Constant Freezing and No Display (No BSOD), Asus M5A97 evo r2.0, amd fx 8350, G-Skill 8GB Ripjaws X DDR3 2133 Dual Kit,
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rand0mpc
September 10, 2014 9:25:43 AM
Hey all,
Having build this computer about a month ago, it was working great.
Asus m5a97 evo r2.0
Amd fx 8350
Cooler Master hyper 212 evo
G-Skill 8GB Ripjaws X DDR3 2133 Dual Kit - Red
Msi Radeon R9 280X
XFX Pro 750 W 80+ Silver PSU
Windows 8.1
At first all was great, then one day during a game, I lost all video out however power remained to keyboard, mouse, motherboard and all fans kept spinning.
I thought this was caused by GPU overheating so using the MSI afterburner software I set some personal fan profiles ( probably overkill but everything was nice and cool)
Once again all was well for nearly two weeks.
Then it happened again
This time I knew it wasn't temps as I had been obsessively monitoring them using HW monitor.
I rebooted windows and all was fine for about 10 minutes then once again I lost all video output, this time not in a game.
From here things only got worse.
When ever I turned it on it would work for a few minutes, sometimes less, then it would either freeze or loose output ( I have never had a BSOD).
Having spoken to someone I know who works with motherboards and using Tom's Hardware the following was deduced.
It was probably the RAM
After much frustration and turmoil these are the results of all my endeavours.
Having used each dimm one at a time in different slots, I found one to be faulty but the other was still cutting out it just lasted longer.
( I was using the latest BIOS)
I cleared the CMOS using the jumper
Used optimised defaults in BIOS
Tried the MemOK! button on motherboard
I tried loads of different timings from Tom's and other forums
I reseated everything except the CPU
I tried the GPU in a PCI-E x4 slot where the computer ran for longer but still froze
I have used the dual bios on the GPU
Tried to run windows memory utility thing but it froze before it completed.
Managed to get RAM stable at 1600 MHz with some timings off Tom's but still cutting out circa 15 mins
The only thing I wasn't able to do was to swap parts out as I don't know anyone else nearby who has a built computer and shops were looking for loads so it would have been cheaper to buy more RAM than get it tested.
I was still getting the same problem so:
I have RMAd the RAM and have requested a refund
Which kit would you recommend? ( 2 x 4GB please preferably 1866MHz)
I am also RMAing the GPU but have asked for a replacement since I think it's a good card
Should I also RMA the motherboard?
Perhaps I should look to replace it with a different board?
Is there anything else I could / should have done before returning the parts?
Many Thanks
Having build this computer about a month ago, it was working great.
Asus m5a97 evo r2.0
Amd fx 8350
Cooler Master hyper 212 evo
G-Skill 8GB Ripjaws X DDR3 2133 Dual Kit - Red
Msi Radeon R9 280X
XFX Pro 750 W 80+ Silver PSU
Windows 8.1
At first all was great, then one day during a game, I lost all video out however power remained to keyboard, mouse, motherboard and all fans kept spinning.
I thought this was caused by GPU overheating so using the MSI afterburner software I set some personal fan profiles ( probably overkill but everything was nice and cool)
Once again all was well for nearly two weeks.
Then it happened again
This time I knew it wasn't temps as I had been obsessively monitoring them using HW monitor.
I rebooted windows and all was fine for about 10 minutes then once again I lost all video output, this time not in a game.
From here things only got worse.
When ever I turned it on it would work for a few minutes, sometimes less, then it would either freeze or loose output ( I have never had a BSOD).
Having spoken to someone I know who works with motherboards and using Tom's Hardware the following was deduced.
It was probably the RAM
After much frustration and turmoil these are the results of all my endeavours.
Having used each dimm one at a time in different slots, I found one to be faulty but the other was still cutting out it just lasted longer.
( I was using the latest BIOS)
I cleared the CMOS using the jumper
Used optimised defaults in BIOS
Tried the MemOK! button on motherboard
I tried loads of different timings from Tom's and other forums
I reseated everything except the CPU
I tried the GPU in a PCI-E x4 slot where the computer ran for longer but still froze
I have used the dual bios on the GPU
Tried to run windows memory utility thing but it froze before it completed.
Managed to get RAM stable at 1600 MHz with some timings off Tom's but still cutting out circa 15 mins
The only thing I wasn't able to do was to swap parts out as I don't know anyone else nearby who has a built computer and shops were looking for loads so it would have been cheaper to buy more RAM than get it tested.
I was still getting the same problem so:
I have RMAd the RAM and have requested a refund
Which kit would you recommend? ( 2 x 4GB please preferably 1866MHz)
I am also RMAing the GPU but have asked for a replacement since I think it's a good card
Should I also RMA the motherboard?
Perhaps I should look to replace it with a different board?
Is there anything else I could / should have done before returning the parts?
Many Thanks
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September 10, 2014 10:20:51 AM
Was the DRAM running at 1866 and the proper timings? With an 8350 I'd guess a problem with the voltage to DRAM and MC (memory controller), was probably marginal...the 8350 is rated up to 1866, at 1 stick per channel, so 2133 at 2133, or 2133 at lower freqs often needs to be fine tuned with freq/timings and voltages
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rand0mpc
September 11, 2014 12:12:47 PM
rand0mpc
September 11, 2014 12:16:31 PM
Tradesman1 said:
Was the DRAM running at 1866 and the proper timings? With an 8350 I'd guess a problem with the voltage to DRAM and MC (memory controller), was probably marginal...the 8350 is rated up to 1866, at 1 stick per channel, so 2133 at 2133, or 2133 at lower freqs often needs to be fine tuned with freq/timings and voltagesIn the end I was only using one stick, using loads of suggested timings, voltages etc. and still nothing.
However eventually I did get one stick working at 1600 Mhz for about half an hour before the same problem happened.
Since I've already returned the RAM, could you recommend any that work well with my board, you seem to be quite the expert from all the posts I've been reading recently.
Thanks
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September 11, 2014 1:35:36 PM
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September 12, 2014 9:52:46 AM
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