New Rig: Intel i5-2500k

[sygnus21]

Dear Lord of Bobs... I hate you!!!


j/k ... Nice rig!!

Thanks Tews, running real nice like right now (except for that RAM issue)

~Lordbob

Did you get that BIOS updated yet? Results?

 

[Lordbob75]

Dear Lord of Bobs... I hate you!!!


j/k ... Nice rig!!

Thanks Tews, running real nice like right now (except for that RAM issue)

~Lordbob

Did you get that BIOS updated yet? Results?

BIOS didn't seem to fix it, but I flipped the TPU switch on the motherboard and now Windows uses all 8 gb.... I really have no idea what the problem is there.

I also am still getting the issue where when I turn on the computer it starts, the turns off, then starts back up a few seconds later. Alternatively, it will turn on then sit there pre-BIOS without loading.... This happened 4 times this morning.

I am wondering if my power supply is going or something, as this happened with my last parts too.

~Lordbob

 

[sygnus21]

Honestly it might be a BIOS issue. That's the one bad thing about new tech - the growing pains. I would spend lots of time at Asus forums posting and learning about that board. I did this when I got my Gigabyte board as I had to learn its quirks and whatnots. I do this anytime I get new hardware, that's me.

I'm sure you're not the only one experiencing issues with the board. Not saying it's a bad board, just a new socket design.

Aside from that, yeah it doesn't hurt to double-check the other components (including power supply) just to be sure.

Good luck.

 

[Lordbob75]

Honestly it might be a BIOS issue. That's the one bad thing about new tech - the growing pains. I would spend lots of time at Asus forums posting and learning about that board. I did this when I got my Gigabyte board as I had to learn its quirks and whatnots. I do this anytime I get new hardware, that's me.

I'm sure you're not the only one experiencing issues with the board. Not saying it's a bad board, just a new socket design.

Aside from that, yeah it doesn't hurt to double-check the other components (including power supply) just to be sure.

Good luck.

This is the same issue I had with the old hardware though.

~Lordbob

 

[sygnus21]

Well..... perhaps it's time to look at those items common to both systems. PS?

 

[Wishmaster]

According the Spec sheet 1.5V is safe for the SandyBridge CPUs.
http://download.intel.com/design/processor/datashts/324641.pdf

Think Id play it safe with the voltage limits of 1.36V we all know as well.

At least untill more testing has been done.

 

[sygnus21]

If Intel is listing that than it's safe. However the lower the volts the better the temps. In short - use as little as you can get away with (aka run stable).

Also I'm sure anyone pushing 1.5 is seriously overclocking the chip.

 

[Lordbob75]

Well..... perhaps it's time to look at those items common to both systems. PS?

That's what I am wondering, but I don't know how to test it.

~Lordbob

 

[sygnus21]

Really the only way is to start removing one item at a time and see how the system responds.

If you seriously feel like its the power supply you could buy a tester - Newegg.com - power supply tester to check it out. Quick, Easy, Cheap.

Or you could try the manual part as stated here - Power Supply Test - How Do I Test the Power Supply in My Computer? - PSU Test. Of course you'll have to feel comfortable with troubleshooting electrical parts.

 

[Wishmaster]

If its acting the same, and the only part that was re-used was the PSU, it would certainly be my suspicion.

 

[Lordbob75]

I don't have a PSU tester, but I will pull out the multimeter and manually check it.

~Lordbob

 

[sygnus21]

Good luck, and keep us informed.

 

[Lordbob75]

Well, I sat down and checked each and every wire with the multimeter. Everything is outputting what it should.

The interesting thing is this: I accidentally shorted it once, and the PSU wouldn't start up right for a while. Even before that, when I turned it off and back on, it wouldn't turn on correctly all the time....

I will have to call thermaltake and talk to them about it on monday, which is rather annoying. I might just have to bite the bullet and buy a new one.

~Lordbob

 

[profdlp]

I am eager to hear about your new system and hope to see some benchmarks. Good luck sorting out the PSU/RAM/ETC details.

 

[Lordbob75]

What benchmarks are you guys looking for?

And I will post some pictures up when I get a better camera.

~Lordbob

 

[sygnus21]

I will have to call thermaltake and talk to them about it on monday, which is rather annoying. I might just have to bite the bullet and buy a new one.

I know you probably don't want to get a new power supply, but think on the altenative

Your system is too nice to be taking chances on a faulty power supply (If it is indeed faulty).

As far as benchmarks - you could try PCMark Vantage or 3DMark Vantage (trial only good for single run)

 

[Lordbob75]

I will have to call thermaltake and talk to them about it on monday, which is rather annoying. I might just have to bite the bullet and buy a new one.

I know you probably don't want to get a new power supply, but think on the altenative

Your system is too nice to be taking chances on a faulty power supply (If it is indeed faulty).

To be honest, I would LOVE a new power supply. Just not eager to drop another $150-200 on a good one...

And it has worked just fine for all this time....

~Lordbob

 

[profdlp]

Any of the Unigine video tests would be nice. They're pretty cool to look at, too.

 

[Lordbob75]

Any of the Unigine video tests would be nice. They're pretty cool to look at, too.

I can't tell which of those is the benchmarks or what to download xD

~Lordbob

 

[profdlp]

Any of the Unigine video tests would be nice. They're pretty cool to look at, too.

I can't tell which of those is the benchmarks or what to download xD

~Lordbob

http://unigine.com/download/

Heaven is the newest, Tropics came before that. Sanctuary is the oldest. I believe they go DX11, DX10, DX9 in the order I listed them, though all will run on any version of DirectX.