17, 2005, 03:12 AM	#134
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	i would say about .25v increase should be fine for every 150Mhz, i think. not sure. you might want to ask somebody who has an x2 about increasing the voltages on your x2 __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Oct 14, 2005, 07:32 PM	Thread Starter #121
twoodcc DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 143 Rep Power: 0	well i don't know exactly what i did, but i'm having problems. it keeps restarting all the time. during games, and not playing games

Oct 14, 2005, 08:14 PM	Thread Starter #122
twoodcc DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 143 Rep Power: 0	it keeps restarting. any ideas?

Oct 14, 2005, 08:52 PM	Thread Starter #123
twoodcc DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 143 Rep Power: 0	help! keeps restarting!

Oct 14, 2005, 11:21 PM	#125
Randy P HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 489 Rep Power: 49 System Specs	Hey if you got the cash go top of the line I'm in a similiar situation - I still have a 2.4 and want a 3.4, but their just so freakin' expensive Edit: I should have read the entire section of posts...

Oct 15, 2005, 04:55 AM	Thread Starter #126
twoodcc DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 143 Rep Power: 0	well i reinstalled windows, and i think it solved the problem. hopefully

Oct 15, 2005, 11:53 PM	Thread Starter #128
twoodcc DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 143 Rep Power: 0	thanks. for now, everything is pretty good. i've been trying to overclock, and i got it running at 2.3 ghz, but i was watching the temps and the chipset temp got up to 50C. my cpu temp was got up to about 43C under heavy load (not 100%, maybe 60-70% or so). right now i'm running 2.2 ghz and my temps are chipset is 48C and 34C, but not under load

Oct 16, 2005, 09:02 AM	Thread Starter #129
twoodcc DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 143 Rep Power: 0	i think the restarting might have something to do with overclocking also. it just did it again, and i have it overclocked from 2.0 to 2.2 ghz. i guess i better change it back?

Oct 16, 2005, 04:48 PM	Thread Starter #131
twoodcc DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 143 Rep Power: 0	i did, but how much should i up it? i just did like 0.1V for each

Oct 17, 2005, 01:37 AM	Thread Starter #133
twoodcc DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 143 Rep Power: 0	but how much do i increase the voltages?

Oct 17, 2005, 03:27 PM	Thread Starter #135
twoodcc DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 143 Rep Power: 0	ok thanks. should i up the voltage on everything, or just the processor?

Oct 17, 2005, 06:18 PM	#136
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	ram and CPU. __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Oct 17, 2005, 10:11 PM	Thread Starter #137
twoodcc DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 143 Rep Power: 0	ok, but doesn't that seem like alot of volts?

Oct 17, 2005, 10:50 PM	#138
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	lol....no . When i have my rig OCed to 4Ghz, i run my CPU @ 1.57v and my RAM @ 3.2v . And that's from a stock 1.3v on my CPU and stock 2.6v on my RAM . __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Oct 18, 2005, 06:21 AM	Thread Starter #139
twoodcc DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 143 Rep Power: 0	but i thought that you said add .25V for every 400 mhz, right? so if i go from 2.0 to 2.4 ghz, i up my cpu and ram .25V?

Oct 18, 2005, 06:31 AM	#140
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	right, i said that for intel, AMD works different. so that's why i said earlier to ask somebody w/an x2 CPU to see how they OC their CPU and increasing voltages __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Oct 18, 2005, 06:34 AM	Thread Starter #141
twoodcc DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 143 Rep Power: 0	oh ok. i gotcha. do you think i should have went intel? be honest

Oct 18, 2005, 07:33 AM	#142
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	no way dude! AMD dual core pwnz0\|2z Intel dual core/HT anyday . Though peeps might buy intel dual core CPUs only cuz they're cheaper __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Oct 18, 2005, 03:18 PM	Thread Starter #143
twoodcc DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 143 Rep Power: 0	ok, just making sure.