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Random instability/stutter/reboots/crashes with Z77 G1 Sniper 3 - please help?!
I recently built a new machine using the G1 Sniper 3 but have been experiencing a really difficult time trying to get this thing stable. Specs are as follows:
Now the problem is that the instability is difficult to reproduce, and appears to manifest completely randomly. For instance, I can play games or run graphical intensive benchmarks for hours on end.....but one day when I am browsing the internet the mouse will begin to randomly lock up and stutter until the machine either reboots automatically or I turn off the power. On other occasions I have experienced:
I should note that my brother has almost the exact same build as me, except rather than having SLI with GTX 580s he has a single GTX 670 installed, but he has not experienced the same issues. This might suggest an issue with the GPU's but I just cannot imagine that would be the cause of the problems given the symptoms and the fact that they do do not arise when gaming.
I have attempted a number of trouble shooting tests to no avail:
The symptoms seem awfully similar to the problems being experienced by users of the GA-Z77-D3H (http://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte...shutdowns.html) so I have recently tried adopting some of the suggestions made in that thread.....specifically changing the CPU base clock to 100.1 and disabling all power saving features in the bios.
I am not sure whether that will make any difference but I will report back if the instability continues. I would be very grateful to hear any advice or solutions in the interim if anyone is able to assist.
Cheers
- Windows 7 (64-bit);
- G1 Sniper 3 Mobo;
- Intel Core i7 2700K (running at stock speeds);
- Intel 240GB 520 Series SSD;
- WD 1TB Velociraptor;
- Corsair H100 CPU cooler;
- Corsair AX1200 80 Gold Plus PSU;
- Corsair 16GB Vengeance 1866MHZ C10 RAM (2x8GB) (10-11-10-30);
- SLI ASUS GTX 580 Direct CUII video cards.
Now the problem is that the instability is difficult to reproduce, and appears to manifest completely randomly. For instance, I can play games or run graphical intensive benchmarks for hours on end.....but one day when I am browsing the internet the mouse will begin to randomly lock up and stutter until the machine either reboots automatically or I turn off the power. On other occasions I have experienced:
- boot loops;
- bios recovery;
- BSOD;
- automatic resets after exiting a game;
- black screens followed by a message stating "Display driver nvidia windows kernel mode driver version 304.79 stopped responding and has successfully recovered".
I should note that my brother has almost the exact same build as me, except rather than having SLI with GTX 580s he has a single GTX 670 installed, but he has not experienced the same issues. This might suggest an issue with the GPU's but I just cannot imagine that would be the cause of the problems given the symptoms and the fact that they do do not arise when gaming.
I have attempted a number of trouble shooting tests to no avail:
- All drivers are fully up to date;
- I have installed the latest F5 bios;
- I have run two passes of memtest with no errors detected;
- I have turned off GPU power saving features in windows 7 (PCI-E link state power management & USB selective suspending) and the nvidia drivers (power management mode - prefer max performance);
- I have loosened the RAM timings to 12-13-12-32 and increased voltage to 1.60v;
- I have tried running the RAM at 1600mhz.
The symptoms seem awfully similar to the problems being experienced by users of the GA-Z77-D3H (http://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte...shutdowns.html) so I have recently tried adopting some of the suggestions made in that thread.....specifically changing the CPU base clock to 100.1 and disabling all power saving features in the bios.
I am not sure whether that will make any difference but I will report back if the instability continues. I would be very grateful to hear any advice or solutions in the interim if anyone is able to assist.
Cheers
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