Help with Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H and 4670K BSOD

[oslama]

This is my first Intel build in about 5 years, previous rigs were strictly AMD.
Built this rig last month but 2 weeks ago started having issues with BSOD and freezing when i swapped RAM and Video Card. It happens daily (3-4 times) when running games, youtube and just idling.

Initial setup was working well
Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H and Intel i5-4670K w/ stock HSF running at 3.7ghz
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1600mhz and Patriot Sector 5 G Series 8 GB (2 x 4GB) 1333mhz
Graphic Card: HIS Radeon 7770
Seagate 500 GB with Win 7 ultimate.

Promblem started when I upgraded memory to 2 sets of Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB)mhz 1600 and video card to GIGABYTE GV-N65TOC-1GI GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB.

 

[Ketchup]

If dumps are performed, a tool like this can show you what it is pointing to.

http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showtopic=113344

Also, what power supply do you have?

I would also recommend removing the added memory and see if the Blue Screens subside.

 

[Udgnim]

use Event Viewer to look up the BSOD error codes

 

[oslama]

If dumps are performed, a tool like this can show you what it is pointing to.

http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showtopic=113344

Also, what power supply do you have?

I would also recommend removing the added memory and see if the Blue Screens subside.

PSU is HEC 550W

It ran with all 4 slots memory, albeit it was mismatched 1600 and 1333.

suspect Video Card? but don't have much experience w/Nvidia.

 

[Ketchup]

... It ran with all 4 slots memory, albeit it was mismatched 1600 and 1333....

If you are running mismatch, make sure 1333 is in bank one (and whatever other bank it dual-channel's with) and confirm all banks are running 1333 in the BIOS and CPU-Z.

If they're not that way now, that very well could be the problem.

I missed that in your first post.

 

[Nec_V20]

To quote from Crucial:

http://www.crucial.com/kb/answer.aspx?qid=4046

I'm confused! Is Ballistix or Crucial standard the right memory for me?
Is Ballistix memory right for me?

Because the Ballistix product line was designed to run at speeds above and beyond industry standard specifications, Ballistix is not for the mainstream computer user. The Ballistix product line was developed specifically for gamers and power users who are trying to squeeze every bit of performance out of their systems.

If you're a casual computer user, sending e-mail, surfing the Web, or downloading photos from your digital camera, then Ballistix probably isn't the product match for your needs. The Crucial standard line is likely the right memory for you.

To unleash the full potential of Ballistix memory, systems may require some additional tuning or adjustments by the user. If you are a system builder, system tweaker, or early adopter, Ballistix memory is right for you.

For the majority of customers, Crucial memory is an appropriate DRAM choice. Like Ballistix, Crucial DRAM is premium quality, tested, and qualified; it does not have the aesthetic features and technical specifications sought by gamers and other high-end users.

However, those basic home systems can benefit from Crucial Ballistix memory without any additional tuning. While users won't experience the potential speed and response time improvements that come with those manual adjustments, there are some advantages to upgrading with performance memory. Crucial Ballistix memory is hand-selected by the Crucial Compatibility Lab to meet specific requirements, so users enjoy greater heat-reduction qualities and stability. This is especially significant in systems used for high-demand applications.

Please refer to your system manual before any manual adjustments.

Translation, if the Ballistix line of non-standard RAM runs in your system then great, if not then tough titty.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Crucial Ballistix RAM can be crap in some systems. Friend of mine got two mobos, each with a free set of the Ballistix sport low-profile stuff, and they turned out to be totally incompatible with the mobo that they were bundled with by Newegg.

I would try some GSkill RAM, haven't had too many problems with them. (*)

(*) I did run into one rig, with an Abit IP35-E, that didn't seem to like a pair of 2GB Gskill blue-heatspreader DDR2-800 RAM, the popular ones on Newegg.