Built a new computer and its giving me problems

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Hey guys I built a new PC everything new except CPU which is E6750. Asus P5K Premium, OCZ 2x2GB Reaper PC6400, OCZ 700W powersupply, 8800GTS, Thermalright 120E ultra and segate 500gb 7200.11 HD.

Nothing is overclocked and I am having weird issues in XP and Vista. In XP I tried the Orthos stress program on default settings and it gave an error within 1 hour did this twice with 2gb and 2x2gb ram. Then I did memtest on both 2gb and 2x2gb both passed. So I am guessing its not the ram. Then I did the Orthos on "Small FFTs - stress CPU" and after 8 hours its still green. When installing vista I got an error in the middle of the setup but OS still installed fine and within the OS whenever I run superpi half the times it freezes but in XP its fine.

I think its either my motherboard or my hard drive. Any suggestions?

[caRpetbomBer]

Have you ran memtest +86. Try to up your vcore see if that helps.
Yeah i know it shouldnt crash at default settings.

[rj2]

in your 1st pic you are running a 6 multiplier
in your 2nd pic it is the 8 multiplier
perhaps that had something to do with it.??

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Have you ran memtest +86. Try to up your vcore see if that helps.
Yeah i know it shouldnt crash at default settings.

I tried the memtest86 v3.4a from http://www.memtest86.com/ and the memory passed all the tests so I don't think its the CPU or the RAM. I'm trying to narrow down the problem because I only have few more days to return/exchange stuff (motherboard or whatever the problem could be).

in your 1st pic you are running a 6 multiplier
in your 2nd pic it is the 8 multiplier
perhaps that had something to do with it.??

Its 8 multiplier in both its just that in first cpu is not being used much so it lowered to 6 to save power its called intel speedstep.

[rj2]

thats right.i have mine disabled,and would have never seen that in cpuz.
what is the purpose of the orthos testing anyway.
i test mine to be stable in games etc.i dont fold,so i see no reason to get caught up in the orthos,p95 syndrome.
my 2 cents of course

[Moebiwankenobi]

thats right.i have mine disabled,and would have never seen that in cpuz.
what is the purpose of the orthos testing anyway.
i test mine to be stable in games etc.i dont fold,so i see no reason to get caught up in the orthos,p95 syndrome.
my 2 cents of course

orthos and prime are used to test system stability and has nothing to do with folding on a regular basis.

As for Vista, I know that Prime doesn't function properly and will crash out even if your system is ok. Run Orthos blended and you should be ok. The other tests are not so compatible for Vista. However, if the same problems with XP occurs, I can't say why. However, I would recommend turning speedstep off unless you are running a laptop. There's no need for a system of your power to be running speedstep. Try it off and see if the errors are still there.

[fitbrit]

I'll echo the sentiment that you should make sure your RAM is getting enough voltage. There are numerous reports of OCZ modules giving problems with Vista, especially a blue screen just after the Vista startup splash. Boosting the RAM voltage by 0.1 to 0.2 V eliminates these problems.
It may not be the case in your setup, but give it a go if you can't think of anything else.

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I tried Memtest86+ 1.70 this time for 3 hours and it passed just fine:




I tried Orthos setting that stresses the CPU only that passed after 8hrs+ testing. Temperatures unload load never go above 50 degrees. Nothing is overclocked. I tried defragmenting the HD and checking for errors it was fine. I think it is the motherboard but what should I tell store I got it from so I can get it exchanged it has only been 4 days.

Moebiwankenobi, the 2nd screenshot in my first post is with speedstep off so it didn't fix my problem. fitbrit, I have my ram at 2.1v which is what OCZ recommends but I'm sure RAM is fine (I ran memtest so many times always passed) its something else.

[fitbrit]

I tried Memtest86+ 1.70 this time for 3 hours and it passed just fine:
I tried Orthos setting that stresses the CPU only that passed after 8hrs+ testing. Temperatures unload load never go above 50 degrees. Nothing is overclocked. I tried defragmenting the HD and checking for errors it was fine. I think it is the motherboard but what should I tell store I got it from so I can get it exchanged it has only been 4 days.

Yes, very good. Well done. Now did you try increasing he RAM's voltage? The memory can be perfect, but if it doesn't get enough juice, VISTA chokes. XP will be fine, just Vista.

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Yes, very good. Well done. Now did you try increasing he RAM's voltage? The memory can be perfect, but if it doesn't get enough juice, VISTA chokes. XP will be fine, just Vista.

The ideal voltage for this RAM is 2.1v which is what its at now, the maximum I can go without voiding warranty is 2.2v you think that will fix my problem?

I am pretty sure its not the ram, I've even tried to relax the timings from 4-4-4-15 to 6-6-6-18 and still get same issue.

[fitbrit]

The ideal voltage for this RAM is 2.1v which is what its at now, the maximum I can go without voiding warranty is 2.2v you think that will fix my problem?

I am pretty sure its not the ram, I've even tried to relax the timings from 4-4-4-15 to 6-6-6-18 and still get same issue.

No, 2.1 V should be fine. It's just that the default for a lot of motherboards is 1.8 V. Good luck with your issue - you've eliminated the only thing I had to offer this time.

[TheDoctah]

Its possible its your installs that are going awry.

Especially how you said you got an error. It could be the few random times that those reboots occurred were the times windows was calling the corrupted file.

Also, make sure u have the latest drivers installed for everything, especially the chipset, older versions of xp don't recognize those things all that well on newer components.

Also try running your sata drive in complete legacy mode......disable ahci and the sata features.

Some copies of XP don't even install if its not in native mode.....perhaps something is causing a conflict