BerserkBeast
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Okay here is the deal. This computer was my first build. I think of myself of decent tech, but still there is plenty of things I have to learn. I have consistently been having issues with the video card freezing up on me with this build with gaming and as far as I can tell it is a BIOS setting problem. I have fixed it enough to where the problem happens less often, but still happens from time to time. I'm fairly certain it isn't an overheating issue and would like some additional ideas as to what the problem is.
System:
EVGA 132-CK-NF79-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model EU80570PJ0876M - OEM
OCZ Reaper HPC 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3RPR13334GK
ABS Tagan ITZ Series ITZ800-V2 800W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply
EVGA 01G-P3-N891-AR GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB (512MB per GPU) 512-bit (256-bit per GPU) GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
The BIOS settings are as follow:
System Clocks
CPU Freq, MHz 3166.7
FSB Referance Clock, MHz 1333.3
CPU Multiplier 9x
CPU N/2 Ratio Enabled
PCIe x16_1 & x 16_2, MHz Auto
PCIe x16_3, MHz Auto
SPP<->MCP Ref Clock, MHz Auto
nForce SPP --> nForce MCP 5x
nForce SPP <-- nForce MCP 5x
CPU Spread Spectrum Center Spread
HT Spread Spectrum Auto
PCIe Spread Spectrum(SPP) Auto
PCIe Spread Spectrum(MCP) Auto
SATA Spread Spectrum Disable
FSB & Memory Config
FSB - Memory Clock Mode Linked
FSB - Memory Ratio Auto
FSB(QDR), MHz 1333
P1 Auto
P2 Auto
Memory Timing Settings
tCL(Cas Latency) 6
tRCD 6
tRP 6
tRAS 20
Command Per Clock(CMD) Auto (T1)
tRRD Auto (4)
tRC Auto (27)
tWR Auto (10)
tWTR Auto (14)
tFAW Auto (21)
tREF Auto (7.7 uS)
CPU Configurations
Limit CPUID MaxValue Disable
Intel Speed Step Auto
PP Mode Native Mode
CPU Thermal Control Disable
C1E Enhanced Halt State Enable
Virtualization Technology Enable
CPU Core 0 Enable
CPU Core 1 Enable
System Voltages
CPU Core Auto
CPU FSB Auto
Memory 1.750V
nForce SPP 1.50V
nForce MCP Auto
GTLVREF Lane 0 thru 3 Auto
System BIOS Cacheable Disable
HPET Function Enable
All drivers are up-to-date and I have been playing with these settings on and off for the entire time I've had the computer running. Any help would be greatly appreciated, I'm getting tired of playing the trial and error game with this computer.
System:
EVGA 132-CK-NF79-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model EU80570PJ0876M - OEM
OCZ Reaper HPC 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3RPR13334GK
ABS Tagan ITZ Series ITZ800-V2 800W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply
EVGA 01G-P3-N891-AR GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB (512MB per GPU) 512-bit (256-bit per GPU) GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
The BIOS settings are as follow:
System Clocks
CPU Freq, MHz 3166.7
FSB Referance Clock, MHz 1333.3
CPU Multiplier 9x
CPU N/2 Ratio Enabled
PCIe x16_1 & x 16_2, MHz Auto
PCIe x16_3, MHz Auto
SPP<->MCP Ref Clock, MHz Auto
nForce SPP --> nForce MCP 5x
nForce SPP <-- nForce MCP 5x
CPU Spread Spectrum Center Spread
HT Spread Spectrum Auto
PCIe Spread Spectrum(SPP) Auto
PCIe Spread Spectrum(MCP) Auto
SATA Spread Spectrum Disable
FSB & Memory Config
FSB - Memory Clock Mode Linked
FSB - Memory Ratio Auto
FSB(QDR), MHz 1333
P1 Auto
P2 Auto
Memory Timing Settings
tCL(Cas Latency) 6
tRCD 6
tRP 6
tRAS 20
Command Per Clock(CMD) Auto (T1)
tRRD Auto (4)
tRC Auto (27)
tWR Auto (10)
tWTR Auto (14)
tFAW Auto (21)
tREF Auto (7.7 uS)
CPU Configurations
Limit CPUID MaxValue Disable
Intel Speed Step Auto
PP Mode Native Mode
CPU Thermal Control Disable
C1E Enhanced Halt State Enable
Virtualization Technology Enable
CPU Core 0 Enable
CPU Core 1 Enable
System Voltages
CPU Core Auto
CPU FSB Auto
Memory 1.750V
nForce SPP 1.50V
nForce MCP Auto
GTLVREF Lane 0 thru 3 Auto
System BIOS Cacheable Disable
HPET Function Enable
All drivers are up-to-date and I have been playing with these settings on and off for the entire time I've had the computer running. Any help would be greatly appreciated, I'm getting tired of playing the trial and error game with this computer.