New build problems

[Space_Coyote]

The assembly went well and it posted first time. Since then though I've been getting BSOD's citing 'Machine Check Exception' and 'Memory Management' during XP install and maybe 4 times over 6 days.

I think I fixed the memory one by increasing the voltage by 0.3v ( I forgot the OCZ was 2.1v), and memtest passed both sticks individually in overnight tests. Orthos ran fine for over 8 hours one time, but now I can't get it to run more than an hour or two before an error (latest was a rounding error).

What is my next step in troubleshooting?


E2180, Gigabyte P35-D3SL, 2x1GB OCZ Gold RAM, EVGA 8600GT, Antec Earthwatts 430W PSU, Seagate 7200.10 320GB, Samsung S-SH203B DVD.

 

[engiNURD]

What speed do you have the E2180 at?
What speed do you have the RAM set to?
What are the other RAM settings at?
Do the sticks still pass memtest overnight?
What's your mch voltage set to?

 

[Space_Coyote]

E2180=stock 2.0
Ram= Auto (800MHz)
5, 5, 5, 12
Yes
Normal

Everything is default apart from the 2.1v on the RAM, and the timings which I set to the rated specs.

 

[Space_Coyote]

I think there may be compatibility issues with the OCZ, even though it passed memtest. I found a few people saying they've had problems with OCZ. I plan to throw my Ballistix in there tonight and run Orthos overnight.

I found this list on the Gigabyte site. It's a very small list. Are these really the only modules supported by the board, or just ones they've tested? Do I need to get the exact modules to be sure?