thanks for the reply.
yeah i'm gonna have to take out the 5300 RAM and see if that speeds up the other two.
as for the crash/blackout thing, from what others with the same problem say, the blackout is from the 9600 GT rather than their PSUs.
for the fan, i used rivatuner to set it at 50% and it idles at 30-40 F and jumps to 50-70 F with games. i also have a large front fan (facing HDDs) and there's enough ventilation.
unless the symptoms of a PSU related crash are different, i still think it's the 9600 GT.
and a reminder: it blacksout with older games, newer games have yet to cause a blackout (played several hours of left4dead, lan, just rememebered).
UPDATE
well things just took a turn for the worse.
the RAM was running fine, just did a bit more research on speeds and other stuff and found that all 3 sticks were running at the highest speed.
as for the 9600 GT and power supply...
the power supply died on me...i think.
first off, i think the blackouts may have broken my power supply, especially after the last one.
i'll try to describe what i've seen:
1) switch power supply on, LED on tv tuner card would flicker constantly and speakers would constantly 'spike'
2) switch power supply on, LED flickers a few times, stays on, speakers don't 'spike' and computer can turn on, but i see some problems (reduced CPU and GPU processing power, doesn't turn on now)
where i am now:
3) switch power supply on, LED turns on, computer doesnt turn on. all cables are connected properly, removed any screws that could be grounding it, but nothing.
i press the on switch for the computer, speakers made sound and the desk lamp flickers, but computer doesn't boot up.
anyone have any thoughts on this?
