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- Dec 31, 2011
Hi.
I'm new to the board and fairly new to building PCs (this is my second build). I'm putting together a system using the following:
Biostar TH67B Motherboard (mfr page, Newegg page)
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz
2 sets of PNY Optima 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
Antec Three Hundred case.
I can get into bios and monitor temps, etc, but when I run memtest 4.0 it starts the test and then instantly restarts. There is another test on the same memtest boot CD (3.5 I think) and when I try that it locks up on the test screen before the test starts. I can boot into Ubuntu from a usb stick but I get a warning that Xorg crashed.
I've tried pulling all of the ram out but one stick, and tried putting that in both slots A2 and B2. I tried the same with another stick just in case I had a bad one.
The ram isn't on the biostar approved list for the motherboard, although the basic specs should be right (I've double checked a few times but I guess I could have missed something). I'm guessing the most likely issue is the ram and the motherboard aren't playing well. I see from the biostar page that the G.SKILL F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL dual channel kit is supported. My next move is to return the PNY ram and buy one set of the G Skill. If that works, I can then buy another set to fill the motherboard up with 16GB. If this doesn't fix the issue, then I'm thinking I should return the motherboard before I lose my 30 day window with newegg and try something else. Am I on the right track? Is there something I'm missing?
One question I have is the Antec case doesn't have pre drilled holes for all of the holes in the motherboard. Two of the holes near the ram are open. The case says it supports Micro ATX boards, which is what I'm using. Is there a problem if the case doesn't support all of the holes in the motherboard?
I'm new to the board and fairly new to building PCs (this is my second build). I'm putting together a system using the following:
Biostar TH67B Motherboard (mfr page, Newegg page)
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz
2 sets of PNY Optima 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
Antec Three Hundred case.
I can get into bios and monitor temps, etc, but when I run memtest 4.0 it starts the test and then instantly restarts. There is another test on the same memtest boot CD (3.5 I think) and when I try that it locks up on the test screen before the test starts. I can boot into Ubuntu from a usb stick but I get a warning that Xorg crashed.
I've tried pulling all of the ram out but one stick, and tried putting that in both slots A2 and B2. I tried the same with another stick just in case I had a bad one.
The ram isn't on the biostar approved list for the motherboard, although the basic specs should be right (I've double checked a few times but I guess I could have missed something). I'm guessing the most likely issue is the ram and the motherboard aren't playing well. I see from the biostar page that the G.SKILL F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL dual channel kit is supported. My next move is to return the PNY ram and buy one set of the G Skill. If that works, I can then buy another set to fill the motherboard up with 16GB. If this doesn't fix the issue, then I'm thinking I should return the motherboard before I lose my 30 day window with newegg and try something else. Am I on the right track? Is there something I'm missing?
One question I have is the Antec case doesn't have pre drilled holes for all of the holes in the motherboard. Two of the holes near the ram are open. The case says it supports Micro ATX boards, which is what I'm using. Is there a problem if the case doesn't support all of the holes in the motherboard?