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Is My Cpu Shafted?

harris1986

harris1986

harris1986

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Hi guys i have been recently experiencing problems with my cpu where by at the windows logon screen i type my password in and it takes for ever to get to desktop! then once at desktop i get a "microsoft windows has recovered from a serious problem, send error report" window, Also when i open a internet browser (either IE or firefox) within 2/3mins it encounters a problem, also when i try to detect optimal clocks for my gfx card the comp just reboots.
*note this is with the cpu and ram all on stock settings

I have tried changeing my ram to my other ocz set and get the same problems, i am going to try with my x2 3800 and see if i get the same problems but i wasn't getting this in the past with the x2!

Any ideas folks?
 
hmm i'm now thinking you could be right sirius, as i have just put my x2 back in and am getting the same problems, again i can't detect optimal clocks for my gfx card before my comp restarts, and again firefox and IE keep coming up with errors, also noticed that Logitech Setpoint comes up with a error asking to re-install it aswell! So could be 1 of 3 things a) windows b) motherboard or c) psu (which i highly doubt)
 
I don't have a spare hard drive, so looks asthough i'm going to have to backup all my stuff then do a fresh install! you think it could be windows that's borked then?
 
define settings? i would recommend when re-installing windows that you delete the old partition and start from fresh! my advice and what i'm doing is backing up all my vital data onto my portable hard drive (inc drivers etc) then load them back on after i'm done!
 
unfortunately stephenB i have tried both my chips and it's not that, and when i finally do get to windows desktop i get all sorts of errors from programmes that have encountered problems and need to close, this morning i got 4 and a microsoft windows one too :( will back up then reformatt tonight.
 
ok guys just reformatted my comp and although the windows errors have gone, i'm still getting the internet browser error's as soon as i browse, asking me to send a error report and that it has encountered a problem! So does this mean my hard drive is screwed or is it something else?
 
ok now when i load up a game my comp just crashes and restarts and i'm welcomed with loads of error's saying "windows has just recovered from a serious error" also my xf-i control pannel isn't saving my settings

PLEASE SOMEONE JUST TELL ME IF IT'S MY HARDRIVE THAT'S JAFFED, OR IS IT MY MOTHERBOARD?

I have only been experiencing these problems since my comp shorted out one day randomly and i had difficulty getting it to boot, now it boots but is so unstable!
 
**UPDATE**
the other night i was gaming and my comp just switched itself off, i powered back up again with the long boot times into windows tried to load up a game and the comp just rebooted, tried this a few times with the same result.

Someone please help me as this is driving me insane now, i'm near enough sure it's my hard drive i just need some clarification before i take the plunge into my wallet?
 
i definately know it's not my ram as i get both problems with 2 different sets of ram, it's also not my cpu as i get the same problems with 2 different cpu's, when i reformatted i did do a full formatt on the hard drive i always do. i think i'm just going to have to buy a hard drive and sell it if it doesn't fix the problem!
 
as thought was my hard drive, ran sea tools and completed on the hard drive itself, i then ran it on the partion i created and it failed immediately and recommended i purchase a new hard drive! for reference my psu is a Hiper Type-R 580w modular
 
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