Begin: i buy a new PC a few weeks back and it arrives at work where I and another IT tech builds it at work.
After arriving home and began playing CSS the computer just freezes completely. No error in the error log, just a complete freeze.
So, after trying to filter down all the different problems that it could be... changed ram, reformat on new hdd, reseated it all. When i tried my mates spare graphics card (some pci-e 256mb) CSS works completely and no crashes are incured.
As i thought it was a graphics card issue i tried 3 different drivers, updated bios settings with no luck - i sent the card back and after 'extensive testing' confirm that the card is faulty and send me a replacement... except when the new one came the same thing happened again and i'm now ready to throw my PC out of the window.
any ideas?
Spec:
Coolermaster Elite 334 Black Mid Tower Case - No PSU
Sony AD-5240S 24x DVD±RW DL Internal SATA Black Bare Drive - OEM
ZOTAC GTX260 192 Core SYNERGY EDITION 896MB DDR3 Dual DVI HDTV PhysX and Cuda ready PCI-E Graphics Card
Be Quiet Straight Power 650W PSU - 8x SATA 2x PCI-E 4x 12V Rails
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Socket 775 (3.0GHz) 1333FSB 6MB L2 Cache Retail Boxed Processor
XFX nForce 750i SLI Socket 775 (1333MHz FSB up to 1800MHz overclocked) 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard
Crucial 4GB (2X2GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 Ballistix Tracer Memory CL4 2.0V
After arriving home and began playing CSS the computer just freezes completely. No error in the error log, just a complete freeze.
So, after trying to filter down all the different problems that it could be... changed ram, reformat on new hdd, reseated it all. When i tried my mates spare graphics card (some pci-e 256mb) CSS works completely and no crashes are incured.
As i thought it was a graphics card issue i tried 3 different drivers, updated bios settings with no luck - i sent the card back and after 'extensive testing' confirm that the card is faulty and send me a replacement... except when the new one came the same thing happened again and i'm now ready to throw my PC out of the window.
any ideas?
Spec:
Coolermaster Elite 334 Black Mid Tower Case - No PSU
Sony AD-5240S 24x DVD±RW DL Internal SATA Black Bare Drive - OEM
ZOTAC GTX260 192 Core SYNERGY EDITION 896MB DDR3 Dual DVI HDTV PhysX and Cuda ready PCI-E Graphics Card
Be Quiet Straight Power 650W PSU - 8x SATA 2x PCI-E 4x 12V Rails
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Socket 775 (3.0GHz) 1333FSB 6MB L2 Cache Retail Boxed Processor
XFX nForce 750i SLI Socket 775 (1333MHz FSB up to 1800MHz overclocked) 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard
Crucial 4GB (2X2GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 Ballistix Tracer Memory CL4 2.0V
