Hi Guys, have had a good read through this forums over the last week have seen similar issues etc and have decided to open my own thread to get a fresh perspective.
My issues are random freezes either when idle / web browsing / videos / itunes.
Sometimes it will be a straight freeze where keyboard / mouse stop responding and everything on screen stops, if a video / podcast / game was in use the sound will be looped. Requires hard reset.
These freezes will sometimes happen upon boot up, after five minutes, after 30 minutes, or six hours.
Lately have also experienced a few blue screens - will watch out for one and grab the error codes.
Have gone through using 1 stick of RAM in each slot and alternating - have experienced the same issues.
Have run memtest86 with no errors found for 5 passes with both sticks.
Have run again with a single stick alternating between slots 1 and 3 for 5 passes with no errors, and then repeated with the second stick.
The Graphics card has been replaced previously.
Have also disconnected my storage drives using only the OS drive and have still experienced freezes.
Tonight I will run the memory in a second box I have to see if it can run over night without any issue.
So far I am expecting issue with the memory or the motherboard. Is it common to have both sticks faulty? Any thoughts, advice or observations much appreciated.
System Details:
GA-P55A-UD4 bios F10
2x 2GB Super Talent WP200UX4G9 (9-9-9-28)
Intel Core i5 775
Sapphire HD5850
Corsiar HX 650W
Samsung HD322HJ (OS)
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB (Storage)
Am using the optimized default settings in the bios, ram defaults to 1333 instead of 1600 as it is rated.
Advanced Frequency Settings:
CPU Clock Ratio 20x
Advanced Core Features [Press Enter]:
Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech................[Auto]
CPU Cores Enabled........................[All]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)..................[Auto]
C3/C6/C7 State Support...................[Auto]
CPU Thermal Monitor......................[Auto]
CPU EIST Function........................[Auto]
Bi-Directional PROCHOT...................[Auto]
QPI Clock Ratio..........................[Auto]
QPI Link Speed........................[4.8GHz] (non editable)
Uncore Clock Ratio....................[16x] (non editable)
Uncore Frequency.........................2133MHz (non editable)
>>>>> Standard Clock Control <<<<<
Base Clock (BCLK) Control................[Disabled]
BCLK Frequency ..........................[133] (non editable)
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)..........[Disabled]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD)...........[Auto]
Memory Frequency (MHz)................1333 (non editable)
PCI Express Frequency (MHz)..............[Auto]
>>>>> Advanced Clock Control <<<<<
CPU Clock Drive..........................[ 800mV]
PCI Express Clock Drive..................[ 900mV]
CPU Clock Skew...........................[ 0ps]
Advanced Memory Settings:
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)..........[Disabled]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD)...........[Auto]
Memory Frequency (MHz)................1333 (non editable)
Performance Enhance (SPD)............. [Turbo]
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD)............ [Auto]
Profile DDR Voltage .................. 1.5V (non editable)
Profile QPI Voltage .................. 1.1V (non editable)
Channel Interleaving.....................6 [Auto] (non editable)
Rank Interleaving........................4 [Auto] (non editable)
>>>>> Channel A & B
Channel A Timing Settings [Press Enter]:
Cas Latency Time........................9[Auto] (non editable)
tRCD....................................9[Auto](non editable)
tRP.....................................9[Auto](non editable)
tRAS...................................24[Auto](non editable)
>>>>> Advanced Timing Control
tRC....................................33[Auto](non editable)
tRRD...................................4[Auto](non editable)
tWTR...................................5[Auto](non editable)
tWR....................................10[Auto](non editable)
tWTP...................................21[Auto](non editable)
tWL....................................7[Auto](non editable)
tRFC...................................74[Auto](non editable)
tRTP...................................5[Auto](non editable)
tFAW...................................20[Auto](non editable)
Command Rate (CMD).................. 1[Auto](non editable)
>>>>> Misc Timing Control
B2B Cas Delay..........................-[Auto](non editable)
Round Trip Latency.....................47[Auto](non editable)
Channel A Turnaround Settings [Press Enter]:(not an option)
Different DIMMs........................[Auto](n/a)
Different DIMMs........................[Auto](n/a)
On The Same Rank.......................[Auto](n/a)
>>>>> Channel A Writes Followed By Writes
Different DIMMs........................[Auto](n/a)
Different DIMMs........................[Auto](n/a)
On The Same Rank.......................[Auto](n/a)
Advanced Voltage Settings:
******Mother Board Voltage Control ******
Voltage Types............Normal......Current
--------------------------------------------
>>> CPU
Load Line Calibration...................[Auto]
CPU Vcore..................1.16250v..[Auto]
QPI/VTT Voltage..........1.100v.....[Auto]
>>> MCH/ICH
PCH Core....................1.050v.....[Auto]
CPU PLL......................1.800v.....[Auto]
>>> DRAM
DRAM Voltage..............1.500v.....[Auto]
DRAM Termination.........0.750v.....[Auto]
Ch-A Data VRef............0.750v.....[Auto]
Ch-A Data VRef............0.750v.....[Auto]
Ch-B Data VRef............0.750v.....[Auto]
Ch-B Data VRef............0.750v.....[Auto]
Miscellaneous Settings:[/SIZE]
Isochronous Support....................[Enabled]
Virtualisation technology..............[Enabled]
USB Storage Detect ....................[Disabled] Located In Integrated Peripherals Page
My issues are random freezes either when idle / web browsing / videos / itunes.
Sometimes it will be a straight freeze where keyboard / mouse stop responding and everything on screen stops, if a video / podcast / game was in use the sound will be looped. Requires hard reset.
These freezes will sometimes happen upon boot up, after five minutes, after 30 minutes, or six hours.
Lately have also experienced a few blue screens - will watch out for one and grab the error codes.
Have gone through using 1 stick of RAM in each slot and alternating - have experienced the same issues.
Have run memtest86 with no errors found for 5 passes with both sticks.
Have run again with a single stick alternating between slots 1 and 3 for 5 passes with no errors, and then repeated with the second stick.
The Graphics card has been replaced previously.
Have also disconnected my storage drives using only the OS drive and have still experienced freezes.
Tonight I will run the memory in a second box I have to see if it can run over night without any issue.
So far I am expecting issue with the memory or the motherboard. Is it common to have both sticks faulty? Any thoughts, advice or observations much appreciated.
System Details:
GA-P55A-UD4 bios F10
2x 2GB Super Talent WP200UX4G9 (9-9-9-28)
Intel Core i5 775
Sapphire HD5850
Corsiar HX 650W
Samsung HD322HJ (OS)
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB (Storage)
Am using the optimized default settings in the bios, ram defaults to 1333 instead of 1600 as it is rated.
Advanced Frequency Settings:
CPU Clock Ratio 20x
Advanced Core Features [Press Enter]:
Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech................[Auto]
CPU Cores Enabled........................[All]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)..................[Auto]
C3/C6/C7 State Support...................[Auto]
CPU Thermal Monitor......................[Auto]
CPU EIST Function........................[Auto]
Bi-Directional PROCHOT...................[Auto]
QPI Clock Ratio..........................[Auto]
QPI Link Speed........................[4.8GHz] (non editable)
Uncore Clock Ratio....................[16x] (non editable)
Uncore Frequency.........................2133MHz (non editable)
>>>>> Standard Clock Control <<<<<
Base Clock (BCLK) Control................[Disabled]
BCLK Frequency ..........................[133] (non editable)
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)..........[Disabled]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD)...........[Auto]
Memory Frequency (MHz)................1333 (non editable)
PCI Express Frequency (MHz)..............[Auto]
>>>>> Advanced Clock Control <<<<<
CPU Clock Drive..........................[ 800mV]
PCI Express Clock Drive..................[ 900mV]
CPU Clock Skew...........................[ 0ps]
Advanced Memory Settings:
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)..........[Disabled]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD)...........[Auto]
Memory Frequency (MHz)................1333 (non editable)
Performance Enhance (SPD)............. [Turbo]
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD)............ [Auto]
Profile DDR Voltage .................. 1.5V (non editable)
Profile QPI Voltage .................. 1.1V (non editable)
Channel Interleaving.....................6 [Auto] (non editable)
Rank Interleaving........................4 [Auto] (non editable)
>>>>> Channel A & B
Channel A Timing Settings [Press Enter]:
Cas Latency Time........................9[Auto] (non editable)
tRCD....................................9[Auto](non editable)
tRP.....................................9[Auto](non editable)
tRAS...................................24[Auto](non editable)
>>>>> Advanced Timing Control
tRC....................................33[Auto](non editable)
tRRD...................................4[Auto](non editable)
tWTR...................................5[Auto](non editable)
tWR....................................10[Auto](non editable)
tWTP...................................21[Auto](non editable)
tWL....................................7[Auto](non editable)
tRFC...................................74[Auto](non editable)
tRTP...................................5[Auto](non editable)
tFAW...................................20[Auto](non editable)
Command Rate (CMD).................. 1[Auto](non editable)
>>>>> Misc Timing Control
B2B Cas Delay..........................-[Auto](non editable)
Round Trip Latency.....................47[Auto](non editable)
Channel A Turnaround Settings [Press Enter]:(not an option)
Different DIMMs........................[Auto](n/a)
Different DIMMs........................[Auto](n/a)
On The Same Rank.......................[Auto](n/a)
>>>>> Channel A Writes Followed By Writes
Different DIMMs........................[Auto](n/a)
Different DIMMs........................[Auto](n/a)
On The Same Rank.......................[Auto](n/a)
Advanced Voltage Settings:
******Mother Board Voltage Control ******
Voltage Types............Normal......Current
--------------------------------------------
>>> CPU
Load Line Calibration...................[Auto]
CPU Vcore..................1.16250v..[Auto]
QPI/VTT Voltage..........1.100v.....[Auto]
>>> MCH/ICH
PCH Core....................1.050v.....[Auto]
CPU PLL......................1.800v.....[Auto]
>>> DRAM
DRAM Voltage..............1.500v.....[Auto]
DRAM Termination.........0.750v.....[Auto]
Ch-A Data VRef............0.750v.....[Auto]
Ch-A Data VRef............0.750v.....[Auto]
Ch-B Data VRef............0.750v.....[Auto]
Ch-B Data VRef............0.750v.....[Auto]
Miscellaneous Settings:[/SIZE]
Isochronous Support....................[Enabled]
Virtualisation technology..............[Enabled]
USB Storage Detect ....................[Disabled] Located In Integrated Peripherals Page
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