Gaming PC Diagnostic

[TerrahIncognitah]

I'd agree on MOBO, however if you want to take some extra steps here are a few angles you can try in whatever order makes sense. If you have a Kil-O-Watt it may be helpful to see what happens to the wattage when you boot a game - does it spike too high?

- Try a simple memtest. One full pass.
http://www.memtest.org/

- Try a simple processor test. Normally used to test stability on overclocking.
http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=205

- Try FurMark - would be interesting to see if OpenGL runs fine.
http://www.ozone3d.net/benchmarks/fur/

- Try Heaven Benchmark - should definitely fail.
http://unigine.com/products/heaven/

- Try taking the battery off the MOBO to cut power/reset it completely.

- Try re-seating the processor. I run an old i7 that I generally clock at 4.1GHz (stock clock is 2.67GHz). Ever so often, my computer will fail to boot and I have to set it back to stock rating to get it going. The only way I've gotten around this is to re-seat the processor, overclock - works fine after for months on end. Have had to do this 3 times so far. Never underestimate re-seating!

- Try running Furmark and Prime64 at the same time. This will cause your computer to suck up as much power as it possibly can. Good way to load the PSU.

Be wary of heat levels when using Furmark and Prime64, particularly Prime64.

[kaos057]

Originally Posted by Rogean [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Removed video card and used onboard HD 4000... still issues.

Does that mean you have catalyst AND nVidia software both installed? That would cause problems for sure.

[visage]

Try underclocking the vid card. Also have you tried older drivers for the vid card ? Also could flash the motherboard and install older mobo drivers.

[Pringles]

I bet you have more bad memory. Run a memtest

[Roku]

Check the mother board for Cheetos dust. Mini-vac works.

[this user was banned]

Onboard video card meaning integrated into the motherboard?
Yeah, go get a new motherboard, even if it's a working mobo, it's fail anyway.

With the heat most video cards put out these days, I'm surprised manufacturers still build them in unless it's a shitty video card, if that's the case, see my previous statement.

[r00t]

Originally Posted by this user was banned [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Onboard video card meaning integrated into the motherboard?
Yeah, go get a new motherboard, even if it's a working mobo, it's fail anyway.

With the heat most video cards put out these days, I'm surprised manufacturers still build them in unless it's a shitty video card, if that's the case, see my previous statement.

is built into the cpu not the mobo

[kaos057]

Originally Posted by this user was banned [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Onboard video card meaning integrated into the motherboard?
Yeah, go get a new motherboard, even if it's a working mobo, it's fail anyway.

With the heat most video cards put out these days, I'm surprised manufacturers still build them in unless it's a shitty video card, if that's the case, see my previous statement.

Onboard graphics card only sucks if you use it. When it's disabled it doesn't create heat.

Originally Posted by r00t [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

is built into the cpu not the mobo

Umm no. How would a graphics card be built into the cpu?

[moklianne]

Originally Posted by kaos057 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Onboard graphics card only sucks if you use it. When it's disabled it doesn't create heat.



Umm no. How would a graphics card be built into the cpu?

Intel has integrated GPU's (as does AMD A series) and their latest chipsets just take advantage of that. If you plop in a CPU onto the same motherboard without an integrated GPU, you don't have access to the onboard video.

Rogean, Sounds like MB, Memory, or PSU. Order of most likely to least likely from left to right.

When it comes to testing memory, it can still be bad if it passes tests. I've had that happen quite a bit actually. You can try to time the memory down in bios and see if its more stable.

As far as the PSU, that's a great brand and I don't think I've ever had a DOA one, but its possible. You can check voltages with a multimeter, but a power supply tester I find more reliable. It also tests the grounds correctly. But, if you have another, just swap to test.

After you think you resolved it do an 'sfc /scannow' at a run prompt in Windows to try to repair any files that may have been corrupted. Bad memory may cause file corruption on write to the hard drive.

[Thulack]

Originally Posted by kaos057 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Onboard graphics card only sucks if you use it. When it's disabled it doesn't create heat.



Umm no. How would a graphics card be built into the cpu?

Welcome to like 2011:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116502

Built-in visuals The visual features built into the 3nd generation Intel Core processor family deliver everything you need to enjoy a stunning and seamless visual experience. Intel Quick Sync Video and newly-added Intel Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) make media processing incredibly fast. New built-in Intel HD Graphics with DirectX 11 support delivers discrete 3D graphics performance without the needed cost and power of a discrete graphics card, and features Intel Clear Video Technology that enhances video playback, image quality, and color fidelity for a premium visual experience. What’s more, add another dimension to what you see on your PC with Intel InTRU 3D technology which supports stereoscopic 3D Blu-ray playback in full 1080p resolution over HDMI 1.4 and premium audio.