I recently built a new PC, but it kept completely freezing every so often.
I ran memtest86+ and consistently got errors in the same place during test 6. (Stock settings). After I removed one of the sticks of RAM it passed all tests, so I assumed the RAM was faulty, and have contacted crucial for a replacement.
All seemed to be OK until the PC froze again today, although the FSB was overclocked to 333 MHz, so I'm guessing that was the reason for the freeze.
I'm wondering if its possible that the RAM was working originally and has been damaged by the motherboard or by me overclocking it, and if I should stop attempting to overclock my system.
Also, what's the best windows app to test RAM? I'm using prime95 at the moment, but this doesn't seem to pick up any problems.
Thanks in advance for your help. PC spec is below:
Core 2 Duo E6400
Abit AB9
2 x 1GB Crucial 533MHz
Radeon X1950XT
2 x IDE HDs
Antec P180


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