Failed stress test!

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Any idea from this screen grab, what the hardware error is? It says to consult stress.txt file, but that file doesn't seem to exist!?!

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Temps never went over 62C. I'd just done a blend test for 52mins with no problems, started this In-place test and only got 8 minutes in before the fatal error!?!
 
Cob said:
Any chance of a hint of what your system is?
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Yeah sorry, I would've grabbed the whole screen, but wasn't sure on the size limits in here lol!

mobo: P5K Dlx
CPU: q6600
Ram: 2 x 1gb OCZ PC2 8500
2 x 120mm fans (front and rear)
Tuniq Tower
Antec Sonata iii (not a good buy) :rolleyes:

Vista x64

Edit: Running at stock at the moment... :(
 
Is your memory set to its proper voltage?

And open Speedfan and take a look at what the vcore drops to under load.
 
Big.Wayne said:
Oh! PSU? (or is that part of the Sonata?)
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Yep, it's the Earthwatts 500W stock fan.


Big.Wayne said:
Is your memory set to its proper voltage?

And open Speedfan and take a look at what the vcore drops to under load.
12th Aug 2007 18:34
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No idea to be honest!?! I'm not using speedfan, but i'll check CPU-Z. I didn't change anything in the BIOS, except the DRAM Frequency.

The memory wasn't under much load in this test though tbh.
 
I've just re-done a blend test, and i grabbed the screen on failure (or as close as damn it lol!)


Link

EDIT: That's handy.. Photobucket re-sized it for me, so you can't read it... :rolleyes:

Bare with me.......... :D
 
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Set your memory voltage to 2.2v.

And CPU-Z says your vcore has dropped to 1.24v under load, so it's possible that the vdroop is making it unstable if CPU-Z is correct.
 
Cob said:
Set your memory voltage to 2.2v.

And CPU-Z says your vcore has dropped to 1.24v under load, so it's possible that the vdroop is making it unstable if CPU-Z is correct.
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Thanks Cob. ;)

What causes vdroop, and will upping the voltage to the CPU help? And how do you change your memory voltage? Is that in the jumperfree config section?

Sorry for all the noob questions. :o
 
Yip memory voltage can be changed in the JumperFree Configuration menu using the DRAM Voltage option.

Vdroop is just the difference between what the vcore is set to in BIOS and what it actually is in Windows. It can be pretty big for the Quads (my Q6600 is set to 1.5v in BIOS but is actually 1.42v under load in my Gigabyte DS3P).

But set the memory voltage first and run Prime again before touching the vcore.
 
Didn't help. One of the cores went down in less than a minute... vcore was showing at 1.26v in both CPU-Z and Speedfan.

One of the temps in speedfan has me a little worried though. It's showing AUX abs 127C! The help file's not much cop though, as it doesn't even mention it, so no idea what it is!?!?!
 
Ignore AUX. Your board probably hasn't got a sensor for it.

What does CoreTemp say the VID is?
 
The VID is your chips stock voltage. It's quite high. Mine's 1.275v. Set your vcore to 1.325v in BIOS and see if it still drops to 1.26v under load.

If it does, raise it to 1.35v in BIOS and run Prime95 again.
 
Big.Wayne said:
VID doesn't change, its a value that programmed into the chip and lets the mobo know what the chips default voltage is.
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Ah okay, cheers. ;)

Cob said:
The VID is your chips stock voltage. It's quite high. Mine's 1.275v. Set your vcore to 1.325v in BIOS and see if it still drops to 1.26v under load.
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Okay, cheers Cob. ;)
 
Big.Wayne said:
What you thinking Cob? Maybe his board isn't setting stock vCore correctly?
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Either that or the vdroop may be making it unstable.


Which OCZ PC8500 do you have beano? I see the Reaper version is rated as high as 2.3v.
 
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