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Thread ID: 136842 2014-04-21 00:28:00 New Build Problems - Any help appreciated boonrider (17200) Press F1
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1373207 2014-04-22 11:06:00 Is the memory on the manufactures recommended list and set to the right timings support.asus.com . Iasked because my last build ran into a similar problem, identically speced RAM did not work and had to be swapped out for something off Gigabytes list. PPp (9511)
1373208 2014-04-25 00:08:00 Ok so i've now done the following:

1) Run it with one stick of RAM at a time. One faulted, one didn't (although I don't have time to use my PC much, so I wouldn't call it conclusive)
2) I ran Memtest86+ on each stick individually and together - No errors with multiple passes in each configuration.
3) With both sticks, tried enabled XMP - Faulted
4) With both sticks, tried running RAM at 1333MHz - Faulted

Currently running in safe mode and i'll see how long that lasts (I think it has previously faulted in this config).

Any other ideas would be much appreciated! 		boonrider (17200)
1373209 2014-04-25 00:11:00 Hi PPp,

Yup it's on the list and set correctly. Good thought! 		boonrider (17200)
1373210 2014-04-25 00:56:00 It did occur to me....but the one and only CPU failure I ever saw and weird code stuff all over - not patterns.

But with modern CPUs they have the IGP integrated into the CPU so if the CPU is faulty (or there is some connection issue) it would not surprise me if you got typical GPU fault symptoms. 		Agent_24 (57)
1373211 2014-04-25 01:11:00 Suggestion - go into the BIOS and reset it to the default settings, see what happens.

Then as PCTek suggested in post #8 try some different RAM if you have access to some.

If it is still playing up after doing all that, its possible theres a fault on the motherboard, so it can be RMA'ed.

You can also check what version the BIOS is, there may be an update for it. Just be careful if you do, as upgrading a MB that crashes with a new BIOS, if it crashes part way through it can cause all sorts of problems.

Had an old PC here last week, similar, would blue screen with memory errors at random times even after trying several types of memory, yet the memory would work fine in other workshop PC's, replaced the Motherboard and it was fine after that.

With Hardware faults sometimes its a process of elimination to find the faulty part. So unless you have spares about you can try, the home user builds could be rather expensive doing it yourself.
The place you got the components from may test them, but I would dare say it will cost a labor charge, then the problem also happens when components are brought from different places.

From your original post:
So i'm now stuck. I'm not sure if i'm dealing with a hardware or software fault. What you can try --Boot from a live CD like Linux, if it crashes still its possible hardware. 		wainuitech (129)
1373212 2014-06-22 01:43:00 Hi all,

It appears i've taken 2 months to reply, but this now been solved!

I borrowed a couple of sticks of RAM out of my PC at work overnight and put them in my PC and the problem seemed to go away.

So I contacted Jeff at DTC Systems and explained. I sent the RAM in, he tested it and couldn't find any issues (and neither had I during memory tests). Regardless, he offered a replacement (from Gskills to equivalent spec Kingston). He sent them down, I installed them and I haven't had a problem since.

Thanks for all your help! 		boonrider (17200)
1373213 2014-06-22 11:01:00 It may not have been faulty, sometimes certain combos of RAM & MB just aren't 100% compatible and a different brand or speed sorts it out. This machine had issues with some corsair RAM and I switched to kingston. dugimodo (138)
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