Hello guys.
Recently I finished building my new rig, I immediately ran onto some problems like crashings and BSODs, and since the only used part I had in there was a 500gb HDD, I thought that was what was causeng the trouble so I bought a new 1TB HDD and funnily enough the problem was fixed. The PC was working perfectly for about a month, and a few days ago a friend of mine gave me his graphics card since he was upgrading as well (I had no VGA before), but after installing said VGA (an Evga 768mb nvidia GTX460) the same problems I had before started to reappear, this time I thought it was the used card's fault so I removed it and tried using the PC like it was before, but the problems persisted and I thought reinstalling the OS (Windows 7 Ultimate x64) would fix it. Thing is, I can't even succesfully install Windows without the PC crashing at the last stages. The installation itself is fine but after the final reboot when you're asked to choose your settings (language, username, etc) the PC BSODs and I have to redo the whole last step again, with always the same result. I managed once to finish the installation, only to get yet another BSOD at the "Welcome" screen. I tried installing XP SP3 but the installation wouldn't even begin and I'd get... yep, another BSOD. I honestly have no idea what might be causing this, since all parts are brand new and worked perfectly for over a month, so they can't be damaged...
This is my rig:
Motherboard: Gigabyte M/B Intel Z87M-D3H A/L/V (1150)
CPU: Intel core i7 4770k @3.5GHz (not overclocked)
RAM: Kingston 4GB DDR3 1600MHz
Supply: Thermaltake 550w 80 plus 12cm bronze
HDD: 1TB 7200rpm (it may be worth noting that when reinstalling Windows for the first time after removing the used VGA I made the uninformed decision of formatting this HDD with the "format" option when choosing the HDD to install the OS, you know, under "drive options" in the W7 installer.
Thanks for your help, I really need it.
Recently I finished building my new rig, I immediately ran onto some problems like crashings and BSODs, and since the only used part I had in there was a 500gb HDD, I thought that was what was causeng the trouble so I bought a new 1TB HDD and funnily enough the problem was fixed. The PC was working perfectly for about a month, and a few days ago a friend of mine gave me his graphics card since he was upgrading as well (I had no VGA before), but after installing said VGA (an Evga 768mb nvidia GTX460) the same problems I had before started to reappear, this time I thought it was the used card's fault so I removed it and tried using the PC like it was before, but the problems persisted and I thought reinstalling the OS (Windows 7 Ultimate x64) would fix it. Thing is, I can't even succesfully install Windows without the PC crashing at the last stages. The installation itself is fine but after the final reboot when you're asked to choose your settings (language, username, etc) the PC BSODs and I have to redo the whole last step again, with always the same result. I managed once to finish the installation, only to get yet another BSOD at the "Welcome" screen. I tried installing XP SP3 but the installation wouldn't even begin and I'd get... yep, another BSOD. I honestly have no idea what might be causing this, since all parts are brand new and worked perfectly for over a month, so they can't be damaged...
This is my rig:
Motherboard: Gigabyte M/B Intel Z87M-D3H A/L/V (1150)
CPU: Intel core i7 4770k @3.5GHz (not overclocked)
RAM: Kingston 4GB DDR3 1600MHz
Supply: Thermaltake 550w 80 plus 12cm bronze
HDD: 1TB 7200rpm (it may be worth noting that when reinstalling Windows for the first time after removing the used VGA I made the uninformed decision of formatting this HDD with the "format" option when choosing the HDD to install the OS, you know, under "drive options" in the W7 installer.
Thanks for your help, I really need it.