Extremely weird PC shutdown.

[Dalo Harkin]

230 Watt is shockinglly low for a PSU anyway -
but just done some research and the 2600 pro only uses between 30-60 Watts at Full 3D (depending which manufacturers card you got)

As Adanced has said if you are just getting this problem on COD4 then this must be specific to that game -
You could try upping the refresh rate on the RAM - if you are using 4GB of RAM then the settings should be 5-5-5-15-42 you can try 5-5-5-15-52 and see if that helps - your RAM may not be refreshing fast enough for COD4 -
*make sure you remember what the original setting was before you change it in the BIOS*

 

[GreyCell1988]

Hey Dalo! thanks for the respone buddy, Yea the power is low, altho i dont even seem to be using it all! wich is weird!!! im gonna upgrade that however, i got a new fan today and its on the otherside of the gfx card cooling it down incase it was that, causing my issues, and so far today after playing it for about 3 hours total it didnt crash...might just be luck!....as for the Ram my Bios for somereason has no options to edit the Ram wich is odd, searched high and low in the bio ssettings for options but failed to find any!

 

[Dalo Harkin]

It will be in the overclocking options depending on the MOBO - 3 hours and no crash - it could just be down to the ambient temps in your room the pc is in - If the room is cool in the morning then you may be able to play longer than say in the afternoon.

I cannot see the pics you posted from my current location -

the RAM for the GPU is underneath there are 5 or 6 small black squares - that's them - you may not be able to get to them with the stock cooler on - but air blowing over/under the card will definately help

 

[GreyCell1988]

Hey!, ok i changed my Ram around to this -5-5-5-15-52

Was playing Cod4 same stuff again, this time i checked my temps...all where below 60...wich means it aint a temp Problem, Correction on my PSU its 280, sorry about that.

So...I was playing Mass Effect about an Hour ago...and badabing, it started 2 wobble, and then ,my pc shut itself down, so im thinking that this has 2 be a lack of power issue....Searched the web high and low, and its the only thing that really would make any kind of sense..what you guys think?, Thanks for all of y our help btw

 

[Dalo Harkin]

I can't see it being a Power problem - 280 is enough for what you are running
As previous GPU is normally the most hungry component and yours is between 30 and 60 WATT on full 3D rendering

So I would bet its not the PSU *unless there is something wrong with it*
I would recommend running ORTHOS or EVEREST to stress test the PC - there are FREE version of both and will give you an indication of what is going on as I am struggling here

did you try the RAM at 5-5-15-42??

 

[Dalo Harkin]

Is it just crashing on multiplayer??

 

[GreyCell1988]

hey Dalo, just tested ram at 5-5-15-42 and pc's still running smooth, games still crash tho, and nope...was Multiplayer on COD4, and Single player on Mass Effect, im about 2 install one of these stress Testers that you recommended

 

[Dalo Harkin]

Ok - do you also have 4x1GB sticks of RAM or 2x2GB -
try taking 2 out if they are 4x1GB.
and 1 if it's 2x2GB.

I know this sounds daft but I read somewhere about COD4 not working if a mic isn't plugged in - try it and see what happens.

Can you also tell me the brand and model of the RAM plz

 

[GreyCell1988]

ok Just ran a test for 30 mins, 0 errors 0 warnings, gonna open the case and get you the info on the sticks for ya, i use 4x 1 Gig sticks, also i got a mic plugged in with Cod4, i also tried unplugging it, but this issue is also happening now on another game, wich is why its v odd, aint just Cod4 anymore

 

[Dalo Harkin]

Ok make sure that you take the memory out in channels:-
as in channel 1 is normally slot 1 and 3.
and channel 2 is normally 2 and 4.

*do not get the pairs mixed up* (even if they are the same manufacturer)

try channel one is slots 1 and 3
and then try channel two in 1 and 3

 

[GreyCell1988]

OK here's the detials on my MB Ram sticks. Detials 1st, then a picture if you can see it .

Info - All Transcend.
Stick 1 - 1g DDR2 800 DIMM 5-5-5
508097-1688 RoHS [MP]

Stick 2 - 1g DDR2 800 DIMM 5-5-5
508097-2113 RoHS [MP]

Stick 3 - (Came as a 2gig Kit Set)
2G KIT DDR2 800 DIMMs
506155-3493 RoHS [EX]

Stick 4 - (Came as a 2gig Kit Set)
2G KIT DDR2 800 DIMMs
506155-3492 RoH5 [EX]

Pic - http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/serebros/MBRAM.jpg

 

[Dalo Harkin]

Ok - try the 2GB kit on its own in slots 1 and 3 please - then run a game that normally crashes and post back please

 

[GreyCell1988]

Ok, i'll test that now cheers.

 

[Dalo Harkin]

Just looked on their website - saw this:-

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Voltage: 1.8 V[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]CL: 6 <<< [/FONT]
I know of no memory that runs 6-6-6-guessing 18 and then 42 or 52 refresh.

You could try the above and see what happens - of it runs slow (guessing it will) revert back

 

[GreyCell1988]

ok i tried what you said above bud, went slow like you thought,
Also i played COD4 and Mass Effect for about half an hour ish each without any crashes, altho was a bit slow due to the lower memory.

 

[GreyCell1988]

is it possible that it could just be the slots the Ram are using? maybe a different slot for the memory might stop the problem?

 

[GreyCell1988]

Hmm changed the Ram sticks slots a bit, and was just playing COD4 for about an hour and 30 mins, and had no crashes....hmmmm shall keep testing however.

 

[GreyCell1988]

Played COD4 for around 6 hours in total today, and had 0 crashes...think swapping the memory slots fixed the problem, wich seems really weird!!! Thanks a lot for all u guys helping out, especially Dalo.

 

[GreyCell1988]

Another 5-7 odd hours today...without any crashes of any sort...safe 2 say its fixxed i think thanks again u guys =D

 

[Dalo Harkin]

Glad it's all sorted (touch wood)
A future recommendation when you buy RAM try and get a good brand like OCZ or CORSAIR -
I would say as you have tested that there may be a problem with one of the RAM slots - or that the RAM slot may not take the size you installed.