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Is my mobo screwed up?
nstgc:
Chances are your RAM is compatible with that mother board. There isn't a compatibility list on the EVGA product page, but I'd bet money on it. The PSU should be good, and you're CPU does have an integrated memory controller.
I would first check with EVGA's tech support to see if there is a compatibility issue, at the same time I'd discuss it with Corsair. They may ask that you RMA your RAM or PSU.
rostheferret:
--- Quote from: Slysoft on August 13, 2012, 08:49:56 PM ---...my PC started hard freezing randomly (everything locks up, USB devices lose power, static sound coming from speakers). This would happen randomly whether I was doing anything or not and while infrequent was still a problem.
Ultimately, I managed to get the system to post by removing all of my ram except for one stick. I'm not sure if the problem is fixed but it hasn't happened yet so I'll have to keep monitoring, but one thing to note is that I've tried 2 different sticks in the 2nd ram slot and the computer will not post until I remove it. I haven't tried the ram in the 3 or 4 slot yet but I have a feeling that both sticks can't be bad, so I'm thinking its a fried ram slot. I hope not because that will put me out of commission for a week or two.
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Firstly, most RAM sometimes messes up if you put it in the wrong slot. Sometimes it's colour coded, but usually the 1st/3rd are linked, as are the 2nd/4th, and it'll look to the 1st slot initially. Since you have 6 slots, I wonder if it's not the 1st/3rd/5th that are linked, just try them out. I'm sure someone can elaborate better as to why all this is. Another thing to check is that the BIOS is clocking them at the right speed. The RAM's rated at 1600mhz, make sure it's actually running that from the BIOS.
As far as the freezing is concerned, I had the same problem when I first built my PC - I even sent it to a PC repair shop who couldn't figure it out - and eventually I stumbled into what was happening. A lot of mobo's these days have 'green' functions which limits power to devices that aren't actively in use, and some devices - in my case the graphics card - don't exactly take kindly to having it's power yanked off. A BIOS update fixed the problem so it'd be worth trying that.
Sadly, shit like this really COULD be anything. It definitely sounds like a hardware issue though, best suggestion is to unplug anything non-essential; graphics card, sound card, non-OS HDD (even the OS HDD if you can RAID/install an OS to another disk), then plug it all back in one at a time until you know exactly what's causing the issue.
halfelite:
--- Quote from: nstgc on August 14, 2012, 02:00:09 AM ---Chances are your RAM is compatible with that mother board. There isn't a compatibility list on the EVGA product page, but I'd bet money on it. The PSU should be good, and you're CPU does have an integrated memory controller.
I would first check with EVGA's tech support to see if there is a compatibility issue, at the same time I'd discuss it with Corsair. They may ask that you RMA your RAM or PSU.
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EVGA hides there stuff here is there list for anyone else
http://www.evga.com/support/motherboard/
and his ram is not listed
But i would also try on the evga forums they are usually good at helping people out and a couple evga employees also read posts there
Freedom Kira:
--- Quote from: rostheferret on August 14, 2012, 08:09:12 AM ---Firstly, most RAM sometimes messes up if you put it in the wrong slot. Sometimes it's colour coded, but usually the 1st/3rd are linked, as are the 2nd/4th, and it'll look to the 1st slot initially. Since you have 6 slots, I wonder if it's not the 1st/3rd/5th that are linked, just try them out. I'm sure someone can elaborate better as to why all this is. Another thing to check is that the BIOS is clocking them at the right speed. The RAM's rated at 1600mhz, make sure it's actually running that from the BIOS.
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It depends. From a past thread on here, it seems that AMD boards have each channel grouped together (first two are one channel, last two are second channel), while Intel's are striped the way you said (alternating channels).
Anyway, the symptoms OP are describing are reminiscent of blown and/or leaking capacitor problems I've had with older boards. Might this be the case, perchance? It's a relatively new board so I really doubt this could be the issue, but you never know.
limefc:
That board has all solid capacitors. There is no possibility of "leaking capacitor" and in the end, leaking capacitor is one of the possible causes of the real problem anyway, which is known as a fucked VRM. Which is a possibility even today - A ruined capacitor alone on a motherboard will not necessarily cause a computer to malfunction. I had an old computer with no intact capacitors left on the motherboard and it was stable as a rock.
--- Quote ---At first I was getting random BSOD which after running memtest86 I found a bad stick of ram and pulled it, and my PC began running fine.
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Assuming this is the truth, the typical possibilities are somewhat limited. Either the motherboard is a dud and needs to be replaced or the power supply is royally fucked and delivering out of spec power, in which case the motherboard is probably already damaged anyway thus still in need of replacement.
The way I see it, there is no good news to be found here. I mean if your shit is freezing and it's not because of a botched overclock, then you're not looking at a good situation no matter how you slice it.
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