aurora Posted August 14, 2006 Posted August 14, 2006 Hi I have got this problem with my venus, which I did not exprience with my ultra-d. There is another thread about this but it seems for severe: http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=62185. My issue I have, now and again my rig just freezes - no bsod, warning message, just the mouse and the keyboard becomes inoperable I have to press the reset switch on my pc to restart. I have checked the memory with memtest for 8hrs and passed, checked the memory using my ultra-d and also ran prime95 on stock speed for 8hrs it all seems fine. I am using an old Radeon 9200 series @ the moment until I receive a refund on my 7800Gt because it went cap-ut. I am concluding that it might be a problem with my modular power supply, or the board, I dont fancy rma-ing the board just in case it's something really silly, but I dont want to fork out more money unless I am certain thats the issue, bear in mind my next gfx card would probably be a X1900XT. This is becoming a bit of an issue and considering going back to Asus. Your views please..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvintang Posted August 14, 2006 Posted August 14, 2006 psu issue i guess.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thracian Posted August 14, 2006 Posted August 14, 2006 You are willing to fork over the money for a DFI Venus but you not willing to supply it with adequate power? Without a decent PSU it's very hard to nail down what is causing your lockups. Post your bios settings for cpu and mem to rule out user error. considering going back to Asus. Asus might be a better choice for you. Getting a DFI NF4 board to run the way you want takes skill, patience and adequate POWER. Your allready 1 shy and instability rears it's ugly head. Post your bios settings as stated above and we'll see what we can do. In the meantime..start saving your pennies for a decent PSU. Cheers Thrac Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurora Posted August 14, 2006 Posted August 14, 2006 You are willing to fork over the money for a DFI Venus but you not willing to supply it with adequate power? Without a decent PSU it's very hard to nail down what is causing your lockups. Post your bios settings for cpu and mem to rule out user error. Asus might be a better choice for you. Getting a DFI NF4 board to run the way you want takes skill, patience and adequate POWER. Your allready 1 shy and instability rears it's ugly head. Post your bios settings as stated above and we'll see what we can do. In the meantime..start saving your pennies for a decent PSU. Cheers Thrac Asus would only be an option if problems were to get worse, regarding replacing the psu, im looking @ i think a ocz gamextreme 700w, i think thats what u call it, regarding forking out for a venus, just a drop in the ocean Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurora Posted August 14, 2006 Posted August 14, 2006 these are my bios pics: cpu: memory: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoli Posted August 14, 2006 Posted August 14, 2006 Maybe 2.8V on the RAM and 1.5V on the CPU will do the trick. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasr Posted August 14, 2006 Posted August 14, 2006 ....regarding replacing the psu, im looking @ i think a ocz gamextreme 700w, i think thats what u call it,.....In my opinion that is a very good choice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thracian Posted August 15, 2006 Posted August 15, 2006 I'll say this again..for the 8 calabizilionth time. AUTO or "Optimized defaults" is just a starting point. You need to setup your bios PROPERLY. Auto doesn't use "Spd" settings for every setting. It's not the magical "auto" everyone thinks it is. Read the Dram guide and learn about what each setting is and how it affects your computer/stability. I can enter my bios and set auto for everything...and I will STILL pass memtest and Prime but games will crash periodically and I will have random instabilites. Put the correct timings/settings in and I will regain all stability. For over 6 months now on 4 diff DFI NF4 setups. I URGE you to make the effort and learn about your bios. Your board will be a stable ROCK when your done. Also, it says in your sig you are running 11x255 for 2800mhz, but your bios screens say you are running 200x12 (or auto) for 2400mhz with a 250 divider, which is running your ram around 240fsb. Which is it? If you go back to Asus I'll buy your Venus and have it begging for mercy:) . Do the right thing and learn about your bios. Youll have a much easier time. Cheers Thrac Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurora Posted August 15, 2006 Posted August 15, 2006 Also, it says in your sig you are running 11x255 for 2800mhz, but your bios screens say you are running 200x12 (or auto) for 2400mhz with a 250 divider, which is running your ram around 240fsb. Which is it? Cheers Thrac I am running it back on stock to see if it freezes. I actually tested my present PSU with my Ultra-D, and even @ 4400+ stock it was occasionally locking up. It's funny really the PSU never failed me when I was using my Ultra-D in the past or when I first got my Venus Im ordering the PSU today which will be a OCZ Gamextreme 700w I sure that will fix the problem, I dont think @ the moment it's a memory config issue... I will let you know the results..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurora Posted August 16, 2006 Posted August 16, 2006 Hello Folks, got my OCZ GameXstream today & my Sapphire X1900Xt gfx card. I have been running it now for 5hrs & not had a single Lockup. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvintang Posted August 17, 2006 Posted August 17, 2006 congratulations! time to get a new sig! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasr Posted August 17, 2006 Posted August 17, 2006 Congratulations! Glad you’re up and running again. If you believe this is resolved PM the Mod’s so they change the thread title to [Resolved]. That will make it easer for people to search. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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