Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM  31 Days Ago |
| Replies: 4 Views: 651 I would make sure the mobo has the latest bios installed, as that looks to be a reading problem.
What are all the readings under load? Download OCCT and run it for 5 minutes (unless things get too... |
| Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Jul 27th, 2009 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 1,007 Try different software to check on the voltage. Can also get a multi meter and check the voltage at the pins.
A fan pointing at the mobo will help the temps. Make sure the heatsink is on correctly... |
| Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Jul 26th, 2009 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 1,007 Make certain that you have the memory sticks in the correct dimms for them to work in dual channel :). Usually, but not always, the same colour slots are the same channel.
If you do single tasking... |
| Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Jul 11th, 2009 |
| Replies: 25 Views: 1,607 Try clearing your bios by removing the cmos battery on the motherboard. Leave it out for 30 seconds, install both sticks of RAM, then replace battery.
You will need to enter the bios to reset the... |
| Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Jul 8th, 2009 |
| Replies: 25 Views: 1,607 The faster RAM will just default to the slowest RAM's speed. Having said that, ideally one should have matching sticks. |
| Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Jun 27th, 2009 |
| Replies: 12 Views: 1,047 A fresh installation of the OS might help, but as you said this has been happening since you got the pc, I doubt it.
I think that if you want better performance, you will need to upgrade your... |
| Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Jun 26th, 2009 |
| Replies: 12 Views: 1,047 Your board is limited to 2Gb which is what you currently have installed, meaning you are at your maximum. Your system however is capable of running 800MHz RAM and you are running 533MHz RAM.
Whilst... |
| Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Jun 25th, 2009 |
| Replies: 12 Views: 1,047 What brand and model motherboard do you have? 945 is the chipset on the board. |
| Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Jun 24th, 2009 |
| Replies: 12 Views: 1,047 Which dual core processor is it exactly? If it is high specced, the problem is probably with insufficient RAM. |
| Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM May 13th, 2009 |
| Replies: 6 Views: 739 Try clearing the cmos for about 15 minutes making certain that the power is turned off.
Reset the cmos jumper and then go into the bios. Set the time and date. Load Optimised Defaults and save and... |
| Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Feb 2nd, 2009 |
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| Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Jan 31st, 2009 |
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| Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Jan 31st, 2009 |
| Replies: 13 Views: 1,889 I have used toothpaste (don't laugh) and it worked really well for a week until I got some thermal compound.
Make sure the HSF is sitting flat on the IHS. Some new heat sinks are not flat from the... |
| Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Jan 31st, 2009 |
| Replies: 13 Views: 1,889 Well, you said you didn't put any on. If it's the old stuff that was already on there, then no, it's not enough.
Arctic Silver 5 or MX-2 are the best to use. MX-2 is non-conductive.
Prescott's... |
| Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Jan 31st, 2009 |
| Replies: 13 Views: 1,889 Your answer is in your question.
Put some thermal compound between the IHS and HSF before you turn your cpu into a paperweight :). |
