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StarMarc
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April 17, 2012
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Troubleshooting my new build

  • April 17, 2012
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Hello all, I just built a system with: i7 3930k, Cruicial m4 128 ssd, Gtx 570, asus p9x79 pro, gskill 1866 32gb and areca 1223 raid 3.

I've also installed the latest drivers for each from their respective websites.  However, i'm getting sporadic display driver not responded then recovered messages where the screen goes black and comes back to life.  In addition, I'm getting random freezes where the computer screen goes to black and can only be revived through pressing the power button.

Any suggestions on how to stabilize my system?  I saw a thread about not havin the correct voltage ram, would this be the case?  I actually chose the above ram based on the videoguys recommended system.

Thanks in advance for any help!

-marc

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    StarMarcAuthor
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    April 22, 2012

    just a final update, its been a couple days now and ive been workin the new build like crazy and its actually been stable.. occasional hiccups.. but for the most part its okay... so the fixes ive tried above worked in relation to the build i have

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    Jared_Andrews
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    April 18, 2012

    Good point - try that Marc.  I checked the ASUS website and there was a new BIOS released for your board a couple of weeks ago:

    P9X79 PRO BIOS 1010 (2012.04.06  update)


    1. Improve system stability.
    2. Improve memory compatibility.

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    Alan_Craven
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    April 18, 2012

    Jared Andrews wrote:

    Good point - try that Marc.  I checked the ASUS website and there was a new BIOS released for your board a couple of weeks ago:

    P9X79 PRO BIOS 1010 (2012.04.06  update)


    1. Improve system stability.
    2. Improve memory compatibility.

    Interesting, almost identical to the Gigabyte F10 BIOS release note - maybe they are using the same BIOS provider?  The two seem to have parallel BIOS releases.

    Hope this works out for you.

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    Alan_Craven
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    April 18, 2012

    The random freezing can usually be cured by updating to the latest BIOS.  For both Asus and Gigabyte boards BIOS releases before those in early March had this problem.  F9 for Gigabyte boards largely cured this, but F10 is better.  Asus has similar BIOS releases.  The second Gigabyte release specifically listed memory compatibility issues.  I know of an Asus user who solved this issue by updating BIOS.

    My 3930K system using a Gigabyte GA-X79-UD5 motherboard (I have had too much trouble with Asus in the past) is perfectly stable with 1.5V RAM, specifically 8x4 GB CORSAIR XMS3 PC3-12800 running at stock speeds. 

    I have never experienced the display driver problem, though I did with my previous system.

    So it is possible to build a 3930K system which is OK.

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    Jared_Andrews
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    April 18, 2012

    Hi Marc - you're not the only one!  I've got 2 friends who forged ahead with fairly much the same system from Videoguys DIY9 and are having the same stability issues.  I've been waiting for them to actually test what they have been recommending for several months but they still haven't even built a DIY9 system themselves.  Why are they recommending these components when they haven't even been tested together???  Shame as I really enjoyed their advice and updates.

    I've been in touch with another person who has the same specs as yours but a Quadro 4000 card.  No problems at all with the GSkill Ram.  (He has tweaked things quite a lot however but I don't know what).  However I've noticed many people on this board are quite anti Quadro so I don't know who/what to believe anymore.    Keep us updated.

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    StarMarcAuthor
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    April 18, 2012

    No kidding Jared, if its accurate that their DIY 9 build is flawed its pretty careless for them to post it considering many people see them as sources.  I myself never really relied on their site for advice, however needed to in this case as I had to quickly put together a system without much time to research.

    then again, its pretty careless for people like myself to rely on system specs that havent been tested.

    i'll keep you posted, if switching out my ram for lower voltage ram works

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    Stu_S
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    April 17, 2012

    Thanks for posting this, I'm considering building a version of the Videoguys system.  FWIW, Shawn Lam swapped out his g.skill ram, maybe you're having the same problem he had.  Appreciate you posting as you get this worked out!

    http://www.shawnlam.ca/2012/premiere-pro-cs6-video-editing-computer-build/

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    StarMarcAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    April 18, 2012

    Thanks Stu for that.. i may try buying new ram to see if that doesnt solve my problem. unfortunately im not as evolved technically as some on these forums so im going to trial and error this thing and hopefully not lose any reciepts!

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    excited_Genie16B8
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    April 17, 2012

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