So just put together my new system and I am having a terrible time of sorting out all of the bugs. I have never had this much trouble before. I am at your mercy anandtech guru's 
Specs:
OCZ OCZ750FTY 750W
Intel i5-3570k
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H
CORSAIR Vengeance 2x4GB DDR3 1600 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9
Patriot Wildfire 120GB PW120GS25SSDR
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD7850 2GB 11200-00-20G
First off unless stated this is all stock, no overclocking, no voltage changes, all bios defaults.
Problem 1: System keeps locking up. A complete freeze. If I press and told the power button, it takes about 10-20 seconds for it to turn off. The reset button has no effect. Everything is stock. No overclock, bios is updated with defaults, fresh install of windows with only drivers.
Solved: 1.) Activate internal intel graphics.
2.) set pck clock to 101 instead of auto
3.) Turn off c6/c3 in the cpu advanced features
Problem 2: The system will just turn off. Its like it detects a freeze and protects itself, but sometimes it happens with a quick trip to the bathroom, other times its a few hours, and upon my return my system is off. The management console gives no information on if it was a clean or dirty shutdown.
Solved: 1.) Activate internal intel graphics.
2.) set pck clock to 101 instead of auto
3.) Turn off c6/c3 in the cpu advanced features
Problem 3: My 3570k runs really hot. The cooler i am using the is coolmaster hyper 212. at idle its 35-40C at load its 60-65. At stock. Overclocking is not going to happen until the bugs are worked out.
Solved: IvyBridge runs this hot.
Overclocked to 4.0 (19%) overclock with no voltage increase runs at the same temps.
Problem 4: The 3rd PCI Express slot does not work. There was a sticker staying that you needed a Ivy bridge cpu in order for it to work. I have one, and it does not. Even when the other two pci express slots are populated.
Solved: It was disabled in bios. defaulty. odd
Problem 5: When my system is off, sometimes, the psu is still on. The lights on it are still on and the fan is still spinning. It is concerning.
Solved: Gigabyte feature. the usb's still charge after system is off .
Problem 6: Running the ram at 1600mhz results in a very unstable system. the xmp settings are correct, the voltage is correct. Increasing the voltage does nothing, and increasing the ram settings does nothing.
Solved: 1.) Set Ram Voltage to 1.550 instead of stock 1.500
2.) Activate internal intel graphics.
3.) set pck clock to 101 instead of auto
4.) Turn off c6/c3 in the cpu advanced features
Problem 7: Virtu MVP lowers performance not increase. All of the reviews i have read, say its an amazing feature.
Rift Enabled: FPS Min: 44. Max: 62. Settings ultra. 1920x1080.
Disabled: FPS Min: 58. Max: 74. Settings ultra. 1920x1080.
Solved: Market hype. disable it.
link: http://www.anandtech.com/show/4199/...egrateddiscrete-gpu-on-sandy-bridge-platforms
More info:
I have tested everything but the psu, motherboard, and cpu in another system. They all had no issues. So the culprit is one of the three. I was able to borrow true power 500 watt psu and test in this system and freezing was quite less, still there but less, and the shutting down never occurred. And when the system was off, the psu was also off. So I am leaning towards the psu.
However my gut is leaning towards the motherboard. No real explanation, just a feeling.
I have used OCCT to test for instabilities. If it does not freeze then all tests pass just fine. I ran each test for 20 minutes.
My last piece of information is that if i turn up the voltages nothing changes, BUT if i increase all of the 3D voltage controls (a gigabyte thing) to extreme (meaning everything has tighter voltage control and voltage response times) instead of defaults, the issues are much less, but still very frequent.
Link: http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4167&dl=#ov
Thank you for the assistance.
Specs:
OCZ OCZ750FTY 750W
Intel i5-3570k
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H
CORSAIR Vengeance 2x4GB DDR3 1600 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9
Patriot Wildfire 120GB PW120GS25SSDR
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD7850 2GB 11200-00-20G
First off unless stated this is all stock, no overclocking, no voltage changes, all bios defaults.
Problem 1: System keeps locking up. A complete freeze. If I press and told the power button, it takes about 10-20 seconds for it to turn off. The reset button has no effect. Everything is stock. No overclock, bios is updated with defaults, fresh install of windows with only drivers.
Solved: 1.) Activate internal intel graphics.
2.) set pck clock to 101 instead of auto
3.) Turn off c6/c3 in the cpu advanced features
Problem 2: The system will just turn off. Its like it detects a freeze and protects itself, but sometimes it happens with a quick trip to the bathroom, other times its a few hours, and upon my return my system is off. The management console gives no information on if it was a clean or dirty shutdown.
Solved: 1.) Activate internal intel graphics.
2.) set pck clock to 101 instead of auto
3.) Turn off c6/c3 in the cpu advanced features
Problem 3: My 3570k runs really hot. The cooler i am using the is coolmaster hyper 212. at idle its 35-40C at load its 60-65. At stock. Overclocking is not going to happen until the bugs are worked out.
Solved: IvyBridge runs this hot.
Overclocked to 4.0 (19%) overclock with no voltage increase runs at the same temps.
Problem 4: The 3rd PCI Express slot does not work. There was a sticker staying that you needed a Ivy bridge cpu in order for it to work. I have one, and it does not. Even when the other two pci express slots are populated.
Solved: It was disabled in bios. defaulty. odd
Problem 5: When my system is off, sometimes, the psu is still on. The lights on it are still on and the fan is still spinning. It is concerning.
Solved: Gigabyte feature. the usb's still charge after system is off .
Problem 6: Running the ram at 1600mhz results in a very unstable system. the xmp settings are correct, the voltage is correct. Increasing the voltage does nothing, and increasing the ram settings does nothing.
Solved: 1.) Set Ram Voltage to 1.550 instead of stock 1.500
2.) Activate internal intel graphics.
3.) set pck clock to 101 instead of auto
4.) Turn off c6/c3 in the cpu advanced features
Problem 7: Virtu MVP lowers performance not increase. All of the reviews i have read, say its an amazing feature.
Rift Enabled: FPS Min: 44. Max: 62. Settings ultra. 1920x1080.
Disabled: FPS Min: 58. Max: 74. Settings ultra. 1920x1080.
Solved: Market hype. disable it.
link: http://www.anandtech.com/show/4199/...egrateddiscrete-gpu-on-sandy-bridge-platforms
More info:
I have tested everything but the psu, motherboard, and cpu in another system. They all had no issues. So the culprit is one of the three. I was able to borrow true power 500 watt psu and test in this system and freezing was quite less, still there but less, and the shutting down never occurred. And when the system was off, the psu was also off. So I am leaning towards the psu.
However my gut is leaning towards the motherboard. No real explanation, just a feeling.
I have used OCCT to test for instabilities. If it does not freeze then all tests pass just fine. I ran each test for 20 minutes.
My last piece of information is that if i turn up the voltages nothing changes, BUT if i increase all of the 3D voltage controls (a gigabyte thing) to extreme (meaning everything has tighter voltage control and voltage response times) instead of defaults, the issues are much less, but still very frequent.
Link: http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4167&dl=#ov
Thank you for the assistance.
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