[NTLUG:Discuss] PC Hardware Issue

[Gilbert Morrow]

Sounds like a video card issue , seeing video artifacts are most likely
getting to hot , either memory or GPU , overclocking alot in the past and
saw things like that quite often .
First thing I would ask is did this just start and what were you doing or
what have you done at the time it started .

On 12/21/06, Lenrek Xunil <lenrek.xunil at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I built my own PC.  It's got an Abit motherboard, AMD Athlon 64 CPU,
> 1.5gigs of ram (two cards), dual graphics card, SATA hard drive, LCD
> monitors,
> oversized quiet CPU element/fan, etc.
>
> This past month at random times, sometimes once a day, sometimes several
> times a day, intermittently and for no apparent reason, the displays will
> get all jagged.  The music will continue playing, then after a couple of
> seconds it stops.
>
> I would think it was the graphics card, but the whole system seems to stop
> shortly thereafter.  I've switched out the memory, reseated everything but
> the CPU, but it still happens.  I've looked at the bios settings, etc.
>
> I'm thinking it's my motherboard.  What do you all think?
>
>
> Some lessons I learned in all of this:
>
> -Don't go cheap on the case.  I got an aluminum case and I regret it
> because
> I just get this feeling that things aren't firmly seated.  Also the back
> panel did not match the board so I had to cut it out.  It basically looks
> like a skeleton, especially since I don't have the lid on to maximize air
> flow.  Reminds me of the computer in that movie Pi.
> -If you're building a computer, don't buy from CompUSA.  You're going to
> pay
> 50% more for equipment that's 6-12 months old.  I only got the motherboard
> and the CPU there, but even though It's only been about a year and a half,
> my PC is already outdated.  For the other components I scoured different
> online stores and got great deals on good brands.
> -Never upgrade.  Always buy all of your equipment at the same time.  (I
> did
> this piece by piece).  Even after about 3 years, standards change, power
> requirements change, and the cooling requirements change.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help!
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