Getting BSOD's alot on my new Intel build, which IMO are memory related, so I ran memtest86 & sure enough I got $hitloads of errors! So I removed 2 of my sticks & re-ran: no errors. Swapped the sticks to run the other 2 & again no errors. All four back in and errors come back!? Running the RAM at stock/auto @1066MHz (2.1v)
The memory is OCZ PC2-8500, 5-5-5-15. Two of the sticks are Crossfire approved Reapers & 2 are Sli Ready.
A what? Sorry, clearing my head(just woke up off nightshift) Just checking to make sure both sets will run the same vdimm before bumping it up further.
Turns out it was vdimm,thanks for pointing out the obvious
, no option in BIOS for 1T/2T. But, to run 4 dimms at 1066MHz I need a vdimm of 2.3 volts, running 2 is stable at 2.1v. Nice easy fix for a change...... now back to Episode 2
Yeah i was bout to say, if you didnt bump the vdimm a notch or two thats deffinetly the problem if all sticks function but your not stable with all 4. Good deal though that that was the only problem
Yeah i was bout to say, if you didnt bump the vdimm a notch or two thats deffinetly the problem if all sticks function but your not stable with all 4. Good deal though that that was the only problem
Wellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll, it seems I was a little premature in claiming a solution, I ran memtest86 for about 90 minutes at 2.3v with all 4 sticks in and got errors again, not as quickly as with lower voltage but still there
Going to run 2 sticks overnight while I'm at work and see if anything shows up, but, do think something maybe up with the vdimm stability.
Could be, but most likely not. Ive ran my 2X1GB at 2.3 Vdimm before, i would deffinetly bump it one more notch, 2.35 and run it again. If it errors later on again, bump it to 2.4. Im 99.9% sure that 2.4v is perfectly safe for 4x1GB, something has to compensate for those 2 extra sticks. Try a notch higher though, 2.3 is just a little high for only 2GB, keep in mind.
Could be, but most likely not. Ive ran my 2X1GB at 2.3 Vdimm before, i would deffinetly bump it one more notch, 2.35 and run it again. If it errors later on again, bump it to 2.4. Im 99.9% sure that 2.4v is perfectly safe for 4x1GB, something has to compensate for those 2 extra sticks. Try a notch higher though, 2.3 is just a little high for only 2GB, keep in mind.
MB doesn't support .05 increments, so 2.4 is next, interestingly when playing about with the fsb & multipliers I can get 1066Mhz more stable, but of course I end up crippling the q6600!! Will play around with it again later.....
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