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System Name | Carlie |
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Processor | q9550 |
Motherboard | P35 DS3R |
Cooling | artic cooling freezer 7 pro |
Memory | 4x1GB ddr2-800, crucial ballistix |
Video Card(s) | BFG 8800gt, evga pci 6200 |
Storage | 500GB samsung spinpoint |
Display(s) | Acer 24', 2xDell 22' |
Case | Thermaltake Armor |
Audio Device(s) | audigy 2 zs |
Power Supply | Corsair HX 520 |
Software | Vista Ultimate 64-bit |
So some part of my computer is dying, but I'm having trouble pinpointing exactly which part. It all started after cleaning my case with compressed air and my only theory as that somehow the dust made a spark that ruined some component. Initially the computer would just hang on the gigabyte logo, never posting or letting me enter the bios. I have an odd setup in that I have three monitors, two on an 8800gt and one on a pci 6200. Removing my sound card, a pci card with four extra usb ports, and the 6200 would allow me to boot into windows. Sometimes, about 50% of the time it still arbitrarily hangs on startup. I've found that the 6200 also allows me to boot in any of the three slots, whereas if the sound card is in any spot, the computer never boots. So it sounds like the usb card and the sound card are dead, I'm testing them in another computer later. The next problem is that windows freezes at about 15 minutes. It's done this seven times now. It instantly freezes if there is any force applied to the case, simply jumping freezes the computer. Moving the case, anything really, it's quite sensitive. This says hard drive to me, but it seems odd that it freezes at about the same time everytime, regardless of task. I can run games still, so I don't believe it is the graphics card, either of them. One time it froze while I was watching a movie and the audio kept going for several minutes until I turned it off, even though the screens were frozen. I've been using the integrated sound instead of the add-on that won't boot. When it freezes, the third monitor on the 6200 goes black, and then the other two screens just freeze, but still with a picture on them. I have a theory as to what is causing this, but I'd like to get some input before I make a purchase.