[QUOTE=pegnose;424034]Most humbly I wanted to inform you that I just ordered another PSU. Quite reliably I had hard locks after the raid array had rebuilt. And I observed drive startup issues during post as well. It's worth a try.[/QUOTE]

Excellent. I hope this works for you.

If it doesn't, I would again strongly suggest you try a modern Linux in a dual/multi boot configuration. Perhaps boot into Linux when you're heading to bed, and see if you see the same type of issues under similar loading situations.

Good luck! :smile:

[QUOTE=pegnose;424034]@Madpoo, @chalsall

Most humbly I wanted to inform you that I just ordered another PSU. Quite reliably I had hard locks after the raid array had rebuilt. And I observed drive startup issues during post as well. It's worth a try.[/QUOTE]

Incidentally I did as well. This one: [url]http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=220-G2-0750-XR[/url] was a shellshocker deal over at newegg yesterday and I have a friend who built a skylake system with it and is not having any freezing issues. Plus I needed a spare PSU, so I figured why not? I can then definitively eliminate the PSU as a possible culprit.

[QUOTE=s1riker;424057]Incidentally I did as well. This one: [url]http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=220-G2-0750-XR[/url] was a shellshocker deal over at newegg yesterday and I have a friend who built a skylake system with it and is not having any freezing issues. Plus I needed a spare PSU, so I figured why not? I can then definitively eliminate the PSU as a possible culprit.[/QUOTE]
Nice! It's the one I have in my 6700K system and it has been awesome so far. Awesome for a PSU of course means that you simply don't notice it. :smile: No noticeable noise, neither from the fan or otherwise (no buzzing or similar), and no freezing or other instabilities.

Sounds promising! My current setup on HCI memtest in the desktop version under Win10 (8 threads, 14/16 GB) even in the "friendly" low-priority mode won't survive the night. So if it isn't the PSU, it still is the RAM - as, too, many people told me, and I wouldn't believe it.

Google news showed this page this morning

[url]http://www.tomshardware.com/news/asrock-releases-bios-updates-to-fix-intel-skylake-bug,31063.html[/url]

[QUOTE=pegnose;424096]Sounds promising! My current setup on HCI memtest in the desktop version under Win10 (8 threads, 14/16 GB) even in the "friendly" low-priority mode won't survive the night. So if it isn't the PSU, it still is the RAM - as, too, many people told me, and I wouldn't believe it.[/QUOTE]

Try bumping VCCIO up to 1.0V that made my RAM stable even at XMP settings. 48 hours of HCI satisfied me that my RAM is solid.

Yet, still I got another hang this morning at idle. Almost 5 days exactly, the frequency of occurrence is so strange. Going to install new PSU tonight, will report back in about 5 days :)

Also, on a related note, Gigabyte sent me a beta bios with SpeedShift enabled. I'm debating whether I should apply that today, or wait to see how the PSU test pans out?

[QUOTE=s1riker;424162]Also, on a related note, Gigabyte sent me a beta bios with SpeedShift enabled. I'm debating whether I should apply that today, or wait to see how the PSU test pans out?[/QUOTE]

Entirely up to you, of course. But changing one variable at a time is advisable. Besides, since the BIOS is beta perhaps let others test it first.

[QUOTE=chalsall;424164]Entirely up to you, of course. But changing one variable at a time is advisable. Besides, since the BIOS is beta perhaps let others test it first.[/QUOTE]

Pretty much all their BIOSes are beta, shows how not ready they were for this Skylake launch :) I've been trying them all in the hopes they would fix this issue. The current one I'm running is a beta that has the Prime95 AVX fix. The one they sent me is that + SpeedShift enabled.

But I think you're right, I will hold out on applying it at least for a week to test the PSU in known conditions.

[QUOTE=s1riker;424162]Try bumping VCCIO up to 1.0V that made my RAM stable even at XMP settings. 48 hours of HCI satisfied me that my RAM is solid.

Yet, still I got another hang this morning at idle. Almost 5 days exactly, the frequency of occurrence is so strange. Going to install new PSU tonight, will report back in about 5 days :)

Also, on a related note, Gigabyte sent me a beta bios with SpeedShift enabled. I'm debating whether I should apply that today, or wait to see how the PSU test pans out?[/QUOTE]


VCCIO is already up. This is someting different. Have also ordered new Ram as some reported issues on the VIII Hero with Crucial Ballistix Sport. Will report.

I'd go with chalsalls advice. One thing at a time. You could go for the Bios first, though, although I doubt it will help. Gut feeling.

[QUOTE=pegnose;424186]VCCIO is already up. This is someting different. Have also ordered new Ram as some reported issues on the VIII Hero with Crucial Ballistix Sport. Will report.

I'd go with chalsalls advice. One thing at a time. You could go for the Bios first, though, although I doubt it will help. Gut feeling.[/QUOTE]

I have the same feeling, but it does change how C-States are handled by the processor, so you never know.

[QUOTE=pegnose;424186]I'd go with chalsalls advice. One thing at a time. You could go for the Bios first, though, although I doubt it will help. Gut feeling.[/QUOTE]

My advise was trying the new PSUs before the BIOS.

Please do try to keep up.