I just built a new computer and everything seems fine except when I have multiple things running or am playing a game or anything that uses a ton of memory my system crashes and turns off. No BSOD or anything it just crashes. I turn it back on and everything is good again. If I just leave the computer running without playing games it'll run for days at a time fine. I have 2 sticks of 1gb g.skill ddr2 800 ram @ 4-4-4-12 2T 2.0 volts. Ive tried differnt timings and voltages and everything but still the same results. Is this a memory problem or what do you think? Also, i tried memtest32 with both sticks and it got to about 10% and crashed. Tried the sticks invidualy and same results. What should I do now?
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What kind of hardware problem does this sound like?
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What are the specs of your other parts?
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It seems like your PSU can handle the setup... maybe it's just the ram?
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Could you please add your full specs as I cannot even see if you are running at stock speeds etc. Having had similar problems in the past, from my experience might I suggest that it is voltage related, your symptoms support this ass it's seems only to be when your system is under load that it resets. Do you have RAM and chipset voltage set to "auto" if so, try one at a time, firstly chipset voltage....raise a little, if that does not sort it out put it back to auto and try the same with the ram voltage, sometimes some boards will set the wrong voltage, for instance my board sets the default auto voltage for my ram at 1.9V.....my ram actually stocks at 2.2V!!!
Every componet is at stock speeds and voltages. It was crashing even at "optimal" speed/voltages which is what my mobo set it at automatically. The RAM is the only thing ive tried changing. Im not at that computer right now but if i remember right my vid card gets to about 75c under load. Cant remember for cpu, will update later.
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Unsmart above beat me to it.
Also, you might have too low a vcore in the bios. That will cause the pc to crash or reboot when under load as well.
Try monitoring the cpu temperature while running orthos.
If the temperature isn't too high, check the vcore.
If the temperature is too high, check your HSF, and maybe a reseating would be in order.
(Lol we posted at the same time.)
Also, you might have too low a vcore in the bios. That will cause the pc to crash or reboot when under load as well.
Try monitoring the cpu temperature while running orthos.
If the temperature isn't too high, check the vcore.
If the temperature is too high, check your HSF, and maybe a reseating would be in order.
(Lol we posted at the same time.)
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to me that sounds like a memory problem or a heat problem, try running stuff with the case side off for extra ventilation and if that doesn't solve it try some new ram.
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As has been said, I would look at memory and heat first.
Run memtest86 overnight to test memory.
Take the side panel off of your computer, put a big box fan blowing on it, then run whatever it is that makes the box crash to test for heat.
Run memtest86 overnight to test memory.
Take the side panel off of your computer, put a big box fan blowing on it, then run whatever it is that makes the box crash to test for heat.
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That def characteristic of a low or fluctuating rail on the power supply.. Just because its a pc power and cooling does not exempt it from failures.. Have it checked
Ok i tested with memtest32..with RAM in slot 0 and 1 it crashed after 10% complete. I switched both sticks to 2 and 4 and crash; 0 and 1 crash. Tested 1 stick only and crashed. Other stick did same thing. Im going to RMA my memory tomorrow and get 2 1gb sticks of Crucial and see if that fixes it. Thanks for everyones help.
edit - for the ones that said it might be a temp problem, Speedfan 4.32 says my core 2 duo e6600 is 54c. That is just at my desktop with nothing really running. Is that good or bad? I checked my heatsink and everything too and its securely fastened to the mobo..CPU temp while gaming the hottest it went was 71c.
edit - for the ones that said it might be a temp problem, Speedfan 4.32 says my core 2 duo e6600 is 54c. That is just at my desktop with nothing really running. Is that good or bad? I checked my heatsink and everything too and its securely fastened to the mobo..CPU temp while gaming the hottest it went was 71c.
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54C idle is pretty bad... it depends on how hot+humid the ambient temps are though.
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I'd think that something is wrong then... with 26-28C ambient you shouldn't even be in the high 40's idle (unless you're overclocked and on stock cooling)
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Still think it's memory related, have you tried changing the auto on the memory voltage control.
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a long time ago my computer kept turning off because it would get too hot (my 200mhz p2 5-6 years ago).. it ended up that an ide cord inside my cpu case was blocking the cpu fan from cooling the processor.. this sounds like a temp issue to me. although your processor would have fried by now if it wasnt being cooled.. actually now that i think about it i think it was bad ram. i replaced the ram and the problem went away. this was long ago no help here except temp shutoff and lack of power from psu might be a problem. also if your ram is running lower than its intended use the bottleneck might be causing problems. definately check that out
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wrong post
What case are you using anyway, I blame it on the lack of ventilation... these crashes are common to the 8800 user that doesnt use proper ventilation.
Wah? Um wrong topic? AMD fanboy?
Wah? Um wrong topic? AMD fanboy?
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wrong topic again what are the chances
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Your temps are f'en high
I would say you have a heat issue,54c is where your load temps should be at stock even with the stock heatsink 60c tops. You should check your Vcore, fan direction, reset heatsink and your temp shut down in bios. I know my last few boards shut off at 70c but I set it to 60c. Whats your system temp?
I would say you have a heat issue,54c is where your load temps should be at stock even with the stock heatsink 60c tops. You should check your Vcore, fan direction, reset heatsink and your temp shut down in bios. I know my last few boards shut off at 70c but I set it to 60c. Whats your system temp?- Joined
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Definitely too warm. 60C was the old CPU upper limit, but a c2d may be able to do 71C...
New CPU's overheating shouldn't cause an instant BSOD though.. try disabling the auto restart on the BSOD and see what the error is.. that should give you exactly whats wrong, at this point
vcore is 1.17 - 1.22v
case is coolermaster centurion 1 80mm fan in front, 1 120mm in back,
system temp is 65c idle
Ok I took of the side of the case and put a fan on high blowing into the case and within 5 minutes the cpu temp went down to 48 idle. I was thinking about a Zalman heatsink, anybody have experience with those? Also, will keep my RAM for a few more days to get to the bottom of this before i have to RMA it.
case is coolermaster centurion 1 80mm fan in front, 1 120mm in back,
system temp is 65c idle
Ok I took of the side of the case and put a fan on high blowing into the case and within 5 minutes the cpu temp went down to 48 idle. I was thinking about a Zalman heatsink, anybody have experience with those? Also, will keep my RAM for a few more days to get to the bottom of this before i have to RMA it.