Hi,
I built a new PC which has been running OK for the last couple of months however over the last couple of days it has intermittently stalled every couple of hours where the screen will either go blank or exhibit black/white vertical lines and once green / red vertical. It has been hotter in the room where it is due to weather so I was wondering whether this might be something to do with it. I have overclocked in past but not nothing too strenuous. Here's my spec...
ASUS M3A78 PRO - 780G onboard graphics (oc'd to 650mhz)
AMD 7750BE 2.7GHZ (oc'd to less than 2800mhz on 1.25vcore) using standard HSF
OCZ REAPER 4GB 1066MHZ (oc'd to 1099mhz)
WD 320GB SATA HD (very recently changed from IDE to AHCI)
DVDRW
Coolermaster 330 case with CM 460w PSU (includes one exhaust 120mm fan at rear)
While I've had a dabble with overclocking I haven't really pushed the hardware to what I would consider dangerous, it actually crashes past 2800mhz most of the time and the onboard graphics I've researched can successfully be pushed to around 800mhz mark but never got that far. I've done some short runs of PRIME 95 and MEM86 and it's not actually crashed or shown problems.
When pushed core temps are around 30degree mark (51degree on the fan control screen of AMD Overdrive)
My initial thoughts are that this is a hardware problem relating to the onboard graphics and might be my chipset overheating as result of the recent hotter weather. The problem has also happened at stock speeds to suggest OCing might not necessarily be the issue here.
I would like to know whether this sort of problem might indicate possible hardware damage or is just purely because it has been hotter weather and it's just safely locked up before damage can be done. I've ordered another 12" fan for the front of the case incase this will help airflow through the case. As I type it has been cooler today and the PC has been on and not crashed for past five hours.
Lastly, can anyone recommend a CPU cooler for my board which will clear the ram slots as the reaper memory has heatsinks making them pretty tall.
Any opinions / suggestions greatly appreciated.
I built a new PC which has been running OK for the last couple of months however over the last couple of days it has intermittently stalled every couple of hours where the screen will either go blank or exhibit black/white vertical lines and once green / red vertical. It has been hotter in the room where it is due to weather so I was wondering whether this might be something to do with it. I have overclocked in past but not nothing too strenuous. Here's my spec...
ASUS M3A78 PRO - 780G onboard graphics (oc'd to 650mhz)
AMD 7750BE 2.7GHZ (oc'd to less than 2800mhz on 1.25vcore) using standard HSF
OCZ REAPER 4GB 1066MHZ (oc'd to 1099mhz)
WD 320GB SATA HD (very recently changed from IDE to AHCI)
DVDRW
Coolermaster 330 case with CM 460w PSU (includes one exhaust 120mm fan at rear)
While I've had a dabble with overclocking I haven't really pushed the hardware to what I would consider dangerous, it actually crashes past 2800mhz most of the time and the onboard graphics I've researched can successfully be pushed to around 800mhz mark but never got that far. I've done some short runs of PRIME 95 and MEM86 and it's not actually crashed or shown problems.
When pushed core temps are around 30degree mark (51degree on the fan control screen of AMD Overdrive)
My initial thoughts are that this is a hardware problem relating to the onboard graphics and might be my chipset overheating as result of the recent hotter weather. The problem has also happened at stock speeds to suggest OCing might not necessarily be the issue here.
I would like to know whether this sort of problem might indicate possible hardware damage or is just purely because it has been hotter weather and it's just safely locked up before damage can be done. I've ordered another 12" fan for the front of the case incase this will help airflow through the case. As I type it has been cooler today and the PC has been on and not crashed for past five hours.
Lastly, can anyone recommend a CPU cooler for my board which will clear the ram slots as the reaper memory has heatsinks making them pretty tall.
Any opinions / suggestions greatly appreciated.
