New Install of Vista 64 and Random Blue Screen Crashes - Please offer help if you can

HI all,

I was able to get Vista64 up and running on my system over the last couple of nights. I have all available BIOS and SPacks installed along with most current Raid and MB drivers.

I'm now experiencing quite a few Blue Screen Crashes...hardware is as follows;

XFX Ultra790sli MB
Corsair 1600DDR3 memory (voltage set at 1.8v per tech phone calls with both XFX and Corsair)
Twin Seagate (new vert technology drives) in Raid0 format
EVGA 8800GT 1gb Video Card

As I stated above, I've made every effort to download and install the newest drivers and flash the BIOS. If anyone has had similar problems or can offer any helpful suggestions, please do.

Thank you kindly as always.

Am I the only who thinks 1.8v for DDR3 is excessive? O.O Aren't most Corsair DDR3 1600 rated for 1.65v?

I'm willing to try anything at this point. I called Corsair and XFX on Friday afternoon. Corsair looked up my MB and instructed me to run it at 1.8v's....

Is there any inherent danger of dropping the voltage? I'll drop it to 1.65 and see if it helps and report back later. It's basically happening after about 5-10mins of 5 wows in Icecrown or wherever.

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Originally Posted by 'knopstr',index.php?page=Thread&postID=182106#post 182106

I'm willing to try anything at this point. I called Corsair and XFX on Friday afternoon. Corsair looked up my MB and instructed me to run it at 1.8v's....

Is there any inherent danger of dropping the voltage? I'll drop it to 1.65 and see if it helps and report back later. It's basically happening after about 5-10mins of 5 wows in Icecrown or wherever.

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Shouldn't be any danger by running them at too low voltage. Does the BSOD happens when you just run 1 WoW?

No.

Try to monitor the GPU temps when you have 5x WoW open. :)

how old is the 8800? Might be getting on and tired, also might be a heat problem. How's the case cooling?

The Video Card is about 9mos old. I have a 120mm fan at the front of the antec cage directing air towards the back across the 2 hd's in the middle of the front...there's another fan mid-tower blowing air towards the back which has it's own fan on the rear of the case. I have a Zalman fan on the processor and another 120mm fan directing air up and out of the case at the top. The PSupply is on the bottom with it's own fan. My point being that I feel like I have more than adequate fan support over and through this case.

Within the $400 range....tell me what Video Adaptor to buy and I'll swap mine out and try it. Please suggest which and why....

Thank you kindly.

Ok...with 1 wow running (I went away for a dinner break) it hung my whole system up...sigh...suggestions?

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Originally Posted by 'knopstr',index.php?page=Thread&postID=182128#post 182128

Ok...with 1 wow running (I went away for a dinner break) it hung my whole system up...sigh...suggestions?

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Did you try monitoring temperature? Also, how big is your PSU and what brand? :)