Issue with motherboard or PSU ?

dsr07mm

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Hey,

My original thread is here: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1871494/upgrade-fx8350.html

It was really wrong thread but I will explain in short terms.

I have M5A97 R2.0 Asus motherboard, FX8350 and 8GB DDR3 ram. I tried to overclock my CPU but without success. Settings in BIOS are checked and tried like 100 times, pretty much everything so we can rule out that issue. I changed CPU so I literally bought new fx8350 and I couldnt pass 4.2ghz in Prime with stock or even highest safe voltage 1.45.

So I guess we can rule out and CPU now. I'm waiting for company to send my money back or I will be allowed to order new product/s for a price of that fx8350.

Lately I'm getting restarts while I'm watching Twitch (stream) and only then. I reinstalled OS couple times but that keeps happening. That started even before I changed my CPU and it was happening on BOTH, new and my current old fx8350.

"Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power
Date: 2/3/2014 1:27:02 AM
Event ID: 41
Task Category: (63)
Level: Critical
Keywords: (2)
User: SYSTEM
Computer: SashaR-PC
Description:
The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power" Guid="{331C3B3A-2005-44C2-AC5E-77220C37D6B4}" />
<EventID>41</EventID>
<Version>2</Version>
<Level>1</Level>
<Task>63</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8000000000000002</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2014-02-03T00:27:02.582412300Z" />
<EventRecordID>4786</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="4" ThreadID="8" />
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Computer>SashaR-PC</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-18" />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data Name="BugcheckCode">0</Data>
<Data Name="BugcheckParameter1">0x0</Data>
<Data Name="BugcheckParameter2">0x0</Data>
<Data Name="BugcheckParameter3">0x0</Data>
<Data Name="BugcheckParameter4">0x0</Data>
<Data Name="SleepInProgress">false</Data>
<Data Name="PowerButtonTimestamp">0</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

Sometimes it's bluescreen with bugcheck 0x00000124 ?

I tried only one stick ram (both separately) but overclocking is still unpossible and I also runned memtest for 12 hours without any issues.

That is leaving PSU and motherboard. Now you will probably say that I should replace my PSU since it's RAIDMAX, I've seen a lot of bad words for Raidmax. But again I do have warranty on my motherboard unfortunately I cant wait 30 days without my motherboard because of job.

If you are in my place without possibility to try different hardware what would you do ?

If I go for motherboard I would get M5A99FX Pro R2.0, not sure should I go for Sabertooth 990FX and throw all my money ? If problem still occurs I will be left without new PSU.
 

dsr07mm

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As I said, I went near 1.45 for 4.1 overclock and still it cant be stable. I tried to mess with all settings including spectrum and so on. Motherboard doesnt have digi options so that is only thing which is leaving me blank space. PSU voltages are fine, that is why I suspected on CPU but apparently it's not.
 

dsr07mm

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Thanks for feedback. Can you suggest me should I go for M5A99FX Pro R2.0 or Sabertooth 990FX ? Keep on mind that Sabertooth isnt R2.0, cant find that model in my country at the moment. Saber is expensive for 60$ more.