OS Crashing during rendering

Matt18 · Apr 12, 2007, 05:59 PM

I am trying to figure out why my computer keeps rebooting during rendering. I can play Half Life 2 w/ graphics all the way up and have no issues. When I try to copy a movie over from my minidv xp reboots. It does the same thing If I turn up the graphics higher then medium in Battle for middle earth. My old computer would do the same thing while rendering a video. The only common factor between the 2 machines is the video card.

It is a 256mb BFG tech Nvidia Gforce 6200 OC (PCI)

Do you think this is the problem? Or is it a software issue?

LiNKiN · Apr 12, 2007, 06:05 PM

It sounds like you are either having a temperature and/or driver issue, especially since it crashes during more intense stuff. How well is the cooling in your case?

Matt18 · Apr 12, 2007, 06:26 PM

I ran Orthos for an hour and 30 minutes w/ 0 erros. The hottest the cores got were 51c. So I would assume the cooling is sufficient.
I thought that my problem on my previous machine was that the processor was overheating(it was only a 2.2ghz celeron). Now that it is doing it on this machine(e6600) I have doubts.

LiNKiN · Apr 12, 2007, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt18

I ran Orthos for an hour and 30 minutes w/ 0 erros. The hottest the cores got were 51c. So I would assume the cooling is sufficient.
I thought that my problem on my previous machine was that the processor was overheating(it was only a 2.2ghz celeron). Now that it is doing it on this machine(e6600) I have doubts.

Orthos doesnt stress your graphics card.

Im talking your VIDEO here.

I still think your gpu is getting too stressed, or your having video driver related issues.

Matt18 · Apr 12, 2007, 06:50 PM

GPU, gotcha. Is there a way to test it?

FR@NK · Apr 12, 2007, 07:04 PM

Sounds like a ram issue, since you crash when using some games and when transfering a video over firewire. Try running orthos overnight using the "blend" test so that it will test your ram. For video card testing I would recommend ATITool which you can get from the downloads section.

Might just be time to get a better video card. Using a PCI 6200 on a E6600 system isnt a very good idea

You should be able to get a 7650GT for around 150 bucks.

Matt18 · Apr 12, 2007, 09:09 PM

Why is it a bad idea? Just to old or inefficient?

I'm not against buying a new video card. I was just trying to rule out other things first.

Apr 12, 2007, 05:59 PM	#1
Matt18 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 115 (0.05/day) Thanks: 17 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts System Specs	OS Crashing during rendering I am trying to figure out why my computer keeps rebooting during rendering. I can play Half Life 2 w/ graphics all the way up and have no issues. When I try to copy a movie over from my minidv xp reboots. It does the same thing If I turn up the graphics higher then medium in Battle for middle earth. My old computer would do the same thing while rendering a video. The only common factor between the 2 machines is the video card. It is a 256mb BFG tech Nvidia Gforce 6200 OC (PCI) Do you think this is the problem? Or is it a software issue?

Processor:	C2D E6600 @ 3.1ghz stock voltage
Motherboard:	Asus P5B
Cooling:	Thermaltake Big Typhoon, Artic Silver 5, 1 92mm out 2 80mm in.
Memory:	G.Skill 6GB (2x1gb, 2x2gb) DDR2 800
Video Card:	ATI Radeon HD 4770
Hard Disk:	WD Caviar 320gb + Barracuda 250gb +WD 640GB Black
Optical Drive:	Samsung Writemaster 18x DL
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung Syncmaster 940BW LCD 19"
Case:	Rosewill TU-155
Sound Card:	On Board 7.1
PSU:	Antec 500w Dual 12v rail(17a + 19a) 2 fans
Software:	Vista Ultimate x64; Win 7 Pro 64bit

System Name:	Bazinga!
Processor:	AMD A10-5800K
Motherboard:	GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-UP4
Cooling:	COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus
Memory:	G.SKILL Sniper Series 16GB DDR3 2133
Video Card:	MSI N670GTX-PM2D2GD5/OC
Hard Disk:	OCZ Agility 4 128G (Boot)/WD Blue 1TB (Storage)/Seagate 3TB (Games)
Optical Drive:	SAMSUNG SH-B123L
CRT/LCD Model:	VIZIO 37" 1080p 60Hz HDTV, E371VL
Case:	COOLER MASTER CM Storm Scout 2
Sound Card:	ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Channels
PSU:	OCZ Fatal1ty 750W Modular Gaming 80Plus
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate x64

Processor:	C2D E6600 @ 3.1ghz stock voltage
Motherboard:	Asus P5B
Cooling:	Thermaltake Big Typhoon, Artic Silver 5, 1 92mm out 2 80mm in.
Memory:	G.Skill 6GB (2x1gb, 2x2gb) DDR2 800
Video Card:	ATI Radeon HD 4770
Hard Disk:	WD Caviar 320gb + Barracuda 250gb +WD 640GB Black
Optical Drive:	Samsung Writemaster 18x DL
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung Syncmaster 940BW LCD 19"
Case:	Rosewill TU-155
Sound Card:	On Board 7.1
PSU:	Antec 500w Dual 12v rail(17a + 19a) 2 fans
Software:	Vista Ultimate x64; Win 7 Pro 64bit

System Name:	Bazinga!
Processor:	AMD A10-5800K
Motherboard:	GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-UP4
Cooling:	COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus
Memory:	G.SKILL Sniper Series 16GB DDR3 2133
Video Card:	MSI N670GTX-PM2D2GD5/OC
Hard Disk:	OCZ Agility 4 128G (Boot)/WD Blue 1TB (Storage)/Seagate 3TB (Games)
Optical Drive:	SAMSUNG SH-B123L
CRT/LCD Model:	VIZIO 37" 1080p 60Hz HDTV, E371VL
Case:	COOLER MASTER CM Storm Scout 2
Sound Card:	ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Channels
PSU:	OCZ Fatal1ty 750W Modular Gaming 80Plus
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate x64

Apr 12, 2007, 06:05 PM	#2
LiNKiN Staff Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,375 (0.51/day) Thanks: 221 Thanked 294 Times in 204 Posts System Specs	It sounds like you are either having a temperature and/or driver issue, especially since it crashes during more intense stuff. How well is the cooling in your case?

Apr 12, 2007, 06:26 PM	#3
Matt18 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 115 (0.05/day) Thanks: 17 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts System Specs	I ran Orthos for an hour and 30 minutes w/ 0 erros. The hottest the cores got were 51c. So I would assume the cooling is sufficient. I thought that my problem on my previous machine was that the processor was overheating(it was only a 2.2ghz celeron). Now that it is doing it on this machine(e6600) I have doubts.

Apr 12, 2007, 06:50 PM	#5
Matt18 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 115 (0.05/day) Thanks: 17 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts System Specs	GPU, gotcha. Is there a way to test it?

Apr 12, 2007, 07:04 PM	#6
FR@NK Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 484 (0.19/day) Thanks: 14 Thanked 78 Times in 67 Posts System Specs	Sounds like a ram issue, since you crash when using some games and when transfering a video over firewire. Try running orthos overnight using the "blend" test so that it will test your ram. For video card testing I would recommend ATITool which you can get from the downloads section. Might just be time to get a better video card. Using a PCI 6200 on a E6600 system isnt a very good idea You should be able to get a 7650GT for around 150 bucks.

Processor:	3930k @4.5Gees
Motherboard:	Asus Rampage IV
Cooling:	Air :(
Memory:	64GB Crucial 833MHz CL8
Video Card:	Asus 7970 MatrixP
Hard Disk:	4x Intel SSD raid
Optical Drive:	Bluray and HDDVD
CRT/LCD Model:	Pioneer Elite PRO-101
PSU:	Corsair AX860
Software:	8 x64

Apr 12, 2007, 09:09 PM	#7
Matt18 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 115 (0.05/day) Thanks: 17 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts System Specs	Why is it a bad idea? Just to old or inefficient? I'm not against buying a new video card. I was just trying to rule out other things first.

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