Hi!
As some of you know I got a new system and today decided to test everything before assembling it.
I ran into all sorts of problems. I will list them below, kindly help me in diagnosing the problems:-
CONFIG DETAILS:
Amd Phenom 2 X4 955 BE
Gigabyte 785GMT-USB3
Corsair VX 550 psu
GPUS-ATI HD 4870/HD 4350/Nvidia 8800gt
OCZ platinum 1600mhz fsb ram
wd blue 640gb aaks
sony dru 870s writer
[1]Everything was connected and using one ram module (ocz 1600mhz platinum) i decide to boot the system--system starts--I get display on the screen-I power off the system
[2]I now connect both 2x2 gb ddr3 1600 mhz ocz ram in dual channel mode and power on system--no response-no display--psu and cpu fans spin-i power off the system
[3]I connect only stick 2 of the ocz ram as stick 1 booted just fine--i power on system--no response--no display
[4]I connect stick 1 again and boot into the bios to discover the motherboard detects the 1600mhz ram but runs it @ 1066mhz--i manually change the dram frequency to 1600mhz-save settings in the bios and reboot
[5]System boots again--the sony dvd writer and wd 640gb blue are properly detected. ram stick 1 running at timings 7-7-7 which are default timings-pc health check in bios shows - system temp @ 44-45 degrees and cpu temp @ 48-50 degrees--heatsink and thermal paste used are the stock ones provided by AMD. room temperature is 30-32 degrees and there is no AC in my room. CPU voltage is 1.440 V. I am using my ATi HD 4870 to power the display. I power off the system
[6]I connect both ram modules 1 and 2 to boot into the system after setting dram frequency to manual--no display no response fans are spinning. I power off the system.
[7] I decide to only use ram stick 2 which did not give me display on both occasions before. No response no display-I power off the system.
[8]I use ram stick 1 to boot again - system starts I boot - ram frequency reset to 1066Mhz--I set it to 1600mhz manually and reboot. System boots into bios and now I suddenly get purple dotted lines on the display/LCD.
[9]I reboot system and now the system doesn't display anything only the cpu and psu fans spin.
[10]On changing gpu to ati 4350/ nvidia 8800gt i get proper display. But only 2gb of ram works.
NOW,
[1]What can the issue be?
[2]Are the CPU temperatures normal?--Itwares will ship the Artic TX 2 thermal paste on Monday--I can use it with the coolermaster TX 3 HSF.
[3]How do I determine stepping and wattage of my 955BE cpu-whether it is 125W or 95W?
[4] I believe something is wrong with the ram--where do I rma OCZ rams in India?
As some of you know I got a new system and today decided to test everything before assembling it.
I ran into all sorts of problems. I will list them below, kindly help me in diagnosing the problems:-
CONFIG DETAILS:
Amd Phenom 2 X4 955 BE
Gigabyte 785GMT-USB3
Corsair VX 550 psu
GPUS-ATI HD 4870/HD 4350/Nvidia 8800gt
OCZ platinum 1600mhz fsb ram
wd blue 640gb aaks
sony dru 870s writer
[1]Everything was connected and using one ram module (ocz 1600mhz platinum) i decide to boot the system--system starts--I get display on the screen-I power off the system
[2]I now connect both 2x2 gb ddr3 1600 mhz ocz ram in dual channel mode and power on system--no response-no display--psu and cpu fans spin-i power off the system
[3]I connect only stick 2 of the ocz ram as stick 1 booted just fine--i power on system--no response--no display
[4]I connect stick 1 again and boot into the bios to discover the motherboard detects the 1600mhz ram but runs it @ 1066mhz--i manually change the dram frequency to 1600mhz-save settings in the bios and reboot
[5]System boots again--the sony dvd writer and wd 640gb blue are properly detected. ram stick 1 running at timings 7-7-7 which are default timings-pc health check in bios shows - system temp @ 44-45 degrees and cpu temp @ 48-50 degrees--heatsink and thermal paste used are the stock ones provided by AMD. room temperature is 30-32 degrees and there is no AC in my room. CPU voltage is 1.440 V. I am using my ATi HD 4870 to power the display. I power off the system
[6]I connect both ram modules 1 and 2 to boot into the system after setting dram frequency to manual--no display no response fans are spinning. I power off the system.
[7] I decide to only use ram stick 2 which did not give me display on both occasions before. No response no display-I power off the system.
[8]I use ram stick 1 to boot again - system starts I boot - ram frequency reset to 1066Mhz--I set it to 1600mhz manually and reboot. System boots into bios and now I suddenly get purple dotted lines on the display/LCD.
[9]I reboot system and now the system doesn't display anything only the cpu and psu fans spin.
[10]On changing gpu to ati 4350/ nvidia 8800gt i get proper display. But only 2gb of ram works.
NOW,
[1]What can the issue be?
[2]Are the CPU temperatures normal?--Itwares will ship the Artic TX 2 thermal paste on Monday--I can use it with the coolermaster TX 3 HSF.
[3]How do I determine stepping and wattage of my 955BE cpu-whether it is 125W or 95W?
[4] I believe something is wrong with the ram--where do I rma OCZ rams in India?