3ghz ht prescott abit ic7-g PROBLEM help

yer will do, i was planning on getting a decent cpu anyways cos its a very heavy system, any u recommend cos i know the standard one wont last long
 
Yeah thats what I suspected initially but im not an Intel guy so i dont know all their nooks and crannies :)
 
For some ABit boards with a psu giving out crappy rails, yes. They need quite a bit to function properly.
 
i'm not sure if there has been an answer to this question but.. i don't think the problem lies in the ram.. i had previously messed up the dual channel settings just like you are suggesting might be the problem and when i had the problem i had absolutely no video signal.. its almost like not having any ram at all.. from what he described, his computer posts and even boots windows... this leads me to believe that he's not running dual channel if it even booted in slots 1 & 2.. i have the identicle board and chip as you.. but i don't think you're running dual channel ram so i dont think that's your problem.. perhaps the VCore setting, as previously suggested.. but i never had that problem so i wouldn't know. and i'm using only a 350W psu, which works fine, btw.
 
i don't think the problem lies in the ram.. I had previously messed up the dual channel settings just like you are suggesting might be the problem and when I had the problem I had absolutely no video signal..
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The hardware is getting uber-stressed if its been OCd to the point that somehow disabling/crippling the 2nd memory controller (and somehow not also toasting the first) then perhaps that is indicitive of a deeper problem

this leads me to believe that he's not running dual channel if it even booted in slots 1 & 2.. I have the identicle board and chip as you.. but I don't think you're running dual channel ram so I dont think that's your problem.. perhaps the VCore setting, as previously suggested..
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Perhaps the Vcore but thats only applicable if he is running it either OCd or currently under-powered (for which there'd be no reason to do). Now this suggest the Vdimm voltage not being high enough however :)
 
Em similar problem, partial solution

i just built myself a new system with the same mb and had the same problems, i just upped the dimm voltage to 1.7v and changed the timings to ones specified by corsair for the memory. i do have a problem still with the sytem just shutting down all of a sudden at random times, any ideas. probably something to do with the memory again as im using pc-4000 ddr and it states im using pc-3200, anyway of fixing this? why couldnt i have gone for the simple way and just got the normal ram, i had to go for the fastest. if thats not the problem any other ideas?
 
turn off the bios option for "PWM thermal protection" make sure you cool your MOSFETS properly aswell, the prescotts draw a lot of juice and overheat the PWM circutry on my IS7-G (basically same design). Personally I solved this overheat problem with household cement, some plexiglass, electrical tape and a 40mm former CPU fan and an 80mm casefan, basically made a duct to suck air right off the MOSFETS and blow it out the back of the case, henceforth cooling the PWM circuts and stopping the annoying Board-has-90C-MOSFETS-AND-WILL-SOON-MELT shutdown errors i was getting
 
i just upped the dimm voltage to 1.7v
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I hope that was supposed to be 2.7V :)

changed the timings to ones specified by corsair for the memory
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Depending on what memory you get from Corsair, you shouldnt have to set any timings ... its autoconfigged :)

i do have a problem still with the sytem just shutting down all of a sudden at random times, any ideas. probably something to do with the memory again as im using pc-4000 ddr and it states im using pc-3200, anyway of fixing this?
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1 .Are you running 1:1?
2. Check temps and voltages

it could be power but I don't see how upping Vcore can help an already stressed rail.
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Im blind.... what rail?
 
Im blind.... what rail?
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don't mind me, sometimes I don't read what I type and post something like that :rolleyes:. upping Vcore most likely wont help, because as krazykarl said the mosfets/power circuitry gets quite hot when supplying standard voltages to prescotts
 
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