Strange Crashes

Static_Nexus

Static_Nexus

Static_Nexus

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Hi Guys,

I've just received an order with OCUK for some new kit and its crashing in the strangest way.

The problem is completely random, sometimes it wont happen for 8 hours use then it might happen 3 times in 20 minutes.

The system kind of does a hang, but I can still interact with certain things? For example if I have my web browser open, I still get hover effects on menu items, hyperlinks etc and I can partially open menus (some will open, some will open with items missing).

It's a fresh Win8 RP install, I also notice when the crash occurs I can hit the windows key to get back to the MetroUI and I can actually re-arrange my tiles and even click them to get the clicky effect - just nothing happens.

It seems to me like the system is still responsive but it can't load any new data? Like its just running from RAM? I'm wondering if the new SSD/Motherboard SATA connector/Motherboard south bridge are damaged?

Here's the details of the new parts:

CPU: Intel Core i5-3550
SSD: OCZ Agility 3 240GB
MB: Asus P8Z77-V LX

Part's already in the machine which the above went into:

GPU: Gainward GeForce GTX 560Ti "Phantom" 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
RAM: Corsair XMS3 48B (4x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9)
PSU: Corsair TX750 V2
2nd HDD: WDC Green 1TB
Other stuff: a SATA optical drive, usb speakers and a DVI monitor.
 
Yeah I thought about that, I do have my previous Win7 x64 I could put back on, but man Win8 is so fast! Another thing is the problem didn't even occur for the first 3 or 4 days?

I'd be very surprised if its Win8 especially since the RP is like a release candidate but I can give it a try, could be a driver that doesn't like Win8 I guess? Such a pain to set everything up again - I'll take a disk image this time ;)

Thanks for your comment, I'll rebuild on Win7 tomorrow and let you know how it goes.
 
Does the SSD have the latest firmware?

Are you using the latest drivers for everything? (chipset, GFX, sound, USB, IRT etc) if there are new drivers for Win8 and some of those parts.
 
stulid said:
Does the SSD have the latest firmware?

Are you using the latest drivers for everything? (chipset, GFX, sound, USB, IRT etc)
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the drive shows as 2.22 in my device manager which matches the latest on ocz's site.

Everything else I grabbed the latest I could find from the manufacturers.

With the exception of nVidia they were all Win7 drivers - I had to run most of them in XP compatibility mode to get them to install. running them in vista/win7 compatibility didnt work.
 
Just to let you know it was Win8 related, switched back and system was 100% stable.

Guess I'll wait for RTM and full driver support before I switch back.

Oh and thanks for your help, much appreciated.
 
Static_Nexus said:
Just to let you know it was Win8 related, switched back and system was 100% stable.

Guess I'll wait for RTM and full driver support before I switch back.

Oh and thanks for your help, much appreciated.
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This means there is still memory corruption problem with Win8.

You said Win8 is fast? How fast? Is it booting or in the apps?
 
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