I5 3570k Freezing

[bmb360]

I finally was able to build my new pc a week ago. now im having a big problem. i bought an i5 3570k
i use intel hd 4000 graphics because im waiting for amd 8000 series . every time i play a game my pc freezes and leaves a red and green checkerboard screen. the only games i play on the pc r halo 2, arctic combat, haunt: slender and killing floor. when i looked at how my cpu was running. really only 2 cores were in use. i also did a stress test after it happened the second time. it did not freeze but hit 71*c. what is wrong?.

i5 3570k
Intel HD 4000 Graphics
Gigabit Z77 DH3H
10GB Ram
1TB HDD
700 Watt Psu

 

[ChilledGrease]

How did you manage to get 10GB of RAM? If you have 2 4GB sticks and one 2GB stick or something, that's really bad. It has to all be the same make, model and denomination. Other than that, did you install all the motherboard drivers when you first booted into windows? If you installed them from the mobo disk, go get the latest drivers from the Gigabyte website and install those.

 

[bmb360]

intel vga driver?

 

[FALC0N]

I5 3570k Freezing

Well get it a jacket! You don't want it to catch a cold!

 

[ChilledGrease]

intel vga driver?

Yes, that would be the one

 

[nick12345]

Well get it a jacket! You don't want it to catch a cold!

hahaha I don't know why I found this so funny.

It make me cry.

But seriously, I am guessing it has something to do with the 10GB RAM setup.

 

[bmb360]

nope it still does it

 

[bmb360]

yes this is how it freezes like my xbox does before i got e74 error http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/442/imag0281n.jpg/sr=1

 

[ChilledGrease]

Ok, you definitely shouldn't have 10GB of RAM

 

[bmb360]

i have 8 now i took out a 2gb stick

 

[bmb360]

I finally was able to build my new pc a week ago. now im having a big problem. i bought an i5 3570k
i use intel hd 4000 graphics because im waiting for amd 8000 series . every time i play a game my pc freezes and leaves a red and green checkerboard screen. the only games i play on the pc r halo 2, arctic combat, haunt: slender and killing floor. when i looked at how my cpu was running. really only 2 cores were in use. i also did a stress test after it happened the second time. it did not freeze but hit 71*c. what is wrong?.

***removed my 2gb stick so now the pc has 8gb or ddr3 ram. still frezing like xboxes e64 error http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/442/imag0281n.jpg/sr=1

i5 3570k
Intel HD 4000 Graphics
Gigabite Z77 DH3H
10GB Ram now 8gb
1TB HDD
700 Watt Psu

 

[ChilledGrease]

That was your problem, and a huge one. You probably need to update your BIOS

 

[bmb360]

i havent been replying much cause college but ill try that hold up

 

[ChilledGrease]

HD4000 cant run most game btw

 

[bmb360]

halo 2? thats what it freezes on most. i just played oblivion and arctic combat it didnt freeze but ima wait till monday to turn it back on and see what happens

 

[azathoth]

HD4000 cant run most game btw

This comment is full of ignorance.
The HD4000 is more than capable of playing the games he has even at higher settings.
It is also able to play newer games on low settings.

The HD4000 uses system memory, so your 8GB memory stick may be defective.
Try running a program such as Memtest, and see if errors are reported.

 

[Mousemonkey]

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■ Repost: i5 3570k Freezing glitch. strange temps

 

[bmb360]

so i did a memtest with 8gb. no errors came up. ill keep testing everything but after today ill insert the 2gb and run tests as well and run new tests this coming weekend