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Occulus

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19. Welp, problem solved. 'Twas the hard drive,

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Mon Jun 4, 2012, 09:57 PM

Jun 2012

which coughed and died late last night after the read head twice impacted the plates.

I've installed a new one now, reinstalled windows, and all is well again. Thanks, everyone, for all the advice!

(Steam and Diablo 3 are still there. I make it a matter of course to keep my system and my programs and games installed on different physical drives, so this is more of a pricey irritation than the complete disaster it otherwise would have been.)

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I need a program that can monitor my system temps. [View all] Occulus May 2012 OP

I use Core Temp to monitor my core temperatures. hobbit709 May 2012 #1

Thanks Occulus May 2012 #2

Is it a laptop or a tower? Gore1FL May 2012 #4

A tower. Occulus May 2012 #6

It may be that the heatsink is clogged with dust. Gore1FL May 2012 #8

ME Too panzerfaust Jun 2012 #15

Sounds like your Video Card may be dying, or overheating. M0rpheus May 2012 #3

Well, here's a screenie after playing Diablo 3 for about ten minutes or so Occulus May 2012 #5

Is your Phenom unlocked? that appears to be the issue with the core temps... M0rpheus May 2012 #7

Find a S.M.A.R.T. reader Iterate May 2012 #9

Crystal Disk Info works for me. hobbit709 May 2012 #10

have you considered a power issue? grok May 2012 #12

No bent CPU pin - else it would not run (that has been my sad experience) panzerfaust Jun 2012 #16

It was the hard drive Occulus Jun 2012 #20

HWiNFO is another program to try davepdx May 2012 #11

Thanks, everyone. Still tracking down the issue Occulus Jun 2012 #13

Are you using an updated video driver for your video card davepdx Jun 2012 #14

Would simply pull any discrete graphics card out panzerfaust Jun 2012 #17

Occulus was having the blue screens only while gaming... davepdx Jun 2012 #18

Welp, problem solved. 'Twas the hard drive, Occulus Jun 2012 #19

I use CPU-z hw monitor. Great and simple program. Dash87 Jun 2012 #21