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Evening all,
So, I have been having issues with my pc for a while, I'll try to keep it as brief as possible.
First, my system -
I5-3470k
2 x 4GB Corsair Vengeance LP
Corsair 850 Watt PSU
Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H
Silverstone Raven Case
This was what I had about 6 months ago, all parts were purchased new and the system was stable. I decided to upgrade my GPU from a 6850 to a 7970. A couple of days after installing the 7970 my system started to BSOD, it would then shut down and go in a never ending loop of starting for several seconds and then resetting, with no image being displayed on my screen. If I left the machine for 20 minutes and switched it back on, it would usually boot ok. It would then crash again intermittently , sometimes in 5 minutes, sometimes in 5 hours. This just kept repeating.
I tried re-installing windows 7, and a few other things. I assumed it was the card as that was the only new item, so I returned it and used an old 6950 from a friend. Fast forward 6 months with nearly no problems since. Until, I decided to install a new card... Last week I installed a new 780 ti, everything seemed great for a couple of days and then I started to get the same problems , only now it seems a little worse. If I take 1 stick of RAM out I seem to have no issues, if I put 2 sticks in I get a BSOD inside 5 minutes. Now, obviously this sounds like faulty RAM, but corsair replaced the RAM a couple of months ago as I seemed to have a lingering issue with a rare BSOD. I have tried different sockets.
Now, I'm so fed up with the instability im thinking I'll just get a new motherboard, if I still have issues, I'll buy new ram. The issue I have is this. Do I get another Z77 board, or do I ditch it as old tech and go for a Z87, this obviously means a new CPU...
I'm after opinions, what would you guys do? It's only use is games, i have 1 screen with a resolution of 1920x1200 and I have no intention of changing that (got my eyes on the oculus rift next year) games played, epic RPGs is my passion, no real interest in FPS. The Witcher 3 is high on my shopping list for next year, as is the next Dragon age and Mass effect. Budget? I'd like to spend a £100, but I'd rather spend £500 now than spend £100 now and regret it at the end of next year when my rig is struggling with the games I mention above. Thanks for reading, let me know your thoughts.
So, I have been having issues with my pc for a while, I'll try to keep it as brief as possible.
First, my system -
I5-3470k
2 x 4GB Corsair Vengeance LP
Corsair 850 Watt PSU
Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H
Silverstone Raven Case
This was what I had about 6 months ago, all parts were purchased new and the system was stable. I decided to upgrade my GPU from a 6850 to a 7970. A couple of days after installing the 7970 my system started to BSOD, it would then shut down and go in a never ending loop of starting for several seconds and then resetting, with no image being displayed on my screen. If I left the machine for 20 minutes and switched it back on, it would usually boot ok. It would then crash again intermittently , sometimes in 5 minutes, sometimes in 5 hours. This just kept repeating.
I tried re-installing windows 7, and a few other things. I assumed it was the card as that was the only new item, so I returned it and used an old 6950 from a friend. Fast forward 6 months with nearly no problems since. Until, I decided to install a new card... Last week I installed a new 780 ti, everything seemed great for a couple of days and then I started to get the same problems , only now it seems a little worse. If I take 1 stick of RAM out I seem to have no issues, if I put 2 sticks in I get a BSOD inside 5 minutes. Now, obviously this sounds like faulty RAM, but corsair replaced the RAM a couple of months ago as I seemed to have a lingering issue with a rare BSOD. I have tried different sockets.
Now, I'm so fed up with the instability im thinking I'll just get a new motherboard, if I still have issues, I'll buy new ram. The issue I have is this. Do I get another Z77 board, or do I ditch it as old tech and go for a Z87, this obviously means a new CPU...
I'm after opinions, what would you guys do? It's only use is games, i have 1 screen with a resolution of 1920x1200 and I have no intention of changing that (got my eyes on the oculus rift next year) games played, epic RPGs is my passion, no real interest in FPS. The Witcher 3 is high on my shopping list for next year, as is the next Dragon age and Mass effect. Budget? I'd like to spend a £100, but I'd rather spend £500 now than spend £100 now and regret it at the end of next year when my rig is struggling with the games I mention above. Thanks for reading, let me know your thoughts.
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