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I noticed already 5-6 topics of people getting PC freezing problems, so I though it might be a good idea to clarify.
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- Does your PC freeze without reason, making an hard-reset the only possible solution?
- Does your PC work wonderfully, but it seems like it's waiting until you go AFK for a minute and when you come back *MAGIC* everything is f***'d up?
Well let me say that 95% of the times, it is a RAM PROBLEM.
Also, I noticed it might be a Corsair-related problem, but I'm not sure about it. Anyway, here are some tips and solution that might get you out of troubles:
1. Check the sticker on the back of the RAM DIMMs. Here's an example:
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Do you see those 9-9-9-24? There you go, those are the timings recommended by the constructor. Go into your BIOS, and make sure to change the timings to the specified ones. This solved my issue.
2. Try to raise/lower the RAM frequency. I've heard that the new SB processors runs fine on a 1333MHz freq. Nonetheless, I changed mine to 1600MHz without changing the voltage. This might solve your issues as well, but if you have high frequencies, setting a lower one might help as well. Play with them
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3. Another user, jokebook, had this issued solved by raising the voltage of the RAM. Even though the RAM is rated to run 1.5v, it might be set to work at 1.49~ish, not giving them enough tension. Again, enter your BIOS and raise the VRAM value just a step above 1.5v. Please note that changing the value above 1.65v can damage your components, but having it just a small little above 1.5v will be safe, don't worry.
In the end, running a memtest can be useful, your RAM might have some errors, but in general if your sticks are brand new you shouldn't meet any of them.
Hope this will "warm up" your PC freezes (
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), and if it doesn't, reply here and we'll try to work out something else =)
I noticed already 5-6 topics of people getting PC freezing problems, so I though it might be a good idea to clarify.
- Does your PC freeze without reason, making an hard-reset the only possible solution?
- Does your PC work wonderfully, but it seems like it's waiting until you go AFK for a minute and when you come back *MAGIC* everything is f***'d up?
Well let me say that 95% of the times, it is a RAM PROBLEM.
Also, I noticed it might be a Corsair-related problem, but I'm not sure about it. Anyway, here are some tips and solution that might get you out of troubles:
1. Check the sticker on the back of the RAM DIMMs. Here's an example:
Do you see those 9-9-9-24? There you go, those are the timings recommended by the constructor. Go into your BIOS, and make sure to change the timings to the specified ones. This solved my issue.
2. Try to raise/lower the RAM frequency. I've heard that the new SB processors runs fine on a 1333MHz freq. Nonetheless, I changed mine to 1600MHz without changing the voltage. This might solve your issues as well, but if you have high frequencies, setting a lower one might help as well. Play with them
3. Another user, jokebook, had this issued solved by raising the voltage of the RAM. Even though the RAM is rated to run 1.5v, it might be set to work at 1.49~ish, not giving them enough tension. Again, enter your BIOS and raise the VRAM value just a step above 1.5v. Please note that changing the value above 1.65v can damage your components, but having it just a small little above 1.5v will be safe, don't worry.
In the end, running a memtest can be useful, your RAM might have some errors, but in general if your sticks are brand new you shouldn't meet any of them.
Hope this will "warm up" your PC freezes (
