Random Lockups

[xu^]

any1 got ant ideas why i would suddenly be getting random lockups in games and in windows?

it just freezes and i cant even use the reset button,i have to press the power button to get out of it.
temps seem ok around 38 - 42c idle and mid 50s under load ,when it locks it games theres no looping sound or anything ,just a frozen screen.

most of the pc was bought and built last August ,with the exceptions of the PSU + HD`s
its been running at the spec listed since then and ive had nps until now

any help would be appreciated.

if any more info is needed just ask.

 

[erocker]

Are you overclocked?

 

[xu^]

<-- check specs

but yes Q6600 @3.0ghz which has been like that since Aug with nps.

 

[trog100]

start slowing bits down till the problem goes away.. it probably will.. some more volts to the problem bit when u find it will help.. it sounds hardware..

ignore the fact its been going okay.. work from now..

trog

 

[DanishDevil]

Sounds like too high of a GPU clock on a 3870, because that's exactly what they do when they're pushed too far. Anything in the system would do the same thing, though.

MemTest would also be a good thing to run.

 

[xu^]

3870 ? i have an nvidia

will give memtest a run.

 

[Tatty_Two]

What is your VDimm voltage?

 

[xu^]

voltages on pic ,thats if everest is correct?

its default in bios which is what its always been at.

 

[Tatty_Two]

voltages on pic ,thats if everest is correct?

its default in bios which is what its always been at.

Thanks, I am guessing that you are prob running at CAS4, in that case I would suggest raising the volts to 2.0V and I reckon your problem might dissapear......just a guess.

 

[xu^]

ok ive tried it at 2.0 and 2.1 and no diff

ive also tried memtest and within seconds of the test running the pc freezes every time tried 6 or 7 times and same result within 2 or 3 secs.

so i assume my ram has died or at least 1 stick has

anything else that it could be or would u say its 100% deff the ram ?

grr not even a year old

 

[Tatty_Two]

ok ive tried it at 2.0 and 2.1 and no diff

ive also tried memtest and within seconds of the test running the pc freezes every time tried 6 or 7 times and same result within 2 or 3 secs.

so i assume my ram has died or at least 1 stick has

anything else that it could be or would u say its 100% deff the ram ?

grr not even a year old

It sounds like ram to me, however, try loostening the timings and if that dont work, try putting the 2 sticks in the other two slots, that sometimes works dependant on board. Firstly though, if one stick is bad, take one out and run memtest on the single to find out if that is the prob.......also check Corsair's warranty....just checked....lifetime warranty so if it is the ram you should be able to warranty return it at least.

 

[DanishDevil]

You can also test a single stick at a time. It very well could be one that went bad.

 

[Gam'ster]

Id have to agree with tatty, i had t rma a set of OCZ platinum due to the exact same prob plus memtest confirmed it.


Gam

 

[xu^]

thanks all ,seems 1 of my sticks is indeed dodgy

so ill be buying some new stuff shortly to replace it ,i might get the OCZ platinum as mentioned above as they appear to be dirt cheap and should hopefully be fine untill i can get the Corsair replaced under warranty.

 

[DanishDevil]

Good luck with your RMA.

 

[Gam'ster]

thanks all ,seems 1 of my sticks is indeed dodgy

so ill be buying some new stuff shortly to replace it ,i might get the OCZ platinum as mentioned above as they appear to be dirt cheap and should hopefully be fine untill i can get the Corsair replaced under warranty.

Yeah ocz's RMA service is pretty good 2 just received my 2x 1gb kit straight from Sunnyvale CA, All in all RMA turnaround was about 21d and 16d of that was postage time To OCZ/From OCZ . I assume corsairs would be equal or better, but the platinum should hold you over for a while .

Cheers
Gam

 

[DanishDevil]

Yeah ocz's RMA service is pretty good 2 just received my 2x 1gb kit straight from Sunnyvale CA, All in all RMA turnaround was about 21d and 16d of that was postage time To OCZ/From OCZ . I assume corsairs would be equal or better, but the platinum should hold you over for a while .

Cheers
Gam

I agree on OCZ's RMA service. There's a guy that's almost always on MSN that works there, and he made the process really easy. Corsair's should be as good if not better.

 

[lemonadesoda]

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I'm having problems too. No problems since build... but arrived in last couple of weeks. I suspect Catalyst 8.3.

Uninstall. Use driver cleaner. Reinstall 8.1 or 8.2 and check again.

Your RAM may not be 100%. If you can identify a bad stick... then great... RMA it. But if you cant, consider the issue I mentioned. My machine is ROCK SOLID in Windows until I go GPU intensive application/game. Then *dirty* crash out (nonrecoverable).

Note that memtest may fail quickly due to incorrect microcode patch with your BIOS. Is your BIOS "DESIGNED" for your CPU? Or does it "just happen to work ok"?

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