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When using this resource, please read FragKrag's opening post. The Tech Support forum regulars have helped create countless of desktop systems without any compensation. The least you can do is provide all of the information required for them to help you properly.
ZeromuS
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada13427 Posts
June 16 2013 18:37 GMT
#30901
So I posted saying that I had discovered the cause of my problems as my Wifi Card. well, now I'm connected to a wireless bridge and no more sound stuttering. I do however get the odd 1 or 2 second freeze while playing games. I don't know what to look for. My RAM passed the memtest86 tests, the HDD passed its tests, the Video Card fans work and it runs at no hotter than 49 celsius since I haven't OC'ed it or the CPU (also at 50ish Celsius under load in game).

So what do I start to check to see the culprit? I get a high number of pagefaults because of Security Essentials at the moment but not sure if thats the only thing causing me freezing or not.
StrategyRTS forever | @ZeromuS_plays | www.twitch.tv/Zeromus_
Ropid
Profile Joined March 2009
Germany3557 Posts
June 16 2013 18:41 GMT
#30902
I recently had some suspicious problems with the PC freezing for a few seconds here and there with NVidia's newest graphics card drivers. Going back from the 320 driver to the previous 314.22 fixed that.

Those page faults are nothing worrying. That's related to how programs and the OS manage files and memory nowadays, not just RAM size and the page file like in the past.
"My goal is to replace my soul with coffee and become immortal."
Cyro
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom20345 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-06-16 18:45:41
June 16 2013 18:45 GMT
#30903
What games? Sc2 is known to stutter like a bitch especially if you have not already ran through all of the models/animations/sounds etc, but even then some if you have.

My benchmark for example, it's less than a minute long but i have to run it on average like 4 or 5 times to get a run that doesn't have a 0.5-2second stutter in it, just cause it's a thing that happens in sc2 every few game minutes
"oh my god my overclock... I got a single WHEA error on the 23rd hour, 9 minutes" -Belial88
{ToT}ColmA
Profile Joined November 2007
Japan3260 Posts
June 16 2013 18:51 GMT
#30904
with ropids settings my pc froze instantly so i had to reset the bios again cuz i couldnt even enter bios to revert it gonna try some more but it just looks bad T_T
The only virgins in kpop left are the fans
Cyro
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom20345 Posts
June 16 2013 18:58 GMT
#30905
Well, you're not supposed to set same vcore as him ;p

Just stuff like LLC.

I already said btw, use turbo or second highest LLC setting as a baseline. When people quote voltages they do so assuming you are using a moderate LLC level
"oh my god my overclock... I got a single WHEA error on the 23rd hour, 9 minutes" -Belial88
ZeromuS
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada13427 Posts
June 16 2013 19:08 GMT
#30906
On June 17 2013 03:45 Cyro wrote:
What games? Sc2 is known to stutter like a bitch especially if you have not already ran through all of the models/animations/sounds etc, but even then some if you have.

My benchmark for example, it's less than a minute long but i have to run it on average like 4 or 5 times to get a run that doesn't have a 0.5-2second stutter in it, just cause it's a thing that happens in sc2 every few game minutes


SC2, league, skyrim you name it I get the odd hiccup. Ill run another memtest while im out for the night and come back tomorrow to trouble shoot based on the tips here I guess. Oh well, as long as I can sort it out eventually
StrategyRTS forever | @ZeromuS_plays | www.twitch.tv/Zeromus_
{ToT}ColmA
Profile Joined November 2007
Japan3260 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-06-16 19:32:47
June 16 2013 19:30 GMT
#30907
http://imgur.com/a/NfJaM

did there are screenshots of llc setting

from my testing so far llc doesnt do shit for me and gone back to 4,2 currently as its stable without whea etc and heat in ibt is pretty okay, 72c with 1.28 vc, gonna try to lower voltage tomorrow again, wanna play some games now but a couple of days ago testing without llc on (it is on now) 1.28vc was the lowest stable 4.2ghz for my setup and if i wanna go to 4.3 i need to go to 1.365 to make it p95 stable but whea error...so well not so stable ^^
The only virgins in kpop left are the fans
Cyro
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom20345 Posts
June 16 2013 19:58 GMT
#30908
LLC off to LLC turbo/extreme will cut the vcore you need by ~0.05-0.1v in terms of what you set in bios

Why do people overclock with Turbo ratio's instead of setting CPU multiplier? Just for using offset volts?
"oh my god my overclock... I got a single WHEA error on the 23rd hour, 9 minutes" -Belial88
Cyro
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom20345 Posts
June 16 2013 20:03 GMT
#30909
If anyone was interested:

+ Show Spoiler +
[image loading]
"oh my god my overclock... I got a single WHEA error on the 23rd hour, 9 minutes" -Belial88
{ToT}ColmA
Profile Joined November 2007
Japan3260 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-06-16 20:15:07
June 16 2013 20:13 GMT
#30910
as a last resort i could try to make some screens of my bios settings (all of them) to show, maybe there is something wonkey that i did and cant see but right now i kinda doubt it. i ve seen articles/videos and shit for over 5 days now, i cant be that stupid.

nice system, top exhaust or intake? is it worth it? still debating if i put a fan in that top space, have one lying around but temps currently doesnt seem worth it. how noisy is your rig?
The only virgins in kpop left are the fans
Ropid
Profile Joined March 2009
Germany3557 Posts
June 16 2013 21:00 GMT
#30911
On June 17 2013 04:58 Cyro wrote:
LLC off to LLC turbo/extreme will cut the vcore you need by ~0.05-0.1v in terms of what you set in bios

Why do people overclock with Turbo ratio's instead of setting CPU multiplier? Just for using offset volts?

Those settings in the screenshots are like that because I started out by copying the settings from my previous ASRock board.

Simply setting 46 multiplier and disabling turbo multipliers, it seems to be very similar. The CPU still slows down to 1600 MHz. VID also still goes up and down depending on what's running, so offset still works just like with turbo multiplier.

I was imagining seeing more in-between speeds like 2.5 GHz showing up in CPU-Z when turbo multipliers were used. I want Windows to have all possible power savings stuff available to work with, so that's why I don't want to disable turbo multipliers without knowing for sure it's the same.
"My goal is to replace my soul with coffee and become immortal."
Cyro
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom20345 Posts
June 16 2013 21:08 GMT
#30912
nice system, top exhaust or intake? is it worth it? still debating if i put a fan in that top space, have one lying around but temps currently doesnt seem worth it. how noisy is your rig?


It's exhaust, and it's kinda important to have good airflow. For me this means 1-2 front intakes, bottom intake, top 170mm exhaust and probably 120mm back exhaust (though i might throttle them a bit from max speed for more positive pressure etcetc)

It's really quiet actually, GPU under max load or HDD spinning up are both several times louder than all of the CPU and case fans put together flying at max RPM
"oh my god my overclock... I got a single WHEA error on the 23rd hour, 9 minutes" -Belial88
Catch]22
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Sweden2683 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-06-16 21:32:40
June 16 2013 21:30 GMT
#30913
Is there any clever way of mounting fans in those hexagonal fan covers that chassis have? I wanna mount a fan in an odd place... Silence is the goal.
Vearo
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Canada168 Posts
June 16 2013 22:09 GMT
#30914
I'm building an entire new computer, with my sister buying my old one. I will need an entire new build and she needs some data storage for herself.

The Questions
+ Show Spoiler +
My budget is ~$1450 with tax/shipping (credit card limit). If something would be a worthwhile upgrade I would have to buy it maybe a week later.

My computer resolution is 1920x1080, with a second monitor at 1280x1024. I plan on waiting for the 760 before purchasing my graphics card, so please skip graphics card for this build.

I'm going to be using the computer for gaming, and I would like the potential to stream games. The games I play are Planetside 2 (CPU Heavy), Starcraft 2, Borderlands 2

My upgrade cycle will almost assuredly be an entire new build 2+ years later.

I can purchase the parts immediately, assuming everything fits within the aforementioned budget of ~$1450.

I plan of doing some overclocking, but nothing too major. I figure a decent aftermarket air-based heatsink should be good enough for my needs.

I will need an operating system.

I do not plan to SLI or Crossfire for this build.

There are no reasonably-priced local stores where I live (FUTURESHOP LOL), so everything will have to be purchased online.

Notes on storage:
-I would like to shoot for at least 8GB of RAM (I think that's standard nowadays anyway) as my current computer of 4GB actually starts maxing out when I play Planetside 2.
-I will be keeping my current Hard drive of 1TB
-My sister will want a 500GB hard drive
-I will want a SSD around 128 GB
-My sister wants a SSD around 64 GB


Thank you very much!
"Smooth as Pie" - Day[9]
Craton
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States17303 Posts
June 16 2013 23:14 GMT
#30915
On June 17 2013 06:08 Cyro wrote:
Show nested quote +
nice system, top exhaust or intake? is it worth it? still debating if i put a fan in that top space, have one lying around but temps currently doesnt seem worth it. how noisy is your rig?


It's exhaust, and it's kinda important to have good airflow. For me this means 1-2 front intakes, bottom intake, top 170mm exhaust and probably 120mm back exhaust (though i might throttle them a bit from max speed for more positive pressure etcetc)

It's really quiet actually, GPU under max load or HDD spinning up are both several times louder than all of the CPU and case fans put together flying at max RPM

What's always amused me to a degree is the loudest thing I've had in the past several years has been this one craptastic 300GB HDD, not any kind of high RPM fan.
twitch.tv/cratonz
Antoine
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States7481 Posts
June 16 2013 23:16 GMT
#30916
On June 17 2013 06:08 Cyro wrote:
Show nested quote +
nice system, top exhaust or intake? is it worth it? still debating if i put a fan in that top space, have one lying around but temps currently doesnt seem worth it. how noisy is your rig?


It's exhaust, and it's kinda important to have good airflow. For me this means 1-2 front intakes, bottom intake, top 170mm exhaust and probably 120mm back exhaust (though i might throttle them a bit from max speed for more positive pressure etcetc)

It's really quiet actually, GPU under max load or HDD spinning up are both several times louder than all of the CPU and case fans put together flying at max RPM

Are you going for positive pressure because of the kind of graphics card you have? I read somewhere that when you don't have a blower card, but rather one that simply sends air around the interior case, that it's better to have negative pressure. Can anyone back that up or refute it?
ModeratorFlash Sea Action Snow Midas | TheStC Ret Tyler MC | RIP 우정호
Craton
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States17303 Posts
June 16 2013 23:22 GMT
#30917
I think the only tangible difference between the two is positive pressure likes to keep dust from getting in the cracks better than negative.
twitch.tv/cratonz
Ropid
Profile Joined March 2009
Germany3557 Posts
June 16 2013 23:32 GMT
#30918
Many cases are kind of open in the area around the slots of expansion cards. With positive pressure, you can be sure that air flows out of the case through the openings there. With too much exhaust fans or unfortunate air flow, the PC might suck air into the case around there, which is where the blower card blows out its hot air.
"My goal is to replace my soul with coffee and become immortal."
skyR
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada13817 Posts
June 16 2013 23:40 GMT
#30919
On June 17 2013 07:09 Vearo wrote:+ Show Spoiler +
I'm building an entire new computer, with my sister buying my old one. I will need an entire new build and she needs some data storage for herself.

The Questions
+ Show Spoiler +
My budget is ~$1450 with tax/shipping (credit card limit). If something would be a worthwhile upgrade I would have to buy it maybe a week later.

My computer resolution is 1920x1080, with a second monitor at 1280x1024. I plan on waiting for the 760 before purchasing my graphics card, so please skip graphics card for this build.

I'm going to be using the computer for gaming, and I would like the potential to stream games. The games I play are Planetside 2 (CPU Heavy), Starcraft 2, Borderlands 2

My upgrade cycle will almost assuredly be an entire new build 2+ years later.

I can purchase the parts immediately, assuming everything fits within the aforementioned budget of ~$1450.

I plan of doing some overclocking, but nothing too major. I figure a decent aftermarket air-based heatsink should be good enough for my needs.

I will need an operating system.

I do not plan to SLI or Crossfire for this build.

There are no reasonably-priced local stores where I live (FUTURESHOP LOL), so everything will have to be purchased online.

Notes on storage:
-I would like to shoot for at least 8GB of RAM (I think that's standard nowadays anyway) as my current computer of 4GB actually starts maxing out when I play Planetside 2.
-I will be keeping my current Hard drive of 1TB
-My sister will want a 500GB hard drive
-I will want a SSD around 128 GB
-My sister wants a SSD around 64 GB


Thank you very much!


Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 @ $70
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=78227&promoid=1283

Corsair Vengeance LP 2x4gb @ $62.49 (pricematch with http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233186 )
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX35113

Intel Core i5 4670k & Gigabyte Z87X-D3H @ $398
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1325501

Rosewill Capstone 450 @ $70
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182066

Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO @ $27.49 (pricematch with http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099 )
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX36377

Western Digital Blue 1TB @ $ 63.74 (pricematch with http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339 )
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX40551

Samsung 840 120gb x2 @ $94.62 x2 (pricematch with http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/246495/Samsung_Memory___Storage/MZ_7TD120BW/ ) , $189.24
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX43340

DVD Burner @ $15.40 if you need it (pricematch with http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/245882/Samsung/SH_224DB_BEBE/ )
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=76258

Totals to ~$896 before taxes and shipping.
  • -$30 promo code for new Newegg customers.
  • +$100 for Windows 7 or 8 x64.
  • Assume 13% HST.
  • Assume $30 shipping.
  • Roughly a total of $1125.

If you want to spend remainder of your budget, here are some options:
  • Get a better heatsink.
  • Get a ~250gb SSD for yourself.
  • Get a new monitor to replace your older 1280x1024 monitor.
Cyro
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom20345 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-06-17 00:16:20
June 17 2013 00:14 GMT
#30920
I wouldn't spend $159 on a z87 board and get a 212, pretty much ever. At best, haswell is notably hotter than ivy bridge. It'll be like 30c hotter than sandy guaranteed, so why are we still reccomending 212's for any kind of OC build without a really tight budget? Good other stuff though

And another budget option: Faster RAM. It gives surprisingly big and easy returns for CPU bound stuff, sc2, ps2, live encoding for streaming

UK, but for example: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-002-AR

Random pick. £20 (~$30) more than the cheapest ddr3 8gb 1600mhz but 2400cas10 - and you have something like a 10-15% minimum fps increase vs 1600 in sc2 pretty damn easily. It seems harder to get good RAM in the US, which is a shame, but it's still a powerful option
"oh my god my overclock... I got a single WHEA error on the 23rd hour, 9 minutes" -Belial88
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