G620 fails LinX

[CU]

I just built a G620 and put it in an old HP case. I decided to run LinX to test it, and it reported an error after 16min. Otherwise the system seems fine. The air flow is way beyond bad in this case, but the temp maxed out at 52C, which should be fine. Could it be ram? What else?

 

[exar333]

Does the RAM pass memtest? What are the other components?

 

[borisvodofsky]

Sadly, you're going to have to test EVERYTHING!!! D:


First switch to igpu graphics

 

[CU]

I will run memtest tonight.

The rest of the system is:
ECS H61H2-M2(1.0)
Team Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333
Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3/120G 2.5" 120GB
CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 V2

I am using the igpu graphics and onboard sound.

Just using it as a machine for the kids as the Athlon XP they were using was having a hard time on some of the flash games they like. Plus it used alot of power and was having cold boot issues.

 

[Rvenger]

Check for bent mobo pins. I had an ECS H61H2-M2 that had 2 bent pins.

 

[Kristijonas]

CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 V2

I believe that could be the culprit. CX430 is unfortunately unfriendly towards integrated graphics/low power consumption PCs. I'm surprised your PC started at all. I once had an a8-3870k PC and two CX430v2's were used to try and run it. Both times it failed to start.
Turning off all power saving features in BIOS might help if that's the case.
Inserting any working PCI card, like a sound card, might work too.

 

[CU]

Check for bent mobo pins. I had an ECS H61H2-M2 that had 2 bent pins.

I assume you mean the pins in the cpu socket. If the pins were bent, would it even work? How did you find out yours were bent?

 

[CU]

I believe that could be the culprit. CX430 is unfortunately unfriendly towards integrated graphics/low power consumption PCs. I'm surprised your PC started at all. I once had an a8-3870k PC and two CX430v2's were used to try and run it. Both times it failed to start.
Turning off all power saving features in BIOS might help if that's the case.

First I have heard of that. AnandTech just reviewed it with other PSU's and didn't mention it. Also if that was the problem I would think it would have problems at low power not running full out during a cpu test.

 

[fastamdman]

Any overclocking options? See if you can make it stable through the bios features.

 

[CU]

Any overclocking options? See if you can make it stable through the bios features.

Not sure, but I am sure they will be limited. What do you suggest I change?

 

[fastamdman]

Increase the vcore, or first even better yet, go into the bios and "load optimized defaults". Then run IBT/Linx again and see what happens.

 

[moonbogg]

I would do a above poster sais and run bios on defaults. No way should you have to tweak a PC to run stable at stock clocks.

 

[Meghan54]

I believe that could be the culprit. CX430 is unfortunately unfriendly towards integrated graphics/low power consumption PCs. I'm surprised your PC started at all. I once had an a8-3870k PC and two CX430v2's were used to try and run it. Both times it failed to start.
Turning off all power saving features in BIOS might help if that's the case.
Inserting any working PCI card, like a sound card, might work too.

First I have heard of that. AnandTech just reviewed it with other PSU's and didn't mention it. Also if that was the problem I would think it would have problems at low power not running full out during a cpu test.

First I've heard of that silly notion, too, as I've used at least 4 of the CX430's in various low power computer builds, mostly with the same cpu as the OP has, the G620. Darned nice and quick cpu for the price.

But the power supply not working with a G620 setup because it's too low power? That almost made me laugh coffee out my nose it's too funny.

To the OP....first memtest. Then, if the memory passes, I'd suspect the motherboard. ECS isn't exactly known as a first tier mb maker.....

 

[Kristijonas]

But the power supply not working with a G620 setup because it's too low power? That almost made me laugh coffee out my nose it's too funny.

Glad it made you happy Many were quite frustrated when they experienced it themselves.

 

[CU]

I would do a above poster sais and run bios on defaults. No way should you have to tweak a PC to run stable at stock clocks.

I am running defaults. I haven't changed anything in the bios. Just built it.

 

[CU]

Running HCI memtest now with 4 instances covering 2048megs. Will update when it passes 200%.

 

[Yuriman]

Glad it made you happy Many were quite frustrated when they experienced it themselves.

What's the issue? When unloaded do the rails get too high and cause instability or something?

 

[Charlie98]

I believe that could be the culprit. CX430 is unfortunately unfriendly towards integrated graphics/low power consumption PCs. I'm surprised your PC started at all.

Let's hope not... that's the exact setup I have for my HTPC build (G620/CX430v2)

 

[CU]

HCI memtest reported an error at around 22% on two instances and 2.5% on the other two instances. The memory is running at 533mhz 7,7,7,20,1T according to cpu-z. So, bad memory? Guess I can test one stick at a time. Whats the odds both sticks are bad.

 

[hans007]

i've got that same board and chip with a $10 dynex 400W power supply and it runs fine.

i've got some generic supertalent ram, and ran it for an hour with prime 95... check your ram

 

[fastamdman]

Clearly it sounds like the ram now. You can try relaxing the timings, running 2T, or increasing the vdimm voltage a tad to see if that helps.

 

[exar333]

HCI memtest reported an error at around 22% on two instances and 2.5% on the other two instances. The memory is running at 533mhz 7,7,7,20,1T according to cpu-z. So, bad memory? Guess I can test one stick at a time. Whats the odds both sticks are bad.

I would suggest testing one at a time to validate which module is bad, or possibly (although unlikely) the CPU memory controller is faulty. Most likely you can pinpoint the bad module, and RMA the pair (assuming you got them as a dual-channel pair). In my experience, if you can pinpoint the bad RAM module, it makes the RMA process a breeze and you can get the RAM replaced quickly and easily without any hassle.

Good luck!

 

[CU]

I will test individual sticks tonight or tomorrow night. As for RMA'ing it back, it came from Newegg, but I don't have the original package anymore. Is that a problem? Does Newegg cross ship?

 

[exar333]

I will test individual sticks tonight or tomorrow night. As for RMA'ing it back, it came from Newegg, but I don't have the original package anymore. Is that a problem? Does Newegg cross ship?

I don't believe you need the packaging, but usually they have you send back the whole set for an RMA, even if only one stick is bad. I had this happen when I bought a triple-channel set when the 920 was released. NE didn't cross ship, and I didn't have any other RAM then, so I just got approval for a return and bought some locally at MC so I didn't have no working computer for a week.

 

[I4AT]

Hopefully you have another DDR3 capable system. Test one stick at a time in each DIMM slot. It's possible for a motherboard to have bad DIMM slots and the RAM to be ok, so don't necessarily pin the blame on the RAM until it's been verified as bad in a second machine.