pc keeps freezing desperate for help

i tried reinstalling windows the problem still stays. i dont want to ask the geek squad at best buy because they will charge 200 bucks. it freezes when im just doing common tasks. if i restart it after it freezes it will just freeze a min after booting it up again. ive been trying to fix this problem since march. ive only had this pc for a year.

the motherboard is a soyo kt600 dragon plus v 1.0
120 gig harddrive
256 ram
and a ati 9200 graphics card

 

It could be a ram,harddrive, heat or maybe even a psu issue.Try removing the ram and cleaning the contacts,reseat the ram(actually I would suggest getting at least 512mb for XP.)Have you heard any strange sounds coming from the case?When was the last time you checked the heatsink/fan for dust,pet hair?(if applicable)

Are you getting error messages? The more info you give,the easier it will be to help you.I'm leaning more toward it being the memory,try running memtest and see what you get for results.

 

i havent heard any strange sounds or anything i also cleaned out the fan and the ram recently. before i reinstalled windows and wiped the harddrive i use to get an ati vpu error but not anymore. and how do i run a memtest. sorry i don't know much about cpu's

 

Here's a nice little troubleshooting chart I believe toocool4u posted a while back,it comes in handy>http://www.fonerbooks.com/power.htm

I'll go fetch up a link for memtest and post it for you.

Ok,here's the link>http://www.memtest86.com/
make sure to read and follow all directions.I have to go to work now,I'll check back with you tonight.

One more thought before I leave...check out device manager and see if you have any question marks listed,Post what they're next to if you find any.Gotta run!

Good luck.

 

there wasnt any question marks at the task manager. i installed one memtest but it didnt say anything. thanks for helping

 

Lol firstly, there's no need to ask the people at geeksquad to help, we probably know more collectively anyway, and it's free.

Did you reinstall ATI's Catalyst after reformatting? If the problem always came with a VPU recover before, and now doesn't but still remains, it sounds like it has something to do with video. Try the numbskull and get a later driver and see what happens. Temperatures would also be good!

 

i did reinstall ATI's Catalyst after reformatting. but the vpu error doesnt occur anymore. but before i think it did start around when the cpu started freezing up. also how do i check the cpu temperature?

 

You can download a program called Hmonitor for free. If that doesn't work then you can go into the BIOS after the crash, but thats a bit more complex.

 

my cpu temp is 138-140 degrees Farenheit. on cpu die it says

 

That's quite high to be honest, my CPU is about 145 and that's about as high as it should get (well higher but I haven't experienced any problems).

 

do you have any suggestions?

 

Erm, how clean is your case? Could do with dusting, and you could probably do with some extra ventilation...

 

yeah my case is clean i dunno what else to do to fix it

 

have you checked the ati for dust and fluff, graphics cards can freeze a system too.
in fact we have a 6800 up stairs which died because of dust

 

yeah i cleaned everything in my cpu. its getting really frustrating cuz of the freezing

 

My pc keeps freezing tooo!!
I freezed once
then twice

and then suddenyl ALLOT

i rebooted it and guess what happend..
it even froze on booting it up ( windows loading screen)
what to do what to do?
Im too scared to clean my pc :''''( dont wanna touch the insides

what can i do PLEASE help PLEASE help us!

 

yep that happens to me to

 

nope no domes