Problems with 1GB Ballistix stick

h20-ski · 09-22-2005, 11:53 PM

I am having trouble figuring out one stick of my Ballistix. It is not Windows stable at 200MHz 3-3-3-8 @ any voltage. Memtest leaves me scratching my head. If the computer boots, it can run memtest for 1 pass error free and then boom it just errors at every single address. It has errored at every address on different test. The last pass Memtest halted with 260,000+ errors, but Memtest has froze without errors. To rule the rest of the components I test the matching stick and it ran error free for 16 passes, and the CPUs are prime stable tested at 16hours.

Sierra_abx · 09-22-2005, 11:58 PM

Sounds like a bad stick.

h20-ski · 09-23-2005, 11:50 AM

That is what I was thinking. It is just that I have never had a bad stick do what this stick is doing.

Sierra_abx · 09-23-2005, 11:51 AM

Have you tried 3-4-4-8 or any other timings?

h20-ski · 09-23-2005, 12:08 PM

Yep, I have tried 3-3-3-8 and 3-4-4-8. It almost seems like they are not getting enough voltage, because from a really cold boot they work flawlesely for 15 minutes or so, and as they heat up it does the weird stuff. But there is little I can do about cooling because I pretty much actively cool the VRM and ram area.

Sierra_abx · 09-23-2005, 12:27 PM

Do you have another board you can test that stick in?

h20-ski · 09-23-2005, 03:37 PM

The stick in question has been in both of my computers, but the testing was done on the PC-DL. The errors might be caused by voltage as the board gives 2.45-2.5V. Although the stick was not Windows stable in the IC7-G at any voltage, never Memtested the stick on it.

Just a little curious as to how you got yours to 304MHz though.

Sierra_abx · 09-23-2005, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by h20-ski

Just a little curious as to how you got yours to 304MHz though.

I used 3v and active cooling (120mm Delta fan). Plus Ballistix really runs well in the DFI NF4 boards. Several people have managed to hit DDR600.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=67762

I bought my sticks directly from Crucial, so I paid more. But this is the best RAM I've ever owned and that's saying a lot.

h20-ski · 09-23-2005, 04:14 PM

Yep, I saw the 3V. I frequent the XS forums, but stupid registration doesn't allow my e-mail accounts

. I love my Micron ram that I have whether their value or Ballistix. I have a Sandra screeny of the 1GB sticks doin 2-2-2-5 @ 2.5V. I purchased FB's booster, I then modded it to 24 pin, but that caught fire so I am back to 2.5V

Edit so far the stick in question has 2 passes completed error free on the IC7-G

wonderwrench · 09-23-2005, 04:19 PM

Give them a call and have them cross ship you 2 new sticks and be done with it.

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h20-ski · 09-23-2005, 11:43 PM

I am thoroughly confused now. The bad stick is Memtest stable, 32 passes, but it failed Memtest in the IC7-G 3 days ago. So now I am running dual channel in the IC7-G Memtest. So that kinda rules out the possibility of running 2GB in my server as my sig says

. I guess I can either run 4X512MB or wait for this.
Okay while typing this it errored Massively in dual channel, now gonna try what i thought was the good stick.

I am starting to the think the mobo may be bad, because the second stick just ran overnight, 35 passes error free

h20-ski · 09-26-2005, 06:18 PM

Okay it is offical these are the most tempermental sticks of ram I have ever seen. I managed to get them to boot at 3-3-3-8 so that I could change them to 3-4-4-8 on the PC-DL (2.45V) and they are running Memtest dual channel error free. But they won't do it on the IC7-G at 2.7V.

Oh and Memtesting 2GB sucks as it take forever.

09-22-2005, 11:53 PM	#1
h20-ski Forget Wakeboarding Join Date: May 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,460	Problems with 1GB Ballistix stick I am having trouble figuring out one stick of my Ballistix. It is not Windows stable at 200MHz 3-3-3-8 @ any voltage. Memtest leaves me scratching my head. If the computer boots, it can run memtest for 1 pass error free and then boom it just errors at every single address. It has errored at every address on different test. The last pass Memtest halted with 260,000+ errors, but Memtest has froze without errors. To rule the rest of the components I test the matching stick and it ran error free for 16 passes, and the CPUs are prime stable tested at 16hours. __________________
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09-22-2005, 11:58 PM	#2
Sierra_abx Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,880	Sounds like a bad stick.
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09-23-2005, 11:50 AM	#3
h20-ski Forget Wakeboarding Join Date: May 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,460	That is what I was thinking. It is just that I have never had a bad stick do what this stick is doing. __________________
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09-23-2005, 11:51 AM	#4
Sierra_abx Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,880	Have you tried 3-4-4-8 or any other timings?
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09-23-2005, 12:08 PM	#5
h20-ski Forget Wakeboarding Join Date: May 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,460	Yep, I have tried 3-3-3-8 and 3-4-4-8. It almost seems like they are not getting enough voltage, because from a really cold boot they work flawlesely for 15 minutes or so, and as they heat up it does the weird stuff. But there is little I can do about cooling because I pretty much actively cool the VRM and ram area. __________________
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09-23-2005, 12:27 PM	#6
Sierra_abx Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,880	Do you have another board you can test that stick in?
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09-23-2005, 03:37 PM	#7
h20-ski Forget Wakeboarding Join Date: May 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,460	The stick in question has been in both of my computers, but the testing was done on the PC-DL. The errors might be caused by voltage as the board gives 2.45-2.5V. Although the stick was not Windows stable in the IC7-G at any voltage, never Memtested the stick on it. Just a little curious as to how you got yours to 304MHz though. __________________
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09-23-2005, 04:14 PM	#9
h20-ski Forget Wakeboarding Join Date: May 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,460	Yep, I saw the 3V. I frequent the XS forums, but stupid registration doesn't allow my e-mail accounts . I love my Micron ram that I have whether their value or Ballistix. I have a Sandra screeny of the 1GB sticks doin 2-2-2-5 @ 2.5V. I purchased FB's booster, I then modded it to 24 pin, but that caught fire so I am back to 2.5V Edit so far the stick in question has 2 passes completed error free on the IC7-G __________________
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09-23-2005, 04:19 PM	#10
wonderwrench ABXpert Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mpls MN Posts: 1,614	Give them a call and have them cross ship you 2 new sticks and be done with it. Contact Information Toll-free: 800-336-8916 (U.S. & Canada only) Telephone: 208-363-5790 Monday-Friday: 7am — 6pm Saturday: 10am — 2pm Hours Listed are Mountain Time __________________ C2Q Q6600 @ 3 GhzMSI P35 Neo2-FR bios 1.104x 2 gig Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 ramEvga 8800GT SSC SATA HD's 1 Seagate 320 gig, 1 Samsung 320 gig LiteOn sohw-1693sPlextor PX 716aTeac FloppyOCZ 700GXSSLI PSU* Rosewill R6AR6-BK case*XP pro sp3 32 bit\Vista Ultimate 64 bit Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment.
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09-23-2005, 11:43 PM	#11
h20-ski Forget Wakeboarding Join Date: May 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,460	I am thoroughly confused now. The bad stick is Memtest stable, 32 passes, but it failed Memtest in the IC7-G 3 days ago. So now I am running dual channel in the IC7-G Memtest. So that kinda rules out the possibility of running 2GB in my server as my sig says . I guess I can either run 4X512MB or wait for this. Okay while typing this it errored Massively in dual channel, now gonna try what i thought was the good stick. I am starting to the think the mobo may be bad, because the second stick just ran overnight, 35 passes error free __________________ Last edited by h20-ski : 09-24-2005 at 11:44 AM.
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09-26-2005, 06:18 PM	#12
h20-ski Forget Wakeboarding Join Date: May 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,460	Okay it is offical these are the most tempermental sticks of ram I have ever seen. I managed to get them to boot at 3-3-3-8 so that I could change them to 3-4-4-8 on the PC-DL (2.45V) and they are running Memtest dual channel error free. But they won't do it on the IC7-G at 2.7V. Oh and Memtesting 2GB sucks as it take forever. __________________
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