PC keeps freezing...power related?

Rob200sx · 3 Aug 2006 at 19:50

Since my last rebuild, my PC freezes occasionally, it seems to be more graphics card related, started happening when playing games but this week it's frozen when doing something in Word/Excel etc so I was wondering if it's related to the Graphics card and maybe the power supply.

Can a 460w psu support
1 cpu fan
3 case fans
2 hd fans
3 hd's
2 cd/dvd drives
1 ATI X800XT GFX Card
Soundblaster Audigy 2

??

I'm not really sure what the problem could be otherwise.

Full Specs are:
2x1gb Samsung PC3200 RAM
ATI X800XT
ASRock PV88+ Motherboard
Soundblaster Audigy 2 Platinum
WD Raptor 74gb SATA
2 WD HDD's PATA
P4 3.2 Prescott
Akasa 460w PSU

Temp wise the system runs:
CPU: 47c Idle/55c Load
GFX: 46c Idle/60c Load

Any ideas gratefully received

subzero · 3 Aug 2006 at 19:56

Could be psu,you tested the ram in your system mate?

Rob200sx · 3 Aug 2006 at 20:11

Yep the ram tested fine

another reason for power/gfx card is that the keyboard is responsive (ie the caps lock light turns on/off) and the network is active but it drops the video signal to the monitor and i have to reboot.

subzero · 3 Aug 2006 at 20:18

So it isnt freezing then,just dropping the signal to the monitor.

Nix · 4 Aug 2006 at 08:35

Have you tried using either a different graphics card in the machine or trying your monitor out elsewhere?

It could even be a loose cable...