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EVGA Z87 Stinger - 1.08 BIOS Related Issue or 4790K Related Issue?

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2014/10/01 10:58:15 (permalink)
Hello,
 
I have an EVGA Z87 Stinger motherboard with a 4790K currently installed.  Previously I had a 4770K installed and had absolutely zero issues with the system.  In fact, I'd go as far to say this is the most stable motherboard I've ever used!
 
I decided to upgrade to a 4790K, which required the BIOS to be updated to 1.08.  Since then I've been experiencing quite a few problems.
 
The major issue is while playing a game such as PlanetSide 2 on Ultra graphics, the entire system will crash, screen goes black, and the last sound it played will loop or "buzz" for a better term.  I've also had the audio ports for both the side panel headphones and rear panel speakers completely stop working.  After requesting an RMA the audio ports magically started working again.  I've noticed problems with voice communications needing to be run As Administrator to work properly.  And while using ShadowPlay, my microphone recordings get cut off and the first word of the last sentence starts the next time I transmit the mic.
 
I've tried a memtest86 for over 24 hours with no problem since the upgrade.  I'm not sure if it's the 1.08 BIOS, the new CPU, or maybe something I did working in such a small space.
 
Any advice?

CPU: Intel 4790K COOLER: EVGA 92mm MOBO: EVGA Z97 Stinger RAM: Corsair Dominator 16GB
GPU: EVGA 780 ti SSD: Samsung 850 Pro HDD: WD Red 2TB CASE: EVGA Hadron Air
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    rjohnson11
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    Re: EVGA Z87 Stinger - 1.08 BIOS Related Issue or 4790K Related Issue? 2014/10/02 23:25:44 (permalink)
    Can you list the full specs of your system to include make and model of PSU?

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    Re: EVGA Z87 Stinger - 1.08 BIOS Related Issue or 4790K Related Issue? 2014/10/07 09:15:22 (permalink)
    EVGA Hadron Air with standard 500w PSU
    EVGA Z87 Stinger (1.08)
    Intel i7 4790K (Max 50C under load gaming)
    EVGA 92mm Cooler
    Corsair Dominator 16GB
    EVGA 780 ti SC (Latest nVidia Experience with drivers)
    EVGA Slim Load DVD Drive
    Microsoft Windows 8.1 (Latest updates)

    CPU: Intel 4790K COOLER: EVGA 92mm MOBO: EVGA Z97 Stinger RAM: Corsair Dominator 16GB
    GPU: EVGA 780 ti SSD: Samsung 850 Pro HDD: WD Red 2TB CASE: EVGA Hadron Air
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    Re: EVGA Z87 Stinger - 1.08 BIOS Related Issue or 4790K Related Issue? 2014/10/07 16:45:14 (permalink)
    I see you ran memtest, but did you run Prime95's stability test? Memtest won't really test the CPU stability.
     
    After you updated the BIOS did you reset it to defaults, save it, restart, and only then go into the BIOS and modify settings? Ya should also run CPU-Z to check what the CPU frequency is, and on the memory tab check the "NB frequency" as well as your RAM settings.


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    Re: EVGA Z87 Stinger - 1.08 BIOS Related Issue or 4790K Related Issue? 2014/10/13 11:07:05 (permalink)
    Honestly, I'm just not going to go through all that to troubleshoot brand new hardware and Prime95 is not that reliable.  I'm getting skippies in every game I play, usually resulting in a hard fault lock up with a buzzing tone.  It's either the CPU, the 1.08 BIOS, the 4790K CPU with the 1.08 BIOS, Windows 8.1, or something I touched inside the small case like the GPU.  More than likely it's hardware related, is anyone else getting skips while gaming with the 1.08 BIOS or with the 1.08 BIOS and a 4790K CPU?
     
    Either something's wrong with the 1.08 BIOS or I need to RMA this mobo.

    CPU: Intel 4790K COOLER: EVGA 92mm MOBO: EVGA Z97 Stinger RAM: Corsair Dominator 16GB
    GPU: EVGA 780 ti SSD: Samsung 850 Pro HDD: WD Red 2TB CASE: EVGA Hadron Air
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    Re: EVGA Z87 Stinger - 1.08 BIOS Related Issue or 4790K Related Issue? 2014/10/14 10:43:29 (permalink)
    I'm in a similar, if not the same boat as you. Just built a new rig with this z87 board and 4790k and I'm finding my entire PC hard locks with buzzing audio after playing any game for about 10-30 minutes. I do not experience any skipping while gaming. Ctrl-alt-del does not work, reset button does not work, must hold power button to force power down. BIOS patched to 1.09
     
    Oddly, I can run heaven benchmark for hours with no problem. Memtest86 found no faults, +12v is solid while playing, no user overclock on the CPU/GPU. CPU temps while gaming do not exceed 65*C. Prime95 fails after about 5 minutes, but I think that may be due to thermal overload; stock HSF for now and temps do reach 85*C. Get BSOD 00000124 5 seconds into running intel burn test, (again might be thermal overload).

    Windows 7
    Z87 Stinger (BIOS 1.09)
    4790k
    EVGA 970 GTX SC
    EVGA 750G2
    Corsair Platinum 2133 2x4GB
     
    I've installed every updated driver I could find to no avail. I purchased another brand motherboard and upgraded HSF for testing tonight. I'll report back.
     
    Update: The new motherboard seemed to work fine, no issues running prime95 or freezing after playing Shadow of Mordor about an hour. I swapped back to the stinger and started tinkering with a couple BIOS settings after reading its guide for another EVGA mobo. I set the CPU voltage to 1.3v, VSA, IOA, and IOD offsets to +100 mv and disabled FIVR faults and FIVR Efficiency. So far I've been able to run prime95 for longer, system doesn't freeze when starting burn test (temps are too high to let it run more then a couple of seconds for now) and also haven't had any freezing while gaming yet! I'm going to play a bit longer to see if anything happens.
     
    Update 2: I have not had a single issue since changing these BIOS settings. Not running any overclocking, not sure what was wrong.
    post edited by uber_mike - 2014/10/20 23:00:13
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