Zalman or Antec....

any other opinons what to buy from these?
also..where to look how much watts mine has..i mean that what's in my comp atm...
 
if i have to look inside then..where is it located?
and where is it written?

One other thing that comes to mind is your cpu usage. While downloading your virus scaner is checking all the incoming files.
 
If this causes your cpu usage to increase to 100% it could also cause the lockups.
 
You can check this by bringing up the task manager and clicking the processes tab before you start your next download.
 
If any of the processes have a high cpu (90-100%)or memory usage
post the name of it here and we'll try to identify the program for you.
 
 
 

It will be a large white sticker on your power supply listing alot of information, you will see the output wattage on this sticker.
 
And Antec and Thermaltake have proved to me to be great PSUs so you would be safe going for either of those. I would assume Zalman makes a good psu since all other products of theirs I have used have been great.

Damn man where do you live that the cheapest PSU on that list you posted is $220 bucks and the average is over $700.00. I would buy the one that Relic mentioned for $141.

these are not $...
these are EEKs..
1 $ = 13 EEK
 
 
well..
in performance my cpu usage is low..
but look my proccess window..this is all the time like this..
the System Idle Process..
random is ... 70-100 for Sys Idle Process
http://www.zone.ee/igaasi1/aww.JPG
but in performace ..
http://www.zone.ee/igaasi1/hmm.JPG

The system idle process is not actually a process.
It just shows how idle your system is.
If it is 99%, then there are almost no activity, your computer is idling. And, if it is near 0%, then your system is doing something, which requires cpu a lot, like playing nice fps game,etc.

ohhh
my bad then
 
hmm..i gonna buy some power i think
but do they all fit for my computer?

There is a third possible cause to the crashing. One or more of the capacitors may be bad. I bought a used system and it locked up like that also. I replaced the RAM, the HD, the video card. Then I started checking the motherboard. I found a bad capacitor. The tops of the capacitors are flat. This one had a bulge to it. This is the second time I've come across this. Just take a look for any bulges in the capacitors.

ohh..i dont know about that
btw what means..Windows is running low on virtual memory..
what is that virtual memory? RAM?
it said that when i was playing a new game i got..
never have it when i download

Yes, it could be a power issue, though I doubt it since it only happens when you are the internet. It may be Internet Explorer causing the problem if it only happens when you are on the internet, such as downloading something. Try first going to Help and Support on your start menu and do all of the updates for Windows XP and see if that doesn't solve the problem. If it doesn't, if possible, try to download Mozilla Firefox from http://www.Mozilla.org. If you get that downloaded, install it and see if Firefox causes your PC to crash. If you have done an install of Windows, you may have to do it again and make sure that you completely wipe the hard drive. Run the Windows installer, delete the partition, then format the hard drive. Then complete the install. You will know that you have a completely fresh install after that.

A simplified version af what virtual memory does...
 
With virtual memory, what the computer can do is look at RAM for areas that have not been used recently and copy them onto the hard disk. This frees up space in RAM to load the new application.
 
Adding some more memory (256MB) would fix the problem.
 
Just to be sure about your crash/lock up problem...
 
It happens ONLY when you a downloading not when you are playing games ect...?
 
Did you also check the processes while trying to download something?
 
 
 
 

checked proccesses..nothing takes too much .. i think
 
yes it ONLY happens when i download
but like 1 time in month happens in game too ( online game)
because it downloads there too
 
btw..i can't do the windows updates..because i said it will crash when i try to download...
also..it isn't browser problem..i am using ff..doesn't helpin

My computer kept crashing when I was trying to do a Windows update also. Check the capacitors. I may be wrong but, it won't hurt to take a look. Just remember they are to be flat on top and shiny. If you see any brown material on top it is bad also.

My computer kept crashing when I was trying to do a Windows update also. Check the capacitors. I may be wrong but, it won't hurt to take a look. Just remember they are to be flat on top and shiny. If you see any brown material on top it is bad also.

you need a better graphic system dude

1. Put up your shields:
Install Service Pack 2 of windows XP. That's foolish
to be running around on the internet without your
system being protect from known exploits. You
undoubtedly already have malware on your system, even
though you just re-installed. They have found malware
on unpatched windows 98 systems attached to the
internet in as little as 5 minutes! Once you've
installed service pack 2, enable the auto-up[censored]
service and even let it auto-install. Then download
Microsoft update so it'll keep your copy of MS office
secure if you have one. Install all the updates.
 
2. Now that you're protected get the junk off your
system:
Try a free virus and spyware scan:
www.TrendMicro.com
 
 
RAM, shouldn't prevent crashing unless you have faulty
RAM. This can be tested using the ultimateboot cd:
http://ultimatebootcd.com/
 
However 256 totally sucks on XP. You should have at
least 768, but preferably 1GB or more. Having
insufficient RAM won't make your system crash it'll just
go more slowly. Whoever mentioned upgrading the ram
and that it prevent crashing that is probably for one
of two reasons the old ram was faulty and was removed
in order to put in the new stuff. The other reason it
would crash less is you still had a memory leak it just
took longer to become a problem, in which case you
didn't really fix the problem, just made it more
bearable. www.Crucial.com is the easiest place to
order from, however they're expensive. It's a great
place to determine how much ram your system can take,
how many slots you have, and what kind of ram is
supported. Then if you want you can either order from
them or use froogle.com or pricewatch.com and find
something cheaper.
 
Disable Kaspersky and see what happens. If that doesn't
fix it uninstall Kasperky and see what happens. Do the
same for your antivirus solution. Do you have one? If
not that's really irresponsible. You can get a good
free one at grisoft.com/free. Repeat the process for
your download managers.
 
Does your ISP employ some kind of software? Like AOL
or Yahoo DSL for example? Most of that stuff is
absolute bullshit and is totally unnecessary. I use
Yahoo DSL and I don't have one bit of their software
installed. It just creates an additional layer of
unstable software.
 
Power Supplies: Nothing future proofs a system.
However, yes if he ever uses SLI video then that
wouldn't be a bad option. However, I suggest buying
something more practical and if and when you decide you
must have SLI then you could get something like that.
For that kind of change you could buy a fanless power
supply, which I think is a more reasonable desire for
the average person, since everyone hates noise.
 
CPU Usage:
100% CPU usage will not make your system crash. It
will however make your system difficult to use. If
that 100% or close to it process isn't the one you're
trying or want to use you can terminate it from task
manager. I think we should define crashing. According
to Microsoft their OS has crashed when the numlock and
or capslock keys can't be turned on and off on your
keyboard. Using that as the rule, has your system
truly hardlocked? If not then it could be as Yankee
describes a particular process might be hogging your
system resources.
 

i define my crash like this:
 
no button works..not even caps or num lock
only restart button function

hi Char27,
 
If your system is really behaving that strangely why don't you have a friend help you with this. Take your HD to their house or to work if your sysadmin is cool, plug in your HD as an additional (non-boot) drive. Run several up to date malware scanners on it. In the free category I recommend:
1. Trend Micro
2. Ad-Aware
3. SpyBot: Search & Destroy
 
>no button works..not even caps or num lock
It sounds like your definition of crashing is correct.
 
 
Cheers,
Christian Blackburn
 

Char,if you can download a small file. Go here http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155
and download this program and run it and then post the log it makes in this thread.
 
I am really curious to see if you don't have more problems with your system.