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Fernando Rodriguez wrote: |
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> On Saturday, August 22, 2015 1:52:00 AM Alan Grimes wrote: |
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>> That said, I spent the day doing diagnostics: |
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>> Findings: |
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>> 1. There were a hell of a lot more memory errors than I had seen before. |
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>> 2. There was a smudge on one of the dimm's contacts and some of the |
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>> usual dust on the CPU-facing one. |
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>> 3. The motherboard was not developed by sane engineers. In a sane world, |
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>> there are two types of variables: measured variables and controlled |
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>> variables. |
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>> The RAM voltage would appear to be a controlled variable but it is also |
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>> a measured variable. In order to achieve a close approximation of 1.5v, |
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>> I had to set it to 1.530 volts. WTF... |
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>> 4. an AMD K10 processor cannot successfully drive 8-ranks of high |
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>> density ram at 2x800 mhz -- BUT IT WILL TRY!!! I found all dimms to be |
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>> good either individually or in pairs, but the entire ram compliment of |
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>> four dims cannot be run at full speed at once with the CPU/motherboard I |
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>> have installed. |
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> Findings 3 & 4 sound like a faulty or underrated PSU...or a bad motherboard. |
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> Start by unplugging everything that you don't need to boot from a live CD and |
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> run some tests. |
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It sure does. A weak power supply will certainly cause some issues. If |
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he can remove a few power hogs and it works, then the memory may be OK |
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and just short on power. Plus, if the power supply is weak, that could |
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show up in other places too. |
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OP, maybe you should give this site a look see: |
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http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Review_Cat&recatnum=13 |
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This one just reviewed had a perfect score, if it has enough power for |
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what you are running. |
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http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Review_Cat&recatnum=13 |
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This site below lists them by wattage. They test them pretty hard too. |
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If it isn't a well built unit, they'll find the problem. |
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http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php/589708-Recommended-PSU-s-True-Tested |
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Hope one of those helps or maybe all of them. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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