Blue Screen on New Build F3-16000CL9T-6GBTD

[welst1149]

I built a new system this week, after waiting nearly 7 months from when I purchased the parts. Initially I placed the memory in the wrong slots, which caused an error. Replaced memory in the correct slots and upgraded Bios from F1 to F6. Loaded Win 7-64 and started loading applications. Started to get blue screens just after Windows loaded up. Tweaked the CMOS to some other settings and still got the blue screens. Looked for a dump file and don?t see any to tell me where it?s crashing. I couldn?t even load Everest to test the memory. Loaded Windows 32-bit to see if the 64-bit was the problem and still get the blue screen. Every time I load new Windows, it updates the Radeon Driver and a few other fixes.

Possible Problems:
1.Corrupt Bios. I tried to reload F6 from Gigabyte?s website and the computer tells me it can?t load because it?s not a 64-bit application..???
2.Video Card Driver with Win 7 ? 64bit (tried Win 7 ? 32 bit and same problem.
3.Memory ? I took out all memory except one stick and still same problem even after switching sticks.
4.Adjusted CMOS to tweak since the memory is 1.65V and MB Spec is 1.5V. Memory is on the approved list for MB, though. I adjusted timings, Profile?s, XMP, etc.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!! I?m on my 2nd day of trying to get this system stable.


Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Rev 1 ? Bios F6
Intel i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W
6 GB DDR3 2000 G Skill F3-16000CL9T-6GBTD
Sapphire 100282SR Radeon HD 5850 1GB 256-bit Video Card
Corsair HX Series 850W Power
WD Black 1TB HD
Samsung T220HD Monitor
Win 7 ? 64bit

[welst1149]

CMOS Settings

Advance Frequency Settings
CPU Clock Ratio 20X
CPU Frequency 2.66 GHz (133X20)
Advanced CPU Core Features Press Enter
QPI Clock Ratio Auto
QPI Link Speed 4.8 GHz
Uncore Clock Ratio Auto
Uncore Frequency 2.667 MHz
Standard Clock Control
Base Clock (BCLK) Control Disabled
BCLK Frequency (Mhz) 133
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) Disabled
System Memory Multiplier (SPD) Auto
Memory Frequency (Mhz) 1066
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) Auto
Advanced Clock Control
CPU Clock Drive 700mV
PCI Express Clock Drive 700mV
CPU Clock Skew 0ps
IOH Clock Skew 0ps

Advanced CPU Core Features
Intel ? Turbo Boost Technology Enabled
CPU Cores Enabled All
CPU Multi-Threading Enabled
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) Enabled
C3/C6/C7 State Support Disabled
CPU Thermal Monitor Enabled
CPU EIST Function Enabled
Bi-Directional PROCHOT Enabled

Advanced Memory Settings
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) Disabled
System Memory Multiplier (SPD) Auto
Memory Frequency (Mhz) 1066
Performance Enhance Turbo
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD) Auto
Profile DDR Voltage 1.5V
Profile QPI Voltage 1.2V
Channel Interleaving 6 Auto
Rank Interleaving 4 Auto
Channel A
Channel A Timming Settings Press Enter
Channel A Turnaround Settings Press Enter
Channel B
Channel B Timming Settings Press Enter
Channel B Turnaround Settings Press Enter
Channel C
Channel C Timming Settings Press Enter
Channel C Turnaround Settings Press Enter

Channel A Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time 8 Auto
tRCD 8 Auto
tRP 8 Auto
tRAS 20 Auto
Channel A Advanced Timing Control
tRCD 27 Auto
tRRD 4 Auto
tWTR 4 Auto
tWR 8 Auto
tWTP 19 Auto
tWL 7 Auto
tRFC 60 Auto
tRTP 4 Auto
tFAW 16 Auto
Command Rate (CMD) 2 Auto
Channel A Misc Timing Control
B2B CAS Delay - Auto
Round Trip Latency 51 Auto


Advance Voltage Settings
Load-Line Calibration Auto
CPU Vcore 1.23125V Auto
Dynamic Vcore (DVID) +0.00000V Auto
QPI/Vtt Voltage 1.200V Auto
CPU PLL 1.800V Auto
MCH/ICH
PCIE 1.500V Auto
QPI PLL 1.100V Auto
IOH Core 1.100V Auto
ICH I/O 1.500V Auto
ICH Core 1.100V Auto
DRAM
DRAM Voltage 1.500V Auto
DRAM Termination 0.750V Auto
Ch-A Data VRef. 0.750V Auto
Ch-B Data VRef. 0.750V Auto
Ch-C Data VRef. 0.750V Auto
Ch-A Address VRef. 0.750V Auto
Ch-B Address VRef. 0.750V Auto

Misc Settings
Isochronous Support Enabled
Virtualization Technology Enabled

[wevsspot]

Were you BIOS flashing from Windows, or flashing through a usb or floppy via the BIOS?

You can try a complete BIOS clear. Unplug the power supply from the wall outlet. Press the on/off button on the case a couple of times to discharge all residue power. Move the clear CMOS jumper from save to clear. Remove the CMOS battery. Wait five minutes or so. Move jumper back to save position and reinstall the CMOS battery.

Plug the computer back in. Boot and enter BIOS. Load BIOS defaults and then select the XMP profile.

Save and exit and immediately run Memtest 86+ version 4.10 for 6-8 hours and make sure you don't have any errors. If you passed Memtest you can reformat your hard drive and attempt to reinstall Windows. There shouldn't be any difference whether you're using the 32bit or 64bit versions of Windows.

Let me know how it goes.

[welst1149]

wevsspot,

I (think) I initially flashed from the HD after copying the file from a thumb drive. Now that I have Win 7 32-bit loaded I can try to do it again and see what happens.

I tried removing the battery (twice) to reset the CMOS and even tried pushing the button on the back of the MB, but no change. I'll try it again, this time for a longer period, load and run Memtest 86+, and let you know what happens.

[wevsspot]

Sounds like a plan.

Normally I don't recommend flashing your motherboard BIOS from the Windows environment, especially if you have a highly unstable system.

If possible always flash the BIOS after a full CMOS clear and after you have reloaded the factory default BIOS settings. I also recommend flashing from a USB or floppy drive instead of within the Windows environment.

[welst1149]

I tested all 6B of memory with Memtest 86+ and no erros. It seems that there is some minor screen flickering before I get a blue screen (if windows boots straight up - sometimes it takes two boots to get into windows). I read on another post to try and boost voltages on memory and/or video card until stable. That post also ultimatey recommended sending the motherboard back. Looks like that may be the best alternative?? I could switch out the video card, but I don't want to have to pay extrta $$ when I bought a decent one to begin with.

Any other thoughts?

[GSKILL TECH]

Did you try inputting better memory settings? AUTO doesn't always work well.

Try enabling XMP, then raise QPI/VTT Voltage 1.600V, and see how that works.

Another guaranteed setting is DDR3-1600 7-7-7-24 1.60V.

Thank you
GSKILL TECH

[welst1149]

[Did you try inputting better memory settings? AUTO doesn't always work well.]

I've tried a few things, such as: using "Profile1" under XMP; changing timings to 9-9-9-27, CMD 2; DRAM Voltage to 1.640V.

[Try enabling XMP, then raise QPI/VTT Voltage 1.600V, and see how that works.]

XMP is still on Profile1. Raising QPI/VTT to 1.600V puts it in the RED....Are you sure you want it that high??

[Another guaranteed setting is DDR3-1600 7-7-7-24 1.60V.]

I'll try the timings, but please get back to me on the QPI/VTT voltage..

Still getting continuous BSODs. Updated the Video card BIOS too.

Thanks!

[wevsspot]

At DDR3 speeds I'd plug in a QPI/DRAM/VTT voltage of 1.30v and call it good.

[GSKILL TECH]

Yes, most i7 920 D0 CPUs require QPI/VTT Voltage 1.60V to stabilize DDR3-2000. This is why you rarely see DDR3-2000+ triple channel kits since it puts A LOT of stress on the CPU. Also, an aftermarket CPU cooler is generally required for DDR3-2000 since it can overheat the CPU under full load.

Thank you
GSKILL TECH

[wevsspot]

At DDR3 speeds I'd plug in a QPI/DRAM/VTT voltage of 1.30v and call it good.

I'm not even sure where I was going with this.................... maybe I was considering recommending that you downclock the memory frequency and tighten the timings.

I've done that (downclocked DRAM to 1800Mhz and tightened timings) and my performance (bandwidth and latency) are back on par with what they were when I was running DDR3 2000 speed. Plus I was able to lower QPI/VTT down from 1.50v to 1.30v