unknown2374

umm, i think I realized the problem, I know for a fact that I put too much thermal compound so that could be a big issue. But my question is, does that explain all the RAM issues and the memory management errors too??

yeap its running at default settings

yeah i lost the lottery that's why its unstable at stock clock. just leave if you don't have any relevant thoughts

it was at 1.25 when I was overclocking, and the default auto one when no overclock. its not an overclocking problem, it is either: a mismounted heatsink, or a disfunctional CPU, RAM or mobo. I just want to what you guys' think is the problem

The heat sink is connected to the cooler, not the CPU. So your processor will come with a stock cooler, which has its own heat sink, but you cant take that off. But don't worry, Hyper Evo 212 comes with its own heat sink attached to it as well.

First, here is my build: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $409.98) CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (Purchased For $119.99) Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (Purchased For $164.99) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For $148.00) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $129.98) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $129.98) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (Purchased For $679.99) Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $126.90) Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $129.99) Keyboard: Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard (Purchased For $149.99) Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse (Purchased For $79.99) Headphones: Logitech G430 7.1 Channel Headset (Purchased For $54.99) Total: $2324.77 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-24 10:19 EDT-0400 It's a pretty long story that I have to tell since I think that the problem could be from different sources, so here it goes: When I first built my PC, I ran prime 95 and got really high temps on my CPU (85 avg, 92 maximum). I was pretty surprised because I have liquid cooling. So I decided that I won't overclock the chip since the temps were so high, at least for now. Later on, I turned on the XMP profile on my RAM, and there was a feature called "Memory Try It!" in the motherboard BIOS, so I clicked on one of 9/10/11 performance and selected 2133 (the lowest option) and the computer gave me a memory error and wouldn't start. So I went back into the BIOS and turned on XMP (which boosts the RAM clock to 1600 MHz). I got the same error and the computer wouldn't start. Then I went into the BIOS and turned XMP off, the RAM clock dropping down to 1333 MHz and the computer started fine. To confirm the problem, I turned on XMP (again) and this time the computer started. Fast forwarding to last week, I thought that I would give overclocking my CPU another chance. I watched Linus' devil's canyon guide and set the clock to 4.4 GHz with 1.2V core voltage. I ran AIDA64 and got a crash. I notched it down to 4.3 GHz and it overheated to 100 degrees quite a few times. I accepted that I was doing something wrong. So I gave up and flashed my BIOS, turned XMP back on and turned on OC Genie (a MSI motherboard BIOS feature which auto overclocks the CPU). I didnt run any stress tests as I assumed that OC Genie used adaptive voltage. Every thing was fine for a while, but after gaming for an hour, my game froze. So I had to disable OC Genie, but kept XMP on, the same settings that kept my PC stable for months. I started gaming and everything was fine again. Then I started browsing the web and my browser (Firefox) crashed multiple times. I thought it was just a bad update for firefox. But then I launched Far Cry 3 and I immediately got BSODed, with the MEMORY MANAGEMENT error. I tried rebooting and got this error. I turned everything off, and reset to the factory BIOS settings and still got the same error. So my OS is definitely fried. I know I can just fix it with a Windows 8 USB but I know that this is just a rebound error from my previous problems. I know the problem is one or more of my CPU, RAM or Motherboard. So before I start writing any angry emails, which one of these is most likely causing the problems? My GPU is over clocked and has been stable for months at 1475MHz, so I doubt that caused any of the problems.

I could really use one for my upcoming gaming/workstation rig that I'm planning to build early next year