New Computer Keeps Freezing

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Deathwish238

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My new desktop keeps freezing, randomly. First everything freezes except for the mouse, then after a few seconds the mouse will freeze as well.

The build is in my sig. Running Vista x64, I'm not sure where to begin. I'm not overclocked at all. My temps stay below 50 C when idle, normally closer to 46 C. I use CoreTemp to monitor my temps at all times. Stock HSF for the time being.

I don't think it's a cooling issue as it usually happens after I boot. If I can go 5 minutes without it freezing, it generally will not freeze later.

Is there any log file or dump file I can look at it to figure out what the problem is?


Nothing of this sort happens in Ubuntu 8.10
 
check cpu-z and check your voltages and make sure its setting it correctly.. usually the first 5 minutes of vista booting up your system will be at full load.. it might be that you need to update the bios on the motherboard or that its incorrectly setting the voltage for the cpu.. i had this problem with my motherboard though its not the same as your board.. it set the voltage to 1.25v instead of 1.32v
 
Been busy these last few days, but here we go...

CPU-Z says my voltage is 1.350 V.


I will try updating my drivers and running memtest as well. How long should I run memtest for?
 
The longer the better. I usually try to go for at least a few passes.
 
it can cause incompatibility, or some parts are not working correctly(such as graphics card or mainboard)
 
Okay, 12 hours of memtest86 (whatever comes with Linux) and I have 3 errors. What does this mean exactly?

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Yep, test each stick and replace only the one that's bad. If they both test bad, they could be incompatible with your MoBo.
 
Make sure your vDIMM (ram voltage) is set according to the RAM's specs.
 
Tested one stick for 6 hours, no errors. Testing the other stick now. I have the most popular GSkill RAM and one of the most popular mobos...I doubt it's a compatibility issue.

I will check the vDimm.
 
As expected, the second stick caused 1 error after 11 hours.

However, checking voltages with CPU-Z it says...

memoryspeeds.jpg



This is my RAM

What to do? I'm not sure what the three readings of CPU-Z mean...


Edit: I manually set my voltage to 2.00 and CPU-Z gives the same readings.

On another note, I got rid of my wifi card...maybe that was the source of the crashes? Time will tell

Do you all think I should get my bad stick of RAM RMAed?
 
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