Posts by Eric Chavez2

So, I've been dealing with this headache for a few months now. My PC just completely freezes up—like, total lockdown where neither the mouse nor the keyboard respond at all.... The only way out is a hard reset. I checked the Event Viewer, but honestly, I didn't find any critical errors or anything useful there. Here’s what I'm running:
CPU: Intel Celeron G1610 2.4 IvyBridge LGA1155
HDD: WD 320GB SATA II
RAM: 2x2GB DDR3 Apacer 1.5V dual Channel
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B75M-D2V BIOS F5
GPU: Radeon HD4850 DDR3 256
Windows 7 ultimate 64bit SP1 (fully updated)

I grabbed the drivers straight from the official site, installed those, and even tried the stuff on the DVD that came in the box with the motherboard. I figured maybe the RAM was acting up, so I ran MemTest86+ to check things out, then threw Prime95 and OCCT at it (ran them overnight), but no errors popped up and nothing froze during the tests. Then, a few days later... boom, back to freezing. I've actually swapped out the power supply twice now, and I just picked up a new xilence 600 w gaming series one, but yeah, same exact issue...
The Hard Disk Drive seems fine. I tested it using Western Digital Diagnostic tools in DOS and also inside Windows using HD Tune and HDD Regenerator. I even did a low-level format with the Western Digital Diagnostic tools. I made fresh partitions for Windows, but still nothing works...

CPU temps are sitting at: (Idle 28-34) and Full load (40 - 48)
GPU temps are: (Idle 36 - 40) and Full load (40 - 68)

I've even tried swapping through a few different Windows DVDs I grabbed from torrent sites (Windows 7, Vista, XP—both 32bit and 64bit), but the freezing keeps happening. I even went as far as trying genuine Windows installs, and no luck there either...

The weird thing is, I had these same issues with my old motherboard, an ASUS P8H61M LX3 PLIS R2. I swapped out CPUs and power supplies twice back then too, but the problem persisted. I thought maybe that board was just a dud, so I bought this Gigabyte GA-B75M-D2V, and now I'm right back where I started. 🙂

Here is what CPU-Z says about the RAM:

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I've downloaded the latest drivers for the chipset, Realtek audio, the GPU, and all the Gigabyte utility software from the manufacturer's official site. I also tried everything on the driver DVD that came with the board, but the problem just won't go away. Sometimes the PC runs fine for two days, sometimes five, ten, or even a month, and then it just locks up entirely. I've already tried resetting the BIOS (pulled the CMOS battery, moved the jumper, loaded factory defaults), but whatever...

ANYONE GOT IDEAS? HELP ME OUT 🙂

Benjamin King2 said:The manual actually claims it supports a voltage range from 1.185 to 2.135V—and you can tweak it in 0.005V increments if you dig deep enough. Just mess around with the settings until you figure out how to switch from auto to manual mode. Maybe try hitting the +/- keys? It’s gotta be adjustable somewhere.

I stumbled onto some other stuff regarding voltage and latency... I think there's a setting from 1 up to 10, but honestly, I'm assuming everything else stays on auto because maybe the CPU just won't let me change it... My RAM is running at 1066 instead of 1333MHz, probably because the box for my CPU says it only supports up to 1033MHz.

Benjamin King2 said:Are you seeing the same latencies on both modules? I mean, did you actually double-check that the timings in the BIOS match what's printed on the sticks themselves? Maybe try bumping up the RAM voltage just a tiny bit—assuming the latencies aren't the issue...

So, how am I supposed to do that? Everything in my BIOS is stuck on auto settings, and it won't let me change a single thing.

So, here’s the deal... This is what I'm working with
Motherboard: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. P8H61-M LX3 Plus R2.0
CPU: Intel Celeron G530 DC 2.4 Ghz LGA1155
HDD 👋WD 320GB SATA II—seems to be in decent shape according to my checks
RAM: 4GB (2x2GB Dual Channel) Apacer memory
GPU: Asus Nvidia GT8600 DDR3 512 MB 128 - bit
PSU: Xsilence 600W New

I've been running Windows 7 Ultimate 64 using the drivers from the DVD that came in the box with the motherboard. Pretty sure there's no virus or anything—I ran a few different antivirus scans while in Safe Mode just to be sure.
The hard drive seems fine; SMART data looks solid... I also ran it through HD Tune Pro and everything checked out okay.
For the CPU, I ran Prime95 for about an hour and it didn't hang—temperatures stayed between 55-61°C under load and around 38-44°C at idle.
I tested the RAM using Memtest, checking each stick individually for one pass, and neither of them showed any errors... But man, once I actually start using the PC, it just freezes up.
If I pull one stick out, the computer runs totally fine, but as soon as I pop the second one back in and try to run in Dual Channel, it just locks up after maybe 15 minutes to an hour—doesn't really matter how long. The only way to fix it is a hard reset.
Both sticks are Apacer and they have the same specs, but obviously the serial numbers are different. One was manufactured in 2012 and the other in 2013.
I already tried updating the BIOS to version 1102, which I think is the latest, and I even reset everything to Default settings and pulled the CMOS battery. The machine works perfectly with just one stick. At first, I thought maybe a slot was busted, but I swapped the RAM into every single slot and it worked fine—it's just as soon as I put that second stick in that things go sideways. Both sticks are sitting at 1.50v.🤷

Price isn't really the main issue here... I've got an Intel Core i5 in there, though I can't say for certain which specific model it is at the moment...
4 GB of DDR3 RAM running in dual channel
Windows 7, 64-bit version
A 500GB hard drive
DVD-RW drive

Hey, so I'm running an ASUS Motherboard
http://uk.asus.com/Motherboards/Inte..._LX3_PLUS_R20/

Here’s what my current setup looks like: Intel Core i3 2.4 GHz Dual Core LGA 1155
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 5450 1GB DDR3 64-bit PCI-e
RAM: 4 GB DDR3
PSU: 400W
HDD: 500 GB Western Digital SATA II
Windows 10 64-bit

I was wondering—what would be the best GPU upgrade for me? Ideally, I need something that isn't massive so it doesn't hog all my SATA ports—you know, something compact—but still beefy enough that I can actually play stuff like Battlefield 1 on max settings...

Help! I think I messed up my CPU overclocking and now my monitor won't even turn on. Anyone got any ideas? Help me out here.