zoomdweebie
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Windows 7 x64 Full retail install
Hardware was purchased November 2010 Windows install from just before Xmas - have not reinstalled yet.
I built this system with my youngest son as his Christmas present. He loves the computer but not the ongoing intermittent crashes that are occurring. This morning the system has crashed a good 6-7 times so problem seems to be getting worse. Have tried various BIOS settings, updated all firmware, drivers, BIOS updates available.
Any help with this problem is much appreciated. I am an A+, Net+ IT administrator for over 12 years with a large fortune 500 company. I have built many systems, some where the hardware would not play nice at certain front side bus speeds, etc. but never a system that I could not get stable. The BIOSTAR BIOS allows a lot of advanced settings, etc. Optimal defaults and many other settings I have tried have not helped in eliminating this problem. I have used an older version of Hiren's boot DVD and ran many diagnostics. Motherboard checks out, ran Memtest overnight, no crashes, etc. Really puzzled on this one.
Hoping to learn something new since I do not claim to be a hardware expert...but I do have a lot of experience. HELP
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Hardware was purchased November 2010 Windows install from just before Xmas - have not reinstalled yet.
I built this system with my youngest son as his Christmas present. He loves the computer but not the ongoing intermittent crashes that are occurring. This morning the system has crashed a good 6-7 times so problem seems to be getting worse. Have tried various BIOS settings, updated all firmware, drivers, BIOS updates available.
Any help with this problem is much appreciated. I am an A+, Net+ IT administrator for over 12 years with a large fortune 500 company. I have built many systems, some where the hardware would not play nice at certain front side bus speeds, etc. but never a system that I could not get stable. The BIOSTAR BIOS allows a lot of advanced settings, etc. Optimal defaults and many other settings I have tried have not helped in eliminating this problem. I have used an older version of Hiren's boot DVD and ran many diagnostics. Motherboard checks out, ran Memtest overnight, no crashes, etc. Really puzzled on this one.
Hoping to learn something new since I do not claim to be a hardware expert...but I do have a lot of experience. HELP
)My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bitAMD Athlon II X4 630 Quad Core Processor - 2....CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM...Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series GPU RV730 ...
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- DIY
- OS
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
- CPU
- AMD Athlon II X4 630 Quad Core Processor - 2.80GHz
- Motherboard
- BIOSTAR TA880GB+ AM3 AMD 880G HDMI Micro ATX AMD
- Memory
- CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3
- Graphics Card(s)
- Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series GPU RV730 1GB GDDR3
- Sound Card
- N/A
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Lacie Electron Blue III 19"
- Screen Resolution
- 1152 x 864
- Hard Drives
- Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB WD5000AAKS
- PSU
- Ultra ULT-H550W 550-Watt
- Case
- Ultra E-Torque ATX Mid-Tower
- Cooling
- Two 120MM large fans, Zalman CPU Cooler
- Keyboard
- GIGABYTE GK-K6800
- Mouse
- GIGABYTE GM-M6800
- Internet Speed
- 6MB Cable
- Other Info
- Original graphic card purchased was an open box BIOSTAR VA5573NHG1 Radeon HD 5570 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card. Due to the ongoing intermittent crashes I returned within the Newegg.com open box policy and grabbed the Sapphire card. Did not make the crashes go away but since the old card was open box it was the weakest link.
