It's Already 2AM: 36th Edition... THE REUNION THREAD !

gjl711 wrote in post #19468982
Might want to check your ram voltages. I had a PC a while back and was using Corsair ram as well. The PC ran great but would freeze randomly. Had me perplexed as he!! but someone on a PC forum mentioned that they too saw the issue, raised the ram voltage a bit and the freezes stopped. I tried it and that was the solution for me as well. Ran the PC for several years after that with no issue, except for once. My cmos battery went dead and I had to replace it. Part of the process was to reset bios and that set all the voltages to auto. I forgot about the voltage change and the freezing came back. Set the voltage and all again was perfect. You might have the same issue, worth a shot as it's easy to do. (assuming your MB allows for manual ram voltage setting)

Yeah this is a good call, a lot of freezing is memory related. Could be voltage, timings, etc. I’d just a voltage tweak doesn’t do it then if there’s any XMP or OC profile try at stock.

If not that it might be worth doing a full bios reset, and if that doesn’t work try resetting your CPU while checking for bent pins. These new sockets and chips have so many pins it doesn’t take much for there to be bad contact that can wreak havoc on a system.

Day 1: no freeze so far, hope it continues hehe.

I dont really do much tweaking in the bios. For the past builds, only changing boot order and then fan controls. Ive only did overclocking to the first pentium 2 celeron where they tried doing the card slot type of cpu.

DTBaan wrote in post #19469405
Day 1: no freeze so far, hope it continues hehe.

I dont really do much tweaking in the bios. For the past builds, only changing boot order and then fan controls. Ive only did overclocking to the first pentium 2 celeron where they tried doing the card slot type of cpu.

What did you change? From what, to what?

gjl711 wrote in post #19469406
What did you change? From what, to what?

the voltage. from 1.19 to 1.3

DTBaan wrote in post #19469435
the voltage. from 1.19 to 1.3

Is 1.3 stock for your kit?

Also, do you know exactly which kit you have? Some memory controllers do not like 4 sticks, especially if they’re dual rank and the memory is overclocked.

DTBaan wrote in post #19469435
the voltage. from 1.19 to 1.3

Sounds similar to what I did. I can't remember the exact settings but it was something like that.

*sigh* wrote in post #19469439
Is 1.3 stock for your kit?

Also, do you know exactly which kit you have? Some memory controllers do not like 4 sticks, especially if they’re dual rank and the memory is overclocked.

I have no idea lol. i looked up google and there was some specs.

"We recommend being conservative when increasing DRAM voltage. Increasing voltage too much can damage your system. By default, DDR4 runs at 1.2v, while many memory module kits are rated to run at around 1.35v with XMP. Raise your voltage slowly until your system is stable; we recommend not going above 1.4v to be safe."

The rams I got were in a pack of 4 sticks so they should play well together.

gjl711 wrote in post #19469448
Sounds similar to what I did. I can't remember the exact settings but it was something like that.

I don't want to say more and be knocking on wood ehhe. but I'll give it a few more days to rejoice.

DTBaan wrote in post #19469537
I have no idea lol. i looked up google and there was some specs.

"We recommend being conservative when increasing DRAM voltage. Increasing voltage too much can damage your system. By default, DDR4 runs at 1.2v, while many memory module kits are rated to run at around 1.35v with XMP. Raise your voltage slowly until your system is stable; we recommend not going above 1.4v to be safe."

The rams I got were in a pack of 4 sticks so they should play well together.

Yeah, 1.3v should be just fine was more curious. A 4 stick kit certainly helps with compatibility was more curious about seeing if the ram was dual or single rank. Dual rank sticks run memory modules on both sides of the stick, but running 4 sticks is like running 8 when it comes to the memory controller so a lot of them don’t play nicely and it can cause stability issues.

That said, if it was a 4 stick kit normally Corsair and the likes have taken that all into consideration so I’d guess they’re probably single rank.

All that to say, glad it’s working so far!

*sigh* wrote in post #19469559
Yeah, 1.3v should be just fine was more curious. A 4 stick kit certainly helps with compatibility was more curious about seeing if the ram was dual or single rank. Dual rank sticks run memory modules on both sides of the stick, but running 4 sticks is like running 8 when it comes to the memory controller so a lot of them don’t play nicely and it can cause stability issues.

That said, if it was a 4 stick kit normally Corsair and the likes have taken that all into consideration so I’d guess they’re probably single rank.

All that to say, glad it’s working so far!

here's the description.. it does say 1.35v !

CORSAIR Dominator Platinum RGB 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 3600 (PC4-28800) C18 1.35V Desktop Memory - Black

I guess i don't know how to read rams lol and so far it's been working. have not have any freeze.
Thank you GJ!!

DTBaan wrote in post #19471444
here's the description.. it does say 1.35v !

CORSAIR Dominator Platinum RGB 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 3600 (PC4-28800) C18 1.35V Desktop Memory - Black

I guess i don't know how to read rams lol and so far it's been working. have not have any freeze.
Thank you GJ!!

Glad it worked. Those type of issues can be very frustrating.

the old computer, resurfaced to use for work
old build with a newer case. i was using this case before switching to lianli on the new build.

I'm not into all the RGB stuff, but to each their own. Just moved everything from main box into a Phanteks P600S (closed side). Not bad, but the drive cage for spinners is horrible. Loud and hot. I still use HDD's for storage and media server. They have these small, dense grommets that do nothing for noise/vibration at all. And for the bottom compartment cages, they are oriented so that the bottom front fan just blows on the side of the first cage. Worthless if you have more than 2 drives down there.

My old Antec P180 had a drive cage that was genious. I would never have moved over from that case if these damned video cards weren't getting so long. Had to remove the floppy cage just to fit the 3080Ti when I got it in 2021. The HDD cage is oriented so that the drives are head-long into the front/bottom fan so that air blows directly over all 4 drives front to back. Also, the grommets are about 1" thick and wedged around the metal of the cage (about 1/2" on each side of the metal) with special screws so the drives are virtually suspended by nothing but cushy rubber.

I never once heard any drive noise from that case. This Phanteks took me on a trip back to the 90's with the drive noise. Okay, that was a rant.

Anyway, D4 next weekend baby!

Yeah… most cases these days are awful for spinning discs. I only have one in my O11 dynamic Evo, and even with a small fan on the hdd cage it can still get quite hot.

Eventually I’ll just move all my spinning disc storage into a NAS and replace the storage with NVME drives.

I would switch to solid state for storage/server use in a heartbeat if it were affordable. As it is, I need about 40TB total for storage and backups. I'm waiting for 4TB Sandisk drives to come down to $200 so I can add another game drive.