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andrewas · 11-04-2002, 05:52 PM

Heat. Almost certainly its heat.

Simple test - run the computer with the case off. (As a side note, dont drink coke/beer/anything near it in this condition. Gets expensive). If it is heat the crashes will stop or at worst be significantly reduced.

New fans & heatsinks should take care of it. A coating of arctic silver (or other good thermal paste) between the sink and the CPU/GPU will help.

The other problem with heat is expansion. This leads to creep - components expand, contract, and move in their sockets. Possibly a component is breaking contact when hot. The fact the computer takes hours to come back supports this theory. Reseat everything, just to make sure.

11-04-2002, 05:52 PM	#5
andrewas Harper Join Date: October 2, 2001 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Age: 43 Posts: 4,774	Heat. Almost certainly its heat. Simple test - run the computer with the case off. (As a side note, dont drink coke/beer/anything near it in this condition. Gets expensive). If it is heat the crashes will stop or at worst be significantly reduced. New fans & heatsinks should take care of it. A coating of arctic silver (or other good thermal paste) between the sink and the CPU/GPU will help. The other problem with heat is expansion. This leads to creep - components expand, contract, and move in their sockets. Possibly a component is breaking contact when hot. The fact the computer takes hours to come back supports this theory. Reseat everything, just to make sure. __________________ [img]\"http://www.sighost.us/members/Zvijer/andrewas.gif\" alt=\" - \" />