xerzex Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 Hi Guys, I recently built my new system. Everything seems great, games run great (cod4 maxed, crysis on high, insane fps when frapsing etc etc) and everything seems extremely quick (boot time is slower than I thought, but that might be me being picky!!) However, I recently downloaded memtest86+, booted it, and got around 100 errors :eek: - on the first test!!! I disabled USB Legacy before the test. I have set the BIOS settings as the following: Ai Overclock Tuner - Manual OC from CPU level up - auto CPU Ration Control - Auto FSB Frequency - 333 FSB Strap to Borth Bridge - Auto PCIE Frequency - 100 DRAM Frequency - DDR2-1066Mhz DRAM Command Rate - 2T DRAM Timing Control - Manual CAS#: 5 RAS# to CAS# Delay: 5 RAS# Precharge: 5 RAS# Active Time: 15 RAS# to RAS# - Auto Row Refresh recovery time - Auto Voltage is set to 2.11 (Voltage timings on the mobo are currently awful!!) The processor is running at the expected 3Ghz, with a 1333Mhz FSB. The freqency in cpu-z for FSB:DRAM is 5:8. Are my settings correct? I am concered that because I failed memtest, my ram is faulty, and I will have to send these sticks back to corsair. OR, is the issue with my mobo? I am aware it is buggy - and as my performance does not seem 2 have taken any hit (that I am aware of!), could it be my motherboards bios (as opposed to a physical fault)? Thanks for any help!! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerzex Posted November 11, 2007 Author Share Posted November 11, 2007 Oh btw, I have taken screen shots of my BIOS setup (and got a dump file from cpu-z) if thats of any use? I also have taken some screen shots of the errors in memtest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerzex Posted November 11, 2007 Author Share Posted November 11, 2007 raised the rma :(: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted November 12, 2007 Corsair Employee Share Posted November 12, 2007 With that CPU and MB you may have to set the memory frequency at 800Mhz, and over clock the CPU to get it stable. Have you tried setting the memory frequency at DDR800 and or tested the system with http://www.memtest.org? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerzex Posted November 12, 2007 Author Share Posted November 12, 2007 hi ramguy, I tried memtest, and got loads of errors. I will try the DDR800 setting, however is this normal? I wanted it to be "out of the box" 1066Mhz. I have noticed issues with recording fraps (cuts out) etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerzex Posted November 12, 2007 Author Share Posted November 12, 2007 well i reran the tests, sticking the sticks in 1 by 1, in every slot. And everytime 1 stick passed fine, the other failed, everytime. I raised the RMA with the company i purchased it from, and they are shipping my replacement :D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted November 12, 2007 Corsair Employee Share Posted November 12, 2007 NP Please let me know when you get the new set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerzex Posted November 23, 2007 Author Share Posted November 23, 2007 NP Please let me know when you get the new set. good news. new set arrived, working prefect :) after so many bad reports about this mobo, was worried... but getting 2 grips with it now, and its working amazing :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekT Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Good stuff. Let us know if you have any issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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