- Oct 9, 2011
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Hey guys, I have a problem that's got me at wits end, and I'm hoping that the Toms community can help me out...
I have a Core i7 990X with an Intel DX58SO2 motherboard, 12GB of RAM, and a 6870 graphics card. I built the system 7 months ago and everything was fine. About 2 months ago, I started to get BSODs with a 0x124 error. This is usually associated with RAM issues on this motherboard. I replaced the RAM and all seemed good for 2 weeks. Then I started to get the BSODs again. I called Intel and was told that it was probably the motherboard that was faulty. I RMA'd the motherboard and replaced that, but upon turning on the system the CPU was running too hot. This was my fault as I didn't apply enough thermal paste. It never overheated or anything like that, it was just a little warm for my taste. I installed an Antec Kuhler 920, and after installing it, now my computer will randomly freeze. No BSOD, it will just stop responding... I've tried using different hard disks, and replaced the video card, and am still getting the freezes.
I've been told that if the CPU is seated improperly, then it might be causing the issue, but I've never heard about that before... (I can get into the BIOS and run MEMtest86+ for 4+ hours without a problem.)
Has anyone else ever experienced this problem? I've been fixing computers for years, and never run into a problem like this before... If anyone has any suggestions for how to fix this, I'd LOVE to hear them.
Thanks!!
Update: When it freezes, it sits there for about 45 seconds and then restarts itself. (CPU temps seem normal)
I have a Core i7 990X with an Intel DX58SO2 motherboard, 12GB of RAM, and a 6870 graphics card. I built the system 7 months ago and everything was fine. About 2 months ago, I started to get BSODs with a 0x124 error. This is usually associated with RAM issues on this motherboard. I replaced the RAM and all seemed good for 2 weeks. Then I started to get the BSODs again. I called Intel and was told that it was probably the motherboard that was faulty. I RMA'd the motherboard and replaced that, but upon turning on the system the CPU was running too hot. This was my fault as I didn't apply enough thermal paste. It never overheated or anything like that, it was just a little warm for my taste. I installed an Antec Kuhler 920, and after installing it, now my computer will randomly freeze. No BSOD, it will just stop responding... I've tried using different hard disks, and replaced the video card, and am still getting the freezes.
I've been told that if the CPU is seated improperly, then it might be causing the issue, but I've never heard about that before... (I can get into the BIOS and run MEMtest86+ for 4+ hours without a problem.)
Has anyone else ever experienced this problem? I've been fixing computers for years, and never run into a problem like this before... If anyone has any suggestions for how to fix this, I'd LOVE to hear them.
Thanks!!
Update: When it freezes, it sits there for about 45 seconds and then restarts itself. (CPU temps seem normal)
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