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CPU Fan spinning out of control and freezing my computer??

i have to ask... as these also make loud noise when they start to go out... is there a disc in your optical drive? however i haven't known these to freeze a comp. (unless its reading at the same time pcwizard is loading).

Power supply fan? if this fan is going out and the PSU isn't getting proper cooling that could cause it to restart (at least i think some psu units restart/turn off if they get to hot)

Hard drive? could be a bad drive motor and windows is restarting when it has file I/O errors or w/e
 
Would all these things really make the cpu fan randomly spin mad like this? My display totally disappears but the computer is still on with the fan going crazy?
 
yes, its likely your CPU fan will run @ 100% when the pc crashes in my expirance. its compleatly normal.
 
Oh its just on my current mobo it says: Support for DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules

Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3...

and on the one i am looking to replace it with says: 6 x DIMM, Max. 24 GB, DDR3 1866/1800/1600/1333/1066 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
 
ah ok
do you think this prob could be the mobo? or do you think it was when i had previously set the ram. i have set it to default now tho, so my ram is only running at 1066. instead of 1600. it is prob me doing sumfin wrong.
 
If you want to check if the ram is the issue you could always run linx?

Or even easier superpi and run 32m
 
you need to adjust the memory multiplier or try the XMP setting to get the ram at speed. Setting the XMP will lock in timings and voltages programmed by corsair to run correctly in "most" boards.

@ CD, I have passed all of those tests with ram that was later found to be unstable. IMHO ram can not be tested in a windows environment. Run test #4 on Memtest86+ for about 9 hours or so to complete the test, then its stable enough for windows;)
 
i really dont know how to mess with the multipler and the voltages: F***ing bsod
i tried most the advice from the link above and this cpu fan business only just started since. tbh i had bsod b4 now im getting psyco fan spinning. im totally unsure what to do
 
sneekypeet said:
you need to adjust the memory multiplier or try the XMP setting to get the ram at speed. Setting the XMP will lock in timings and voltages programmed by corsair to run correctly in "most" boards.

@ CD, I have passed all of those tests with ram that was later found to be unstable. IMHO ram can not be tested in a windows environment. Run test #4 on Memtest86+ for about 9 hours or so to complete the test, then its stable enough for windows;)
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It was an easy check just to see how unstable
 
bubs said:
ah ok
do you think this prob could be the mobo? or do you think it was when i had previously set the ram. i have set it to default now tho, so my ram is only running at 1066. instead of 1600. it is prob me doing sumfin wrong.
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My RAM is doing the same thing. 1333MHz running at 1066MHz. Any idea why?
 
well Red Machine. Your mobo prob supports 1333 but you have to mess around in the bios and get all the voltages right, So that you can get 1333. And since i have done that i am getting all these other probs. I am by no means a IT technician but i have studied A+ so know little bits, But im at a loss on how to get these things right, and when you cant get them right the computer throws a paddy and gives me bsod or spinning fan of doom. (SFOD) Sounds good dont it :)
 
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