[NicholasS]

OK I installed that...

[aka Brett]

Originally Posted by NicholasS

OK I installed that...

ok now reboot

you have all the video software right?
you can get to the advanced ati graphics settings?

[NicholasS]

OK thats installed, I started a game and mIRC along with a browser, which is generally enough to crash me, and CPU usage is now hovering around 20% until I bring the game to forefront then its about 70%...

[NicholasS]

Originally Posted by brett888

ok now reboot

you have all the video software right?
you can get to the advanced ati graphics settings?

Im not sure how

[aka Brett]

see if it will stay going i will be on for a little while

[aka Brett]

Originally Posted by NicholasS

Im not sure how

I am not on xp right now but I think you go to control panel----display---then one of the tabs on the right...the same one that takes you to resolution then down lower you will see an advance button you can click.
You may have an icon in the task bar you can click on as well
Also if you go to task mgr there will be some ati processes running

[NicholasS]

Originally Posted by brett888

I am not on xp right now but I think you go to control panel----display---then one of the tabs on the right...the same one that takes you to resolution then down lower you will see an advance button you can click.
You may have an icon in the task bar you can click on as well
Also if you go to task mgr there will be some ati processes running

OK yea I can get there. It did crash, but it lasted a lot longer than it normally would have, and it did not crash the same way as usual. This time, it just shut itself down and didn't attempt to reload.

[aka Brett]

Originally Posted by NicholasS

OK yea I can get there. It did crash, but it lasted a lot longer than it normally would have, and it did not crash the same way as usual. This time, it just shut itself down and didn't attempt to reload.

you have the drivers then if you can get to the advanced settings
no we just have to figure out if its a video or cpu overheat.
i still thinks its cpu because the scanner shut it down.
although your heat tube fins make be clean your heat tube can be going bad.
It has a minute amount of liquid refrigerant in it..some of it can leak out or the inside of the heat tube wicking material breaks down.
Do you have spybot? that will tax your cpu pretty good to test it.

[NicholasS]

No, closest I have to that is MW bytes and avg.

[aka Brett]

Originally Posted by NicholasS

No, closest I have to that is MW bytes and avg.

Try running one of those to work the cpu we want to get it to 90 or above.

[NicholasS]

Originally Posted by brett888

Try running one of those to work the cpu we want to get it to 90 or above.

OK, it's bouncing between 50 and 100


but its not crashing... yet anyways

[aka Brett]

http://trailerparkjokes.com/applicat...pi_mod-1.5.zip
extract the file
click on the super pi emblem ...(superpi mod)...click on the run dialaog when it pops up...then the calculate tab at the top
select 4 million and see if the computer stays up

[NicholasS]

Yea that worked... Worked for maybe a minute then crashed me.

[aka Brett]

Originally Posted by NicholasS

Yea that worked... Worked for maybe a minute then crashed me.

The super pi crashed it?
Thats a cpu overheat..as it uses no video
I see daylight here and need to get to bed.
Will be on in the afternoon,to further troubleshoot.
meanwhile take it easy on that machine.....surfing only
no cpu intensive apps

[NicholasS]

Originally Posted by brett888

The super pi crashed it?
Thats a cpu overheat..as it uses no video
I see daylight here and need to get to bed.
Will be on in the afternoon,to further troubleshoot.
meanwhile take it easy on that machine.....surfing only
no cpu intensive apps

Thanks, let me know your recommendations for getting this sorted... Really appreciate your help