Possible Hardware Issue?

[xniax1]

Alright so right now this problem only happens when playing world of warcraft. After about an hour of two of playing, My computer will freeze completely and all I will see is whatever the screen was displaying just before it froze. I also get a light buzzing noise that comes from the speakers.

I will be forced to restart by holding down the power button. Now when the PC finally shuts off, no matter how long I wait. When I go to power back on, I just get a black screen and nothing will post. Ill then have to shut down again, and then reboot and everything will be normal again for another hour or two of playing.

I don't really play any other graphic intensive games. So I don't know if it's WoW or if its my hardware. This only happens when playing WoW. I've done a bit of searching for the issue on the WoW forums and what not, but I can't find the exact problem I have.

So I guess my question is.....What would cause my computer to freeze, and then not reboot correctly unless I reboot twice?

Also, I use Lavalys Everest to monitor my temps. And my motherboard temp twitches between 57c-60c never any higher or lower. But then I blew a good size house fan directly at my motherboard on full blast and it didn't change the temps. But still gave me a freeze up. My other temps are pretty low so it's ain't them.

I also thought it was my crappy onboard video card which is a 7150. So I went out and got a ATI X800. but still no go.....

Thanks in advance all. I really appreciate everyone that reads this far...hehe.

 

[Tews]

You are way underpowered for what you have! With that 350W PS trying to power your GPU for that big a monitor, its no wonder your having problems... Upgrade your power supply asap and I'll bet you dollars to doughnuts your problem disappears ...

 

[nate42nd]

Sure sounds like heat. Are you monitoring ALL temps. What program(s) are you using? Also, your hardware is getting a bit outdated.

It could also be a PSU issue. They can heat up too. I doubt you are monitoring that temp. I think it's a heat issue somewhere in your setup since it boots on the second try after it's had a chance to cool down. Have you tried letting it sit for 30 min before trying the 1st reboot? I would do that.

It's just my opinion but I would say it's an old hardware and/or heat issue. The hardware is getting older. I had my sisters computer doing the same thing and we replaced the entire computer part by part. She just had one piece at a time shipped to me and I put it together.

 

[xniax1]

hrmm interesting. Well I installed XP as a 2nd OS. I was running fine for about 6 hours. I then went to the ATI control panel and turn the 3D settings to Full Quality. It was about 15 secs that my computer froze up. I turned it back down and have been good ever since......

I'm looking into a new PSU, hopefuly this will solve the issue. Thanks again guys!