Computer tech forum recommendations?

TMac640 · Jun 3, 2008

crossover said:

When you say you're certain it's not the RAM and that the ram is only six months old, you're not certain unless you've run a Memtest program. Google Memtest, find a program and run it and make sure your RAM is coming out with no errors.

The most common reasons for repeated reboots/BSoD's are ram failures and overheating. First check your voltages in BIOS for all your hardware and make sure they're running within normal ranges. You'll want to check your manufacturers suggested voltages for your RAM and set them in BIOS (make sure to look this up online - very risky) rather than have it automatically detecting.

Furthermore, you'll want to check all the temperatures, especially the processor and graphics card. You can do this in BIOS but the problem is that you're not seeing the temperatures under a normal or even full load. This will require some more programs that monitor temperatures like coretemp or speedfan. You'll be hoping for something like 40 deg C. Anything above 70 is really too hot.

Finally, make sure you download all of the newest drivers for everything you're running. You'll also want to consider updating your BIOS (again, look it up because anything with BIOS can be risky).
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Spot on advice. I tested my RAM sticks today. One was fine, the other barely got past 10% before I stopped it with 60 errors or so, lol. I bought a new 1 GB DDR stick today, and so far so good. I still won't believe it's the RAM until successfully going 3 months or more with very very very minimal freezes.

Thanks everyone

crossover · Jun 3, 2008

As a follow-up, make sure to go to your motherboard's manufacturer's page/forums and read up if there are any known problems for it damaging sticks of RAM. Many recent 680sLi boards have some problems with the primary RAM slots and not correctly detecting the right voltages.

Another precaution is to go to BIOS and set the suggested voltages given by the manufacturer of your RAM sticks. Again, tweaking BIOS must be exact so be sure to read up on this online if you aren't computer savvy.

SwoLy-D · Jun 3, 2008

TMac640 said:

Spot on advice. I tested my RAM sticks today. One was fine, the other barely got past 10% before I stopped it with 60 errors or so, lol. I bought a new 1 GB DDR stick today, and so far so good. I still won't believe it's the RAM until successfully going 3 months or more with very very very minimal freezes.

Thanks everyone
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Aliens, man. It's ALIENS... but you won't believe THAT either. Sure, update us 3 months from now.

rrj_gamz · Jun 3, 2008

I'll have to look this up tonight...I don't have sound anymore...I switched my CPU to an upstairs bedroom with a different monitor and I got nothing...

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