Inconsistant apparently hardware issues.

[Mathalamus]

my computer issues remain despite me reinstalling it. i have a question.. how do you identify exactly which hardware is the problem?

....by the way the hardware really is inconsistent. i usually have to restart twice to get it in perfect working order and when it does, it stays that way until i shut it down. i play starcraft two, no crash, galactic civilizations, no crash, etc. can anyone find out why that is?

memory test from windows report no problems, check-disk is the same. i don't know if its a processor issue. due to the above, i doubt it.

 

[GoodGame]

The simplest solution is to remove all of the add-on cards and test each one, one by one, until the conflict shows up.

What's the problem more exactly, or where is the original post?

EDIT: also post what your OS is.

 

[Mathalamus]

The simplest solution is to remove all of the add-on cards and test each one, one by one, until the conflict shows up.

What's the problem more exactly, or where is the original post?

EDIT: also post what your OS is.

the original post was just me swearing about my computer crashing. i dont knwo what an add on card is, so its safe to say i dont have any.

my OS is windows 7 64 bit.

 

[Genocidicbunny]

Random intermittent crashes with no one component being at fault all the time? Sounds like your PSU is having issues.

 

[Mathalamus]

the PSU would fall to the above category. it rebooted three times today and then worked fine.

i managed to look at the blue screen before it rebooted. it says that the IRQ is less or equal of something. i didnt touch the BIOS (don't know how) so i don't know whats causing it.

 

[GoodGame]

If the problem continues, try re-seating your RAM and dusting them off. Sometimes something that simple works.

 

[Genocidicbunny]

PSU problems would cause voltage and wattage drops/spikes to most of your components. Best case, you get intermittent crashes from all different components. Worst case scenario, your PSU burns out, takes your motherboard, cpu, RAM and all PCI/PCIe cards plugged in with it.

Start by first unplugging everything but the essentials -- one stick of RAM, one HDD, one CD/DVD drive. Run prime95 for a couple of hours, and also try memtest86+

 

[Mathalamus]

Prime 95? i dont know if my computer can handle the torture test. and it may explode or something.

 

[Genocidicbunny]

A pentium 2 can handle the test...If your computer doesnt pass a torture test, then its not stable.

 

[Mathalamus]

i just noticed something... on my windows 7 benchmark test i saw that the processor, which is a Quad@ 2.4 GHzs scored 4.8.

normally it scores 7.9.

 

[Fëanor]

7.9 is really high, my i7 920 scores 7.4 (Stock, 7.6 @ 3.5Ghz)

 

[Zelig]

i managed to look at the blue screen before it rebooted. it says that the IRQ is less or equal of something. i didnt touch the BIOS (don't know how) so i don't know whats causing it.

I'd give this about a 95% chance to be caused by RAM.

If you've had the problems from the start, the RAM was likely defective from the start.

If the problems have developed, either the RAM went bad on its own, or the PSU gimped it - I'd give the PSU gimping maybe a 20% odds.