New Core i7 builds, but big freezing problem on main client! Pls help!

[jak3676]

While I'd also recommend symlinking for performance reasons - not symlinking shouldn't have anything to do your BSOD issue. It's possible you corrupted something and then copied and pasted that corruption, but I'd still guess it's a memory thing.

Either you have a stick of RAM with an error, or possibly just something that needs to be taken out, blow the dust off and re-set it. I'd also recommend "memtest86" as someone said upscreen. Probably the simplist, cheapest option to make sure you don't have any issues there.

You can also run a "scandsk" on your harddrive to make sure you don't have any bad sectors. Defragging can't hurt either.

If your memory & hard drive test fine after several hours or testing, then I'd start with a fresh install of WoW. If that doesn't do it then I'd reload the OS - assuming the intermittant problem is worse than the solution. If you'd rather just deal with it for a while, that's fine too. I always hate recommending a reload when it may be just a minor nuciance problem, but that's often the only way to take care of some undiagnosed problems.

[rahven32]

When in doubt reformat almost always fixes the problem. As long as it's a software issue. It really sounds like a hardware issue to me though. Either in the bios, heat, or just a piece bad somewhere.

[Phanes]

First off let me apologize I did not read the whole thread so if this is a repeat...

Most I7 problems come from not using RAM that is listed as compatiable with the I7 itself. If you goto the intel website they will list the exact RAM down to the serial number of what you need to use.

Trust me when I say don't use an online matching tool.

Don't beleive what some mobo or firmware says.

Goto the intel site look up the specs on your processor and make sure your ram is on the intel approved list in the configuration they say it needs to be in. Even if it is serial number 21343-A and you have 21343-B this could cause problems. The I7 has no northbridge so it handles RAM without a controller. So if the RAM is not tested as compatiable by intel themselves there is no gurantee it will work.

Trust me when I say I have built about 200 I7s now for vairous clients and the number one issue is them wanting to put in some ram, even good stuff like Corsair etc, that is not on the intel list.

If your RAM is not on the actual intel list gotten from www.intel.com then get some that is it will probably solve your issues.

[Teejayv]

thank you for all the replies. Since the time that i've posted this, i've tried a couple things like disabling all addons, reducing all details to minimum, running a single WoW client (in this case, just the actual folder that i noticed did all the freezing), running Scandisk and just general computer usage. All of these yielded the same result: Crashing, freezing and sometimes even a weird sort of system hang where the screen goes all green and splotchy and locks up.

I have not tried Memtest yet, but will do so when i get home. I haven't tried a reformat and a reinstallation of either both Windows 7 or WoW. I will take that route if it goes to the extreme though. I also believe that it might be a corrupt file that might've been copied over to the folder, but i haven't seen any results to come to that conclusion as of yet.

I will check the intel site to see whether the Gskill ram that i purchased is indeed compatible with the motherboard. I would hope it is, because i don't think the return policy on open hardware is very forgiving on the store that i bought it at

I also figure that it might be the physical harddrive that i installed it to. I notice that compared to my e8400 system, it seems that there is a lot more disk searching and thrashing than compared to what it used to be like before. It often feels like it stutters even in unpopulated areas; not just Dalaran.

I guess i could always just move everything over to a new drive (as there are three physical drives in the system). Will let you guys know what happens with that as well.

[Teejayv]

so i checked out the MSI website (manufacturer for my mobo) and it seems the ram that i bought: specifically ddr pc12800 sticks are NOT compatible with my board. The same brand has a version (pc10666) that is compatible though.. so i think that is a huge cause for what is happening.

Although i do have the original receipts, i threw away the packaging for the RAM. i hope my computer will allow me to do an exchange, or at least charge me a minimal fee for returning it and then getting the proper new ram.