Hiya
I have a problem with my new Maximus IV Gene-Z based system. My specs are as follows:
i5 2500k
2x 4gb Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600mhz tested memory @ SPD 1333mhz
Asus GTX560 Ti CuII TOP factory OC @ 900mhz
650w Fractal Design Newton PSU
I don't overclock (yet), apart from the graphics card which comes overclocked from the factory.
The problem is that when I play games, the machine will eventually crash. I've had Win7 reporting that the game has stopped working (StarCraft 2 and Mafia II), and I've had a couple of BSOD's as well.
Temperature isn't the issue in my well ventilated case, with the CPU not exceeding temps of 60 degrees celcius and the GPU not exceeding 70.
I've tested the RAM in Memtest86 for 20 hours with no errors and the GPU looping the Unigine Heaven benchmark with maxed settings for 8 hours with no errors.
Drivers are up to date and the Win7 installation is as fresh as can be.
One thing I've noticed after trying out the ROG Connect feature is that the CPU voltage drops when the CPU is being utilized heavily, but then again, I have no idea if this is normal behavior. All other things I'm monitoring (VCCSA, IGPU, DRAM and CPU PLL) remain completely steady no matter what's going on.
Any sugggestions? This is the sort of obscure error that can really drive me nuts! At this point I'd pay good money for straight up standard graphics errors while gaming, indicating faulty video memory 😉
Any suggestions? I'm really at a loss here...
Thanks in advance!