Very Odd POST issue

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ripken204

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ive been in the process of building a computer for my dad:

GIGABYTE GA-G33M-DS2R
E2160
4GB ram
antec earthwatts 380w

now im just so fucking pissed off with this computer
i have tried 4 cpus, 3 sets of ram, 2 psus

2 cpus are dual cores
the other 2 are quads

both of the quads will post fine, both of the duals will not

ive reset the cmos as well.
with the duals in i get no beeps
with quads in i get 1 beep and it boots up
with dual in and no ram i get 3 beeps

so i am going to have to change the motherboard next..

whats even more strange is about 3 months ago when i first built this i had a similar issue but switching out the ram made it work, i let it sit around for a few months, go to use it again, and this crap happens again.
 
Exactly which CPU's wont it work with ??
What version is your bios ??

If they are new dual core CPU's then you may need to update the bios so they are detected right.
Check Here.

Luck ............. :D
 
both duals are 800fsb and both quads are 1066fsb
and ive tried 800mhz and 1066 ram

E2140 and E4300 dont work
Q6600 and Q6700 both work

i have the latest bios for the motherboard too
 
Seeing as you mentioned ram...
Get the motherboard running with a quad and go into the CMOS.
Change the ram voltage up 0.2V and see if the situation improves with a dual core CPU.

Some ram doesnt run well at the default voltage the motherboard gives.
Your board/ram may be more sensitive to the issue when the dual cores are plugged in for some reason.
Its a long shot but worth a try.
 
ya i was actually thinking about that, i am also think about how much of a pain it will be haha.
my mushkin ascent 8500 is definitely too much but i have some gskill 6400 1.8v-1.9v that should work..
but tomorrow i plan on trying my quad and changing those settings. ive swapped cpus so many fucking times. this motherboard does not deserve my lapped Q6700 :mad:
 
so i tried upping the ram voltage and nothing.. and my quads still work fine in it.
 
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