I recently built a new PC with the following specs:
CPU: AMD FX-4170 black edition Zambezi 4.2GHz
GPU: ASUS HD7770-2GD5 Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 2GB 128-bit GDDR5
MOBO: MSI 990FXA-GD80V2
RAM: G.SKILL Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 timing: 9-9-9-24
PSU: Rosewill Green Series RG630-S12 630W with +3.3V@24A, +5V@24A, +12V@50A, -12V@0.5A, +5Vsb@2.5A
HD: Western Digital Caviar Blue RFHWD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM
Optical: none installed.
OS: windows 7 ultimate 64x
Upon initial boot everything seamed fine until I tried to launch a game. When ever I launched a game, the entire system would hang, no BSOD, mouse response, keyboard, anything forcing a hard restart. After inspecting the event viewer I found nothing, there was no information about the freeze.
I turned to the PSU first. It turned out that the one I originally got wasn't big enough so I RMAed it for the one above.
Also I RMAed the RAM I got for the one above, as it was low voltage, and my board is supposed to only support 1.5v (i dont know if this matters but all the same)
After getting new PSU and RAM, still freezing on game launch, or 1-3 min in.
next I started testing the RAM. One stick at a time, and using widows ram integrity test. everything was fine. still freezing.
HDD checks out on integrity check as well.
Then I turned to GPU. I ran multiple GPU stress tests, futuremark, and 3dmark. Everything was fine, my GPU ran smoothly and cool at 100% load for up to 10-15min. I tried multiple drivers, CCC 12.5, 12.6 beta, and 12.7 beta. still freezing. Finally I swapped cards with a friend, and saw the same freeze every-time I launch a game.
I have also tried multiple CMOS resets, and reinstalling windows.
All my temps are cool, 30-35c main board, 40c CPU, 35-40c CPU. With a little higher under load.
All my dirvers are up to date as well.
The final development came just a few hours ago. My board has a row of lights along the top, for DIMM slots filled and CPU power phase, and another small one by the CMOS battery. Before when I booted these lights would come on blue and stay on. Recently however, the top lights would flash, and then stay off before the system posted. Also the lower light, is now red and flashes. Finally on my last few tries to boot, I got a series of three beeps, and the system failed to post. All the fans come on, but I get nothing other than these three beeps and black screen.
I looked this beep code up and it means either:
DXEIPL was not found
or
DXE Core Firmware Volume was not found
I googled this and found nothing of substance, I dont know what this means! Please help!
I would really like to save this board, but if its dead does anyone have any recommendations for a AM3+ ATX board?
Thanks!
CPU: AMD FX-4170 black edition Zambezi 4.2GHz
GPU: ASUS HD7770-2GD5 Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 2GB 128-bit GDDR5
MOBO: MSI 990FXA-GD80V2
RAM: G.SKILL Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 timing: 9-9-9-24
PSU: Rosewill Green Series RG630-S12 630W with +3.3V@24A, +5V@24A, +12V@50A, -12V@0.5A, +5Vsb@2.5A
HD: Western Digital Caviar Blue RFHWD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM
Optical: none installed.
OS: windows 7 ultimate 64x
Upon initial boot everything seamed fine until I tried to launch a game. When ever I launched a game, the entire system would hang, no BSOD, mouse response, keyboard, anything forcing a hard restart. After inspecting the event viewer I found nothing, there was no information about the freeze.
I turned to the PSU first. It turned out that the one I originally got wasn't big enough so I RMAed it for the one above.
Also I RMAed the RAM I got for the one above, as it was low voltage, and my board is supposed to only support 1.5v (i dont know if this matters but all the same)
After getting new PSU and RAM, still freezing on game launch, or 1-3 min in.
next I started testing the RAM. One stick at a time, and using widows ram integrity test. everything was fine. still freezing.
HDD checks out on integrity check as well.
Then I turned to GPU. I ran multiple GPU stress tests, futuremark, and 3dmark. Everything was fine, my GPU ran smoothly and cool at 100% load for up to 10-15min. I tried multiple drivers, CCC 12.5, 12.6 beta, and 12.7 beta. still freezing. Finally I swapped cards with a friend, and saw the same freeze every-time I launch a game.
I have also tried multiple CMOS resets, and reinstalling windows.
All my temps are cool, 30-35c main board, 40c CPU, 35-40c CPU. With a little higher under load.
All my dirvers are up to date as well.
The final development came just a few hours ago. My board has a row of lights along the top, for DIMM slots filled and CPU power phase, and another small one by the CMOS battery. Before when I booted these lights would come on blue and stay on. Recently however, the top lights would flash, and then stay off before the system posted. Also the lower light, is now red and flashes. Finally on my last few tries to boot, I got a series of three beeps, and the system failed to post. All the fans come on, but I get nothing other than these three beeps and black screen.
I looked this beep code up and it means either:
DXEIPL was not found
or
DXE Core Firmware Volume was not found
I googled this and found nothing of substance, I dont know what this means! Please help!
I would really like to save this board, but if its dead does anyone have any recommendations for a AM3+ ATX board?
Thanks!
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram