I would REALLY appreciate some of your help here guys so please bear with the lengthy description...
I built my sytem in Feb/March this year with the following components:-
Enermax Galaxy 1kw PSU
Abit IN9 32X Max Motherboard
E6600 CPU
2 x 1GB Cellshock DDR2 PC2-8000 1000MHz RAM
7900GS GFX
74gb raptor for OS
250gb Hitachi deskstar for documents
When I first got the system set up I had all sorts of problems getting it to post, then getting it to boot but eventually I did. I had heard the IN9-32X boards were a bit tempremental so I stuck with it, updated the BIOS and started to overclock.
I managed to get the CPU stable at 3375Mhz @ 1.365v (8hrs orthos) with the RAM running @1000Mhz on a 3:2 divider at its rated speeds of 4-4-4-12 @ 2.2v. This was running happily for a few months during which time I updated the Mobo BIOS (with the newest beta BIOS's when each came out). Every time I updated the BIOS the system became unstable when trying the same overclocks as previous so I kept flashing back to the stable BIOS. I found this to be the case with the last two official BIOS's also. After flashing to the most recent official BIOS and back I am getting all sorts of crashes. Unfortunately even though I have flashed and re-flashed [repeatedly] back to the previously 'stable' BIOS the system will not boot or if it does I get BSOS in XP.
So I unclocked everything and tried running at stock , I get no problems [so far]. I try running the RAM unlinked at its stated speeds and I get crashes galore!. I have run memtest on both sticks and each stick individually and tried using different DIMMS but they always produce loads of errors on test#7.
I tried running it linked on the 3:2 divider at its stated speeds and get the same errors.
These problems could well have been there from day 1 but what I want to know is:-
Is it definately my RAM at fault?
Could it be the mobo or other?
Is there any way I can find out for sure which component it is before I RMA - I don't have any spare [compatible] kit to swap it with to test?
Thanks in advance.
I built my sytem in Feb/March this year with the following components:-
Enermax Galaxy 1kw PSU
Abit IN9 32X Max Motherboard
E6600 CPU
2 x 1GB Cellshock DDR2 PC2-8000 1000MHz RAM
7900GS GFX
74gb raptor for OS
250gb Hitachi deskstar for documents
When I first got the system set up I had all sorts of problems getting it to post, then getting it to boot but eventually I did. I had heard the IN9-32X boards were a bit tempremental so I stuck with it, updated the BIOS and started to overclock.
I managed to get the CPU stable at 3375Mhz @ 1.365v (8hrs orthos) with the RAM running @1000Mhz on a 3:2 divider at its rated speeds of 4-4-4-12 @ 2.2v. This was running happily for a few months during which time I updated the Mobo BIOS (with the newest beta BIOS's when each came out). Every time I updated the BIOS the system became unstable when trying the same overclocks as previous so I kept flashing back to the stable BIOS. I found this to be the case with the last two official BIOS's also. After flashing to the most recent official BIOS and back I am getting all sorts of crashes. Unfortunately even though I have flashed and re-flashed [repeatedly] back to the previously 'stable' BIOS the system will not boot or if it does I get BSOS in XP.
So I unclocked everything and tried running at stock , I get no problems [so far]. I try running the RAM unlinked at its stated speeds and I get crashes galore!. I have run memtest on both sticks and each stick individually and tried using different DIMMS but they always produce loads of errors on test#7.
I tried running it linked on the 3:2 divider at its stated speeds and get the same errors.
These problems could well have been there from day 1 but what I want to know is:-
Is it definately my RAM at fault?
Could it be the mobo or other?
Is there any way I can find out for sure which component it is before I RMA - I don't have any spare [compatible] kit to swap it with to test?
Thanks in advance.
