Hi all, first post here, but long time reader of the forums.
Just kindly inform me if i'm formatting this request for help wrong, and I will gladly fix it.
Here's my system:
Mobo: Asus M4A78 Plus
Processor: AMD Phenom II X2 550 BE (i planned on OC'ing, but have not yet because of the crashes)
Vid Card: SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
RAM: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel
PSU: Thermaltake toughpower W0103RU 600W ATX12V / EPS12V
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"
OS: Windows 7 64-bit
I've got a 3rd party ZALMAN CNPS10X Extreme cpu cooler on the phenom II.
*Prime95 runs fine for 10 minutes (haven't run it longer than that yet, but I have played 2 instances of Eve as well as Spore all at the same time for more than an hour)
*I just finished running memtest86 for an hour with no errors.
*I know my mobo does not run dual channel ram at 1066, so I have verified that they are set to 800 with memtest86.
The problem I experience is always the same: The screen goes all crazy with vertical different colored lines running to the left and right for a few seconds and then the system restarts. I haven't been able to identify any obvious repeatable cause. At first it occurred while doing both non-intense and intense tasks, and now it seems to be only limited to intense tasks.
The steps I have taken so far: updated ATI Catalyst drivers immediately (version 9.12 i think), I flashed the bios to version M4A78 PLUS BIOS 1214. I've cracked the case and made sure everything was seated properly. I've updated all the other drivers I can find online for the mobo.
Could it be a lack of power? I felt like 600W was definitely enough for a non SLI setup.
Help, please... the system runs games so pretty when it works.
Just kindly inform me if i'm formatting this request for help wrong, and I will gladly fix it.
Here's my system:
Mobo: Asus M4A78 Plus
Processor: AMD Phenom II X2 550 BE (i planned on OC'ing, but have not yet because of the crashes)
Vid Card: SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
RAM: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel
PSU: Thermaltake toughpower W0103RU 600W ATX12V / EPS12V
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"
OS: Windows 7 64-bit
I've got a 3rd party ZALMAN CNPS10X Extreme cpu cooler on the phenom II.
*Prime95 runs fine for 10 minutes (haven't run it longer than that yet, but I have played 2 instances of Eve as well as Spore all at the same time for more than an hour)
*I just finished running memtest86 for an hour with no errors.
*I know my mobo does not run dual channel ram at 1066, so I have verified that they are set to 800 with memtest86.
The problem I experience is always the same: The screen goes all crazy with vertical different colored lines running to the left and right for a few seconds and then the system restarts. I haven't been able to identify any obvious repeatable cause. At first it occurred while doing both non-intense and intense tasks, and now it seems to be only limited to intense tasks.
The steps I have taken so far: updated ATI Catalyst drivers immediately (version 9.12 i think), I flashed the bios to version M4A78 PLUS BIOS 1214. I've cracked the case and made sure everything was seated properly. I've updated all the other drivers I can find online for the mobo.
Could it be a lack of power? I felt like 600W was definitely enough for a non SLI setup.
Help, please... the system runs games so pretty when it works.