Need help with voltages to avoid BSODs

Starplayer

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Mar 27, 2014
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Hi there,

I just recently recovered my PC from a slew of BSODs. After trying just about everything I knew and read to fix the issue I came to the conclusion that it's a hardware issue. I began replacing just about every internal component of the computer and also reinstalled windows multiple times. This seemed to fix the problem but then I started having a different BSOD. According to bluescreenview, the driver that was causing it was Hal.dll. After researching this driver, I heard that I need to raise voltages in my motherboard. So here is where my question comes in. I raised my DRAM voltage from 1.50v to 1.55v and my southbridge voltage as well, though I can't remember how high. My computer hasn't crashed since but I'm worried that raising these voltages might have a long term effect on my mobo. Is this safe? Can I lower one of them back to normal? Which voltage raised is actually the one that fixed my problem?
 
Try each one. Memory at 1.55 will not hurt any memory. SB voltage increases would depend on how far you pushed it.

I would try each one to see if you can find out what you need.

Some memory(DDR3) needs as high as 1.65 to work properly. You can even find some as high as 1.8, but it is NOT recommended to use those sticks on most modern systems.

What is the spec for your memory anyway? You can check the SPD tab in cpu-z to see what the maker intends for it.
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html
 

Starplayer

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I'll download cpu-z, seems useful. I'm at work now, but I think I raised it from 1.1000 to 1.3500 or something like that. What does southbridge voltage do anyway? I think my RAM is labeled as 1.5v with 11 11 28 timings. I pushed it to 1.55v.