Ahh! Whats wrong with my setup?

[DJS2]

So when I run orthos, 30seconds - 1minute i get an error.

Test: Stress CPU and RAM

Using CPU #1
Beginning a continuous self-test to check your computer.
Press Stop to end this test.
Test 1, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M19922945 using 1024K FFT length.
FATAL ERROR: Rounding was 0.5, expected less than 0.4
Hardware failure detected, consult stress.txt file.
Torture Test ran 1 minutes 5 seconds - 1 errors, 0 warnings.
Execution halted.

Hmm? Not sure what this means but its not a good sign. I have been noticing my computer gets choppy every now and then. And i have no idea where stress.txt is, i have searched my computer with 0 results.

THanks and all help is appreciated!

 

[Santos L. Halper]

You will usually receive this error when your cpu or ram is not getting the juice it needs.

Try bumping up the cpu and/or ram voltages a little at a time. This is what I did to get my oc 11hours Orthos stable. I tried 3.2 at stock and it failed right away. So I bumped up the cpu voltage. Then it failed at about 20 minutes. So I bumped up the cpu voltage the next level in the BIOS--and so on. Just don't go and raise your voltages too high. OC'n can be a slow and tedious process.

Another possibility is your RAM timings are just simply wrong.

 

[DJS2]

You will usually receive this error when your cpu or ram is not getting the juice it needs.

CPU Frequency:375
DRAM Freq: DDR2-750MHz
PCI-E Freq: 101
PCI Clock Sync:33.33
Memory Voltage:2.10v
CPU Core: 1.3750v
FSB Termination:1.200v

My Memmory and Core voltages are both already pretty high? I cant raise the memory voltage anymore and raising the CPU core voltage seems unnecessary and would make temps go up quite a bit. Temps are good by the way.

Another possibility is your RAM timings are just simply wrong.

My RAM is 5-5-5-15, and running at 4-4-4-12, could that be my problem? Im not really sure how to go about changing the timings and such on my mobo?

Please help me!! thanks

 

[Dangman]

First slowly bump up the PCI-E by increments of 1. So right now, go to 102, if that doesn't work, go to 103, etc.

Also, read your motherboard's manual to learn how to change your timings.

And what are your temps?

 

[DJS2]

First slowly bump up the PCI-E by increments of 1. So right now, go to 102, if that doesn't work, go to 103, etc.

Also, read your motherboard's manual to learn how to change your timings.

And what are your temps?

What would changing the pci-e increments do?

Temps are around 45 idle and 55 load.

Im still wondering if this is a RAM related problem. My computer just seems to lag sometimes when I multitask (didnt seem like it used to too much). I just want to make sure its orthos stable before dwelling on anything else.

 

[michaLcoughliN]

regardless error identifies that overclock isn't any good.

It shows your using 512mb. umm that can be a problem

 

[Santos L. Halper]

From the screenshots you posted, the first thing I would do is adjust your RAM timings correctly.

You are running 4-4-4-12@378Mhz when your RAM is only rated for 5-5-5-18@400mhz.

Change the timings to 5-5-5-18. You need to do this in the BIOS--but I don't own the same board as you--so you need to consult the manual.

Also--have you tested your system with Orthos at stock settings? I never overclock anything until my system is 100% stable at stock settings. You will have a hard time achieving a stable oc when you aren't sure if you can be stable at stock settings.

Your cpu voltage is safe. However, most boards have a vcore drop under load. Which means that--if your cpu is set to 1.375 in the BIOS--under the stress of Orthos the cpu vcore will drop some. This could cause instability as well.

The board you have is pretty popular, I would do some searching for stable settings that other users have.

 

[DJS2]

Set my RAM timings to 5-5-5-18 and so far im 15 minutes into Orthos stable!! WOOOT. This is probably what stopped me CPU overclock back in the day when it wouldnt be stable psat 3Ghz... Niceeee