I recently attempted to build a pc and thought I had done my research, however after running fine for several days a restart issue has overwhelmed me.
i7 950 3.06 GHz
ASUS P6X58D-E
GTX 470 1280MB GDDR5
WesternDigital SATA III 640G HD
Rosewill 800W ps
vented case with 7 fans (plus CPU fan)
RAM: originally was running 12G of Geil 1600 MHz (2Gx6) GVP312GB1600C9HC. When restart loop error began. Checked ASUS approved list and found not approved RAM, replaced thinking this was the issue.
Replace RAM with Kingston 1666 on approved list, however my local vendor only had a lower Gig (1 instead of 3). This also failed to end restart loop.
3rd RAM replacement was "exactly" as on approved list (as ASUS customer service stated was the issue, not the board) Patriot 1333MHz 6G (3x 2G) PVT36G1333ELK.
As you may have surmised this has not ended the error.
On boot MOBO memory error led illuminates. I have depressed Mem OK button and attempted to access BIOS to reset to default, with success on several occasions. However this does not improve stability.
ASUS customer service had me test each ram stick in all channels in combination (blue only per Intel specs). I was told that unless there was actual physical damage to the board it was not the board. They suggested that it must be the CPU.
I contacted Intel customer service who stated that the issue was the RAM running at higher than 1.5 volts. And that I should contact the RAM manufacturer to lower the voltage.
Patriot (third RAM) nicely stated through email that the product is meant to run at 1333MHz at 1.6v and if I cared to the voltage could be lowered to 1.5.
Tonight I attempted to adjust the voltage to see if I could gain any stability out of this machine, I believe a four day old baby is more likely to finish a marathon over my machine staying on for five minutes.
It restarts while I am in BIOS, it restarts while restarting...endless loop of aggravation. I understand I am a newbie at the build so am asking for the kindness of strangers to end my own personal loop of torture. I really just want to play civ 5, only reason I built this machine.
Is the board bad? Is the CPU bad? Are both bad? I believe I carefully selected compatible components, if not please dont hesitate to correct me.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
"Wish I still had that KayPro"
i7 950 3.06 GHz
ASUS P6X58D-E
GTX 470 1280MB GDDR5
WesternDigital SATA III 640G HD
Rosewill 800W ps
vented case with 7 fans (plus CPU fan)
RAM: originally was running 12G of Geil 1600 MHz (2Gx6) GVP312GB1600C9HC. When restart loop error began. Checked ASUS approved list and found not approved RAM, replaced thinking this was the issue.
Replace RAM with Kingston 1666 on approved list, however my local vendor only had a lower Gig (1 instead of 3). This also failed to end restart loop.
3rd RAM replacement was "exactly" as on approved list (as ASUS customer service stated was the issue, not the board) Patriot 1333MHz 6G (3x 2G) PVT36G1333ELK.
As you may have surmised this has not ended the error.
On boot MOBO memory error led illuminates. I have depressed Mem OK button and attempted to access BIOS to reset to default, with success on several occasions. However this does not improve stability.
ASUS customer service had me test each ram stick in all channels in combination (blue only per Intel specs). I was told that unless there was actual physical damage to the board it was not the board. They suggested that it must be the CPU.
I contacted Intel customer service who stated that the issue was the RAM running at higher than 1.5 volts. And that I should contact the RAM manufacturer to lower the voltage.
Patriot (third RAM) nicely stated through email that the product is meant to run at 1333MHz at 1.6v and if I cared to the voltage could be lowered to 1.5.
Tonight I attempted to adjust the voltage to see if I could gain any stability out of this machine, I believe a four day old baby is more likely to finish a marathon over my machine staying on for five minutes.
It restarts while I am in BIOS, it restarts while restarting...endless loop of aggravation. I understand I am a newbie at the build so am asking for the kindness of strangers to end my own personal loop of torture. I really just want to play civ 5, only reason I built this machine.
Is the board bad? Is the CPU bad? Are both bad? I believe I carefully selected compatible components, if not please dont hesitate to correct me.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
"Wish I still had that KayPro"
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