Solved CPU or mobo video memory issue

jago86

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These are my specs:

Mobo: MSI 880GMS-E35 motherboard
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 - 965 3.4Ghz
RAM: Kingston 8GB DDR3 (Two 4GB sticks)
PSU: X-tech 500W (yes I know its cheap, I'm working with what I have)

I Installed Win 7 x64 Ultimate, everything works fine except that when I enable aero, my system crashes and reboots. Another problem I noticed is that randomly the computer would crash when I was browsing or installing updates. I ran memtest86 and the ram is in working order. Motherboards seems fine. Used CoreTemp to monitor temperature and the processor was at 32 - 55c under low to heavy load

However, I did notice this on MSI's website that the Phenom II 965 is not supported yet the computer boots up and Windows works besides the aero issue, MSI has listed that the mobo supports up to the Phenom II X4 960. The specs of the 965 are the same as the 960 except for the clock speed, I dont see why aero should be an issue, which brings me to what I discovered in the BIOS.

In the BIOS there is an option to put the shared video memory up to 1024MB (1GB) and I did and those problems happened when I had that enabled, I currently have it set to Auto, and I have not encountered the problem as yet.

What are the thoughts on the forum?

MSI website - http://www.msi.com/product/mb/880GMS-E35.html#/?div=CPUSupport

AMD website - http://www.amd.com/us/products/desk.../Pages/phenom-ii-model-number-comparison.aspx
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
My build
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro x64 (Update 1)
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 3.4Ghz (965 Deneb)
Motherboard
MSI 970A-G46
Memory
Kingston 16GB DDR3 1333
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GTX 680 - 2GB - MSI Twin Frozr III OverClocked
Sound Card
Realtek HD 5.1 Audio - ALC892
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 32" 403 LCD Television
Screen Resolution
1360 x 768
Hard Drives
Seagate - 500GB @7200 rpm (OS)
Hitachi - 500GB @7200 rpm (Data)
PSU
Thermaltake 600W TR2
Case
Thermaltake V3
Cooling
Corsair H80i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
Keyboard
Klip Xtreme Multimedia Keyboard
Mouse
Genius GX Gaming MAURUS
Internet Speed
50Mbps (Flow Trinidad)
Antivirus
Symantec Endpoint Protection
Browser
Chrome / Opera / IE
Other Info
Speakers - Logitech Z906 5.1 Surround Sound
Everything is running fine.

Too much memory in the Shared Video Memory. I had it set to 1024MB manufacturer says it can only take 512MB.

Don't know why there's an option to set it to 1024MB though.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
My build
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro x64 (Update 1)
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 3.4Ghz (965 Deneb)
Motherboard
MSI 970A-G46
Memory
Kingston 16GB DDR3 1333
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GTX 680 - 2GB - MSI Twin Frozr III OverClocked
Sound Card
Realtek HD 5.1 Audio - ALC892
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 32" 403 LCD Television
Screen Resolution
1360 x 768
Hard Drives
Seagate - 500GB @7200 rpm (OS)
Hitachi - 500GB @7200 rpm (Data)
PSU
Thermaltake 600W TR2
Case
Thermaltake V3
Cooling
Corsair H80i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
Keyboard
Klip Xtreme Multimedia Keyboard
Mouse
Genius GX Gaming MAURUS
Internet Speed
50Mbps (Flow Trinidad)
Antivirus
Symantec Endpoint Protection
Browser
Chrome / Opera / IE
Other Info
Speakers - Logitech Z906 5.1 Surround Sound
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