CloneageDK
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Hi everyone.
So, recently my brother got a new computer with the following specs:
MB: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX Gaming 5
CPU: Intel i5-4690K
GPU: MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G
RAM: Kingston HyperX T1 @ 1600MHz 2x4GB (some old ones originally used for an X58 system but they work fine here)
SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB
HDD: WDD Green 2TB
PSU: Corsair CS550M
The problem isn't a huge one, but simply that the system won't boot at, seemingly, random. 4 beeps can be heard from the little speaker (2 short - pause - 2 short) and then a reset is required.
Now to troubleshoot this, I've tried the following:
Replaced the CMOS battery - No change.
Replaced the RAM with some Kingston ValueRAM 2x2GB @ 1333MHz - No change.
Replaced the RAM with some Corsair XMS3 2x2GB @ 1333MHz (used in an old X58 system) - No change.
Booted using the integrated GPU - Seemed to fix the problem.
Booted using my Asus GTX 670 DirectCU II - Seemed to fix the problem.
With that information, I assumed something was wrong with the MSI GPU. But then I tried it in my X58 system running with a Gigabyte GA-X58-UD7 and a i7-940 and it ran flawlessly. No problems whatsoever.
Now when I say "seemed to fix the problem", the system would still fail to boot very rarely. No beep errors or anything, it just did nothing. No signal to the monitor or anything. This happened with both the iGPU and the GTX 670.
When the system boots, it works fine. Gaming is fine, stability is fine and well, it just works as it should.
Gigabyte support wants me to continue troubleshooting the RAM, but that can't be the issue, can it? After all, it works, mostly, fine when taking the GTX 970 out of the picture.
So I guess after that wall of text, that I want your inputs on this and to let me know if anyone has tried anything like this before?
Thank you for your time ^^
So, recently my brother got a new computer with the following specs:
MB: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX Gaming 5
CPU: Intel i5-4690K
GPU: MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G
RAM: Kingston HyperX T1 @ 1600MHz 2x4GB (some old ones originally used for an X58 system but they work fine here)
SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB
HDD: WDD Green 2TB
PSU: Corsair CS550M
The problem isn't a huge one, but simply that the system won't boot at, seemingly, random. 4 beeps can be heard from the little speaker (2 short - pause - 2 short) and then a reset is required.
Now to troubleshoot this, I've tried the following:
Replaced the CMOS battery - No change.
Replaced the RAM with some Kingston ValueRAM 2x2GB @ 1333MHz - No change.
Replaced the RAM with some Corsair XMS3 2x2GB @ 1333MHz (used in an old X58 system) - No change.
Booted using the integrated GPU - Seemed to fix the problem.
Booted using my Asus GTX 670 DirectCU II - Seemed to fix the problem.
With that information, I assumed something was wrong with the MSI GPU. But then I tried it in my X58 system running with a Gigabyte GA-X58-UD7 and a i7-940 and it ran flawlessly. No problems whatsoever.
Now when I say "seemed to fix the problem", the system would still fail to boot very rarely. No beep errors or anything, it just did nothing. No signal to the monitor or anything. This happened with both the iGPU and the GTX 670.
When the system boots, it works fine. Gaming is fine, stability is fine and well, it just works as it should.
Gigabyte support wants me to continue troubleshooting the RAM, but that can't be the issue, can it? After all, it works, mostly, fine when taking the GTX 970 out of the picture.
So I guess after that wall of text, that I want your inputs on this and to let me know if anyone has tried anything like this before?
Thank you for your time ^^