jeffw_00 Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 thanks Aryeh - video is the only card in the system. If I can 'prove' it's heat the solution is, indeed, to add another fan./j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyj12 Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 If its something simple as an overheating gpu then grab rivatuner, and you can manually set the fan speed to 75% and it should solve the bsod. Also if you are up to it removing the heatsink and re-applying tim helps in a lot of cases because they are so sloppy putting it on that there is often enough for five or six cards. Check with the maker to ensure it won't void the warranty. An example of how bad it can be, and this is the fastest card you can buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffw_00 Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 thanks - but how does slowing down the fan reduce overheating? or am I mis-understanding something?j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyj12 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Yea not slowing down, it is probably not running that high on load. Once you install that program you can monitor the temps and fan speeds. It all depends on the bios settings at the time that card was released at the temp that the fan speeds up, and how fast. I have had several cards that had the wrong settings, and later versions had different settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffw_00 Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 ok thx/j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffw_00 Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 Ok - it wasn't a mystery at all. The red herring I still can't explain is why the quick replacement of the video card with a similar one didn't result in a fix. However, after getting the machine back to working condition (i.e., shutting it off for 10 min), a replacement of the video card seems to have fixed the problem (1.5 weeks no failures with the skins on, even after playing the games that caused failure before). Thanks everyone - seems to just have been a failing video card/j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_P Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Or maybe a weak or oxidized video pin connector on the mainboard.Very happy to hear the problem is resolved for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolphil Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Jeff Happy to hear you got it..Curious as to what video card did you finally use?Jolphil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffw_00 Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 it was the other 7600GT that wasn't originally in the machine - thanks/j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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