Problems with my pc :S

[jose1522]

Hi! I've had a wierd blue screen of death a couple of times; it says there's an unrepairable problem with my hardware or my software, but it doesn't happen when the pc is on stress... It actually happens when I'm listening music or browsing on the internet... I've run stress tests on my cpu, video card and RAM and I haven't got any problems... Any ideas of what might be going on?

In case you need my pc specs:

-Core i7 2600K @3.4Ghz
-4GB 1600Ghz
-Asus HD 6870. GPU @ 915Mhz, memory at standard speed
-Seagate Sata II HD (2 years old)


Thanks for your help guys!

 

[Proximon]

Blue screens are often caused by RAM.

Here is a guide on BSODs.
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/blue_screen_survival_guide?page=0,0

You can't test the RAM properly without creating a boot disk and running memtest:
http://www.memtest.org/

 

[jose1522]

I already did the test with the instalation dvd and the message i got didn't have any "error name"... I did some research about the problem and didn't find any info, that's why I'm posting the question here...But thanks for the help though

 

[Proximon]

Ok then we can dig deeper.

Start with full specs please.

MB? BIOS version (or EUFI)
PSU?
What version of Windows?
Exact model number of the RAM?

 

[geekapproved]

Power supply?

Exact memory model?

I'd be willing to bet your ram is not set correctly in bios.

Download cpu-z and post us a screenshot of the memory tab.

 

[jose1522]

ok the motherboard is an ASUS P8P67 LE B3, the EUFI version is the latest, the PSU is a Corsair 650W 80plus broze, the version is ultimate, 64bits; and the ram is a Corsair Vengance XMP

 

[Proximon]

Yep, let's see a SS of the memory and SPD tabs from CPU-Z please.

 

[jose1522]

Yep, let's see a SS of the memory and SPD tabs from CPU-Z please.

ok, there you go:

In case you can't see the images here are the links:

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/834/capturevvj.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/835/capture2tn.jpg/

 

[Proximon]

Well, try bumping up your DRAM voltage a bit manually. Just .04 would be fine. See if it makes an improvement, if not we can rule it out mostly.

 

[jose1522]

Well, try bumping up your DRAM voltage a bit manually. Just .04 would be fine. See if it makes an improvement, if not we can rule it out mostly.

Ok, thanks man! The thing is that it happens every now and then, so I'm not sure if I can very soon if it really worked, but in case I have more problems I guess I'll send you a private message.

 

[jose1522]

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