Hi guys,

ok basically my pc freezes whenever i play any games or use any programs, i know its not a heating problem, please help i have no clue what to do,
my spacs as far as i know:

pentium4 1.8 Ghz
786 MB ram
120GB HD
Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 128 MB ddr

Hi kennywenny!
Welcome to PC Help Forum!

How are you sure it's not overheating?
What operating system (and service pack) are you running?
Does it also freeze when you turn it on, let it start-up, and then do nothing?
How did it start to happen? Have you changed things before?
Also, does it restart automatically after freezing?

Bluefish

hi thanks for replying :smiley:

ok basically a few months ago i had a different graphics card, and my pc wus crashing at first it wus a heating problem and i fixed it, then it became a grafix card problem so i changed it, it wus running fine for a few weeks until it started crashing again, then i got a friends card and it wus working perfectly for the duration i had it (cnt remember wat card it wus), but now i got a new one and it wus working fine for a month until i just sat on it one day and crashed again.

im using windows XP and the normal service pack i gues... dnt really know.
and no it doesnt freeze when it starts up and no it doesnt automatically restart. it just freezes a few minutes after i start playing a game or when i just start using a program 2 do somthing, e.g using i-tunes to get mp3s.

What kind of PSU (Power Supply Unit) is there in your PC?
How many Watt? Perhaps your graphics card has come loose, since it works fine on another card. Do you know what type of mainboard you got?
Bluefish

how do i check the PSU? the power supply sawys PSU 400WP, no i have no clue what kind of mainboard ive got and the graphics card isnt loose

Could you please check your mainboard (MainCircuit Board) specifications using this program?
Also if it says 400W that will be enough for sure.
Last thing, are you sure that RAM and graphics card are both connected tight to the mainboard?
Bluefish

ok checking it now gna make sure ram is in ok