PC Freeze during encoding process

[Floppy]

A pc's life is not defined by one end but by the overall performance...

With a AMD64 3000 Im sure the via chipset is standing side lines....

Point being Via chipset offers greatest rate of issues and incompatibilities overall...

I let your galactic traveling on that hyperdrive to talk for itself with later and diferent projects...

My offer will still stand regardless...

My humble backward system comprises of a extinct:
Abit Motherboard AN7 bios 19
Athlon XP 3200+ 400mHz
2GB Geil Dual Channel 400mHz
256MB Geforce FX (winfast TD340)
PVR2000
1xMaxtor DiamondMax Plus 10 80GB
1xMaxtor DiamondMax Plus 10 160GB
2xPlextor716A
cooled by Thermaltake tower 2 fans (maximum load temp 43 celsius 2hours minimum test load)
Encased in a Thermaltake Tsunamy dream Jet Black (side window)
Power by a Hiper HPU-4B580 Type R 580W
Screen 19" Hyundai B91A ImageQuest
5.1 DD surround sound system

Melts the asfalt....

Now building dual core system Fatal1ty AN8 SLi based

[Chewy]

I got the 145$ cpu up to 4100 speed fsb of 290 at 42C full load.
I had no issues with the via chipsets, having more problems with my
oc'd 2600mobile and durn nf2 chipset/drivers. From what I have read
the last few months nvidia has taken the lead in flakeyness.
Probably more driver team issues like last time ati took over the lead from
them in the video chipset war.

[Floppy]

True.... The market is hard competition between the two.

try a compilation set of drivers rather then the released ones...
Still WHQL'd but none the less a few issues have been resolved.

find them here.

http://downloads.guru3d.com/

[Chewy]

thanks for the link, this was my first NF mobo, I have been a via man
for a long time, I try to get the most bang for the buck, rather build 2
good computers as one great one for the same price. I don't like the
depreciation of high dollar items. Buy at the sweet spot only.
Recently intel has had their problems, the IAA etc, but they can implement
serial for atapi.

[Floppy]

I have been down the intel road b4 and via sis and finally nforce, my best results bearing in mind the odd bug here and there has always been with some via chipsets... Even all my mates have gonne for nforce mobos as alternative because of...

I have my other system a A7N8X 2.0 Deluxe (excelent mobo) but thats as far as I would go down with ASUS after the total fiasco with theire A7N8X-E deluxe fiasco and failed bios due to communications errors and bios f/w bugs...

The issues I experienced and were largely unresolved with via chipsets were with WI-FI Networking, USB and PCI issues and a definate inconpatibility with theire chipset....

Im not saying that it is solely the VIA chipsets at fault but somehow there a hardware manufacturers and via that doesnt seem to have a standard or willingness to work out issues between them...

I agree with you in I build 2 rather than a great but when I get most of my stuff as payment for services I build all to a higher quality and performance standard... My current system I posted up there cost £300 that was for the screen and 5 port USB 2.0 belkin PCI card....

soon we will see an emerging generation of faster and better performing (higher bandwith transfer) mobos and with that the introduction of faster performing HDD and DVD burning drives...

Anyway's any help I can give I will... I am more of a hardware/systems person but I dabble here and there...

Later :0

[Chewy]

A7N8X 2.0 Deluxe
is what I recycled from a cooked amd 3200 system, flashed to latest bios
to run the amd 2600 mobile at 2.2 and 400 fsb.

My asus via 939 definitely had issues with the southbridge serial and my raptor at 290fsb, but the promise is fine.

[Floppy]

Asus suck at Bios updates for their mobos I have had the 1008 beta 002 since I got the mobo 2 years ago....

they released the 1008 full version in August Last year... PCB rev 1.0 get all the joy....

There are the Uber updates for that but I really dont think it worth the risk of flashing some guys wacked f/w for the bios of the mobo wilst I say that the unlocked potential is well worth the trouble and I did....

look here for the downloads

Wacked Bios

For a all mobo list look here...

All wacked bios updates

Note

Some links will need to have the download file name deleted in order to bring you to a download menu. i.e. http://members.lycos.co.uk/trats1020...008mod3_2T.zip to

http://members.lycos.co.uk/trats1020...8X_Deluxe_2.0/

Also look HERE for more info (that is you havent been down that road already...


I used to disagree with flashing frankenstein bios for all sorts but these days since I can afford the risks involved I benefit of the 1.000.000% chance of OC potential therein contained....

Well there you have it....

I am not responsible for the any adverse or in any way for any hardware being damaged by such flashes including mobo and all associated hardware...

Over to you Chewey!

[dafaba]

Hey all,
Sorry it's taken me so long to provide an update. But you know what they say, No news is good news. I did move my pc to a new and much more roomy case and flashed the newest bios. The new case did help bring down the temps, and the bios update gave me a whole new world of options. I found that my ram clock speed was defaulted to 166, and with that setting my pc would still lock up. So I dropped the speed one level to 155 and so far so good, it's been at least two weeks since that change and I haven't had any problems. I have yet to backup a dvd with this pc but I'm waiting for a new burner as my current one is a little buggy on it's own right. My backups do continue on the old slow dell, and besides some cheap bad media issues, and the buggy drive, all is well. I'll report back after the new drive is installed, but I think the bios update was the key, that and dropping the ram speed. I still wonder what brought this all on? I could still buy some better ram, but for now it works.
Thanks for all the suggestions.