my new build pc is giving me grief. not sure why. I have installed memory as shown below into the GIGABYTE board GA-MA770-DS3 with a phenom 9950 processor on board. It has 2 x 500gb SATA drives; IDE dvd-ram and cdrom drives; plus once i get a sata cable a sata-dvd RW. video is via Geforce 9500gt PCI-EXPRESS (sparkle).
the pc boots and starts to install win xp but upon the first reboot after copying files, the pc switches off. I thought it was a overheat problem but the bios reports a cpu temp of around 77-82 c and system temp of around 30 c. I have left the system on a for a while and the temps dont vary that much. it is also okay when formatting the hard drives.
i have also tried the memory with just one module (2gb) and it doesn't get much further than above.
what next?
Description
The Dominator Series Twin2X4096-8500C5D is 4096MBytes of DDR2 SDRAM DIMMs built using Corsair’s high performance heat sink with Dual-path Heat Xchange (DHX) technology coupled with a Corsair Dominator Airflow Fan. This memory has been verified to operate at 1066MHz at latencies of 5-5-5-15 at 2.1VDIMM. The Twin2X4096-8500C5D comes with Enhanced Performance Profiles (EPP), the open standard for performance module SPD’s jointly developed by Corsair and NVIDIA. EPP SPD’s on Corsair modules allow users to automatically configure EPP enabled motherboards with aggressive memory performance settings, for maximum memory and system performance.
Specifications of memory
General Storage Capacity4 GB ( 2 x 2 GB ) Upgrade TypeGeneric Memory TypeDRAM TechnologyDDR2 SDRAM Form FactorDIMM 240-pin Memory Speed1066 MHz ( PC2-8500 ) Latency TimingsCL5 ( 5-5-5-15 ) RAM FeaturesEnhanced Performance Profiles (EPP), Dual-path Heat Xchange (DHX) Supply Voltage2.1 V Expansion / Connectivity Compatible Slots2 x memory - DIMM 240-pin Manufacturer Warranty Service & SupportLimited lifetime warranty