i5 2500k probable issue?

Lovejoy! said:
i have not run memtest yet. i don't have a dvd drive that works currently, however :( how can i do this? :(
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There's a possibilty it's memory related and it's certainly worth trying to rule it out.

As mentioned above try removing a stick and if neccesary swapping that stick with the other and then move onto other slots if required etc...

Ideally, try and run memtest if you scroll down the link there should be an aoption for a Pre-compiled EXE file for a USB Key.

Additional: What's your full spec? (PSU, memory, gfx etc...)
 
Asus ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM
MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM
Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Ultra Low Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1600C9ELV4GK)
Cooler Master Hyper TX3 CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM3/775/1155/1156)
500W HIGHPOWER PSU (crap thing from PC world)
 
...or it 'could' be your PSU.

For now test the memory.

And even if your PSU doesn't turn out to be the fault still upgrade it as it's an awful PSU for such a decent spec.
 
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i'm only taking the sticks out and moving them around atm. will have to get my hands on a usb stick first.

is it DEFINITELY the psu if it's not the memory then? are we ruling out any problem with the cpu?
 
Have you run recently updated any drivers? You have an ATI card and some of the recent drivers have caused some lock ups for me. Also when you rebuilt everything did you re seat the motherboard? Have you run CHKDSK?
 
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Vespasian777 said:
have you run recently updated any drivers?
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last drivers i remember updating were probably the latest amd drivers. nothing very recently though.

edit: yeah, the drivers before last seemed to cause me some issues. they were soon ironed out though.

didn't move the motherboard from the case, no.

i have run chkdsk and no errors were found.
 
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i'll run memtest overnight and then if that brings up nothing i'll re-seat the mobo.

out of curiosity, what is it that's pointing to the PSU? is it just because it's not branded and therefore an assumption, or is something happening that is indicative of a psu fault?

just trying to up my own knowledge :)
 
Lovejoy! said:
is it DEFINITELY the psu if it's not the memory then? are we ruling out any problem with the cpu?
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No it's not a deifinite - but due to the nature of the problem and the poor quality of your PSU and the components it's running its a strong contender.

It could easily be another component - but from the problem your describing memory and PSU are a good place to start along with other checks.

Memtest is usually an easy start but your lack of drive/pen means that you'll have to try swapping out sticks.
 
i've got hold on a usb stick now so i'll run that.

i've done the old swapping out sticks thing and it's just hanging in loads of different configurations.
 
It's a little on the low side wattage wise, for me anyway. I like belt and braces with my enermax, and my Gigabyte sucks up all the power like a wafer. In truth before I got myself a decent psu, I had a few of these irritating, "not quite sure what it is" problems with some of my systems. I think it's because unstable power can manifest itself in so many different bits of circuitry and just seem inexplicable. As someone mentioned you want to replace yours at some point regardless of your current problem. It's a sound investment. And never buy anything from PC World. I think you kind of already know that.
 
i do. an unfortunate snap decision.

well, tried to run memtest off a usb stick and i got a "boot error" :D

THIS DAY CAN GO AWAY.
 
Lovejoy! said:
i'll run memtest overnight and then if that brings up nothing i'll re-seat the mobo.
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Great - i'll look out for your update.

Lovejoy! said:
out of curiosity, what is it that's pointing to the PSU? is it just because it's not branded and therefore an assumption, or is something happening that is indicative of a psu fault?
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The major problem is that they use poor quality components (caps) and usually have very poor fail safe features so if they blow they have a habit of taking other components with them. Quality branded PSU have failsafe features which protect hardware in the event that they do develope a problem and pop.

Also, the rails are prone to be less stable on generic PSUs and as such are always cause for suspicion if a computer develops a faults such as yours.

A branded 500W PSU with decent rails is more than capable of running your setup. However, a generic 500W PSU, if the rails aren't stable, may have problems somtimes resulting in problems such as your experiencing.

However, your PSU may be fine - but as it's poor quaility it's advisible to rule it out sooner rather than later.
 
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