Socket 750 Board

[MaxAvidy]

I have a feeling my motherboard on my 750 machine is on the way out. And in truth has always given me problems. It seems the only way I can get the thing to boot up quickly without hanging at the mem or IDE detection is to turn off the computer, turn off the PSU and unplug it, wait a few moments and plug it in. I ran Burnintest and apparently my RAM and CPU are fine. I run two 8800GTS in SLI so I need an SLI board that is capable of OCing. My machine also sometimes freezes and for some reason doesn

[Crazy_Nate]

Try memtest86+, check your voltages and timings. You really shouldn't have to pull the plug. Just for completeness, check to make sure all your devices are evenly distributed on your power supply's rails. A power supply that size probably has at least four. One for the CPU / motherboard, one for each graphics card, one for all of your peripherals.

 

OCing can be hit or miss with the 6/780i boards...if it wasn't for SLI, I'd point you straight at a P45.

 

790i is a different animal, but, it would require new memory.

 

Welcome

Edited June 3, 2009 by Crazy_Nate

[Zertz]

It seems like you overclocked? Have you tested to make sure the system is still fully stable? If not, try running Prime95 or OCCT for a couple hours. Memtest is a good idea as well

[MaxAvidy]

Sorry, I didn't mention this. I have it running on default settings. Also, I'm not sure about how to test the voltages. My idea of dealing with a PSU is get a big one with a good rating on newegg and plugging it in, haha. If someone could explain or point to an area where I can read up on making sure my power usage is copasetic that'd be great. And I know I shouldn't have to unplug the thing, but that's the only way I can seem to get it to boot up right away without hanging or freezing.

 

Thanks for the welcome!

 

I'll run the memtest86+ awhile.

[Crazy_Nate]

The voltages I'm referring to are memory voltages (sometimes upping the northbridge can help a tad). Default memory voltages are usually insufficient for typical DDR2 modules. Check the voltage - either on the box or from the manufacturers web site, set it there, and then try those tests!

[MaxAvidy]

Well I ran the tests. Checked the voltage for the RAM says it's suppose to be 1.8-1.9 and it's running at 1.85. Ran burnintest, memtest86+,Prime95. The voltage is matched up correctly with what the PSU is suppose to be putting out. Didn't find any errors during the tests or crash the system like I half expected it to, yet again it still hangs when I don't turn the PSU off and pull the plug. What's next? I'd also like ideas of what board I could get if I have to throw this one out the window in a fit of rage. I know SLI is a problem because of nvidia but I had an AMD system 2 years back that worked just fine with SLI, it just didn't have near the power that my intel can put out. Thanks for the help guys.

Edited June 4, 2009 by MaxAvidy

[slick2500]

I know this sounds like a long shot but write down all of your bios settings, shut off your pc, unplug the power supply, remove the ram, remove the battery, then put the bios jumper to clear, push the power button on the mobo to clear any power from the capasitors, and let it sit for about 30 minuets. After 30 minuets move the jumper back, reinstall the batter, put your ram back in and plug the system back in and see if she boots up. This helped me with a system that was having cold boot issues, but my system wouldn't crash once it was loaded so it might be a different issue.

[MaxAvidy]

Tried that to the letter but no such luck. Computer is still hanging. Started up just fine until it froze starting up windows. Restarted and it started hanging again. I'm thinking about getting another Raptor drive and 750i. I'm not sure though. I'm reformatting now to see if I just messed up the current install. I'm thinking that my windows issues and my booting up stability issues are seperate.

Edited June 4, 2009 by MaxAvidy