computer crashing

glynogwen · 22 Oct 2008 at 12:18

I bought the following bits last May from ocuk due to some health problems after building it i have not had time to use it fully. Now that i am using it more it keeps crashing at random times with no warning and it seems to occur even with the computer not running under load. I get different error messages. I am stuck as where to look to try and find the fault. any help would be great.

thanks Keith
The bits bought where:

BFG nforce 680 m/b
Intel core 2 duo e6600
corsair 620w psu
noctua nhu12f heatsink
bfg geforce 8800gtx
crucial ballistix 2gb ram
samsung spinpoint 500gb
samsung dvd drive
thermaltake armour tower
vista 64bit ultima

Skidilliplop · 22 Oct 2008 at 12:24

This should be easy to identify with answers to the following.
What sort of error messages are you receiving?
Are these hard crashes i.e PC freezes up completely or application crashes where the app shows as not responding and you have to force it closed? (or indeed are they Blue screen "stop errors"?)

glynogwen · 22 Oct 2008 at 13:52

Thanks for the help, they are all blue screen crashes, with different error messages for each one. I will try and write them down as they happen

cheers
keith

PaulyD · 22 Oct 2008 at 13:54

Would check the RAM first - download and run memtest

Skidilliplop · 22 Oct 2008 at 13:55

I'd run memtest for a few hours as a next step. This is almost certainly memory related in some way.

glynogwen · 22 Oct 2008 at 15:14

ok will try it and feedback
cheers
keith

glynogwen · 23 Oct 2008 at 08:09

Good Morning, I ran the memtest it is at 50% and been up for 8+ hours. It is showing 23808 errors at the moment with 91 passes. So i guess that shows the memory is goosed.

What is currently the best memory to fit into it, I will go for min 4gig this time.

cheers
keith

psd99 · 23 Oct 2008 at 08:13

Hi sounds like it is definitely a memory problem can you get hold of another stick to use that isn't faulty?

Uther · 23 Oct 2008 at 08:18

And don't forget to RMA the ram for replacement/refund.

Skidilliplop · 23 Oct 2008 at 09:15

the crucial ballistix stuff you have is perfectly ok. Just RMA it for a set that works

+ buy an additional 2GB if needed.

glynogwen · 23 Oct 2008 at 22:10

thanks for the help, spoke to ocuk this afternoon rma sorted.

cheers
keith