My Computer Keeps Freezing

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[2000]

For a while my computer has been freezing while. Before it freezes it makes a crackling/skipping sound and when it freezes it a sound and I have to shut it off or it has a blue screen.  

[2000]

Like this (not me found it off of youtube)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpyaJ3-CoOM&feature=player_embedded (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpyaJ3-CoOM&feature=player_embedded)

[vin_sun]

You could run a check on the graphics card. If you observe that some capacitors have blown, this could be one reason. Hope you have a suitable power supply unit. Did that graphics card come originally with the Dell (I assume it's a desktop) or did you upgrade ?

[2000]

What are capacitors.

[2000]

You could run a check on the graphics card. If you observe that some capacitors have blown, this could be one reason. Hope you have a suitable power supply unit. Did that graphics card come originally with the Dell (I assume it's a desktop) or did you upgrade ?

1. Dell puts in a smaller supply in then is needed for the card , but they made tests and said it was fine.
2. The card is original.
3. Desktop.

[vin_sun]

In the photo below, the capacitors are the ones circled in red. If you look closely you can see they have blown. The top of the capacitors have opened out.



I hope the PSU is at least 400 Watts.

[2000]

I think it's 360W.

The capitators are fine.

[vin_sun]

These links may have an answer ....

http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100512014054AAZlsSc

http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100619235133AA2c1Lr

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100807003128AAXV57u

http://www.computerkeepsfreezing.org/

[2000]

My computer freezes in the middle of games is should say. 

[vin_sun]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=computer+freezes+when+playing+games+vista