PC Re-Booting After Upgrade

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I just upgraded my CPU and Ram, both of which are compatible with my mobo,
and now my PC re-boots after about an hour. Can anyone tell me why this is
happening?

Cheers.

Si

Windows XP Pro SP2
Pentium 4 3.0MHz 800FSB (Prescott)
Gigabyte 8KNXP (Rev 2) Motherboard
1 GB Corsair PC3200 Ram (Dual Channel)
Gainward GeForce FX 5900XT x8 AGP 128MB DDR
40GB WD Hard Drive 7200rpm (C Drive)
120GB WD Hard Drive 7200rpm (D Drive)
120GB WD Hard Drive 7200rpm (E Drive)
120GB WD Hard Drive 7200rpm (F Drive)
LiteOn 52x24x52 CD-ReWriter
DVD-Rom
SB Audigy 2
 
Si said:
I just upgraded my CPU and Ram, both of which are compatible with my mobo,
and now my PC re-boots after about an hour. Can anyone tell me why this is
happening?
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check the cpu temperature...
it could possibly be overheating
 
I checked in SiSoft Sandra and it says the following:

Board Temp 25C/77F
CPU Temp 25C/77F
Power/Aux Temp 53C/127.4F

I'm not sure how accurate Sandra is and I'm also not sure what the correct
temp for a 3.0GHz Prescott should be.

Cheers.

Si
 
Si said:
I checked in SiSoft Sandra and it says the following:

Board Temp 25C/77F
CPU Temp 25C/77F
Power/Aux Temp 53C/127.4F

I'm not sure how accurate Sandra is and I'm also not sure what the correct
temp for a 3.0GHz Prescott should be.
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even though i don't have the specs for the max temp of the cpu...
but 77F is definately NOT a problem

can you put back your old RAM and give the thing another try?
 
I just upgraded my CPU and Ram, both of which are compatible with my mobo,
and now my PC re-boots after about an hour. Can anyone tell me why this is
happening?

Cheers.

Si

Windows XP Pro SP2
Pentium 4 3.0MHz 800FSB (Prescott)
Gigabyte 8KNXP (Rev 2) Motherboard
1 GB Corsair PC3200 Ram (Dual Channel)
Gainward GeForce FX 5900XT x8 AGP 128MB DDR
40GB WD Hard Drive 7200rpm (C Drive)
120GB WD Hard Drive 7200rpm (D Drive)
120GB WD Hard Drive 7200rpm (E Drive)
120GB WD Hard Drive 7200rpm (F Drive)
LiteOn 52x24x52 CD-ReWriter
DVD-Rom
SB Audigy 2
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Lots of hardware!

What size power supply are you running?

I'd suspect the power supply.


Have a nice one...

Trent©

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It's an Enermax 400W. Should be OK I think.

Si
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But you added a Prescott!

Check the Intel site for specifications/recommendations on PSU's.


Have a nice one...

Trent©

Budweiser: Helping ugly people have sex since 1876!
 
There are a few Enermax ones on the Intel but mine isn't one of them but I'm
still sure it should be OK to run things or am I being completely naive?

Cheers.

Si
 
Sorry, I'm talking complete rubbish. My PSU is a Zalman 400W one which is
not on the Intel list. Should this concern me even though it's a quality
PSU?

Cheers.

Si
 
I just upgraded my CPU and Ram, both of which are compatible with my mobo,
and now my PC re-boots after about an hour. Can anyone tell me why this is
happening?
Click to expand...

Try to swap the RAM to another slot.
 
I just upgraded my CPU and Ram, both of which are compatible with my mobo,
and now my PC re-boots after about an hour. Can anyone tell me why this is
happening?

Cheers.

Si

Windows XP Pro SP2
Pentium 4 3.0MHz 800FSB (Prescott)
Gigabyte 8KNXP (Rev 2) Motherboard
1 GB Corsair PC3200 Ram (Dual Channel)
Gainward GeForce FX 5900XT x8 AGP 128MB DDR
40GB WD Hard Drive 7200rpm (C Drive)
120GB WD Hard Drive 7200rpm (D Drive)
120GB WD Hard Drive 7200rpm (E Drive)
120GB WD Hard Drive 7200rpm (F Drive)
LiteOn 52x24x52 CD-ReWriter
DVD-Rom
SB Audigy 2
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My warcry...QUALITY Power Supply, QUALITY Power Supply, QUALITY Power
Supply, didn't even mention it and a poor one or too small one is
probably the cause of the most problems written into these boards.
 
OK, here's the latest. Last night, mainly because I was out of ideas, I
decided to disable Hyperthreading to see if that would help. I then ran
Spysweeper, which usually caused the PC to reboot after about 2 minutes, and
low and behold, it stayed on. I've been running it all day and it seems fine
now (that's tempting fate). Does this mean I can't use Hyperthreading at
all?

Many thanks to everyone for your help and advice.

Cheers.

Si
 
Have you tried updating the BIOS? And you sure do have a lot of stuff running.
What about power supply. Looks like you could use at least a 380w PS. Check for
heat buildup as well. Prescott's run pretty hot a could cause a reboot if
running too hot.
 
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