Possible ram problems

DisvengeanceDisvengeance
edited January 2004 in Hardware
Most of my current games have started randomly crashing on me, Age of Mythology, BF1942, and counter-strike even. I ran memtest for 11 1/2 hours, and when i checked on it the next day, it was stuck on test 3...

Think this may be my ram?

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  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    www.memtest86.com
  • DisvengeanceDisvengeance
    edited January 2004
    I ram memtest86 for 11 1/2 hours and it froze...
  • Straight_ManStraight_Man Geeky, in my own way Naples, FL Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    Unfortunately, RAM timings if you changed OCing higher or bad RAM-- very high chance you are right about RAM, yes.

    John.
  • DisvengeanceDisvengeance
    edited January 2004
    I havnt really oced at all with my ram, theyre running at the rated pc3200 speeds with timings of 2,3,3,6

    but yes, it probably is the ram.....
  • hypermoodhypermood Smyrna, GA New
    edited January 2004
    Relax the timings and try again (2.5-4-4-8). If it locks up again, drop your CPU multiplier and see what happens.
  • DisvengeanceDisvengeance
    edited January 2004
    k ill try that
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    Have you increased the FSB of the machine at all?
  • DisvengeanceDisvengeance
    edited January 2004
    yes, it was a 3000+ (13x166) and i changed it to 3200+ (11x200), but that passes prime95.
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    Disvengeance wrote:
    yes, it was a 3000+ (13x166) and i changed it to 3200+ (11x200), but that passes prime95.

    Which Prime95 test are you running and how long for? You need to run the blend test for at least 5 hours, and still, if memtest fails, there is still something wrong.
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    what ram are you using? are you using more than one stick and if so are they a matching set?
  • DisvengeanceDisvengeance
    edited January 2004
    they are 2x256 pc3200 corsair xms cas 2 unmatched ram.

    I ram prime95 blend test for a couple of hours.
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    unmatched meaning what?
    try testing it with one stick at a time.
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    Two sticks of (almost) the same RAM but not bought at the same time as a matching pair.
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    well it's possible that one stick can handle the timings but the other can't and that may be causing the conflict ...corsair may have used different mem in each stick.
  • DisvengeanceDisvengeance
    edited January 2004
    I bought them both at the same exact time, and they are the same exact sticks, but didnt come in those dual channel packs. Ill take off the heatsheilds on them and take a looksee to see what chips theyre using.

    Edit//: guess i cant, they must use thermal epoxy or something
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    chances are they're both from the same lot so you should be ok there. Corsair is one of the highest quality mfg's out there IMO.
    which motherboard do you have and which slots do you have the sticks plugged in to?
  • DisvengeanceDisvengeance
    edited January 2004
    i have an NF7-S rev 2 and the ram is in slots 2 and 3
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    What are your temps like cpu/sys?
    What PSU?
    What are bios settings like?
    Fill as many as you can remember.

    CPU Operating Speed:
    X - CPU Ext Clk (CPU/DRAM):
    X - Multiplier Factor:
    AGP Frequency:
    CPU FSB/DRAM ratio:
    CPU Interface:

    Power Supply Controller:
    X – CPU Core Voltage:
    X – DDR SDRAM Voltage:
    X – Chipset Voltage:
    X – AGP Voltage:

    Advanced Chipset Features

    Memory Timings:
    - Row-active delay:
    - Ras-to-CAS delay:
    - Row-precharge delay:
    - CAS Latency Time:
  • DisvengeanceDisvengeance
    edited January 2004
    these should answer most of youre questions:
    cpufsb/ram ratio is 1/1 or 3/3, cant remember. my power supply is a 420watt thermaltake purepower
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    looks to me like your vcore is way low ...maybe try upping it to 1.75v or 1.8v and if it passes then work your way down from there ...but 1.6 is way low for an overclock ...maybe stock but not overclock. temps look good.

    try this:

    Power Supply Controller:
    X – CPU Core Voltage: 1.75v
    X – DDR SDRAM Voltage: 2.8v
    X – Chipset Voltage: 1.7v
    X – AGP Voltage: 1.7v
  • DisvengeanceDisvengeance
    edited January 2004
    k, thanks
  • hypermoodhypermood Smyrna, GA New
    edited January 2004
    Raise your vcore a bit. Try setting it to 1.725
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    DV let me know if it works ...if it does you can begin to lower your voltages from there maybe and cut down on some heat ...you could try something like this.

    Power Supply Controller:
    X – CPU Core Voltage: 1.725v
    X – DDR SDRAM Voltage: 2.8v
    X – Chipset Voltage: 1.6v
    X – AGP Voltage: 1.7v

    test your stability between each change until you come to something you're comfortable with. Also, if you're not overclocking your video card you can leave the AGP Voltage at 1.5v
  • DisvengeanceDisvengeance
    edited January 2004
    Thanks for all the help guys, i appreciate it
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    Good deal let us know when you're successful.
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