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Thread ID: 123219 2012-02-11 04:37:00 Is it the Hardrive or Graphics card? ChazTheGeek (16619) Press F1
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1258601 2012-02-11 04:37:00 My brothers computer jams up when playing a game with heaps of things happening, then the computer re boots. That is the graphics card right? The Hardrive is a really old 35 GB IDE hardrive is that the problem? I don't think it is. Do you guys know what it is? :nerd: ChazTheGeek (16619)
1258602 2012-02-11 04:45:00 Could be, possibly overheating Graphics or CPU. Run furmark to check graphics temps under load and do a visual inspection for dust etc inside the case, make sure fans are spinning freely dugimodo (138)
1258603 2012-02-11 04:50:00 What are your temps like (seeing as you have a fanless gpu)? Also what psu do you have? Even though it doesnt require external power the psu might not have the amperage or something. icow (15313)
1258604 2012-02-11 04:59:00 Could be any one of the following:

Over Heating
Faulty Graphic Card
Power Supply failing under to much load
Memory Failing
Motherboard failing
HDD Failing
CPU failing


Take your pick, you may need to inspect one at a time till you find the culprit, Only change one thing at a time, as if you change any more and it fixes it, you wont know which was causing the Problem
wainuitech (129)
1258605 2012-02-11 06:28:00 Thanks guys. By the way it's my brothers pc. I'm lucky it's not mine! ChazTheGeek (16619)
1258606 2012-02-11 07:35:00 Thanks guys. It was the RAM. I put in a different stick and made the difference! ChazTheGeek (16619)
1258607 2012-02-11 07:52:00 I would be checking how full that hard drive is too as that could be an issue too gary67 (56)
1258608 2012-02-11 11:22:00 For an older PC, the PSU (if cheap) will usually have failed capacitors. Agent_24 (57)
1258609 2012-02-11 20:23:00 The hardrive is quite full. What makes it worse is that it is an old 35GB IDE!
It's working fine now.
ChazTheGeek (16619)
1258610 2012-02-11 21:43:00 Now it's jamming again. I gota keep trying. ChazTheGeek (16619)
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