EuroFight Posted December 7, 2012 Posted December 7, 2012 (edited) So far, so good... Update: Not so good Edited December 7, 2012 by EuroFight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheGamer11 Posted December 7, 2012 Posted December 7, 2012 (edited) Ya tried a different hdd and fresh install of windows with no proper drivers, just windows drivers? Try it in a different room and plug without multi socket thing Check is you got any of the crap http://answers.micro...82-ed8e583d9486 Heat related? Read through.. http://www.sevenforu...treaming-4.html Updated BIOS? Edited December 7, 2012 by DanTheGamer11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroFight Posted December 7, 2012 Posted December 7, 2012 (edited) Cheers for the links Dan, very interesting, particularly the one about cooling. After disabling smart fan control in the BIOS, I have had no BSODs just a single CTD, so it could be heat related, especially considering my motherboard by default lowers voltage before lowering fan speeds. I'll try and get hold of some Arctic MX-5 thermal paste sometime next week, but my system is much more stable at the moment with fans at 100%. The thing that threw me was the fact the cores were reporting stupidly low temperatures (12C at idle with 24C ambient air temp anyone?). Note to anyone else: Don't trust AMD processor reported core temperatures. They lie. I'll report back when I reapply thermal paste anyway, hopefully it will solve the issue. Fingers crossed. Just a thought: I should get this case: Edited December 8, 2012 by EuroFight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroFight Posted December 8, 2012 Posted December 8, 2012 (edited) Suddenly not so sure about the temperature thing, today my system has had a number of BSODs, CTDs and points where the entire screen is filled with a blur of colours, and a constant buzz comes from the speakers. The BSOD minidumps indicate crashes from: - 1x Ntfs.sys - 3x atikmdag.sys (all BSODs) - 1x dxgmms1.sys - 1x notoskrnl.exe Update 15:56: Just thought the sound from the speakers occurs at around 50-60Hz, which would be exactly the same frequency as the AC power supply in the UK...I'm gonna try plugging my rig into another socket... Update 17:02: No difference Update 17:16: Underclocked RAM to 1066MHz Update 17:31: No difference Edited December 8, 2012 by EuroFight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d6bmg Posted December 8, 2012 Posted December 8, 2012 About the buzz from speakers, make sure there is no interference from other electrical instrument. In most of the cases it have nothing to do with computer system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroFight Posted December 8, 2012 Posted December 8, 2012 (edited) Yeah you were right, even a different power socket and my PC still crashes I don't know if this makes any difference, but when I underclocked my RAM to 1066MHz, set the memory controllers in the CPU to unganged, and turned interleaving off, Windows didn't show some of my icons on the desktop, and after a reboot there were no icons, and Windows Explorer kept crashing and restarting. Would this point to anything being amiss? Edited December 8, 2012 by EuroFight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheGamer11 Posted December 9, 2012 Posted December 9, 2012 Oh noes, not the CPU It must be de ram or something D: Can't you get a hold of another AM3 processor? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroFight Posted December 9, 2012 Posted December 9, 2012 Unfortunately not I'm going to ask my school tech guy if he has any spare sticks of DDR3 for one final check, before contacting AMD... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroFight Posted December 12, 2012 Posted December 12, 2012 Just checked running my rig with just keyboard, mouse and monitor connected (PCI WiFi Card Removed) and got a CTD while playing BF3 Can anyone give me any info about running my rig outside my case (test bed I think it's called) to check if nothing is shorting out on my case, and to make it easier to diagnose any visible issues Cheers - Euro Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheGamer11 Posted December 12, 2012 Posted December 12, 2012 You got the static bag the mobo came in? Just run it on that on a solid and horizontal surface.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted December 12, 2012 Posted December 12, 2012 That works if you don't have a test bench. And in fact you can test it on about any hard surface. Just don't lay the board down on a piece of carpet or the likes But definitely using the AS bag is the safest option. I'm lazy sometimes, I just grab the original motherboard box and set the board on top of that. Provides a handy overhang for the tabs on the video card or other PCIe / PCI devices you might have plugged in. Other than that there isn't any magic behind it. Just disassemble the parts from your case, reassemble the bare minimum parts outside the case. Plug your power supply in and start your test. If your motherboard doesn't have an onboard power switch you'll need to momentarily jumper the +/- pins for front panel power switch to get the rig to fire up. Just find the correct pins on the motherboard header and momentarily short them together using a small screw driver. (Careful not to short anything else or the wrong pins in the process ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroFight Posted December 12, 2012 Posted December 12, 2012 Thanks for the info wevsspot, I'll probably use my motherboard box as I don't have a big enough antistatic bag to hand unfortunately, but I'll let you know how it goes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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