bokou
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| System Name | The Beast 2 |
|---|---|
| Processor | AMD Phenom II 965 OC'd: 3.9ghz |
| Motherboard | ASUS Crosshair IV Formula |
| Cooling | Noctua NH-D14 |
| Memory | G-Skill Ripjaw DDR3-1600 |
| Video Card(s) | XFX Radeon HD 6970 |
| Storage | WDl 7200rpm 500gb |
| Display(s) | Acer 21" LCD, Westinghouse 21" LCD |
| Case | Coolermaster HAF932 |
| Audio Device(s) | On-board 7.1 SupremeFX |
| Power Supply | Xion 800w Modular |
| Software | Windows 7, Steam, BFBC2, TF2, Adobe CS5 |
| Benchmark Scores | 20k+ on 3dMark06, will have to look at exact number |
Story: Have a 2nd computer that has for a long time hosted a Terraria and a Minecraft server. Never had any issues. Fast forward a few months, moved into a new house, more friends playing Terraria now b/c of Steam sale etc.
I can run both server programs with no trouble. I can have 15 people on the minecraft server, no trouble... we can even have TNT parties that would normally crash a not-so-fast computer no trouble. If more than 1 person joins the Terraria server though, it will freeze up after about 5 minutes. It doesn't crash or bluescreen, the server's screen just freezes up and you can't move the mouse, type, and everyone gets disconnected.
The rig:
fanless cpu cooler on an Intel dual core from a few years ago... doesn't overheat.
800w psu from an old build
4 gigs of ram on 4 1-gig sticks
1tb seagate with win7 on it
no video card or any other pci-e cards
In the Windows Event Viewer it's telling me Kernel Power.
Some things I know it's not:
Operating System, Hard Drive, Driver issues, heat issues (stays cool)
It's not OS or drive, because I reinstalled Windows 7 onto a brand new hard drive after some "no operating system" problems with my last one. It's not a driver issue because it was freezing before I replaced the hard drive and OS.
Some things I think it's likely not:
Memory.
I ran memtest86 for over 24 hours one night/day and had zero failures. I know this doesn't mean it's NOT ram, but I think it'd probably find something in 24 hours.
Some possibilities:
Power Supply?
The power supply isn't exactly brand new, but it's not terribly old either... about 4 years and is an 800w, 4-rail. I haven't hooked it up to my PSU tester to see how strong it is still.
Any suggestions?
I can run both server programs with no trouble. I can have 15 people on the minecraft server, no trouble... we can even have TNT parties that would normally crash a not-so-fast computer no trouble. If more than 1 person joins the Terraria server though, it will freeze up after about 5 minutes. It doesn't crash or bluescreen, the server's screen just freezes up and you can't move the mouse, type, and everyone gets disconnected.
The rig:
fanless cpu cooler on an Intel dual core from a few years ago... doesn't overheat.
800w psu from an old build
4 gigs of ram on 4 1-gig sticks
1tb seagate with win7 on it
no video card or any other pci-e cards
In the Windows Event Viewer it's telling me Kernel Power.
Some things I know it's not:
Operating System, Hard Drive, Driver issues, heat issues (stays cool)
It's not OS or drive, because I reinstalled Windows 7 onto a brand new hard drive after some "no operating system" problems with my last one. It's not a driver issue because it was freezing before I replaced the hard drive and OS.
Some things I think it's likely not:
Memory.
I ran memtest86 for over 24 hours one night/day and had zero failures. I know this doesn't mean it's NOT ram, but I think it'd probably find something in 24 hours.
Some possibilities:
Power Supply?
The power supply isn't exactly brand new, but it's not terribly old either... about 4 years and is an 800w, 4-rail. I haven't hooked it up to my PSU tester to see how strong it is still.
Any suggestions?
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