PC Freezing but prime stable

lee87 · 1 Apr 2006 at 11:38

Hi, I have my X2 3800+ clocked at 2.65ghz and it is prime stable for 24 hours and it can run folding@home all day with no problems.
I can go out leaving my pc folding for 12 hours and then when I get back and go on the pc sometimes it will crash within a few seconds/minutes of using it.
It also crashes if I have been using the internet for a few hours.
I changed the cpu to 2.5ghz and it's still crashing but it's fine if I have it at stock speed. Ram isn't overclocked

I was thinking the cpu is causing it but i'm not sure as it's stable when its at 100% load and left alone but crashes only when I am using it. :confused:

Any ideas on whats causing my system to crash?

Thanks

Jimi · 1 Apr 2006 at 11:39

Is the temperature of the CPU at acceptable levels?

Try putting back to stock settings and see if it does the same thing.

lee87 · 1 Apr 2006 at 11:42

Temps are fine, 51c load and 33c idle.
When it's at stock speed it's fine but the cpu is stable for prime and other testers when overclocked.

Jimi · 1 Apr 2006 at 11:45

Did you run the torture test?

Run a blend torture test for 24 hours, see what it does then.

lee87 · 1 Apr 2006 at 11:50

Ran the torture test for 24 hours and it got no errors. Didn't run the blend test, i'll start it now.

Ruhbarb · 1 Apr 2006 at 14:14

This link has a troubleshooting section

http://delltalk.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=dim_audio&message.id=39953

If you have been there already, then I would say its a feature limited brand, ie its drivers or whatever are not up to the task and you should really get more profesional support from Dell.