Windows 8 Pro BSOD help!

chrisgt · 8 Feb 2013 at 13:10

Blend test still going...2+ hours without BSOD.

Looks to me like its definitely the DRAM Voltage causing the issue...

In which case I need to look for 8GB of RAM that runs at 1600Mhz @ 1.5v! Any recommendations??

More evidence that > 1.5v can cause instability: http://communities.intel.com/thread/30798

shankly1985 · 8 Feb 2013 at 13:50

What I said from the beginning

if I was you I would buy the same RAM you testing with now see if they is 8GB version.

chrisgt · 8 Feb 2013 at 14:05

But the RAM I'm testing with now has to be run @ 667Mhz in order to keep it at 1.5v. I'd want 800Mhz @ 1.5v

Elevon · 8 Feb 2013 at 14:32

chrisgt said:
Blend test still going...2+ hours without BSOD.

Looks to me like its definitely the DRAM Voltage causing the issue...

In which case I need to look for 8GB of RAM that runs at 1600Mhz @ 1.5v! Any recommendations??

More evidence that > 1.5v can cause instability: http://communities.intel.com/thread/30798

I use http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-363-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517 on my Z68 Asus board never had any issues.

chrisgt · 8 Feb 2013 at 14:36

Elevon said:
I use http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-363-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517 on my Z68 Asus board never had any issues.

Those look good - XMP 11-11-11-30 values at 1600MHz, 1.50V

Need as little heatsink as possible as the CM CPU Cooler is so fat.

chrisgt · 8 Feb 2013 at 22:18

Been testing this out more today...

Prime95 Blend test - 4 hours passed without error with settings:

Set-up 1: BIOS Optimized Defaults
i5 @ 3.4Ghz - Completely Stock (stock voltages (everything at auto in BIOS))
RAM @ 667Mhz 9-9-9-24 1.5v

So I'm pretty happy that so long as the RAM is under-clocked to 667Mhz and running at 1.5v, things will be pretty stable. I then tried the below set-up:

Set-up 2: Slight Multiplier OC
i5 @ 4.0Ghz (40x100BLCK with stock voltages)
RAM @ 667Mhz 9-9-9-24 1.5v

The above Blue Screened after about 30 seconds into the Prime95 Blend test. Can this still be attributed to the RAM, even though nothing RAM related changed between set-up 1 and set-up 2??? RAM was running at the exact same speeds/voltages for both set-ups...it was only the CPU multiplier changed between the two, yet set-up 2 insta-crashed...

shankly1985 · 9 Feb 2013 at 00:16

chrisgt said:
Been testing this out more today...

Prime95 Blend test - 4 hours passed without error with settings:

Set-up 1: BIOS Optimized Defaults
i5 @ 3.4Ghz - Completely Stock (stock voltages (everything at auto in BIOS))
RAM @ 667Mhz 9-9-9-24 1.5v

So I'm pretty happy that so long as the RAM is under-clocked to 667Mhz and running at 1.5v, things will be pretty stable. I then tried the below set-up:

Set-up 2: Slight Multiplier OC
i5 @ 4.0Ghz (40x100BLCK with stock voltages)
RAM @ 667Mhz 9-9-9-24 1.5v

The above Blue Screened after about 30 seconds into the Prime95 Blend test. Can this still be attributed to the RAM, even though nothing RAM related changed between set-up 1 and set-up 2??? RAM was running at the exact same speeds/voltages for both set-ups...it was only the CPU multiplier changed between the two, yet set-up 2 insta-crashed...

It could be you Overclocking the CPU without adding more voltage to it.

chrisgt · 9 Feb 2013 at 01:29

OK if I leave the memory settings alone and focus just on the CPU, what would you recommend for a modest 4.0Ghz?

100BLCK X 40
Voltage Response to Fast
CPU Vcore @ ???

chrisgt · 9 Feb 2013 at 01:44

chrisgt said:
Set-up 1: BIOS Optimized Defaults
i5 @ 3.4Ghz - Completely Stock (stock voltages (everything at auto in BIOS))
RAM @ 667Mhz 9-9-9-24 1.5v

OH MY ******* GOD! That set-up, which did 4 hours in Prime without an error, that I've been using all day to play PoE and Blops 2, just gave me the same f'ing error WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR about 1 minute ago...

So I don't even think it is memory voltage related anymore...I'm getting fed up with this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What else could it possibly be??

wazza300 · 9 Feb 2013 at 01:44

I would run your ram at 1.55v for 1600mhz,you can set system performance enhance to standard if your on a gigabyte board,and try looser timings of 9-9-9-28-2t

wazza300 · 9 Feb 2013 at 01:45

Whea error is not enough CPU voltage,

Edit,you can be 100% stable with CPU stress but soon as you start gaming it will throw up whea errors so you have to up CPU v some more

chrisgt · 9 Feb 2013 at 02:12

wazza300 said:
I would run your ram at 1.55v for 1600mhz,you can set system performance enhance to standard if your on a gigabyte board,and try looser timings of 9-9-9-28-2t

I'm running it at 1.5v @ 1333Mhz just to keep the PC from crashing every few minutes. I will try going back to 1600mhz with a reduced voltage of 1.55v, however the manufacturer recommends 1.65v for that speed, so I don't think it will be stable!

wazza300 said:
Whea error is not enough CPU voltage,

Edit,you can be 100% stable with CPU stress but soon as you start gaming it will throw up whea errors so you have to up CPU v some more

But what I don't understand is how the CPU can not be getting enough voltage; it is at factory settings?? The lowest I'm seeing in HWMonitor is 1.092 and the highest is 1.260. Surely the chip wouldn't ship with such an issue?

What would you suggest I up the Vcore to?

Idleman · 9 Feb 2013 at 03:06

Hi Chris, seems you are not having much luck at the moment. Can`t offer any info that will help solve your issues, other than suggest you open a thread in the link below. No disrespect to shankly or wazza who have been very helpful but the Overclocking forum would be a more informative place for help then a software forum.
Any way, I wish you good luck and hope you get things sorted sooner rather than later.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=149

chrisgt · 9 Feb 2013 at 11:52

Idleman said:
Hi Chris, seems you are not having much luck at the moment. Can`t offer any info that will help solve your issues, other than suggest you open a thread in the link below. No disrespect to shankly or wazza who have been very helpful but the Overclocking forum would be a more informative place for help then a software forum.
Any way, I wish you good luck and hope you get things sorted sooner rather than later.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=149

Thanks Idleman. I have posted in the Ask 8 Pack sub-forum, is that correct?