q6600 to qx9650 problem

[snakegb]

hi,

just upgraded my cpu from a q6600 to a qx9650

problem is now my games are crashing

wow = texture tearing
death track quits with a texture error

sounds strange to me could i be a graphic card problem?

is it just a coincident

my graphics cards are 2x GTX 280 sli

any ideas?

 

[Surveyor]

FSB for a Q6600 is 266MHz and for a QX9650 it's 333MHz.

Possibly this change has caused your RAM to run too fast.

I see your RAM is rated at 1066MHz. What does CPU-Z say it's currently running at?

Dowload CPU-Z 32 bit here:

http://www.cpuid.com/downloads/cpu-z/1.55-32bits-en.zip

64 bit here:

http://www.cpuid.com/downloads/cpu-z/1.55-64bits-en.zip

 

[darkwildchild79]

looking at your signature, your memory speed is okay, i have the same cpu, and i dont have any problem with the memory that i am using also if you look at my signature, it
could be your memory speed is not set properly, since in games it does stress the timming a bit more, which i found out when i got the cpu running first time. Your cpu should be 1333Mhz (333*4) and your memory should be set in the bios at 1066Mhz (533*2) i was able to play around with the ratio multi to get my memory to be 1334 (667*2) but you would have to increase your voltage a bit, try it out and see whats happens.

 

[pastymuncher]

As a rule of thumb, it's always adviseable to reset cmos when inserting a new cpu. Have you tried updating the bios?

 

[opethdisciple]

Possibly the bios settings you had for your previous cpu is being applied to the new one?

Reset your bios, and you *should* be ok.

However.... what I would personally do, becuase Im like that is reinstall windows, simply becuase when windows installs it tailors its self to the hardware available.....

May not be neccessary, but I would anyway..

Bios update is also not a bad idea either...

 

[snakegb]

Possibly the bios settings you had for your previous cpu is being applied to the new one?

Reset your bios, and you *should* be ok.

However.... what I would personally do, becuase Im like that is reinstall windows, simply becuase when windows installs it tailors its self to the hardware available.....

May not be neccessary, but I would anyway..

Bios update is also not a bad idea either...

Got it in one!

I completely for got to reset the bios to default setting must be getting nuts in me old age lol!!

 

[JPNUFC]

I know that feeling!!

 

[coupe69]

However.... what I would personally do, becuase Im like that is reinstall windows, simply becuase when windows installs it tailors its self to the hardware available.....

May not be neccessary, but I would anyway..

Bios update is also not a bad idea either...

BIOS update - yes preferably before installing new cpu.

Reinstall OS, really? - totally unnecessary and utterly pointless, unless of course your pc needs a fresh install