loony

Guys this is really stressing me out now.

Let me give you some background to what's happened. Last week my mums computer was BSOD's due to a driver issue which I fixed, but then after a while it started locking up on the desktop and eventually was locking up on the boot screen. I tested the HDD with HDtune and I noticed it was going bad because it was getting read/write speeds of 2Mb/s so I replaced it with an 80gig Maxtor DiamondPLUS 9. I re-installed windows and etc etc. Everything was working but then it started to freeze again, so I replaced the ram with some spare sticks and the rig was up and going again. This morning I went to turn it on and it's locking up as soon as it boots again, I HAVE NO IDEA WHATS WRONG WITH IT NOW!!!! I tried changing graphics cards 3 times, and still nothing. I NEED YOUR HELP DESPERATELY!!! PLEASE!!!! I will show the rig in my sig so you know the parts.

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Cerberus

Hmm bad cpu? Try resetting CMOS. Also if you can GET RID OF THAT MAXTOR, from my experience id rather use a POS flash drive instead of a maxtor HDD

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loony

I've reset the CMOS, I just bought the Maxtor yesterday. I dont think it's the CPU because it's never been O/C or anything like that.

EDIT: The previous HDD was a Samsung Spinpoint 40gig 5400rpm

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SubstancenUnknown

sounds like to me its either the CPU or the mobo going bad or is bad......dont want to be negative but thats what it looks like

Edit:Can you put here CPU in your system?

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3DMark 06

loony

so then what should i do? get them a new pc?

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aftrshock

what's it doing?

if it's still locking, you haven't swapped or checked the most likely of culprits - I would check the psu.

install a 2nd psu outside the case, reestablish your old ram & hdd, and see what kind of performance you get then.

Be wary of software that is benchmarking hw, if the hw may be failing. For bad drives, I typically diagnose via heuristics or by seatools.

SubstancenUnknown

o you know it could be the PSU sending dirty power out, it could be going out do you have a PSU that you can throw in there to test?

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3DMark 06

loony

I think so. I will have a look and tell you what happens.

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aftrshock

ah, a wonderful hipro psu..

if I'm not very wrong, that'll be your issue. Thanks to the fellow above for 2nding me.

a300

Try PSU replcement, CPU underclocking/overvolting/uninstalling beta drivers/dusting case/
etc.

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