So I've assembled a system using a Gigabyte EP45-DS3L. I overclocked the pants off of an E5200, and the system was stable after a combined total of 24 HOURS of Prime95 Torture Testing, and 6 Hours of OCCT. Everything's great right? Maybe not. After executing a standard shutdown (as in Start->Shutdown) in Vista, the board won't POST when it's booted. I've scoured the Internet and I'm fairly certain that this is some sort of voodoo power management thing in either Windows or the BIOS, but I can't nail down the exact problem. Any thoughts?
I'm starting to wonder if it has something to do with the Power Supply. I have an Antec 550W, but it's one of those eco-earth-friendly deals. Hmm...
Some relevant details:
CPU: E5200 (Stable at 333Mhz * 10.5x = 3.5Ghz, 1.4125v)
RAM: G. SKILL HK 2x2GB PC6400 (333Mhz * 2.0x, 1.9V)
GPU: GeForce 9600GT
BIOS Settings:
C1E/C2E: Disabled
TM2: Enabled
EIST: Disabled
ACPI Suspend Type: S1 (Thought it might be this, but nope.)
AC Back Function: Soft-Off
If you've bothered to read this far, thanks a bunch for your time.
So right now the only way to load my optimized settings when the PC is off is to let it load failsafe settings first and the 'Restart' from Windows. At that point I can enter my BIOS (which gives me the obligatory "your voltages suck"message) and load the optimized ones. It's not catastrophic I suppose...but really annoying. I'm almost tempted, at this point, to try software clock settings.
I'm starting to wonder if it has something to do with the Power Supply. I have an Antec 550W, but it's one of those eco-earth-friendly deals. Hmm...
Some relevant details:
CPU: E5200 (Stable at 333Mhz * 10.5x = 3.5Ghz, 1.4125v)
RAM: G. SKILL HK 2x2GB PC6400 (333Mhz * 2.0x, 1.9V)
GPU: GeForce 9600GT
BIOS Settings:
C1E/C2E: Disabled
TM2: Enabled
EIST: Disabled
ACPI Suspend Type: S1 (Thought it might be this, but nope.)
AC Back Function: Soft-Off
If you've bothered to read this far, thanks a bunch for your time.
So right now the only way to load my optimized settings when the PC is off is to let it load failsafe settings first and the 'Restart' from Windows. At that point I can enter my BIOS (which gives me the obligatory "your voltages suck"message) and load the optimized ones. It's not catastrophic I suppose...but really annoying. I'm almost tempted, at this point, to try software clock settings.