PC crashes

[pace508]

PC crashes when using AGK 1.6 1.92beta works ok till it gets to the first pass then crashes ive uninstalled and re-installed but still crashes anybody got any ideas THANXS

[jggimi]

Hello, and welcome to the forum.

PC crashes during encoding are typically indicative of a hardware problem. Usually caused by excessive heat. This can be true even of off-the-shelf commercial PCs, not just custom built computers. Encoding applications produce more CPU heat than almost any other application. The best indication of a hardware instability is crashing at different points in the encoding; if it crashes at the same exact frame# each time, with exactly the same crash, then and only then would I suspect a bad video stream or the encoder.

If you are overclocking, turn it off.

Here's a link to how to monitor temperatures and stress test your PC:

Hardware problems / How to test system stability (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=54130)

[Edit: moved to PC HW/SW forum.]

[pace508]

the was built consisting
ASUS p4p800 motherboard
pentium p4 2.8
sata 120 gig hard drive
512 ddr 400 memory
the pc is about 11months old i have only just started playing about with divx and xvids so the problem as only just been notice
tried prime 95 torture test it failed after a couple of minutes saying rounding was 5 and should be less than 4
any advice where to look know THANXS

[theReal]

any advice where to look know
1. cooling
2. cooling
3. cooling
4. RAM timings
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