I'm having some strange problems and wanted to see what you guys thought.
First of all, here's my part list:
Here's my problem:
I boot to windows, everything works fine. I shutdown my computer, and a bit later
I try to turn it on. I hear 3 beeps (memory error for my board). Computer turns off,
then turns itself back on to try again. I hear 3 beeps again. This repeats over and over.
I kill the power to my PSU, and I turn it back on. Everything works fine.
Here's what I know:
My RAM passes memtest. Both sticks, one stick by itself, and the other stick by itself.
This problem is present with both of the sticks, one of the sticks, but not the other.
(Oh, there must be a problem with that one stick!!!)
I bought some new RAM and tried it with both sticks, and the problem is still here.
(What?!?)
I used a PSU tester on my PSU, and the voltages were all correct according to the tester.
Does this sound like a broken motherboard? Do I need to do more intensive PSU testing?
Are both sets of RAM coincidentally broken? Is it (gasp!) my CPU?
Thanks in advance for taking a look at this.
First of all, here's my part list:
- CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: Intel DZ77RE75K ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
Memory: Samsung 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Intel 330 Series 180GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card
Case: Corsair C70 Military Green (Green) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts 750W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)
Here's my problem:
I boot to windows, everything works fine. I shutdown my computer, and a bit later
I try to turn it on. I hear 3 beeps (memory error for my board). Computer turns off,
then turns itself back on to try again. I hear 3 beeps again. This repeats over and over.
I kill the power to my PSU, and I turn it back on. Everything works fine.
Here's what I know:
My RAM passes memtest. Both sticks, one stick by itself, and the other stick by itself.
This problem is present with both of the sticks, one of the sticks, but not the other.
(Oh, there must be a problem with that one stick!!!)
I bought some new RAM and tried it with both sticks, and the problem is still here.
(What?!?)
I used a PSU tester on my PSU, and the voltages were all correct according to the tester.
Does this sound like a broken motherboard? Do I need to do more intensive PSU testing?
Are both sets of RAM coincidentally broken? Is it (gasp!) my CPU?
Thanks in advance for taking a look at this.
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