Doublehelix

Try running this program and post the log file

Who Crashed

That is great to hear. Sounds like we have the problem nailed down....... Now we have it fix it. In most computer cases you are able to mount a fan in the bottom front of the case. See if you have a fan there and if so is it working?
If it is not or there is just an empty space or bracket, I would highly sugest getting a fan for it. Make sure that the fan is pulling air into the case so you get proper airflow thru the system. There are several makes of fans out there. some have three pin connectors for your motherboard, and there are some that have a 4 pin molex connector that can plug directly off you powersupply. Get the one that you can use.

A good move on purchasing the fan. It should however point the otherway and pull cooler air into the case so as to help force the hot air out via the powersupllys fans.

All the same try running the computer without the side and or with a fan blowing on it....... that will tell you if it is indeed a heat issue.

I would have to agree with the heat assesment. Have you tried running your pc with the side of thes case open and a fan blowing on it? That should give you a good idea if it is a heat issue.

Well so far so good. Was your previous card Nvidia or ATI and if Nvidia did you use a driver cleaner before installing the new card? I know all these tools are getting old, but try running this ( who crashed ) and post the resaults.

After reading the specs on that powersupply and the troubles your having I would guess that the powersupply has failed ( amps on the 12+v rail was kinda low). It is however only a guess. We really need the info from the CoH helper tool in order to get the full stats of your system before we can help any further. You could try using your old vid card or try leaving all non essential components unplugged such as cd / dvd drives or extra hard drives. See if it helps. If so then the powersupply is the issue.

More info on your machine would be a plus...... such as Operating system and a Hijackthis log. It sounds like you may have an issue that sprung up sometime back altho I dont remember any real cure being found without disableing it. The downside is that if you use outlook instant search it will cause it to not function. Here is the way to disable it

Go to Start>Run

and type:

services.msc

click ok

find windows search in the list and stop the service. Now right click Windows Search and go to Properties. Now change the startup type in the pull down menu to Disabled.


link to the origial chat thread is here

If you have no need of the indexing service for faster file searches you can disable the whole thing by following this guide ( windows vista only ) here