Need help with my pc problem - RAM for my motherboard

pstephanou

pstephanou

pstephanou

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Hello there.

I installed my first pc and as I have expected something had to go wrong.
As soon as I try to opened it the monitor would not get recognised for a few times. Then when it did, there were some flickering in the bios image and then when i logged on to Windows the flickering began more intense creating disstorted images and then filling my screen with some vertical lines.

The recomendations I got was that my video card was faulty. I send it back and they told me that the card is working fine at their workstation.

Now my concern is i think the RAM installed are not compatible with my motherboard.

Here is the links below:

Motherboard - Asus P8P67 LE

RAM - OCZ Special Ops

When I go into my motherboards specification it states that it support this kind of RAM: x4 1.5v DDR3 DIMM Sockets

When i look at the Ram Specification is says this:- 1.55-1.65 Volts

Can someone tell me if my motherboard and ram are compatible?
And also can this be the cause of my problems?

Thanks In Advance
 
I don't know much about troubleshooting but the RAM and motherboard are definitely compatible. Try running memtest86 to test for bad memory.

Also are your RAM settings on auto or have you set them manually?
 
If I were you then I would go into the BIOS and go into the AI Tweaker and set the
profile for the memory to X.M.P. this will clear up any issue's with the memory.

The memory is definately compatable with the board as sk82jack stated above.

If this does not solve the issue then my next step would be to try the Graphics card in
the other PCIe port on the motherboard and make sure its fitted correctly.
Also what power supply have you got???
Is the graphics card getting the required amount of power that it needs?
 
Hey guys thanks for your replies.

The powersupply i have is a Corsair TX 750W ATX SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-750TXUK).

I connect the two 6pin cable to my XFX ATI RADEON HD5870.

I have tried both PCI slots and i get the same result.

I did not changed anything in Bios since i dont have that kind of expertise, i just left everything in default when i installed it.
 
yes i have tried both default from the cd and the newer drivers.

Still get them problem.

I even reformatted the pc twice and installed and tried both 32-bit and 64-bit windos 7
 
Right go onto the Asus Web-site, top right hand side type your motherboard in, then
click on the name of your motherboard and then go to the downloads section.

In the downloads section click on Utilities, and in there you can download a programme
that will run a diagnostic on the computer, tests different parts of the system. I dont
know how reliable this programme is but its worth a shot i think.

If not under utilities you will have to have a look around i know its definately there though.
 
pstephanou said:
No that i havent tried out yet.
I will give that a try as soon as get my graphics card back.

Can RAM cause these problems im facing?
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Yes it can but i would have though that if the RAM was that bad and causing
bad graphical problems that you would get a warning beep code when starting
the system up, or so i would have thought
 
Thanks for the Asus Diagnostics suggestion.
Ill download it and have give that a try as well.
Are there any other diagnostic tools i can use to test my system for faulty parts?

I see a red light next to the RAM slots when i turn it on but on the manual it doesnt say if its something bad or good. Also RAM is been recognised correctly.
 
Hi,

Diagosing PC problems like this is a process of elimination. Test one thing at a time and make plenty of notes. This not only makes deduction much easier but it’s also helpful to explain to others what you have already tried.

Here’s a few troubleshooting tips to get you through:

Firslty, check the PSU is working as expected. Read through my “How to check if your PSU is working” guide for a step-by-step guide.
http://www.huddysworld.co.uk/index....rking&catid=40:techie-talk-hardware&Itemid=72


If the PSU looks ok, then check your system memory. Please refer to “Trouble shooting Memory” guide.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18261596

Once you have verified that the PSU and Memory look ok, next check if your hard drive(s)

visit the hard drive manufactures website for diagnostics tools. Most of these tools are available on live CD or DVDs, which means they boot straight from the disk, so hard drive or windows isn’t required. The diagnostics tool will scan your hard drive and report errors. If any errors are reported, then the hard drive will be faulty. Replace hard drive.

Seems like a lot, but tick each item off one by one.

My feeling is that it's a memory related problem.. either with the RAM or the controller.

Post back.
 
hey there thanks for your suggestion.

I will give them all a try as soon as i get my card back today.

What worries me though is that it doesnt recognise my monitor, it takes several restarts to do so. and the card as the tech guys say its fine....
 
Monitor shouldn't make any difference but check the cables etc.. Swap for know working ones or verify it woks on another machine. If the video card has been verified on another machine, then at least that's been eliminated. You just need to eliminate the other parts now :)
 
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