vlad86 Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 Ill check bios again but when it all began it was same as already on board. Thinking new power supply now. Didnt look yet but are nexus on the recommended list? Never heard of Nexus....im out in the Stats and that must be a European brand. Do some research it might be a reputable company out your way Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted June 24, 2011 Posted June 24, 2011 I'm surprised psu wasn't mentioned earlier as that was my first thought. I would most deff try a new psu from a local store that you can return later just to see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinings Posted June 24, 2011 Posted June 24, 2011 I'm surprised psu wasn't mentioned earlier as that was my first thought. I would most deff try a new psu from a local store that you can return later just to see. yea thanks Wormy - im gonna do that today Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinings Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 (edited) yea thanks Wormy - im gonna do that today Been a while since i updated you guys - Holidays and work taking up my time. Purchased a new PSU (Cooler master 850W) Installed and bang same BSOD's !!!! Last week i decided to chase down the MOBO manufacturer AsRock - Logged a ticket and they didnt reply!! instead im directed by a Auto mail to seek advice from the FAQ's or the many forums they posess - I chose Tweak Town Forums and aired my grievances there. My Post on TweakTown Met a like for like situation with another user with Same MOBO and same BSOD's - he supplied a link with the BETA BIOS flash (AsRock never bothered with a fully supported update for the MOBO) and instead decided to design a new card called the 890GX Extreme4 R2.!! My MOBO allegedly has heat issues After Flashing to the BETA BIOS system has become a little more stable (still crashes after about 2 hours with any games!) Wont allow more than 2 sticks of RAM and rejects my PCI soundcard that id spent €400 on 2 years back (Even latest Drivers) System seems to work stable enough when not gaming! but its a gaming machine!! Arrrrggghhh So its a new MOBO now - shall i go for the AsRock updated version 890GX Extreme 4 R2. (which has had 3 Bios updates since release) My MOBO has had 0! Or should i stay clear and move to something else?? absolutely any comments would be appreciated Win7 64bit Enterprise edition AsRock 890GX Extreme4 (NOT R2.) Corsair XMS3 -4X2GB 1600MHz PC3-12800 DDR3 240 pin - 1.65V - CL8 (###Only 2 installed as wont boot with all 4 - since i updated BIOS with Beta Flash#####) Corsair HX 650W PSU (Then purchased Power cooler 850W thinking it was causing the problem) AMD Phenom II X6 core 1055T HYPER 212 Plus CPU Fan OCZ Vertex 2 Series - Solid state drive - 60 GB SATA 300 Samsung Blue Ray DVD RW Radeon HD 6950 - PCI Express 2.1 x16 - 2 GB GDDR5 HAF 922 PC Tower Case Not installed due to Troubleshooting issues 2 X 300GB WD HD's Layla 3G PCI Sound card Edited July 18, 2011 by Twinings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyamdfanboi Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 move companies... go with gigabyte,or asus or msi... im personally a gigabyte guy and ive had gigabyte mobos since i was about 13yo.. im 29 now so thats a long time and ive had plenty of them.. ive heard good things about Asus and MSI as well... having said that.. my old man has a Asrock without any problems, but i still would go with the other ones sorry to hear ur problems.. and ive had same problems with 2 gfx cards... i even had the mobo RMA'd... but it turned out to be 2 dodgy 480gtx cards... swapped it for a 580 on release day and i never had a problem since.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 Twinings, I second Matty's recommendation. I'd move on to another brand at this point. I've personally had good luck with some Intel based ASRock boards, so I wouldn't totally write them off in the future. But in your situation I think you need to jump ship. Any of the brands that Matty recommended would make a suitable replacement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinings Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 move companies... go with gigabyte,or asus or msi... im personally a gigabyte guy and ive had gigabyte mobos since i was about 13yo.. im 29 now so thats a long time and ive had plenty of them.. ive heard good things about Asus and MSI as well... having said that.. my old man has a Asrock without any problems, but i still would go with the other ones sorry to hear ur problems.. and ive had same problems with 2 gfx cards... i even had the mobo RMA'd... but it turned out to be 2 dodgy 480gtx cards... swapped it for a 580 on release day and i never had a problem since.. Yea thinking same, Cant believe you had bad luck with two Gfx cards - i RMA's mine thinking it was the issue - moved away from that thought when i got a brand new same card and it didnt make any difference. Youve a pretty similar set-up(Minus the crosfire) what MOBO do you run? Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinings Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 Twinings, I second Matty's recommendation. I'd move on to another brand at this point. I've personally had good luck with some Intel based ASRock boards, so I wouldn't totally write them off in the future. But in your situation I think you need to jump ship. Any of the brands that Matty recommended would make a suitable replacement. Yea makes sense, would feel a right idiot if i got the R2. and same thing happens - especialy with their customer care being non existant!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 Yea makes sense, would feel a right idiot if i got the R2. and same thing happens - especialy with their customer care being non existant!! It might be worth a shot sending them more emails / tickets. Some companies just take a bit of...persuading...before they'll help with anything. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savan Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 as far as companies go, I would recommend ASUS over MSI (no opinion on gigabyte). I had an MSI board go bad on me and fried my cpu, they sent me a replacement after about a month in RMA and that one went bad in about a week. It was a 7xx series, so maybe the 8xx and 9xx series boards are better, but I'm sticking with ASUS from now on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinings Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 (edited) Appreciate the advice guys, Ive ordered a ASUS M4A89GTD PRO - AM3 Socket - 890GX - If this doesnt work i should maybe take up a new hobby!! Will report when installed Edited July 21, 2011 by Twinings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 I think you'll like that board. Good luck and keep us posted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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