[madogs]

I have an x700 also. The other thing is instead of restarting my computer I power it down completely and then turn it back on.

[madogs]

OK, disregard my last couple posts because the problem wasn't fixed. I was playing Oblivion, my computer crashed and then it started the infinite loop restart stuff again. This time when I attempted the same procedure as before - removing my graphics card, turning on the computer, turning off my computer and replacing the card it seemed to aggregate the problem. Eventually after trying to at reformat the hard drive several times before the monitor would go blank, it got to the point where no images would reach my screen at all. I'm sorry if any of tried my attempted solution and got screwed up anymore than you had been before.

[mbonci]

Originally Posted by madogs

OK, disregard my last couple posts because the problem wasn't fixed. I was playing Oblivion, my computer crashed and then it started the infinite loop restart stuff again. This time when I attempted the same procedure as before - removing my graphics card, turning on the computer, turning off my computer and replacing the card it seemed to aggregate the problem. Eventually after trying to at reformat the hard drive several times before the monitor would go blank, it got to the point where no images would reach my screen at all. I'm sorry if any of tried my attempted solution and got screwed up anymore than you had been before.

My advice: go and buy a new PSU. That's what I've done. It hasn't shipped yet, but I do believe it's going to fix my problem. A friend of mine told he had exactly the same kind of problem, then he bought a new PSU and everything got back to normal.
It's one of the cheapest things you can replace in your hardware, and it's likely to be the cause of your miseries.

My PSU is a 400W one, and, it seems, it has been working close to its limits since I bought the X800. So now I'm buying a 600W one, with some 35A on the 12V rails (I don't know exactly what it means, but it seems to be important. I think 25A+ is a safe number, and the higher the better.)

Take a look at this other thread:
http://www.driverheaven.net/windows-...just-sure.html

(Damn it. Things can always go worse: now my x800's cooler is screeching like crazy all day long. It's *terribly* annoying... How am I supposed to stop it from doing this?....)