New system - loads of issues

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Alxcypher

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Hi all,

I just built a new system with the following specs.

1. CPU - Intel i5-3470 3.2/3.6GHz.

2. Motherboard - ASUS P8B75-M.

3. RAM - 2x Patriot Signature 4GB Single DDR3-1600 PSD34G160081.

4. HDD - Seagate 3.5" Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001 SATA3 7200rpm 64MB Cache.

6. PSU - Antec Neo Eco 620C.

9. GPU - MSI R7950-TF-3GD5OC-BE 3GB DDR5 7950-OC TwinFrozer PCI-E VGA.

10. Fujitsu FU-S306-128 128GB SATAIII SSD Solid State Drive.

11. Windows 7 64bit.

I got the system up and running and it goes to blue screen all the time. The blue screen message is memory management. The crash logs (which I no longer have as I could not get the PC running and did a fresh install) seem to indicate that the crashes are happening due to one of the drivers. I am also unable to run windows update (not sure if related as it stalls or fails trying to install) and I am having trouble installing other programs.

It appears that there might be faulty RAM, motherboard, CPU or GPU. I don't have the parts to isolate everything and test it separately. I understand I can use memtest86 to work out if it is the RAM/motherboard. However, beyond swapping everything out is there anything else obvious to try?

Thanks in advance for any assistance. It has been 10 years between builds and I am feeling very out of my depth.

 
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Start with the basics.

1. Remove the gpu and one stick of ram.
2. Clear cmos
3. Remove hdd
4. Boot to barebones setup - one stick of ram, onboard gpu and ssd only. Check for proper functioning.
5. If all is in order, make sure to set bios to ACHI, hook up hdd and boot.
6. If all ok, add second stick of ram and reboot.
7. If all ok, COMPLETELY uninstall radeon drivers and software.
8. Download current amd drivers from AMD (not from MSI and not beta)
9. Reinstall gpu and install AMD drivers.

Take it one step at a time to see if you can narrow down any issues. It would be helpful to have the small m/b speaker installed also in order to hear any beep codes.

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Start with the basics.

1. Remove the gpu and one stick of ram.
2. Clear cmos
3. Remove hdd
4. Boot to barebones setup - one stick of ram, onboard gpu and ssd only. Check for proper functioning.
5. If all is in order, make sure to set bios to ACHI, hook up hdd and boot.
6. If all ok, add second stick of ram and reboot.
7. If all ok, COMPLETELY uninstall radeon drivers and software.
8. Download current amd drivers from AMD (not from MSI and not beta)
9. Reinstall gpu and install AMD drivers.

Take it one step at a time to see if you can narrow down any issues. It would be helpful to have the small m/b speaker installed also in order to hear any beep codes.

Mark
 
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Alxcypher

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Thank you for your ideas. I am slowly working through them!

In relation to the m/b speaker. I am getting one beep on start up.
 
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Alxcypher

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Thanks again. I am pretty sure it is a RAM or M/B fault as running it without GPU and one stick of RAM and clearing CMOS didn't work. It was, however, more stable. I ran memtest86 and it still was showing loads of faults. I moved the RAM around to different slots and it still showed faults. I am pretty confident it is hardware fault.
 
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Alxcypher

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Yes, I have tried with both sticks of RAM. I had no issues dropping the CPU in. I do not think it is a bent pin as I was very careful.
 
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Alxcypher

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Yes, I have tried with both sticks of RAM. I had no issues dropping the CPU in. I do not think it is a bent pin as I was very careful.
 
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Alxcypher

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Cheers. I am pretty confident this is correct; however, I think it might also be a faulty RAM sockets on the mobo. I am getting someone else to run memtest86 on the RAM with a working mobo to determine if this is the case. Hopefully, that will determine whether it is the mobo or RAM.
 
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Alxcypher

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A strange turn of events. We did some harder testing of the RAM and it appears faulty. The mobo worked fine with new RAM. The weird thing is - nobody can tell which stick. I have some new Kingston RAM and it is working now. A very annoying process to get it figured out and took over a week.
 
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