My system starting randomly hanging today. I have changed nothing very recently and run it conservatively overall. A few days ago, I oc'ed it by ~250 MHz to 2.45 GHz and upped the voltage to 1.6v to push further. It didn't post, so I defaulted everything. Now I am at stock voltages and stock speeds, but my system started randomly hanging. It gets unresponsive (happens most often when web browsing) and sometimes scrambles the monitor screen until it becomes responsive again. It's hasn't rebooted yet, so I don't suspect the PSU. Plus, it's only a month old. Well, so is everything in my new system...
Things I've tried: defaulting all clocks and voltages, trying my memory 1 stick at a time in different slots, flash bios, reinstall mobo drivers, check all connections, disconnect all extra stuff (my cd drives, extra fans, etc) to lighten the load on my psu...I haven't tried reinstalling Windoze yet, but don't suspect it since the whole system hangs.
Anyway, I'm wondering what kinds of things happen when the cpu starts to die? Is it a sudden or gradual thing?
Does anyone know of an easy way to tell whether it's cpu, mobo, or psu related? I'm pulling my friggin' hair out here!
Thanks for any responses...
Things I've tried: defaulting all clocks and voltages, trying my memory 1 stick at a time in different slots, flash bios, reinstall mobo drivers, check all connections, disconnect all extra stuff (my cd drives, extra fans, etc) to lighten the load on my psu...I haven't tried reinstalling Windoze yet, but don't suspect it since the whole system hangs.
Anyway, I'm wondering what kinds of things happen when the cpu starts to die? Is it a sudden or gradual thing?
Does anyone know of an easy way to tell whether it's cpu, mobo, or psu related? I'm pulling my friggin' hair out here!
Thanks for any responses...