System blue screens on the vista splash screen

redeye_uk · 22 May 2008 at 10:55

Hi,

My spec is:

Q6600
Asus Maximus Formula SE x38
4x1GB of ballistix tracer 8500
700w seasonic psu

Basically I came home from work yesterday to see my computer frozen on the 'loading windows vista' splash screen. So I rebooted and then when it is loading vista is flashes a blue screen and then restarts. It never gets into windows.

So I entered setup and returned everything to default and then it boots into windows no problem.

The overclock I had was 333mhz fsb with 9x multiplier. memory at 1066 @2.12v 5-5-5-15 timings. PCI-e speed locked at 100. everything else was at auto.
I've had this overclock for a few months and have never had a problem. I've previously had the fsb at 400 with no problem, so am a bit miffed as to why the overclock is now causing a problem.

Maybe I need to manuallly set the cpu and north bridge voltage, as auto doesn't seem to be doing the trick? Or does the blue screen hint at a possible memory problem (which i am aware isnt unheard off with tracer's on maximus formula boards)?

Thanks

EVILCOSMOS · 22 May 2008 at 11:10

I would try running memtest86+ just to check its not the memory.

redeye_uk · 22 May 2008 at 11:19

okay, but with the oc the memory was at 1066mhz and at default it is at 1066mhz.....

EVILCOSMOS · 22 May 2008 at 11:40

Memory can degrade overtime and start producing errors at the stock speeds.

redeye_uk · 22 May 2008 at 12:21

But its fine when everything is at default in the bios. At default the memory is 1066 and when the system is overclocked i set the memory to 1066. So the actual speed is not changing?

I guess I'll have to try taking two dimm's out, reapplying the oc and then test. See if it is the memory. But i have run orphos mem test and had no problems......

EVILCOSMOS · 22 May 2008 at 13:16

Ahhh, sorry I see what you mean now.

Try the cpu at 1.4v, this should be enough to run it at 3Ghz.

Vir · 22 May 2008 at 13:37

I'd still try memtest... Just see if there are any faults in the memory now, it's what can happen, even at default speeds.

redeye_uk · 22 May 2008 at 14:46

Thanks people. Firstly i'll try manually setting the cpu voltage to ~1.4v. failing that i'll give the memory a thorough test.

Another question; what sort of voltage should i set the north bridge to? (running 4x1gb of 8500 tracer)

EVILCOSMOS · 22 May 2008 at 15:37

redeye_uk said:
Thanks people. Firstly i'll try manually setting the cpu voltage to ~1.4v. failing that i'll give the memory a thorough test.

Another question; what sort of voltage should i set the north bridge to? (running 4x1gb of 8500 tracer)

I would just leave it on auto for now.