Problem could be PSU or Ram or Motherboard

reflection · 11 Sep 2011 at 14:31

Hello All,

I have had the below system since April 2010 with some minor changes to some parts and since then I have had 3 sets of ram and two cpu's my first CPU was 1055t 95Watt version my first set of ram was Corsair Value 4GB (2x2GB# DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual-Channel Kit the second was OCZ Special Ops Edition 4GB #2 x 2GB# 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 #PC3 12800# Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK and my 3rd kit is now Corsair XMS3 4GB #2x2GB# DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit #CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) [CMX4GX3M2A1600C9] and no matter what I have the same problem some mornings I will turn my system on and I will not get the one short beep and when I look at the motherboard the little red led light will be on this means problem with RAM the only way to get the system to boot and trust me I have tryed allot of things is to remove the ram from slots DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 once I have done this the system will boot I let it run for about 5 mins then shut down put all the ram back in and the system will boot and I am good for a day or two now I can turn the system off in the day and back on and it will work but it seems that if it is turned off for the night and I try to turn it back on it will not boot and I have to remove the ram all over again but i can play any game BF badcompany 2 Dead island etc with no problem.
Things I have done to try and fix it

1/ Changed CPU from 1055t to 1090t
2/ Different ram as per above
3/ I have taken GPU / sound card fans etc all out and started with just the basics
4/ I have run memtest+ no problems
5/ I have reinstalled OS vista 64 bit to windows 7 64bit
6/ I have found that to get the system to boot when it wont even boot I have to leave one Ram stick in the first memory slot DIMM_A1 it will not work in any other order
7/ I have set ram 9-9-9-24 1.65v (1333) + (1600)

I have got to the point where I think I will just do a new build or just get a better am3 board, I could RMA the motherboard but I cant live with out my computer as I am just out of hospital and can not walk and I have been given 1 year recovery so in the case of a RMA I will have to order a new motherboard but with PCI Gen3 and new cpu's coming soon I don't no if I should just carry on as I have for now or just get a new build going also my PSU is old but has 2x 4pin to cpu on motherboard and 2x6pin for PCI-E so any help would be appreciated

OS: Win 7

Motherboard: Asus M4A88T-V EVO/USB3 880G Socket AM3 Onboard 128MB Memory DVI VGA HDMI Out ATX

CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 Six Core 1090T Black Edition 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail [HDT90ZFBGRBOX]

Ram: Corsair XMS3 8GB (4x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) [CMX4GX3M2A1600C9]

PSU: Jeantech 750 Watt

GPU: saphire radeon hd 5770

sound card: X-Fi XtremeMusic

3x 140m fans
4x 120mm fans

Best Regards, Reflection

Levirginien · 11 Sep 2011 at 14:59

My first guess would be the PSU...I had the same Jeantech model and had considerable similar troubles with it in a previous system until I replaced it with a more reputable unit ( a corsair 850...) all the symptoms suddenly vanished...
However as you so rightly mentioned in your tittle it could well be any of the 3.
Good luck with your trouble shooting and I hope you get better soon

reflection · 11 Sep 2011 at 15:50

I will need a new one at some point any way so I think I will try the PSU first thanks for your help

reflection · 28 Sep 2011 at 08:27

Just a update

Just so you know it was not the motherboard or the PSU or ram it was the cpu, I found on a web site some where another guy was having same problem and it was the cpu not put in right so I re done the cpu this time with a little care and now my problem has gone.

Best Regards, Reflection

Admiral Huddy · 28 Sep 2011 at 08:51

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The CPU can only fitted one way. How can it not be fitted right?

edscdk · 28 Sep 2011 at 08:56

Admiral Huddy said:
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The CPU can only fitted one way. How can it not be fitted right?

I bet something was shorting under the board (board to case or metal mount)and when OP pulled everything about to get the heat sync off it moved everyhting very slightly and stopped the short.....