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I should preface by saying that despite being part of the community for over seven years, this is my first "serious" build. For all practical purposes, I am new.
List what the problem is and/or what you need help with.
I bought an Intel P67 Core i7 Configurator from iBuyPower that came in two days ago (Wednesday), and I get random but frequent hiccups. I will describe the specs, and they are also in my signature.
The system doesn't "freeze" in the sense that the hiccups only last for ~2 seconds. But I get these "mini-freezes" even with very basic tasks, like using Firefox to check hardOCP. For example, I'll be reading an article and at times, it can take ~2 seconds to switch to another tab or even just to scroll down the page. The window may also briefly report "(Not responding)" during these ~2 seconds.
I am not overclocking any component, and I am not using any "exotic" cooling. The BIOS reported that the CPU (Core i7 2600) was running at 38 C, but I can't report the temperatures for any other component.
I should also say that I did not ask iBuyPower to install Windows 7 64-bit Professional for me; I had a disc and key from MSDN, so I installed it myself. The hiccups persisted even after SP1 was installed. Again, I hesitate to say "freeze" because I haven't had any BSODs, and they only last for ~2 seconds, but they are frequent.
Tell us what you've done so far, and also report results of all efforts.
Googling around produced a result titled Random freezes with windows 7 - 64 bit. The suggested solution was to fix the memory timings. (At this point, I add that I have not yet run Memtest86/+. If you think I should, then I will, but I repeat that I haven't had any BSODs.)
When I opened the case to take out the shipping foam, I confirmed that the RAM was A-DATA DDR3-1600 (AX3U1600GB2G9-B). Unfortunately, I couldn't find that exact part number online, but I went into the BIOS and saw that my RAM appeared to be underclocked. It was running at 1333 and 1.5V. I changed it to 1600 and 1.65V, but the hiccups continued.
I'm not sure whether it matters, but I also installed an old 500GB hard drive to use as non-essential storage, and I did so before I installed Windows 7.
Any suggestions on how to proceed from here? I'll call iBuyPower this afternoon, but I was looking for some guidance on what to ask or what to do.
List what the problem is and/or what you need help with.
I bought an Intel P67 Core i7 Configurator from iBuyPower that came in two days ago (Wednesday), and I get random but frequent hiccups. I will describe the specs, and they are also in my signature.
The system doesn't "freeze" in the sense that the hiccups only last for ~2 seconds. But I get these "mini-freezes" even with very basic tasks, like using Firefox to check hardOCP. For example, I'll be reading an article and at times, it can take ~2 seconds to switch to another tab or even just to scroll down the page. The window may also briefly report "(Not responding)" during these ~2 seconds.
I am not overclocking any component, and I am not using any "exotic" cooling. The BIOS reported that the CPU (Core i7 2600) was running at 38 C, but I can't report the temperatures for any other component.
I should also say that I did not ask iBuyPower to install Windows 7 64-bit Professional for me; I had a disc and key from MSDN, so I installed it myself. The hiccups persisted even after SP1 was installed. Again, I hesitate to say "freeze" because I haven't had any BSODs, and they only last for ~2 seconds, but they are frequent.
Tell us what you've done so far, and also report results of all efforts.
Googling around produced a result titled Random freezes with windows 7 - 64 bit. The suggested solution was to fix the memory timings. (At this point, I add that I have not yet run Memtest86/+. If you think I should, then I will, but I repeat that I haven't had any BSODs.)
When I opened the case to take out the shipping foam, I confirmed that the RAM was A-DATA DDR3-1600 (AX3U1600GB2G9-B). Unfortunately, I couldn't find that exact part number online, but I went into the BIOS and saw that my RAM appeared to be underclocked. It was running at 1333 and 1.5V. I changed it to 1600 and 1.65V, but the hiccups continued.
I'm not sure whether it matters, but I also installed an old 500GB hard drive to use as non-essential storage, and I did so before I installed Windows 7.
Any suggestions on how to proceed from here? I'll call iBuyPower this afternoon, but I was looking for some guidance on what to ask or what to do.