I have the following system specs:
I got a few BSOD referencing memory errors (can't remember the exact error but it was definitely memory related). I originally had 8 GB of G.Skill Ares memory and memtest indicated a lot of errors so I replaced that for the above listed memory. When I got the new memory I ran Memtest86+ 5.01 right off to make sure all was good but I got lots of errors immediately.
I wanted to narrow it down so I took the video card out and unplugged the 3 SATA hard drives. I also took out one stick of memory and then re-ran memtest86 and it was fine, I then took out that stick of memory and tried the other and it was fine as well.
To narrow it down further I put the video card back in but left the drives unplugged. When memtest86 got to test 7 I got a lot of errors. So I again removed the video card but plugged in the drives and got no errors at all. So I then put all components back in and hooked everything up and ran memtest86 one last time and again got lots of memory errors.
One other odd thing I noticed is that when you first run memtest86 it asks you to press F2 if you want to use multiple cores. If I do this with the video card installed it will freeze if I try to access the configuration menu but if the video card is removed then I can run with multiple cores and access the configuration menu just fine.
The AMD Reference Design Radeon R9 270X graphics card AMD specifies a minimum of a 500 Watt or greater system power supply. The power supply should also have a maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 30 Amps or greater and have at least two 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors. My PSU is rated for 650 Watts with 52A on the +12 volt (if I'm reading things right) :
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/tx650w
Corsair TX650W Specifications
AC INPUT 90-264V ~ 9A 50/60Hz
DC OUTPUT +3.3V +5V +12V -12V +5Vsb
MAX LOAD 24A 30A 52A 0.8A 3A
MAX COMBINED WATTAGE 170W 624W 9.6W 15W
TOTAL POWER: 650W
So it seems I should be fine, right? Or are my other components pushing me over the limit? Could it be something else all together?
Sorry to be so long-winded but not sure how else to explain it all. Thank you very much for any help you can give, I'd really appreciate it.
Also, if there's a recommendation for a good PSU (if that's the problem) that won't break the bank I'd supper appreciate that input as well. THANK YOU!!
Intel i7-4771
MSI H87-43G
2x4G G.Skill F3-12800CL8-4GBXM DDR3 configured with XMP
Corsair CMPSU-650TX
1x Intel 840-EVO 256GB
1x 1TB SATA Western Digital Black
2x 500GB SATA Western Digital Black
XFX R9-270X-CDFC Video Card
3 case fans
1x DVD-RW Drive
I got a few BSOD referencing memory errors (can't remember the exact error but it was definitely memory related). I originally had 8 GB of G.Skill Ares memory and memtest indicated a lot of errors so I replaced that for the above listed memory. When I got the new memory I ran Memtest86+ 5.01 right off to make sure all was good but I got lots of errors immediately.
I wanted to narrow it down so I took the video card out and unplugged the 3 SATA hard drives. I also took out one stick of memory and then re-ran memtest86 and it was fine, I then took out that stick of memory and tried the other and it was fine as well.
To narrow it down further I put the video card back in but left the drives unplugged. When memtest86 got to test 7 I got a lot of errors. So I again removed the video card but plugged in the drives and got no errors at all. So I then put all components back in and hooked everything up and ran memtest86 one last time and again got lots of memory errors.
One other odd thing I noticed is that when you first run memtest86 it asks you to press F2 if you want to use multiple cores. If I do this with the video card installed it will freeze if I try to access the configuration menu but if the video card is removed then I can run with multiple cores and access the configuration menu just fine.
The AMD Reference Design Radeon R9 270X graphics card AMD specifies a minimum of a 500 Watt or greater system power supply. The power supply should also have a maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 30 Amps or greater and have at least two 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors. My PSU is rated for 650 Watts with 52A on the +12 volt (if I'm reading things right) :
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/tx650w
Corsair TX650W Specifications
AC INPUT 90-264V ~ 9A 50/60Hz
DC OUTPUT +3.3V +5V +12V -12V +5Vsb
MAX LOAD 24A 30A 52A 0.8A 3A
MAX COMBINED WATTAGE 170W 624W 9.6W 15W
TOTAL POWER: 650W
So it seems I should be fine, right? Or are my other components pushing me over the limit? Could it be something else all together?
Sorry to be so long-winded but not sure how else to explain it all. Thank you very much for any help you can give, I'd really appreciate it.
Also, if there's a recommendation for a good PSU (if that's the problem) that won't break the bank I'd supper appreciate that input as well. THANK YOU!!
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