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i7 3960X w/ Asus Rampage IV Extreme

idata
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My system was stable for months without a problem. Then all hell broke loose.

Around June, I would get blue screens like crazy on boot up or my system would freeze up after going to sleep. Thinking something was wrong with the video cards, I tried each one at a time, same problems. Then I started removing memory. Well, if I populated all but one slot, it would work. If I tried populating that one spot it would get the blue screen. I tried a few different SSDs just to make sure this Agility SSD wasn't causing the problem, but same thing on my intel SSD. I thought something was wrong with my motherboard, so I RMA'd it with Asus.

Well, after a $450 hold on my credit card, and a few weeks of not using my beast, I finally received the new Motherboard from ASUS. I was excited to get my system up and running again. Well, first boot up, it did the same exact thing except now it does it with one stick of memory. Even more frustrating now!

 

So, I started thinking it was the memory. RMA'd that kit, finally got it in the mail today - same problem. I'm guessing it's an issue with the memory controller on the processor because the memory and the board seem stable otherwise.

 

I need some ideas or something to get this working correctly.

 

System specs are below.

 

 

 

CPUMotherboardGraphicsGraphicshttp://www.overclock.net/products/intel-core-i7-3960x Intel i7 3960X Extreme Edition http://www.overclock.net/products/asus-rampage-iv-extreme ASUS Rampage IV Extreme LGA 2011 Intel X79 http://www.overclock.net/products/sapphire-radeon-hd-7970-3gb-ddr5-hdmi-dvi-i-dual-mini-dp-pci-express-graphics-card-21197-00-40g Sapphire AMD HD 7970 http://www.overclock.net/products/sapphire-radeon-hd-7970-3gb-ddr5-hdmi-dvi-i-dual-mini-dp-pci-express-graphics-card-21197-00-40g Diamond AMD HD 7970 RAMHard DriveHard DriveHard Drivehttp://www.overclock.net/products/g-skill-8gb-2-x-4gb-ripjaws-x-series-ddr3-1600mhz-240-pin-pc3-12800-desktop-memory-f3-12800cl9d-8gbxl 32 GB DDR3 G.Skill Ripjaw X Series (1600mhz) http://www.overclock.net/products/intel-x25-m-ssdsa2mh160g2k5-2-5-mlc-internal-solid-state-drive-ssd Intel X-25M 160 GB SSD http://www.overclock.net/products/ocz-technology-120-gb-agility-3-ssd-3g-sata-6-0-gb-s-2-5-inch-solid-state-drive-agt3-25sat3-120g OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA 3 http://www.overclock.net/products/western-digital-caviar-blue-1tb-3-5-sata-3-0gb-s-internal-hard-drive-bare-drive Western Digital 1TB Blue Hard ...
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idata
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Based on the troubleshooting you performed that may be an issue with the processor. In order to make sure about that, let me suggest to try to reset the BIOS to defaults performing a clear CMOS on the motherboard, with the power supply unplugged take out the battery of the motherboard for at least 40min, after that, put the battery back in and power on your system again. In case the issue continues, if you have the possibility, try to test your system with another known work processor to determine if the issue continues as well.

If you have issues with the processor please contact your local support team. Please check the link below:

http://www.intel.com/support/feedback.htm http://www.intel.com/support/feedback.htm

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