Memory Issue With New Rig...Help! - Page 2

Brian · 07-06-2008, 07:41 AM

Well, just to get caught up: it was indeed another bad set of RAM. Sent back the second set of Mushkin and bought a 2GB kit of Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-6400. Popped it in, set up the timings and voltage in the BIOS, ran Memtest86 overnight and eight hours later, not one error!

So, problem solved and the rig is now as stable as can be!

fvbounty · 07-06-2008, 09:15 AM

Also try just running 1 stick of ram and run memtest then the other it might be just 1 stick of ram thats bad!!!!

Well I posted before I saw your last post, sorry, I love Corsair, have always used it and never had a problem.....Congradulations on your new stable rig!!!

Brian · 07-06-2008, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by fvbounty

Also try just running 1 stick of ram and run memtest then the other it might be just 1 stick of ram thats bad!!!!

Yeah, I had tested both sticks together, individually and in different slots. Failed everytime.

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Originally Posted by fvbounty

Well I posted before I saw your last post, sorry, I love Corsair, have always used it and never had a problem.....

Yeah, it's funny: I buy Corsair all the time for other people's machines when I am building for them but this is the very first time I have bought Corsair for myself!

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Originally Posted by fvbounty

Congradulations on your new stable rug!!!

Thanks, for a while there it was always blowing off in the wind!

fvbounty · 07-06-2008, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian

Yeah, I had tested both sticks together, individually and in different slots. Failed everytime.

Yeah, it's funny: I buy Corsair all the time for other people's machines when I am building for them but this is the very first time I have bought Corsair for myself!

Thanks, for a while there it was always blowing off in the wind!

There you made me edit my post, I haven't had my first cup of coffee yet....LOL

ATINUT · 07-06-2008, 10:14 AM

Hmm, that is odd that it was the memory. ASUS motherboards can be picky where memory is concerned.

Up until I got 975XBX2 in March of this year, I had the P5N32-E SLI board, and last year when I got that board, it wouldn't even work with Crucial Ballistix memory. Gave up, took that junk back to the store, and got the standard Crucial DDR2 800 and no problems after that.

Brian · 07-06-2008, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by ATINUT

Hmm, that is odd that it was the memory.

I agree! Mushkin has always been great quality RAM in my book. I guess I just got incredibly unlucky this time around...

ATINUT · 07-06-2008, 12:08 PM

I had my round of bad luck with Crucial's Ballistix as you've seen last year. Crucial's standard memory works good.

Only thing you could have tried is updating the bios on your motherboard, to see if that would have improved memory compatibility. ASUS does add improved memory compatibility to their bios updates.

INVALiD · 07-07-2008, 01:25 AM

As a rule of thumb, I'd want to stay away from cheap memory. In alot of instances, you get what you pay for.

07-06-2008, 07:41 AM	#16
Brian But you can call me Brain Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Georgetown, Ontario Posts: 5,916	Re: Memory Issue With New Rig...Update! Well, just to get caught up: it was indeed another bad set of RAM. Sent back the second set of Mushkin and bought a 2GB kit of Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-6400. Popped it in, set up the timings and voltage in the BIOS, ran Memtest86 overnight and eight hours later, not one error! So, problem solved and the rig is now as stable as can be! __________________
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fvbounty Eat Wild Pacific Salmon Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Alameda Ca Posts: 5,182	Re: Memory Issue With New Rig...Help! Also try just running 1 stick of ram and run memtest then the other it might be just 1 stick of ram thats bad!!!! Well I posted before I saw your last post, sorry, I love Corsair, have always used it and never had a problem.....Congradulations on your new stable rig!!! __________________ New Gaming rig - Asus P5E3 Deluxe Wi-Fi - Intel QX9650 - CORSAIR TWIN3X2048-1600C7DHXIN 2GB PC3-12800 - 150 gig Raptor - 320 gig WD 3200YS - Corsair HX 620 watt PS - EVGA 512-P3-N841-A3 GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB - AMD FX 55 - XP-90C & SilentCat 9 - Asus A8N-SLI with Swiftech MCX159 - 2X1024 Corsair 3500LLPro 2-3-2-6 1T - 2X BFG 6800GT OC Zalman VF700-CU - 1 WD 74 Gig Raptor boot - 1 Seagate 7200 sata data - Nec 3500A - Plextor 716AL Slot Loader - Enermax EG 701 AX 600 watt PS - Silverstone Temjin TJ03B case with side window - G7 lazer mouse - Cannon Pixma I8500 printer - Windows XP Pro SP2 Slipstreamed - Dell 2405FPW lcd * Please note: any advertising within this post has been placed there by the site owner and NOT by me! * Last edited by fvbounty : 07-06-2008 at 09:35 AM.
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07-06-2008, 10:14 AM	#20
ATINUT Just Plain Crazy! Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 3,278	Re: Memory Issue With New Rig...Help! Hmm, that is odd that it was the memory. ASUS motherboards can be picky where memory is concerned. Up until I got 975XBX2 in March of this year, I had the P5N32-E SLI board, and last year when I got that board, it wouldn't even work with Crucial Ballistix memory. Gave up, took that junk back to the store, and got the standard Crucial DDR2 800 and no problems after that. __________________ Intel D975XBX2 Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 8GB's of Mushkin HP2 6400 memory(DDR2 800) two Sapphire GDDR4 Radeon 3870 videocards HT Omega Claro(Cmedia 8788HD chip) 120GB&200GB&320GB Western Digital harddrives LG DVDROM & LG DVDBURNER HP Deskjet 920C Logitech X-540 speakers Viewsonic VG2030wm 20inch Widescreen LCD Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit with Service Pack 1 Who'se the fool that approved the design for this place. - The Dwarf, Sacred Underworld.
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07-06-2008, 12:08 PM	#22
ATINUT Just Plain Crazy! Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 3,278	Re: Memory Issue With New Rig...Help! I had my round of bad luck with Crucial's Ballistix as you've seen last year. Crucial's standard memory works good. Only thing you could have tried is updating the bios on your motherboard, to see if that would have improved memory compatibility. ASUS does add improved memory compatibility to their bios updates. __________________ Intel D975XBX2 Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 8GB's of Mushkin HP2 6400 memory(DDR2 800) two Sapphire GDDR4 Radeon 3870 videocards HT Omega Claro(Cmedia 8788HD chip) 120GB&200GB&320GB Western Digital harddrives LG DVDROM & LG DVDBURNER HP Deskjet 920C Logitech X-540 speakers Viewsonic VG2030wm 20inch Widescreen LCD Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit with Service Pack 1 Who'se the fool that approved the design for this place. - The Dwarf, Sacred Underworld.
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07-07-2008, 01:25 AM	#23
INVALiD Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 65	Re: Memory Issue With New Rig...Help! As a rule of thumb, I'd want to stay away from cheap memory. In alot of instances, you get what you pay for.
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