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Originally Posted by Chos3n  Ok, but did they overclocked? If I was you, I would return the rig, or call them and tell them how unstable the thing is. You could do a fresh install of Windows Vista again, or try Windows XP. There might be a drivers issue. |
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Originally Posted by SugarJ Does it pass memtest? Prime 95 run?
I think all of your issues could be attributable to a bad stick of ram. In any case, set your Vram to 2.0V if it is lower than that now. Then test away. |
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Originally Posted by DarKStar no reason to run your RAM undervolt - when you install your RAM it is run on default JEDEC specs if I'm not mistaken and it's up to you to raise the voltage and timings to match the advertized specs, unless specified otherwise and your board supports the extended profiles.
Don't wait until you have symptoms - you get new RAM, configure it properly according to specs and run it through memtest86 and let it run all the tests - and make sure it passes at least once - You can leave it on multiple passes if you wish for more advanced stress testing and stability over a long period of time.
Instability is the main symptom and might vary depending on where your memory failure is located. You may get windows boot errors / protection errors, blue screen on boot, frequent crashing of applications, kernel32dll errors, blue screens, garbed textures in games and even data corruption on your HDD (crc errors) (you don't want that!)
For testing RAM I use 2 tools. memtest86 and docmem - they run advanced pattern testing - DO NOT rely on your BIOS's quick or normal memory testing, it won't detect all memory problems. |
Well, if the mobo supports 1066 ram, and I install 1000, dont you think it wil underclocl to 800? And, if the mobo runs @ 1.8 V for ram, and the sticks are rated for 2.2 V, what would happen when they underclock autimaticallly? Would the mobo change the voltages? coz hyperX @ 800 i beleive is @ 1.8 v, but im sure that my volts right now are 2.2 V @ 800. THis is a brand new mobo with the latest bios flashed. THe problem is that games crash right on start up.
And vista64 was installed numerous times. Same issues, things take forever to write to the drive, sometimes things fail to install, sometimes it blue screens, but when it runs, the games bring the whole system down with it LoL. very strange.