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DS3 crashing issues

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denkigrve

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My computer is listed in the sig. Ram is the Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4.

I have a 2.0 DS3 and I'm running the F7 Bios. The hitch is I'm having very random crashing issues. The computer started having ram issues so I figured bad ram... I ran a test and it failed. Damn bad RAM... So I tried to narrow down which stick it was... ran the tests again on each stick individually. No errors... put it all back together and ran the test again... no more issues. Then 2 weeks later it's back again.

I booted up this afternoon, and it locked up again. I rebooted and it wouldn't boot past the memory on POST. Pulled the ram sticks again and it's booting again. I can't figure this out. I'm gonna pick up some extra RAM to test.

I'll try to flash to F10 and see if it improves even though I heard F7 was more stable.

I'm also running everything at stock clock speeds so it's not an OC issue. Ugh... computers... you love em but you hate em.

Update: So I ran http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp on a standard pass again. Then an extensive pass and no failures. Yet in a few days I'm almost certain it's gonna pop back up again. Anyone have any ideas or similar experiences? I want this to be a RAM issue. The computer was built all at once, and has a fresh XP install. I've been building computers for a few years now, and everything I know is from self-teaching about this stuff. In my experience usually RAM issues are consistent and show up pretty quickly.

Anyone else have any other ideas? Could this be a Motherboard issue? Overheating NB or SB?
 
Sound Blaster X-fi Extreme Gamer
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This has caused people issues, try the latest bios and check for newer X-fi drivers.

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1108489&highlight=Xfi


Not passing memory test on post would seem to eliminate Windows and software issues.

What is the system temp as reported by the bios after the computer has had time to warm up from normal use ? (reboot and quickly go into bios).

memtest86+ is fast to download and easy to use and probally the best memory tester easily availble for free. Try a few passes or better yet let it run overnight.
 
So I updated the bios to F10. After updating I ran Memtest at "extensive mode" for 8 hours and nothing. If this issue springs back up again I'm gonna check temps as soon as I reboot and see what they are. While gaming they haven't gotten too high from what the Gigabyte tool tells me. The GPU is around 70-80 which is the norm. So I'm not sure.

I did some searching on the 2.0 DS3 and Gigabyte doesn't even offer a BIOS download for the F7 bios. So not sure if that was the major contributor or not. My guess right now? Yes it was. We'll see if this crops up again.
 
isn't the DS3 supposedly picky on RAM, like it doesn't like D9 based stuff or something? Is that Corsair D9-based? Or whatever they call it? Try it in the other set of slots.....
 
That's what originally fixed the issue, swapping slots and re-seating. The ram I got is on the list of "supported ram," Corsair XMS2 6400D. My guess is that the 2.0 had a special BIOS revision installed on it, so installing F10, reading that it wasn't as stable, and then rolling back to the F7 from the 1.0 board caused something to happen. Not sure. Since flashing to F10 my problems seem to have gone away for now. 6-8 hours of extensive RAM testing with 0 issues. WoW has yet to crash either which is usually when it would happen.

The strange DNS issue is gone as well. So I'm not sure what the issue was, but my finger is squarely pointed at what fixed the issue for now.
 
isn't that 2.0v memory? You should probably add 0.1v or 0.2v. The DS3 defaults to 1.8v to memory if I remember correctly. I had to adjust my bios too, even though it's rev1. This might fix the mysterious memory issue if it comes back.
 
Definitely check the power requirements on the RAM. 2.0v+ RAM will need to be fed properly. There's a big issue with some motherboards and using 2.0v+ RAM on a board that defaults 1.8.... it has issues!

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Oh awesome. I didn't know that. I'll check the voltages when I get home from work this evening.

Edit:
Yep 2.1v ram according to:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145034

and

http://www.corsair.com/corsair/products/specs/TWIN2X2048-6400C4.pdf

So I'll double check that when I get home. I bet that's what was causing this fuss. You learn a little every day. I've just started doing voltage/clock research recently so this is good to know.

EDIT: So I am at home and checked. It's gotta be the 1.9v VS 2.0+v issue...
I got it running at 2.1v now. Let's see what happens from here. Anyone have any more reliable ways to check your voltages while you're booted into Windows? Easy Tune is garbage in my opinion, but it's all I have. CPU-Z isn't giving me ram Voltage readings.
 
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