Huge problem with new custom computer [RESOLVED]

Dragunfli · 01-21-2007, 01:56 AM

Alright, please someone help me here. I just bought $1500 worth of parts for my new gaming computer. I got it built, finally. I have an AMD Athlon X2 4600+ 2.4Ghz 64-bit w/ 2000FSB, 2gigs of Corsair DDR2 Dominator RAM, 2 250gig hard drives set to RAID configuration, AN9 Abit Fatal1ty Motherboard, and an ATI X1950 XTX video card. My most extreme problem is, it randomly restarts. At first the RAM was supposedly best ran at 2.10 volts so i went into bios and set it there, thats when i started to notice the problem. I'll be playing Half-Life2 and black screen, raid, post and then computer boots normally. After booting it gives me the message, Windows has recovered from a serious error blah blah blah. Also, i'll be playing World of Warcraft and then it takes me out of game and gives me some memory reference error. And on another game, RainboxSix Vegas. Same problem with the black screen. I set Memory voltage to automatic (default 1.85 volts) and so far only one error with world of warcraft. I dont know what to do, i dont know where to go, please someone help me out here.......plz.

Tiber Septim · 01-21-2007, 03:52 AM

Hi. First off, nice system!
Have a run through the steps in the link 'Common Game Issues' in my signature.
Sounds like it could be faulty RAM. Download Memtest and let it run for 10 cycles on each stick.
Post back the results of the tests.

dai · 01-21-2007, 10:51 AM

if the ram default is 1.85 when you increase the voltage it is usually by 0.01 or 0.02v for you to move it up by 0.25v is one hell of an increase
corsair techs will give advise if ever you need it
found this which suggests the default is 2.1v
http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/...dominator.html

Dragunfli · 01-21-2007, 07:35 PM

thanks guys, you dont know how much you've really helped me out!

Tiber Septim · 01-22-2007, 02:49 AM

Are you still getting the random restarts? Or is this resolved?

Dragunfli · 01-22-2007, 06:55 AM

resolved, for now anyway. I hope it stays that way too.

dai · 01-22-2007, 09:22 AM

if it reoccurs post back to this thread so we know what has been done previously

01-21-2007, 01:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
Dragunfli Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Townville, South Carolina Posts: 11 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit	Huge problem with new custom computer [RESOLVED] Alright, please someone help me here. I just bought $1500 worth of parts for my new gaming computer. I got it built, finally. I have an AMD Athlon X2 4600+ 2.4Ghz 64-bit w/ 2000FSB, 2gigs of Corsair DDR2 Dominator RAM, 2 250gig hard drives set to RAID configuration, AN9 Abit Fatal1ty Motherboard, and an ATI X1950 XTX video card. My most extreme problem is, it randomly restarts. At first the RAM was supposedly best ran at 2.10 volts so i went into bios and set it there, thats when i started to notice the problem. I'll be playing Half-Life2 and black screen, raid, post and then computer boots normally. After booting it gives me the message, Windows has recovered from a serious error blah blah blah. Also, i'll be playing World of Warcraft and then it takes me out of game and gives me some memory reference error. And on another game, RainboxSix Vegas. Same problem with the black screen. I set Memory voltage to automatic (default 1.85 volts) and so far only one error with world of warcraft. I dont know what to do, i dont know where to go, please someone help me out here.......plz.

01-21-2007, 03:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
Tiber Septim Asst Manager, Games Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,866 OS: Fedora 11 / Windows 7 My System Blog Entries: 5	Hi. First off, nice system! Have a run through the steps in the link 'Common Game Issues' in my signature. Sounds like it could be faulty RAM. Download Memtest and let it run for 10 cycles on each stick. Post back the results of the tests. __________________ First Steps - System Specs - SIW Help TSF beat Cancer and other serious Illness.

01-21-2007, 10:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,594 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	if the ram default is 1.85 when you increase the voltage it is usually by 0.01 or 0.02v for you to move it up by 0.25v is one hell of an increase corsair techs will give advise if ever you need it found this which suggests the default is 2.1v http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/...dominator.html __________________ Last edited by dai; 01-21-2007 at 11:00 AM.

01-22-2007, 02:49 AM	#5 (permalink)
Tiber Septim Asst Manager, Games Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,866 OS: Fedora 11 / Windows 7 My System Blog Entries: 5	Are you still getting the random restarts? Or is this resolved? __________________ First Steps - System Specs - SIW Help TSF beat Cancer and other serious Illness.

01-22-2007, 09:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,594 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	if it reoccurs post back to this thread so we know what has been done previously __________________

01-21-2007, 07:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dragunfli Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Townville, South Carolina Posts: 11 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit	thanks guys, you dont know how much you've really helped me out!

01-22-2007, 06:55 AM	#6 (permalink)
Dragunfli Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Townville, South Carolina Posts: 11 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit	resolved, for now anyway. I hope it stays that way too.