PC Upgrade and trobleshooting help Plz

[bilalarc]

hi

Iam a newbie to the forum, hello to all. Here is my first Post.


Here are my current specs


Intel D945 GCNL motherboad,
Intel Pentium D (Dual Core) 3.00 GHz Stock Cooler
1Gb Kingston DDR2 RAM @ 667Mhz
Nvida 7600 GT PCI-e 512 Mb @ 400/266 OC to 500/320
400w PSU Made by Pasaris brand
LG Optical Combo drive
2 x HD 160 Gb SeaGate 7500RPM.
Windows Xp Pro SP2 Genuine Validated.

Problem I am facing is sudden crashing or halting while playing games after about 30 min to 1 hour, all I do is restart pc and it works till another 1 hour.
I tried reinstallation of windows xp but it only makes the crashing halting time longer like 1-2 hours.

I am in real crysis plzz help.

BTW I was thinking to upgrade my pc to a mid high range.

PLEASE SUGGEST BY Keeping in mind Mid-High Budget

1.CPU
2.MOTHERBOARD
3.GRAPHICS
4.MEMORY RAM
5.PSU
6.OTHER

THANKS IN ADVANCE
bilal

[Psychosocial]

for the upgrade --

1. Intel E7200
2. Abit IP35e
3. ATi HD4850
4. 2x2GB DDR2 800MHz Transcend OR Kingston
5. Corsair HX620
6. Use Vista Ultimate with this setup
7. Seagate 7200.11 500GB HDD
8. Logitech Multimedia Keyboard/Mouse
9. Altec Lansing MX5021 speakers
10. Dell 22" LCD monitor
11. iBall Gamer cabby

ur set





as for ur current problem, it CAN be due to overheating .... lookout for the temps.

[IronManForever]

Hello bilalarc. Firstly, welcome to the forum.

Please mention your speculated budget; otherwise I don't think any recommendation could be fully convincing to you.

And your problem of crashes seem like its due to inadequate cooling in the cabinet. Clen the dust on the CPU; GPU fan and heatsink. Look if the heatsink is properly seated. Look out if the Fan is fully operating. And then take care about how air is getting circulated in your cabby and around it. Like from where the air is going in and from where it is going out.

Good Luck. And do mention your budget.

[bilalarc]

hi again,

well my budget is Max total of 300-320$ (20000 Rs.) excluding my current spec as I will me selling my pc parts for the total upgrade.

And I have another Idea which is

Just buy a one of these

1. HD3870 HIS
2. HD4850 HIS
3. Nvidia 9600GT 512Mb
4. Nvidia 8800GT 512Mb

and upgrade my ram to 2Gb Kingston with a 500-600w CoolerMaster Extreme PSU.

Kindly Show me way to satisfaction in this budget.

waiting for a review post

Bye to all
bilal

[Psychosocial]

E7200+Abit IP35e + ATi HD4850 for ur money

[bilalarc]

Well Here I cant get any abit mobo sorry for that

BTW how about Nvidia Nforce 630i mobo?
Is it good for an gaming

Tell PLZ

[Psychosocial]

^NVIDIA mobos are made for gaming and OC'ing ........630i is a good budget mobo

[bilalarc]

GUIDE one of the following

1.Nvidia 630i Mobo + HD4850
2.Nvidia 630i Mobo + 8800GT

I am With a single GFX Gaming card not dual, keep in mind.

Help again PLZ
bilal

[Psychosocial]

NVIDIA 630i + HD4850.

This is the better option out of the two.

Get a E7200 as the processor.