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Random freezing and BSOD
Hi all, here is my system specs:
Abit IP35 Pro
Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4
Geforce GTX 460
8GB DDR2-800 (4x2GB)
750w PSU
Antec Solo case
So this is a new system build, with parts I got from a really good friend of mine second hand. It's all been working fine, benchmarks are good, temps are excellent, but it's been BSODing and freezing randomly during gaming. Occasionally the motherboard gives off one short system beep but this doesn't seem to be related to the crashing. Temps are around 60-65 for GPU and 50-60 for CPU when under heavy load. It came with 3x2GB but my friend said one of them was causing crashes so he had removed it. I replaced it with 2x1GB of the same speed as the other ram and it was fine for a day or so until it started doing the same thing again. So I replaced the ram with 2x2GB brand new, same speed again but it's still crashing and BSODing.
I read somewhere that it might need more voltage for the ram, as it has all 4 slots filled up. I checked and they're rated for 1.8v but I increased it to 1.9v just in case that fixed it.
Any ideas what might be causing it? I have the BSOD dump file for the latest crash if that helps. I have no idea how to fix this by myself.
Thanks in advance.
Edit: I noticed in speedfan that the ram voltage was dropping occasionally to 1.78v which is why I thought increasing it might help, and it's now showing as 1.88v when I set it to 1.9v, so could that small drop in voltage cause a crash or system beep?