New processor, now I have problems

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Hi all,

I just got a q6600 for my Abit IB9 motherboard, the best processor that can fit in it. About a week ago I put in 8 gigs of RAM and an ATi 4850 card, both which worked great.

But with this new processor, I can't get Windows 7 (build 7100, the RC) to be stable at all; it freezes completely about a minute into boot.

However, it doesn't do it while hanging out in the BIOS or while in safe mode!

Does anyone have any ideas what could be doing it? Processor is running at about 40C, nothing is overclocked. I tried resetting the CMOS and it didn't help. I'm trying to get XP on a usb key to boot as I type this to see if any other OS is doing it. Oh, and when I try to reinstall Windows 7, I get an error from the installer :/
 
try with only half your ram. If it does the same thing, try it with the other half. Maybe even try just 1 stick at time. I assume you have 4x2gb sticks.
 
Are you installing this on a Raptor? I would also try unplugging anything extra and go down to 4gb ram to see if that works at all.
 
It's not on a Raptor.

I really think it's just a processor driver issue with 7. Again, I had the ram and video card for over a week without a problem. I dropped the new processor in, 7 said it installed a new driver as soon as it booted, and then the problems started. It's completely stable in safe mode and I left it in the BIOS overnight (not the most stressful of tests of course). I'm putting Vista 64 on right now.


/edit: Well I upgraded the BIOS first and now I get a bluescreen while 7 loads. Put in the 7 CD and told it to do a repair and THAT bluescreens too.
 
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Since it is the Windows 7 RC, I would try to just do a fresh install. Also, like you said you tried, try updating the BIOS as well. If the fresh install still doesn't work, then you are probably running into some other issue that has shown itself. Just like f1y said, try it with half of your RAM or just one stick in to see if it boots through then. Try booting and running MEMTEST (either the Linux one, or the one you can get from off the Vista install CD works fine as they are both fairly thorough) for a few hours. Once you get everything up and into the OS, I would then try doing some stress testing to make sure it is solid. Prime95, OCCT, even benchmark utilities should have a burn-in or stress-test mode. Beyond this, you may want to post over at the official Windows 7 RC Support Forum located here:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/w7itpro/

It is supported by product specialists as well as engineers and support teams. They are pretty quick to respond.
 
So, did you try it with only one stick of RAM as suggested earlier?
Have you run memtest on your RAM, one stick at a time, for several passes, as mentioned earlier?
What PSU do you have?
What was your old CPU?
 
kronchev said:
It's not on a Raptor.

I really think it's just a processor driver issue with 7. Again, I had the ram and video card for over a week without a problem. I dropped the new processor in, 7 said it installed a new driver as soon as it booted, and then the problems started. It's completely stable in safe mode and I left it in the BIOS overnight (not the most stressful of tests of course). I'm putting Vista 64 on right now.


/edit: Well I upgraded the BIOS first and now I get a bluescreen while 7 loads. Put in the 7 CD and told it to do a repair and THAT bluescreens too.
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went strait for the BIOS update huh? That may of Fubar'd something. I'd only try bios updates on healthly, stable systems. Then as a last restort to an unstable system.

Since you're getting blue screens durning the repiar of win7. It may still be ram.
 
the change in FSB (If there was one) Could be causing you to run your ram at a higher speed than rated. Check your memory divider and ensure that you are still running the ram at the recommended voltage.
 
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