 CheesePremium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
kudos:1 | reply to ztmike
Re: AMD 6 Core said by ztmike:What locked up? You are not saying what you are testing.. The entire machine, just locks up, no mouse movement, nothing |
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CheesePremium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
kudos:1 | I don't think this could be the problem, but let me throw it out.
Here are the specs and let me know if this PSU could be a cause.
1 SATA ODD
2 x 74gb Raptors
2 x 500gb Seagate
X-FI Pro Fatality
4 Port SATA card
1 x GTX260
And a PC Power and Cooling 750
Could this be a potential PSU problem? Maybe not enough power? MY UPS, with it's front LCD, says I am drawing no more then 300W on load. |
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 DreadR.I.P JazzyPremium
join:2005-02-28
Bronx, NY
kudos:6 | reply to Cheese
Maybe you're not getting enough voltage on the 12v rail
or it could be the ram, I'd try memtest first before swapping out the psu
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Assuming Direct Control. |
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CheesePremium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
kudos:1 | said by Dread:Maybe you're not getting enough voltage on the 12v rail or it could be the ram, I'd try memtest first before swapping out the psu Ran Memtest86 last night and it said it has no issues =\ I am leaning towards the board, as everything worked perfectly prior to changing those 3 parts |
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CheesePremium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
kudos:1 | Ugh, remoted in, installed Prime95 and I think it crashed, can't get to remote again =\ |
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CheesePremium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
kudos:1 | reply to Cheese
Any recommendations for a board for this chip?
This is the board I am currently using
ASUS M4A88T-M |
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 ztmikeMark for moderationPremium
join:2001-08-02
Michigan City, IN
1 edit | reply to Cheese
said by Cheese:Ugh, remoted in, installed Prime95 and I think it crashed, can't get to remote again =\ The machine probably stopped responding because Prime95 is pegging the cpu..that's what it does. To let users test overclocks and temps. |
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CheesePremium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
kudos:1 | said by ztmike:said by Cheese:Ugh, remoted in, installed Prime95 and I think it crashed, can't get to remote again =\ The machine probably stopped responding because Prime95 is pegging the cpu..that's what it does. To let users test overclocks and temps. How long does it usually take to finish? |
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CheesePremium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
kudos:1 | it's been down for 2 hours now |
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ztmikeMark for moderationPremium
join:2001-08-02
Michigan City, IN | reply to Cheese
said by Cheese:said by ztmike:said by Cheese:Ugh, remoted in, installed Prime95 and I think it crashed, can't get to remote again =\ The machine probably stopped responding because Prime95 is pegging the cpu..that's what it does. To let users test overclocks and temps. How long does it usually take to finish? I honestly don't know..it depends on what settings you picked, I personally only ran it for like 15mins or so.
Your machine still could of crashed though..I'm just guessing on what could of happened.
It was a bad idea to do that though through remote..hopefully your cpu is not overclocked..could burn it up or maybe not as I think cpus will blue screen when pushed beyond their max temp. |
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ztmikeMark for moderationPremium
join:2001-08-02
Michigan City, IN | reply to Cheese
said by Cheese:it's been down for 2 hours now Your remote program whatever you are using probably crashed ..(or maybe the computer itself crashed) hard to say. |
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CheesePremium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
kudos:1 | reply to ztmike
said by ztmike:I honestly don't know..it depends on what settings you picked, I personally only ran it for like 15mins or so. Your machine still could of crashed though..I'm just guessing on what could of happened. It was a bad idea to do that though through remote..hopefully your cpu is not overclocked..could burn it up or maybe not as I think cpus will blue screen when pushed beyond their max temp. all stock |
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ztmikeMark for moderationPremium
join:2001-08-02
Michigan City, IN
1 edit | said by Cheese:said by ztmike:I honestly don't know..it depends on what settings you picked, I personally only ran it for like 15mins or so. Your machine still could of crashed though..I'm just guessing on what could of happened. It was a bad idea to do that though through remote..hopefully your cpu is not overclocked..could burn it up or maybe not as I think cpus will blue screen when pushed beyond their max temp. all stock If the cpu is stock then probably your remote program died since Prime95 is taking up all the cpu cycles. Don't know what else could of happened.
But then..you were talking about your computer locking up before I even mentioned Prime95..
What kind of cpu temps do you get at idle and at load? Use Core Temp or CPUID. |
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CheesePremium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
kudos:1 | said by ztmike:said by Cheese:said by ztmike:I honestly don't know..it depends on what settings you picked, I personally only ran it for like 15mins or so. Your machine still could of crashed though..I'm just guessing on what could of happened. It was a bad idea to do that though through remote..hopefully your cpu is not overclocked..could burn it up or maybe not as I think cpus will blue screen when pushed beyond their max temp. all stock If the cpu is stock then probably your remote program died since Prime95 is taking up all the cpu cycles. Don't know what else could of happened. But then..you were talking about your computer locking up before I even mentioned Prime95.. What kind of cpu temps do you get at idle and at load? Use Core Temp or CPUID. Last time I checked in the BIOS they were around 40-50 degrees. |
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CheesePremium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
kudos:1 | Swapped out mobo, hasn't locked up yet. So it must have been mobo issue. I played tf2 last night, while boinc was pegging all 6 cores, my game was hardly affected.
Color me impressed! Still need to get another 2gb of memory though  |
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 Vamp9190Premium
join:2002-02-11
Chantilly, VA
kudos:1 | reply to Cheese
I would trade the 2GB in and go with 8 , 12 or 16GB RAM, using 4GB sticks. |
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CheesePremium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
kudos:1 | said by Vamp9190:I would trade the 2GB in and go with 8 , 12 or 16GB RAM, using 4GB sticks. Well, I plan on adding more, I just couldn't afford it at that particular moment. Plus, compusa will charge me a 15 percent restocking fee. I plan on putting another 2gb in. I think 4gb is more than sufficient for my machine. it's just a gaming/cruncher. |
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CheesePremium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
kudos:1 | reply to Vamp9190
said by Vamp9190:I would trade the 2GB in and go with 8 , 12 or 16GB RAM, using 4GB sticks. Plus, 8gb+, gets very pricey. |
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 KonceptzIntel
join:2001-12-22
Chesterfield, VA
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Bottom line, with today's prices on CPU's, you'd be making a mistake to buy anything less then a quad core, Intel or AMD. Six core chips only excel in intensively threaded apps such as video encoding and heavy multitasking, having said that, they will perform just as good if not better then a dual or quad in games. |
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CheesePremium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
kudos:1 | said by Konceptz:Bottom line, with today's prices on CPU's, you'd be making a mistake to buy anything less then a quad core, Intel or AMD. Six core chips only excel in intensively threaded apps such as video encoding and heavy multitasking, having said that, they will perform just as good if not better then a dual or quad in games. I had a Q6600 prior to this, with the new board i swapped out, it's running like a beast! |
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