lord_galathon
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SPECS: AMD FX-6100, Asus M5A97 R2.0, 2x8Gb GSkill Black RAM (total 16Gb), AData 260Gb SSD (System), 2x1Tb Seagate HDD (data only), ATI (yes still ATI) Radeon 6950 flashed to 6970.
Here's what's happening on my main PC:
-Started Sat-afternoon with glitches while video editing, I was getting classic pixelation like when the data stream is corrupted.
-At first I thought it was Windows Movie Maker going SNAFU on me, so I tried updating Windows 7 as it had some Movie Maker updates available.
-Reboot after updating = BSOD
-Safe mode = BSOD
-Run Memtest from UBCD USB version. Memory is OK.
-ABLE to enter BIOS no problems, flash BIOS to latest version in case but reboot after flashing BIOS = BSOD.
-Try booting with Acronis 2010 USB boot to apply the monthly backup I make, PC reboots after freezing, I try the same with Acronis 2014 trial and I get to the cloning screen, start the cloning process but fails with read errors from external USB HDD.
-Try booting with Ubuntu 13.04 64bit USB boot, PC boots to Ubuntu trial, then when trying to install Ubuntu (smarter than Windows) gives a FILECOPY ERROR and says to check install media for corruption. Install Ubuntu on laptop to check install media, install media is OK.
-Run UBCD diagnostics, everything passes EXCEPT VGA card (6950 flashed to 6970) so I went to Canada Computers and bought a R270x and new SSD drive for good measure.
-Return home, install new VGA card and SSD drive, install Windows 7 fresh from USB, install works flawlessly and quick, reboot, gets missing file errors, retry install, gets OTHER missing file error, try third time, missing file changes again. In no case does Win7 boot.
-CPU runs cool, it WAS overclocked (3.4Ghz > 4.0Ghz) but never ran hotter than about 65°C or so, under heavy load. Ran stable like that for a little over a year.
-Touch the chipset heatsink, it's super hot to the touch, cannot keep my finger on it.
It's the 970 chipset heatsink identified here, NOT the power phase one.
Question as the topic.
I'm thinking it has to be either the CPU (fx-6100) or the motherboard ASUS M5A97 R2.0 but I want to figure out which one, the lockups I'm getting are FILE related, files are missing, files are corrupted, so the question is:
Does the data stream from USB go through the CPU to get to SATA? Or will it transit from the Southbridge (USB) into the Northbridge (SATA) through the chipset only?
Do you think it's the CPU or the Motherboard?
Here's what's happening on my main PC:
-Started Sat-afternoon with glitches while video editing, I was getting classic pixelation like when the data stream is corrupted.
-At first I thought it was Windows Movie Maker going SNAFU on me, so I tried updating Windows 7 as it had some Movie Maker updates available.
-Reboot after updating = BSOD
-Safe mode = BSOD
-Run Memtest from UBCD USB version. Memory is OK.
-ABLE to enter BIOS no problems, flash BIOS to latest version in case but reboot after flashing BIOS = BSOD.
-Try booting with Acronis 2010 USB boot to apply the monthly backup I make, PC reboots after freezing, I try the same with Acronis 2014 trial and I get to the cloning screen, start the cloning process but fails with read errors from external USB HDD.
-Try booting with Ubuntu 13.04 64bit USB boot, PC boots to Ubuntu trial, then when trying to install Ubuntu (smarter than Windows) gives a FILECOPY ERROR and says to check install media for corruption. Install Ubuntu on laptop to check install media, install media is OK.
-Run UBCD diagnostics, everything passes EXCEPT VGA card (6950 flashed to 6970) so I went to Canada Computers and bought a R270x and new SSD drive for good measure.
-Return home, install new VGA card and SSD drive, install Windows 7 fresh from USB, install works flawlessly and quick, reboot, gets missing file errors, retry install, gets OTHER missing file error, try third time, missing file changes again. In no case does Win7 boot.
-CPU runs cool, it WAS overclocked (3.4Ghz > 4.0Ghz) but never ran hotter than about 65°C or so, under heavy load. Ran stable like that for a little over a year.
-Touch the chipset heatsink, it's super hot to the touch, cannot keep my finger on it.
It's the 970 chipset heatsink identified here, NOT the power phase one.
Question as the topic.
I'm thinking it has to be either the CPU (fx-6100) or the motherboard ASUS M5A97 R2.0 but I want to figure out which one, the lockups I'm getting are FILE related, files are missing, files are corrupted, so the question is:
Does the data stream from USB go through the CPU to get to SATA? Or will it transit from the Southbridge (USB) into the Northbridge (SATA) through the chipset only?
Do you think it's the CPU or the Motherboard?
