Upgrading RAM on Win7-32bit

Anything under 65 degrees Celsius should be fine. And even then it won't be the end of the world. Make sure the cables in your case are tied up nicely and that the airflow is not blocked.

Both problems 1 and 2 can be caused by a number of different things. I recommend uninstalling your video drivers and downloading and installing the most recent ones from NVIDIA for the 8800GTX as a first step.
 
I've tried that, as well as reinstalling crysis, cleaning out the Temporary files folder, closing out of all other processes and turning off any background programs, changing the permissions in the User Control menu, running crysis in a smaller windowed mode rather than full-screen, I've updated windows to the latest version as well as crysis to the most recent patch.

I'll go in again to see if any cables are in the way, but I don't suspect that is the issue. On Saturday my roommate will help me clean out the heatsink and remove and reapply some thermal paste for the CPU. Also, I haven't manually updated BIOS, which has been another suggested issue that I've seen on some of the random fix sites, but its another thing I've been wary of with the warnings it came with and my general lack of computer knowledge and expertise.
 
Boss Tweed said:
1- it would go to the blue screen of death (not long enough to read it at all) and then restart automatically
2- freeze the screen so I'm unable to do anything (such as move mouse, ctrl-alt-del, etc...) with the same audio just repeating over and over like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-msujgDmsU
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Does this happen after a cold boot? (eg. turning on the computer after leaving it alone for about an hour or more) Yet functions normally after a reboot from the crash?
 
yes, after a cold boot it will crash

...and it usually functions well after a reboot, however I've also generated a hypothesis that when I attempt to run it a few times in a row, it sometimes crashes when not running anything visually intense, like firefox, itunes, etc...
 
Hmm, that's a similar issue I am having with mines. Install Memtest86+ onto a CD or spare USB stick. Then, the next time you cold boot your computer, press the key to go select what device to boot in (In this case the USB stick that you've installed Memtest86+) which would be different on your build. If the test freezes, then we know that there could be an issue hardware wise (narrowing it down to a bad Motherboad (inc. bad memory slots), bad RAM, or bad PSU).
 
it came up with 8 errors on the ECC test, however I didn't even know there was ECC memory in my computer (let alone what ECC was). Does that just mean there is a ECC RAM stick in my computer that is bad and needs to be replaced?
 
Boss Tweed said:
it came up with 8 errors on the ECC test, however I didn't even know there was ECC memory in my computer (let alone what ECC was). Does that just mean there is a ECC RAM stick in my computer that is bad and needs to be replaced?
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I very much doubt that any modern consumer-oriented computer would have ECC ram. It's only available for servers and some - very few - carefully chosen workstations. Though technically you should be able to get it working with any AMD CPU.

PrinceScamp said:
750 watts is more than adequate, you won't need to upgrade that until it starts dying (mine (700w) just died a couple of weeks ago, and I got a new 650watt one).
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I will never understand how someone can start to justify even a 400W power supply for a PC!
 
innonimatu said:
I will never understand how someone can start to justify even a 400W power supply for a PC!
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While I could browse the internet and play minesweeper all day on a 300w power supply, my computer would crash anytime I tried to play WoW or Civ 5.

And yes, it really would crash. Civ 5 would crash my PC on a stock PSU.

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

For me, 450w would be recommended minimum for PC stability (actually, 446w but that rounds to 450 or 465 when buying a PSU). When you factor in even the best PSUs aren't 100% efficient, it's easy to see why you'd end up in the 500+ range as a minimum for a rather basic setup. Now factor in a second video card, or even 4. While there are some PC builders who are like audiophiles, most custom PC builders I know are exceptionally cheap. They wouldn't buy a 1000w PSU if they didn't need it.
 
innonimatu said:
I very much doubt that any modern consumer-oriented computer would have ECC ram. It's only available for servers and some - very few - carefully chosen workstations. Though technically you should be able to get it working with any AMD CPU.
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so does that mean that my RAM is definitely OK or could that still be the issue. I'd prefer not to have to spend lots of money upgrading RAM (because for some reason DDR2 is more expensive than DDR3) as well as getting a 64 bit version of windows if I don't have to... I understand its not exactly something you guys would know for sure, but at least your best assumptions.

Because right now I'm thinking one of my RAM sticks is having trouble and that's why its on the fritz, because if it was JUST the graphics card I would think that the game wouldn't freeze or every once and a while get the blue screen of death that it would only have wacked out graphics
 
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121446

so would this card still be compatible? I'm pretty sure the slot is a PCI express x16, and the video card is a 2.0, but from what I could read online it still should plug in and work in the computer just not be quite as good as a 2.0 capable motherboard... or would it hurt me so much it would be pointless?
 
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