Help no idea what's wrong with my PC... :(

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  1. Posts : 92
    Windows 8.1
       #1

    Help no idea what's wrong with my PC... :(


    Hello i have wired problem ok this will sound crazy but i think software actually damaged my hardware...

    Ok about 1 month ago i did play 3 games Mass Effect 1 & 2 and Dragon Age...

    Finishing Mass Effect i noticed slow downs prodobly something overheating no big deal i just cleaned up my PC from all the dust...ok i finished Mass Effect 1 and started playing Mass Effect 2...

    And things did go a lot worse i had to set everything to default in my bios to default no more OC i just though it was heat issue becouse game was using cpu 100% all the time so well i did go with it...

    After i finished Mass Effect 2 i started Dragon Age and finished it end my secound play though all shit started to happen...

    Now im running on default bios settings and basicly i can't play 3d games either it crashes or i get bluescreen(very rare first one i had one but it was only for 5 secounds coulden't read it)...

    My PC is only 1 year old its Pentium Dual Core E2160 2.0Ghz 4Gb ddr2 800Mhz and Radeon 3870Gigabyte 825/900 only thing that i had OC earlier was CPU to 3.0Ghz and ram to 960Mhz and my PSU is 450 wats but after playing those games im running default settings and i can't play other games that runned normaly earlier

    Help me find what's wrong becouse it don't make any sense at all is there any software i can run for gfx and cpu? also no orthos or other bullshit i already did kill something with game that uses 100% cpu don't need to make things worse...

    Also if you enter into google Dragon Age 3870 you get fev disturbing topics it looks like Dragon Age is killing gfx but if it would only be gfx why can't i run stable my OC to 3.0Ghz anymore so its CPU too or maybe PSU?

    Edit:Im sorry my post is writed like that but im in state of panic right now i don;t got any money for new hardware and i need damn PC for work if it dies im toasted
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  2. Posts : 6,243
    win 7 ultimate32bit, Win8.1pro wmc 32bit
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    hi Alex1986, first and most importantly stop overclocking ,are you using the latest catylist drivers ,if so try going back a version or 2 see if that helps , a 450watt psu is a little on the under powered side for your system , i would go for at least 550watt
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  3. Posts : 92
    Windows 8.1
    Thread Starter
       #3

    pebbly said:
    hi Alex1986, first and most importantly stop overclocking ,are you using the latest catylist drivers ,if so try going back a version or 2 see if that helps , a 450watt psu is a little on the under powered side for your system , i would go for at least 550watt
    Hey im running default setting no OC for a long time...

    Hm 450watt psu is not enought? things were running great until i played those damn games...

    Basicly i need help or software that can log what's happening when i encounter problem becouse right now it looks like everything is wrong i can run windows,play 2d games,watch movies,browse web no problem but anything that requires more is failing...

    Also i think i should mention this earlier when i had one of those crashes i could not load my windows it kinda did load very slow so i did reinstall it...

    Installation is very slow no idea why its like something is slowing it...also another wired this is happening from begining when watch movies i get something like HD is turning it self off for 1-2 sec but no such thing happen when i play games or play music...

    Like i said things don't make any sense at all...still any help is welcome becouse i have no idea atm....

    Edit: Also warranty is not option i did kinda break it when i added 2 memory sticks but it was a year ago so it's not a case...
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  4. Posts : 6,243
    win 7 ultimate32bit, Win8.1pro wmc 32bit
       #4

    try running the system file checker SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker see if that throws up any thing :)
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  5. Posts : 1,117
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    The first system I built was a barebone that had the psu supplied with the system. I think it was a 400 or 450 watt psu (also, it was a cheapie). I also had a Sapphire Radeon 3870 running in that system. My system behaved the same way you described. I got a new psu (500 watt quality psu) and never had that problem again.

    ATI Radeon? HD 3800 Series System Requirements
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  6. Posts : 92
    Windows 8.1
    Thread Starter
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    mpcrsc562 said:
    The first system I built was a barebone that had the psu supplied with the system. I think it was a 400 or 450 watt psu (also, it was a cheapie). I also had a Sapphire Radeon 3870 running in that system. My system behaved the same way you described. I got a new psu (500 watt quality psu) and never had that problem again.

    ATI Radeon? HD 3800 Series System Requirements
    Hm still why now why not earlier i was running everything on max detail and never had those problems i think its something like 15 months i did run on same config...

    Could it be that PSU is starting to fail? this could explain why can't OC now and when i require more power it restarts...

    How can i cheak if its my PSU thats failing not other thing? also mpcrsc562 did you encounter those problems from first day or after sometime playing with your PC?

    @pebbly i did have fev errors after scan but it was fixed already so that's not the issue...thank you if you have any other ideas they are welcome...

    Right now im playing with windows browsing web etc and everything is stable shit happens when i need more processing power 3d games etc...

    Im kinda worried that ram on my gfx could be damaged any way here is the topic http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/to...index/706190/1 any way this is not only topic just use google there are a lot of people who report similar problems after playing Dragon Age maybe its not a myth

    Still hm this could explain why my PC is running a little better with no OC less power needed...

    Guys how can i cheak how much power PSU i delivering? and how much my PC is using?

    OK i got stupid idea...how can i downgrade my 3870 so it will eat less power if i use catalyst and declock its core from 825 to 300 nothing bad will happen?
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  7.    #7

    Stress test your memory overnight with bootable memtest86 CD.

    Since you're testing hardware, test also your HD using maker's diag/repair CD full scan: Hard Drive Diagnostics Tools and Utilities (Storage) - TACKtech Corp.

    Swap out your PSU to see if problem stops.

    Try reseating your graphics card, reinstalling driver, making sure you have latest then if neccessary rolling back to previous version. Try running with and without full software package.

    Finally, try defaulting to onboard graphics or swapping in another graphics card to see what changes.
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  8. Posts : 92
    Windows 8.1
    Thread Starter
       #8

    gregrocker said:
    1.Stress test your memory overnight with bootable memtest86 CD.
    2.Since you're testing hardware, test also your HD using maker's diag/repair CD full scan: Hard Drive Diagnostics Tools and Utilities (Storage) - TACKtech Corp.
    3.Swap out your PSU to see if problem stops.
    4.Try reseating your graphics card, reinstalling driver, making sure you have latest then if neccessary rolling back to previous version. Try running with and without full software package.
    5.Finally, try defaulting to onboard graphics or swapping in another graphics card to see what changes.
    1.Hm im sure my ram is fine but can't hurt to double cheak.
    2.I already did test my 3 hard drives and yes one of them is failing but im not using it for windows or other things that matter its basicly recyclebin...
    3.Swap out you mean to get a new one?
    4.Already did everything i did cheak catalyst 10.2 and 10.3 also windows 7 driver same thing...maybe i try 10.1 if i find it...
    5.I don't got onboard graphics hm oh well this is what happens when you throw out perfectly fine 6600gt half year earlier

    Preaty much im broke atm so i can only hope that i find issue with software and wait for next paycheak

    Any way i hope its PSU it would be most cheap to replace maybe 550 would do...
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  9.    #9

    You can always buy or borrow a PSU to swap in and return it if not the prob.
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  10. Posts : 6,243
    win 7 ultimate32bit, Win8.1pro wmc 32bit
       #10

    alex1986 here is a link to an online PSU calculator just input all your drives, devices etc and it will give you a recommended psu wattage needed to run your pc Thermaltake Power Supply Calculator :)
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