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Hello,
I have the following hardware:
Gigabyte Z68X-UD7-B3
Gigabyte GV-R699D5-4GD-B
Intel 2600K
Mushkin Ridgeline 996982 4gb x4
OCZ Vertex 2 SSD(2VTXE 120GB) AHCI/Win7x64
WD2001FASS x12 HDD
Adaptec 2805 Controller (JBOD)
Highpoint RR 2300 Controller (JBOD)
Auzentech X Fi Prelude (PCI)
Enermax Galaxy DXX 1000w
All hardware has the latest firmware and drivers.
For the past few months I've been struggling with various issues which seem to be getting progressively worse. Including:
Latency accessing all disks on the Intel & Marvel controller. The HDD disks were originally WD Green drives and were all replaced 2-4 weeks ago with Blacks.
Intermittent latency accessing the Recycle Bin. Anywhere from 10 to 30 seconds. Longer on rare occasions. Programs seem to load fine.
Intermittent system freezing requiring a hard restart. This issue seems to have decreased in frequency by reverting to RAM default settings although for some time it ran without any problems when tweaked to Mushkin specs. Thus there appears to be some kind of degradation. Working with Muchkin I ran OCCT overnight as well as a few other utilities. All reported no errors. It's my understanding that the RAM as an issue is a long shot.
Intermittent inability to support dual monitors. Intermittent native 1920x1080 resolution going off the screen.
Incredible system lag when the latter happens. I RMA the video card. During the time the card was away two other video cards faired no better.
Unplugging the second monitor decreased the frequency of resolution changes as described above but it still happens. A reboot or three usually brings it back to normal. Tried different ports and new cables.
TotalMedia Theatre 5 is a very nice blu-ray media player that used to run exceptionally well with the most incredible picture. It lags bad enough now that it's no longer functional. I mention this software because it's pretty resource intensive for a media player. But when she works, wow.
All video games at times become unplayable with a kind of lag similar to a poor network connection. This continued both before and after the video card swaps but as of late has occurred only a few times whereas at one point I went weeks without the ability to play a game. I'm stumped as to why. The hardware did not change. Replaced a bunch of LAN cables which in the end I didn't need.
Controller card(s) no longer work: (One says, "loading controller kernel..." indefinitely. I put in another controller card and it worked for a day then the following error appeared during boot: "The file is possibly corrupt. The files header checksum does not match the computed checksum." Flashed them both but there was no change. So I can't load Windows anymore if either is installed.
I've done countless fresh OS installs all through this time. MS is sure to have me phone in for activation sometime soon. I RMA the Adaptec card once. I've never OC'd anything because I've been dealing with these issues in one way or another almost since day one. I've tried one piece of hardware at a time and used different PCI-E slots with one problem or another continuing to happen. I also used OCCT to stretch the legs of the power supply. Ran fine. Both Intel and Gigabyte say they are open to RMA but each blames each other , the RAM or suggests I replace the CPU/mobo/RAM/PS and originally the video card. Turned out to be nothing wrong with the video card and thus I'm reluctant to make another move until I get a better sense of what to replace next. Given the diversity of the problems Google searches are fruitless. These problems as I've described them seem to defy common sense trouble shooting. Defiantly the worst build ever. Absolutely no joy. The only part I have that I can a say absolutely works is the sound card.
In conclusion I would be very grateful for, and appreciative of, any assistance that helps me resolve this build once and for all.
Thank you,
MJ
I have the following hardware:
Gigabyte Z68X-UD7-B3
Gigabyte GV-R699D5-4GD-B
Intel 2600K
Mushkin Ridgeline 996982 4gb x4
OCZ Vertex 2 SSD(2VTXE 120GB) AHCI/Win7x64
WD2001FASS x12 HDD
Adaptec 2805 Controller (JBOD)
Highpoint RR 2300 Controller (JBOD)
Auzentech X Fi Prelude (PCI)
Enermax Galaxy DXX 1000w
All hardware has the latest firmware and drivers.
For the past few months I've been struggling with various issues which seem to be getting progressively worse. Including:
Latency accessing all disks on the Intel & Marvel controller. The HDD disks were originally WD Green drives and were all replaced 2-4 weeks ago with Blacks.
Intermittent latency accessing the Recycle Bin. Anywhere from 10 to 30 seconds. Longer on rare occasions. Programs seem to load fine.
Intermittent system freezing requiring a hard restart. This issue seems to have decreased in frequency by reverting to RAM default settings although for some time it ran without any problems when tweaked to Mushkin specs. Thus there appears to be some kind of degradation. Working with Muchkin I ran OCCT overnight as well as a few other utilities. All reported no errors. It's my understanding that the RAM as an issue is a long shot.
Intermittent inability to support dual monitors. Intermittent native 1920x1080 resolution going off the screen.
Incredible system lag when the latter happens. I RMA the video card. During the time the card was away two other video cards faired no better.
Unplugging the second monitor decreased the frequency of resolution changes as described above but it still happens. A reboot or three usually brings it back to normal. Tried different ports and new cables.
TotalMedia Theatre 5 is a very nice blu-ray media player that used to run exceptionally well with the most incredible picture. It lags bad enough now that it's no longer functional. I mention this software because it's pretty resource intensive for a media player. But when she works, wow.
All video games at times become unplayable with a kind of lag similar to a poor network connection. This continued both before and after the video card swaps but as of late has occurred only a few times whereas at one point I went weeks without the ability to play a game. I'm stumped as to why. The hardware did not change. Replaced a bunch of LAN cables which in the end I didn't need.
Controller card(s) no longer work: (One says, "loading controller kernel..." indefinitely. I put in another controller card and it worked for a day then the following error appeared during boot: "The file is possibly corrupt. The files header checksum does not match the computed checksum." Flashed them both but there was no change. So I can't load Windows anymore if either is installed.
I've done countless fresh OS installs all through this time. MS is sure to have me phone in for activation sometime soon. I RMA the Adaptec card once. I've never OC'd anything because I've been dealing with these issues in one way or another almost since day one. I've tried one piece of hardware at a time and used different PCI-E slots with one problem or another continuing to happen. I also used OCCT to stretch the legs of the power supply. Ran fine. Both Intel and Gigabyte say they are open to RMA but each blames each other , the RAM or suggests I replace the CPU/mobo/RAM/PS and originally the video card. Turned out to be nothing wrong with the video card and thus I'm reluctant to make another move until I get a better sense of what to replace next. Given the diversity of the problems Google searches are fruitless. These problems as I've described them seem to defy common sense trouble shooting. Defiantly the worst build ever. Absolutely no joy. The only part I have that I can a say absolutely works is the sound card.
In conclusion I would be very grateful for, and appreciative of, any assistance that helps me resolve this build once and for all.
Thank you,
MJ
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