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Forgot to answer this.... No, the load hasn't increased. I'd say the cpu runs at 100% for 5 hours/week. An hour or two here and there.

I have the adjustable fan Enermax 350w power supply. The case is a basic steel Enlight tower. Not huge, but it has 4 big bays (cd-rom size) if that tells you anything about it's size. Very basic case. Now, let's talk about my 2nd case. It's a blue aluminum Chieftec tower with an acrylic side...

I've never had any problems when running the cpu at 100% for a few hours. Just opening a huge text file will peg the cpu at 100% for a few minutes. I keep the temp below 50C and have good cooling. Just during ordinary usage the thing locks up at random.

Yes, cable. Had it for over 3 years and couldn't stop smiling the 1st day I got it! :D

Canyonman, thanks for a refreshing post! I'd already considered a new mobo, but a new chip isn't that much more for a little peace of mind. Yes, sometimes this "puppy" gets taxed pretty hard. 100% cpu for a few hours, e.g. The new hardware will be ordered today.

No offense taken. I'm no expert, but I think I'm fairly knowledgeable. AFAIK, I loaded everything in the proper sequence, but I may reinstall again with a new mobo. The thing that has me baffled is that this machine ran flawlessly for 8 mos. before it acted up. That's why I'm thinking it's a...

I removed the sound card and uninstalled the drivers yesterday, and I still had problems. But I'm updating the SoundBlaster drivers today. And the # of programs on startup is minimal.

Plumber, If you're referring to my original post, yes I've had it freeze with Qcharts and Excel open. But I've also had it freeze with only Windows Explorer open. I'll check out some of your prev. posts.

Ninja, You may be right about all the good suggestions not helping. It locked-up again just a minute ago when I was typing a response. The only problem is....this in my main pc!!! :( If a new mobo doesn't solve the problem, I'll put everything on my other computer and try your...

There's no way I'm giving them all my personal info for a measly $20.

AGREE 100%

Yes, yes, yes. Swapped the NIC. No USB devices at all. I reformatted and reinstalled. Thanks for your suggestions.

Agree: Crucial and Matrox support are both top notch. On the computer that hangs, I don't trade with it. Just Qcharts, mail, IE, etc. But it can hang when all windows are closed, or just running 1 program. Computer #1 is the problem. I'll see if there's an update for the Abit mobo BIOS, but it...

I spoke too soon, it froze again a few minutes ago. :mad: My next moves are to pull the SoundBlaster card, swap the G200 cards, and if those remedies fail, get a new mobo.

Swapping the NIC didn't help. It seems that the memory was the culprit. I pulled all 3 sticks and inserted a stick from another computer. No freezes in 4 days. Previously, I'd get at least 1 freeze per day. So far, so good.

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Thanks for the info.

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1 gig of Crucial ram. 3 sticks total, so I'll test them one at a time. Def, I'll let you know if swapping the NIC helps. Thanks everyone for your suggestions. If I find a fix, I'll post it here.

I'll swap the video and NIC cards since I have a G200 on another computer and an extra NIC. I'll swap the memory also. I don't use REDI as a platform, just IB. Thanks for the ideas.