sigh... very... very... unhappy

[grayg1]

Maybe so Clunk but when the first motherboard died within 30 mins I guess there's also logic to saying it could have damaged stuff attached to it? Maybe I sound like I'm dodging everything you blame things on but, computers are normally very annoying and the problem always turns out to be something you think it isn't! PC> < Me

The graphics card I doubt was faulty though I tried it in another system and had no problems with it.

atm I am abit confused, I have previously tested both RAM sticks 2-3 times on their own and both still had freezes in games. Like I said before I did 101 passes without error with one stick before and it still freezed in C&C 3.
Earlier I did the test with the other stick doing 34 passes and no errors (couldn't be bothered tbh seemed predictable that it would just pass all again). This stick has now been running for a few hours and I haven't had it freeze.
I wouldn't be surprised if it did freeze though, sometimes things be complete asses like this, make you think it's fixed and then wham

[Clunk]

Maybe so Clunk but when the first motherboard died within 30 mins I guess there's also logic to saying it could have damaged stuff attached to it? Maybe I sound like I'm dodging everything you blame things on but Yes, you do , computers are normally very annoying and the problem always turns out to be something you think it isn't! PC> < Me

The graphics card I doubt was faulty though I tried it in another system and had no problems with it.

atm I am abit confused, I have previously tested both RAM sticks 2-3 times on their own and both still had freezes in games. Like I said before I did 101 passes without error with one stick before and it still freezed in C&C 3.
Earlier I did the test with the other stick doing 34 passes and no errors (couldn't be bothered tbh seemed predictable that it would just pass all again). This stick has now been running for a few hours and I haven't had it freeze.
I wouldn't be surprised if it did freeze though, sometimes things be complete asses like this, make you think it's fixed and then wham

34 passes isnt enough, do 6-7 hours or overnight if you can on test 5 on each stick singly.

Just do it, what have you got to lose at this point?

[grayg1]

101 passes is 1hour 40 mins not that bad
I could lose sleep with the jet engine in the same room

Guess I should start with the stick that I have had a freeze out of so far for confirmation. The thing is I know memtest doesn't always show up faults, sectors on the RAM are locked out from testing because it is needed by the system so effectively not all is tested. It could be that having the 2 sticks together shifts this reserved space to somewhere else allowing the faulty bit to be tested.
Don't worry though I WILL test it for about 6 hours or more

Now come on postman give me Okami!

[grayg1]

eek! Told you... after hours of testing with the stick that didn't want to freeze it just did it

[Clunk]

did you do 6-7 hours of memtest on each stick in all the slots?

[grayg1]

Just did 1 stick for 6hrs 44mins, 404 passes and no errors.

I was on the phone to Scan earlier and they made me realise something, the RAM isn't a matched pair, the errors may show up in memtest because they don't work together in dual channel mode.
I'll do a check now single channel mode and dual channel etc.

Of course that won't fix my freezes but atleast could solve the instant errors when both sticks are together.

I have an RMA raised now, it's going back once I find a suitable box for it...

[grayg1]

Just did quick retests for that now, I suspect slot #3 maybe faulty.

Slots #1 and #2 (so running single channel) passes 2 tests in a row.
Swapped 1 RAM stick to slot #4 so there's RAM in slots #2 and #4 (so running dual channel) pass 2 tests in a row.
Regardless of whether Stick 1 or 2 is in slot #1 or #3 (running dual channel) the test will give errors on the first pass.

I'll go test both RAM sticks on their own in slot #3 now to perhaps confirm.

EDIT: Just did that now, slot #3 doesn't seem to give errors using 1 stick and I tested slot #1 for 6hrs 40mins before. Seems like slots #1 and #3 don't like dual channel

Phillip you sure you want to test this?
I think it would be easier to just throw it all in the dump and give me a completely different computer lol