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Four years ago, I built my first computer with the following specs:
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9bb7P6
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9bb7P6/by_merchant/
CPU: AMD - FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($76.79 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus - M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card
Case: Rosewill - CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec - Neo Eco 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus - DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.69 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus - VH232H 23.0" 1920x1080 Monitor
Keyboard: Logitech - MK120 Wired Slim Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($13.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $454.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-08 20:00 EDT-0400
Yesterday, I upgraded to the following parts:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($197.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($91.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($83.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ B&H)
Case Fan: Cougar - Vortex 60.4 CFM 120mm Fan ($11.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $450.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-08 20:01 EDT-0400
Everything was going fine until I tried to play some games. Mind you, I did a fresh install of everything (windows, steam, games, etc.). Every game I tried to play would not work. Within a minute or two of trying to play a game, I would get the notification "Program has been denied access to graphics hardware" and then the game would freeze completely. League of legends, Payday 2, Overwatch, CSGO. I checked the firewall settings and made sure nothing is being blocked. I used DDU to uninstall my graphics drivers and reinstall it again to no avail (I tried both 17.7.2 and 17.2.1). I thought it might be a Windows 10 problem, so I reinstalled Windows but this time used 8.1 but the problem persists. However, in 8.1, instead of getting the notification, the game would just freeze / not respond.
I then tried using my brothers Radeon HD 7750 and it still caused the same problems. At this point, I'm fairly certain its not a graphics card or graphics driver issue. My bios is updated to the latest version, 0806. I installed all the latest drivers from the Asus product page. I can run Prime95 small and large fft tests fine, but the blend tests errors out really quickly. This makes me think its a ram problem so I tried running memtest and Windows Memory compatibility but I get no errors. I try running with only one ram stick. Ram stick A worked perfectly fine in slot 3; I was able to play games. Ram stick B worked fine in slot 4; I was able to play games. Either sticks in slot 1 or 2 caused me errors (either BSOD KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE or just game freezing, but mostly BSOD right when I log into Windows). Since stick A and B worked fine in slot 3 and 4, respectively, I tried using them both together in those slots. Then the game would freeze / go not responding. I'm running memtest right now but there are no errors again. I'm really not sure what's causing this problem.
Four years ago, I built my first computer with the following specs:
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9bb7P6
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9bb7P6/by_merchant/
CPU: AMD - FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($76.79 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus - M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card
Case: Rosewill - CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec - Neo Eco 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus - DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.69 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus - VH232H 23.0" 1920x1080 Monitor
Keyboard: Logitech - MK120 Wired Slim Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($13.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $454.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-08 20:00 EDT-0400
Yesterday, I upgraded to the following parts:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($197.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($91.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($83.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ B&H)
Case Fan: Cougar - Vortex 60.4 CFM 120mm Fan ($11.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $450.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-08 20:01 EDT-0400
Everything was going fine until I tried to play some games. Mind you, I did a fresh install of everything (windows, steam, games, etc.). Every game I tried to play would not work. Within a minute or two of trying to play a game, I would get the notification "Program has been denied access to graphics hardware" and then the game would freeze completely. League of legends, Payday 2, Overwatch, CSGO. I checked the firewall settings and made sure nothing is being blocked. I used DDU to uninstall my graphics drivers and reinstall it again to no avail (I tried both 17.7.2 and 17.2.1). I thought it might be a Windows 10 problem, so I reinstalled Windows but this time used 8.1 but the problem persists. However, in 8.1, instead of getting the notification, the game would just freeze / not respond.
I then tried using my brothers Radeon HD 7750 and it still caused the same problems. At this point, I'm fairly certain its not a graphics card or graphics driver issue. My bios is updated to the latest version, 0806. I installed all the latest drivers from the Asus product page. I can run Prime95 small and large fft tests fine, but the blend tests errors out really quickly. This makes me think its a ram problem so I tried running memtest and Windows Memory compatibility but I get no errors. I try running with only one ram stick. Ram stick A worked perfectly fine in slot 3; I was able to play games. Ram stick B worked fine in slot 4; I was able to play games. Either sticks in slot 1 or 2 caused me errors (either BSOD KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE or just game freezing, but mostly BSOD right when I log into Windows). Since stick A and B worked fine in slot 3 and 4, respectively, I tried using them both together in those slots. Then the game would freeze / go not responding. I'm running memtest right now but there are no errors again. I'm really not sure what's causing this problem.
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