I am having some stability issues on a new build and trying to rule out cooling as a factor.
Relevant hardware is:
- ASUS P5N7A-VM (LINK)
- E8200 (stock speeds)
- Scythe SCBSK-1000 HSF (LINK)
- Corsair 2gb DDR2
- Corsair 400CX
Fresh install of Win 7 Pro. It ran perfectly stable installing, setting it up, etc.
Then I when I had Media Center open and tried to run MusicIP (a music program to scan my music files and add them to a library across the network) the computer suddenly rebooted. It did this consistently.
However, I also just sat and listened to music through Media Center for awhile with nothing else open... when after awhile it suddenly just rebooted. On the flipside, I ran the MusicIP program with Media Center closed and it ran for 12 hours straight.
I decided to test temps. I did a Prime95 test and CPU temps were <50C always. I installed Lavalys Everest and got the same results... BUT I noticed that when leaving the burn test running for awhile, the "MCP" temperature would creep up, all the way to 103C! It didn't reboot off that.... but as soon as I opened MusicIP again while the test was running it did.
Now, my understanding is that, on this board, the MCP refers to the Northbridge... and that 103C is an absolutely ridiculous temp. Does anyone know if this temp is actually accurate? The board has an IGP whose temps is only ~5-10C cooler... but I expect that to be semi-hot.
Anyway sorry for the wall of text; computer is an HTPC and hooked up to a TV which won't display the proper resolution for BIOS when it boots (so I can't see any error messages if there even were any). But it never reboots with a "Windows has recovered from a serious error" or anything like that. I'm going to take it apart and check that everything is seated properly and see if I can check the NB temp with the cover off myself... but wanted to ask about that MCP temp. Thanks!
Relevant hardware is:
- ASUS P5N7A-VM (LINK)
- E8200 (stock speeds)
- Scythe SCBSK-1000 HSF (LINK)
- Corsair 2gb DDR2
- Corsair 400CX
Fresh install of Win 7 Pro. It ran perfectly stable installing, setting it up, etc.
Then I when I had Media Center open and tried to run MusicIP (a music program to scan my music files and add them to a library across the network) the computer suddenly rebooted. It did this consistently.
However, I also just sat and listened to music through Media Center for awhile with nothing else open... when after awhile it suddenly just rebooted. On the flipside, I ran the MusicIP program with Media Center closed and it ran for 12 hours straight.
I decided to test temps. I did a Prime95 test and CPU temps were <50C always. I installed Lavalys Everest and got the same results... BUT I noticed that when leaving the burn test running for awhile, the "MCP" temperature would creep up, all the way to 103C! It didn't reboot off that.... but as soon as I opened MusicIP again while the test was running it did.
Now, my understanding is that, on this board, the MCP refers to the Northbridge... and that 103C is an absolutely ridiculous temp. Does anyone know if this temp is actually accurate? The board has an IGP whose temps is only ~5-10C cooler... but I expect that to be semi-hot.
Anyway sorry for the wall of text; computer is an HTPC and hooked up to a TV which won't display the proper resolution for BIOS when it boots (so I can't see any error messages if there even were any). But it never reboots with a "Windows has recovered from a serious error" or anything like that. I'm going to take it apart and check that everything is seated properly and see if I can check the NB temp with the cover off myself... but wanted to ask about that MCP temp. Thanks!