- Feb 16, 2015
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Hello Tom's Hardware community, this is my first post!
I have a nasty problem, or so I think, first my configuration (for some reason I cannot edit my signature)
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K
RAM: CORSAIR CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9, 2 x 4GB DDR3, 1866MHz, 9-10-9-27
SSD: Samsung 850 Pro 256GB
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970, GV-N970G1 GAMING-4GD, 4GB GDDR5, 256bit
PS: ZALMAN ZM700-GV, 700W
CASE: http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=298
I have installed Windows 8.1, at first on the Seagate HDD, then on the SSD, and the AV of my choice was Bitdefender Total Security 2015.
The problem is that whenever I make huge file activities (copying large files, unpacking large files, downloading large torrent files) after a while, usually 10-15minutes I get an error "Windows Memory Low" and right after that everything is black, all the windows applications crashed.
At first the performance was really really slow, so I though it was the HDD, I cleanded it, started fresh, and the same thing hapenned again, then I bought the SSD (sooner that planned) and it is the same, the only difference is that the system doesn't have a bad performance, I just get the LOW MEMORY warning and bam, crash, black.
What I tried:
- in uTorrent's case, I tried working the settings, nothing changed, same behavior both HDD and SSD
- I increased pagefile, nothing
Upon inspecting the processes I saw that vsserv.exe was the most memory intensive process, holding at any time like 250MB RAM (which seems low) .. but still.
- I ended up uninstalling the antivirus, and threw another large file in uTorrent (25-40GB), and the behavior is the same.
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Where am I getting at, I think that there might a problem with my DDR ? but I am not certain, I am writting here for opinions on this matter, I own a MacBook Pro and another PC and stuff like this doesn't happen, and both configurations are much slower than this rig here.
What could the issue be ?
In BIOS I set the RAM clock at 18.6 to achieve 1866MHz, the DDR's speed. What could I be doing wrong ?
Thanks for your time, and if I didn't follow some guidelines or I need to move the thread somewhere else, please bring it to my attention.
I have a nasty problem, or so I think, first my configuration (for some reason I cannot edit my signature)
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K
RAM: CORSAIR CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9, 2 x 4GB DDR3, 1866MHz, 9-10-9-27
SSD: Samsung 850 Pro 256GB
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970, GV-N970G1 GAMING-4GD, 4GB GDDR5, 256bit
PS: ZALMAN ZM700-GV, 700W
CASE: http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=298
I have installed Windows 8.1, at first on the Seagate HDD, then on the SSD, and the AV of my choice was Bitdefender Total Security 2015.
The problem is that whenever I make huge file activities (copying large files, unpacking large files, downloading large torrent files) after a while, usually 10-15minutes I get an error "Windows Memory Low" and right after that everything is black, all the windows applications crashed.
At first the performance was really really slow, so I though it was the HDD, I cleanded it, started fresh, and the same thing hapenned again, then I bought the SSD (sooner that planned) and it is the same, the only difference is that the system doesn't have a bad performance, I just get the LOW MEMORY warning and bam, crash, black.
What I tried:
- in uTorrent's case, I tried working the settings, nothing changed, same behavior both HDD and SSD
- I increased pagefile, nothing
Upon inspecting the processes I saw that vsserv.exe was the most memory intensive process, holding at any time like 250MB RAM (which seems low) .. but still.
- I ended up uninstalling the antivirus, and threw another large file in uTorrent (25-40GB), and the behavior is the same.
-------------------------------------
Where am I getting at, I think that there might a problem with my DDR ? but I am not certain, I am writting here for opinions on this matter, I own a MacBook Pro and another PC and stuff like this doesn't happen, and both configurations are much slower than this rig here.
What could the issue be ?
In BIOS I set the RAM clock at 18.6 to achieve 1866MHz, the DDR's speed. What could I be doing wrong ?
Thanks for your time, and if I didn't follow some guidelines or I need to move the thread somewhere else, please bring it to my attention.
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