Hello all. I recently began to upgrade a computer I bought last summer (june 2011) from newegg. It clearly was a "spare parts thrown together" type of deal as I'm finding out the hardware is kind of outdated and pretty mediocre. All in all, i paid for what i got.
Here's my specs:
CPU: AMD Phenom IIx4 925 2.8GHz
**GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 460 (v2) 1GB DDR5
**PSU: Antec High Current Gamer 620W
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-M68MT-S2 ver 1.3 ________specs
GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket AM3 - GA-M68MT-S2 (rev. 1.3))
**RAM - 2x4GB Kingston HyperX 1600 DDR3
** these are the three parts i've upgraded over the past few months
Now, the first part i upgraded was the RAM , back in OCT. It was a simple upgrade from 2x2GB to 2x4GB. No issues were seen after swap. Worked like a charm.
Then, during christmas break, I purchased a video card. (NOT the one I have now, but an Raedon HD 6770) after installing this and plenty of crashes later, i realized i needed to upgrade my PSU to support the demand this GPU has. So i went and bought the current PSU i have now.) After installing the new PSU, my computer worked fine for a few hours then crashed. This is when i went back to the store, returned my HD 6770, and bought the current GPU i have now (the GTX460).
This worked great for the time being, until I got the bright idea to overclock my memory. (I admit, i didn't do all my research necessary).
So I went into my BIOS and thru the M.I.T Intelligent tweaker, I upped the DRAM manually from 1333 to 1600. I figured my sticks can handle it since they are labeled as 1600. ALso, looking at my motherboard memory support list, these sticks were listed.
A few days later, while playing skyrim, i got a BSOD. A couple days later after that i had a couple more BSOD. Each one said Memory Management
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Few things:
When looking deeper at my mobo memory spec, i see this:
Also, (1.) indicates a max voltage at 1.5 in both slots. But when looking at my CPU-Z in the SPD tab, the XMP setting at 1600 requires 1.65 volts.
Is this the primary issue that could be cause a BSOD?
I've ran the Windows memory test during boot-up and no errors have appeared. (ive ran it a few times and everytime no errors). I plan on running MEMTEST but don't feel the need to at this time.
As of this morning i turned the setting back to 1333 in the BIOS, so lets hope there's no more crashes.
Suggestions? Input? comments? Verbal Lashings?
I'll take what i can get. Thanks in advance!
Here's my specs:
CPU: AMD Phenom IIx4 925 2.8GHz
**GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 460 (v2) 1GB DDR5
**PSU: Antec High Current Gamer 620W
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-M68MT-S2 ver 1.3 ________specs
**RAM - 2x4GB Kingston HyperX 1600 DDR3
** these are the three parts i've upgraded over the past few months
Now, the first part i upgraded was the RAM , back in OCT. It was a simple upgrade from 2x2GB to 2x4GB. No issues were seen after swap. Worked like a charm.
Then, during christmas break, I purchased a video card. (NOT the one I have now, but an Raedon HD 6770) after installing this and plenty of crashes later, i realized i needed to upgrade my PSU to support the demand this GPU has. So i went and bought the current PSU i have now.) After installing the new PSU, my computer worked fine for a few hours then crashed. This is when i went back to the store, returned my HD 6770, and bought the current GPU i have now (the GTX460).
This worked great for the time being, until I got the bright idea to overclock my memory. (I admit, i didn't do all my research necessary).
So I went into my BIOS and thru the M.I.T Intelligent tweaker, I upped the DRAM manually from 1333 to 1600. I figured my sticks can handle it since they are labeled as 1600. ALso, looking at my motherboard memory support list, these sticks were listed.
A few days later, while playing skyrim, i got a BSOD. A couple days later after that i had a couple more BSOD. Each one said Memory Management
*****************************************************
Few things:
When looking deeper at my mobo memory spec, i see this:
- 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8GB of system memory (Note 1)
- Dual channel memory architecture
- Support for DDR3 1333+/1066/800 MHz memory modules
Also, (1.) indicates a max voltage at 1.5 in both slots. But when looking at my CPU-Z in the SPD tab, the XMP setting at 1600 requires 1.65 volts.
Is this the primary issue that could be cause a BSOD?
I've ran the Windows memory test during boot-up and no errors have appeared. (ive ran it a few times and everytime no errors). I plan on running MEMTEST but don't feel the need to at this time.
As of this morning i turned the setting back to 1333 in the BIOS, so lets hope there's no more crashes.
Suggestions? Input? comments? Verbal Lashings?
I'll take what i can get. Thanks in advance!