After much hemming and hawing, I finally gave in and replaced my computer. This motherboard has given me problems from day one with various issues ranging from random cooling and voltage problems to random memory issues. The processor would speed up and slow done and so would the fans. The BIOS wouldn't always save settings and would forget them when the machine was unplugged. I replaced the processor, power supply, fans, and anything else I could think of, including the battery. Then finally the last problem to give me heartburn happened most recently. All of a sudden the memory installed didn't always add up to what was supposed to be there. Oh it worked on the first day then the board missed 16GB of RAM, bringing the total memory down 8GB. The next day it was fine. Wait a minute! What's going on?
I did the usual troubleshooting thing with the memory, testing each DIMM individually in each slot separately, thinking that it was either the slots or the DIMMs. The DIMMs all tested fine. After I replaced the power supply, the same problem with the fans remained. Finally I couldn't deal with the CSO I had, so I replaced the parts. I was able to salvage the RAM, case, DVD drive and hard drives.
So anyway after this big to-do, I gave in and bought parts from New Egg. I did go a bit overboard, maybe, but being in the mood I am I needed something to boost me up a bit and keep me busy.
The motherboard is an Intel Z77REK
Processor: 3770K 4.5GHZ Ivybridge
Chipset: Z77
Memory: 16GB - same memory from old machine
Video Card: GTX680 --- Top end, why not!
Hard drives: 3x - 1x1TB, 2x2TB --- from old system
Case: Corsair --- from old system.
Built-in Sound.
Sony DVD +R R/W --- from old system.
USB 3.0
Anyway, the build went together fine. The board powered up right away and Windows 7 and everything installed without a hitch.
John
I did the usual troubleshooting thing with the memory, testing each DIMM individually in each slot separately, thinking that it was either the slots or the DIMMs. The DIMMs all tested fine. After I replaced the power supply, the same problem with the fans remained. Finally I couldn't deal with the CSO I had, so I replaced the parts. I was able to salvage the RAM, case, DVD drive and hard drives.
So anyway after this big to-do, I gave in and bought parts from New Egg. I did go a bit overboard, maybe, but being in the mood I am I needed something to boost me up a bit and keep me busy.
The motherboard is an Intel Z77REK
Processor: 3770K 4.5GHZ Ivybridge
Chipset: Z77
Memory: 16GB - same memory from old machine
Video Card: GTX680 --- Top end, why not!
Hard drives: 3x - 1x1TB, 2x2TB --- from old system
Case: Corsair --- from old system.
Built-in Sound.
Sony DVD +R R/W --- from old system.
USB 3.0
Anyway, the build went together fine. The board powered up right away and Windows 7 and everything installed without a hitch.
John