EPTI'm sorry guys, but I'm computer-retarded and I don't know what's going on. Tech-support thought it was IE, but I use chrome. Any ideas as to the problem?
edit: If you need more info, just ask. I gave everything that I thought was pertinent.
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DamageControL
United States4222 Posts
I'm sorry guys, but I'm computer-retarded and I don't know what's going on. Tech-support thought it was IE, but I use chrome. Any ideas as to the problem? edit: If you need more info, just ask. I gave everything that I thought was pertinent. | ||
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blabber
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mahnini
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CharlieMurphy
United States22895 Posts
download hardware monitor and run it when ur machine is idle. Record/SS the temps. then do some heavy activity and do the same. btw, when is the last time you cleaned out the dust? How old and what kind of parts do you have? | ||
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DeathSpank
United States1029 Posts
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FragKrag
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Boblion
France8043 Posts
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CharlieMurphy
United States22895 Posts
On February 07 2010 11:39 Boblion wrote: My bet on the PSU yea i'm thinking either that or the GPU | ||
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Neo27
United States154 Posts
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FragKrag
United States11552 Posts
Can you post your specs and tell us if you overclocked? | ||
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ErOs_HalO
United States167 Posts
I'm almost positive this is the problem. | ||
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Vedic
United States582 Posts
On February 07 2010 11:38 DeathSpank wrote: windows 7? Those don't start for another month. | ||
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CharlieMurphy
United States22895 Posts
what doesn't ? my gf just bought a comp from costco that came with w7 | ||
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DamageControL
United States4222 Posts
On February 07 2010 11:37 CharlieMurphy wrote: does it shut down or does the monitor like blink and say no signal/shut off? Like does the computer remain on with fans spinning and lights on and you might even be able to still hear sounds? download hardware monitor and run it when ur machine is idle. Record/SS the temps. then do some heavy activity and do the same. btw, when is the last time you cleaned out the dust? How old and what kind of parts do you have? the moniter blinks and says no signal. But the lights on my computer also goes off. So I think it is in fact the computer. All right, where do I get hardware monitoring stuff? My computer is like six months old or so, and I've never dusted it off. It's a stock gateway (didn't build my own I'm a shame yadyadyada.) Pentium dual core. Nvidia graphics card. But I don't know the specs on either one. Um...I'll try to find my computer one sec sorry. edit: In no way is this computer overclocked it's a factory made gateway. | ||
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RandomAbuse
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http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/ GPU-z http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/1709/TechPowerUp_GPU-Z_v0.3.8.html Anyways, my guess is you have a loose wire somewhere, make sure everything is connected properly. | ||
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DamageControL
United States4222 Posts
64 bit Dual Core Processor 2MB L2 Cache memory: 6GB DDR2 HD: 640GB SATA 7200RPM Graphics: Integrated NVIDIA GeForce 9200 Power Supply: 300W | ||
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CharlieMurphy
United States22895 Posts
But regardless, get a can of dust off and some qtips and just clean all the dust out of the fans and shit. then get as much dust out of the heatsinks and other shit as you can. If that doesn't help it. then it could be other things (but it can't really hurt to dust it out, unless ofc you static shock some parts). Take it outside to do this. | ||
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writer22816
United States5775 Posts
On February 07 2010 12:06 DamageControL wrote: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883113094 64 bit Dual Core Processor 2MB L2 Cache memory: 6GB DDR2 HD: 640GB SATA 7200RPM Graphics: Integrated NVIDIA GeForce 9200 Power Supply: 300W lol 6GB ram and Geforce 9200 | ||
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DamageControL
United States4222 Posts
??? edit: I know nothing so I don't get why this is funny. | ||
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meeple
Canada10211 Posts
On February 07 2010 13:13 DamageControL wrote: ??? edit: I know nothing so I don't get why this is funny. I think he's saying that 6GB of ram is overkill considering the other specs... especially the subpar GeForce 9200 graphics card, which is actually really bad if you want to do some serious gaming on the computer. Regardless is this computer still covered under the warranty?? Its only 6 months old so it should be, and considering this might(probably is) a hardware problem, your easiest solution is to get the company to fix it for you. A quick check of the website tells me that it still is under warranty and in fact alot of the people on newegg have been having trouble with their rigs as well. On a side note, | ||
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DeathSpank
United States1029 Posts
I'm scared...It's coming.... | ||
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Day[9]
United States7366 Posts
On February 07 2010 12:06 DamageControL wrote: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883113094 64 bit Dual Core Processor 2MB L2 Cache memory: 6GB DDR2 HD: 640GB SATA 7200RPM Graphics: Integrated NVIDIA GeForce 9200 Power Supply: 300W 300W???? OH MY GOD GET A 800W power supply AT LEAST. I'm like 99% sure it's because you don't have enough power. I used to have a 500W power supply for my computer which was about half as strong as your computer. Everything seemed fine for the first year I had it because I only ever surfed the web or played Starcraft. Then, I bought fallout 3 and ramped up the graphics settings. Suddenly, my graphics card was needed for once, and my power supply literally exploded lol. I'm pretty impressed it's just shut down instead of popping a capacitor. To confirm this (and this should happen pretty easily), look up how much each component of your computer uses for power. In particular: processor, graphics card, motherboard, hard drive, DVD drive, RAM etc. You'll find that the numbers add up to quite a bit above 300, almost certainly causing your shutdown issues | ||
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Itachii
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DamageControL
United States4222 Posts
I'm running a resource moniter. Is CPU computer usage in terms of power? Because a stream+facebook nearly maxes out my power | ||
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Day[9]
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Onisparda
Canada516 Posts
I also checked the hardware with this PC-doctor thing and nothing was wrong with my memory or mobo. I had this pc for around 3 years and I never had any problem with my little 300W even when playing games and stuff... so I really have no idea what's wrong. | ||
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DamageControL
United States4222 Posts
On February 08 2010 01:20 Day[9] wrote: damagecontrol, just go buy an 800W Power supply! would 750 or 600 do? I don't have too much heavy usage. | ||
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leMaj24
United States262 Posts
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Boblion
France8043 Posts
On February 08 2010 00:31 Day[9] wrote: 300W???? OH MY GOD GET A 800W power supply AT LEAST. What are you talking about ... A good 400w is way enough for this kind of comp. I'm running an Athlon II x4 + 4870 ( >>>>>>>>>>> GeForce 9200 consumption and performance wise ) with a Corsair HX520W and imo it is already overkill. Just get something made by Corsair / Antec / Fortron / CoolerMaster / Seasonic. edit: i still love you Day[9] Expecting some good casting tonight  | ||
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DamageControL
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Boblion
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Shivaz
Canada1783 Posts
On February 08 2010 02:32 Boblion wrote: What are you talking about ... A good 400w is way enough for this kind of comp. I'm running an Athlon II x4 + 4870 ( >>>>>>>>>>> GeForce 9200 consumption and performance wise ) with a Corsair HX520W and imo it is already overkill. Just get something made by Corsair / Antec / Fortron / CoolerMaster / Seasonic. Vouche for this PSU i have one too. | ||
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R1CH
Netherlands10341 Posts
On February 08 2010 00:31 Day[9] wrote: 300W???? OH MY GOD GET A 800W power supply AT LEAST. 300w is plenty for a system like that, even a crappy no-name would work. Quality is more important than wattage though, you could give me a 1200w no-name PSU but if all the amps are on the 5v rail then it's going to be worse than my 400w Corsair. 800w is overkill for all but the craziest setups (Quad Core SLI / Crossfire and such). While 300 does seem low, it's unlikely to be a power supply problem. Cheap no-name PSUs tend to explode or otherwise die rather than powering off if they get pushed near capacity. More details are needed such as your CPU temps and how exactly it's shutting down. | ||
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Onisparda
Canada516 Posts
 . I beleive my problem basicly the same thing but only a bit worse.edit: btw it's shutting down like there was a blackout, no warning or anything, just completly shut off. Im pretty sure thats whats happening to DamageControL as well. | ||
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FragKrag
United States11552 Posts
He's not running anything power hungry on that computer ;P Not even most crossfire systems need 800W :p | ||
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DamageControL
United States4222 Posts
On February 08 2010 03:40 Onisparda wrote: Can everyone look at my post as well lol . I beleive my problem basicly the same thing but only a bit worse.edit: btw it's shutting down like there was a blackout, no warning or anything, just completly shut off. Im pretty sure thats whats happening to DamageControL as well. This is exactly what's happening to me. No flicker, or blue screen or anything. Total shut down. | ||
KizZBG
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Neo27
United States154 Posts
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Onisparda
Canada516 Posts
 , anyway as I said it probably isn't a heat or dust issue since mine crashed on me within a few minutes. | ||
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CharlieMurphy
United States22895 Posts
http://www.cpuid.com/hwmonitor.php http://www.cpuid.com/hwmonitor.php http://www.cpuid.com/hwmonitor.php http://www.cpuid.com/hwmonitor.php | ||
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Neo27
United States154 Posts
On February 10 2010 07:24 CharlieMurphy wrote: dude damagecontrol, for the 100th time, download hardware monitor and run that shit while your comp is idle, take a screenshot. Then play some games or whatever for 5 minutes and take a screenshot. Maybe the CPU or power supply fan isn't spinning. | ||
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Onisparda
Canada516 Posts
 Anyway, I did as you told... Idle: + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/4599/cpuid.jpg) After SC: + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/8679/cpuid2.jpg) Not much of a difference if you ask me :S | ||
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CharlieMurphy
United States22895 Posts
you don't have a grafix card? and wtf at that fan spinnign at like 2500 rpm | ||
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Onisparda
Canada516 Posts
No card cuz my pc sucks and I don't usually play anything else. What about the fans lol? | ||
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mahnini
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Onisparda
Canada516 Posts
So any computer gurus out there that know what's wrong? | ||
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igotmyown
United States4291 Posts
The power getting interrupted isn't necessarily the power supply. It could be due to bad soldering on your motherboard, and it could have physically been shifted loose (more likely on laptops). There could be a kink in the power cord. Start ruling out some possibilities. Run a stress test for a few hours. | ||
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daz
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Onisparda
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