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I recently purchased corsair xms pc3200 XL 1 gig dual kit, The memory was unstable at default settings, bsod's, games hard locked or rebooted pc.

I ram memtest86 v 3.2 and was greeted with red screen with the word failure all over. I rma'ed the ram back to newegg and reveived the new ram back. I imediatly installed and ram memtest again and it ran for a few minutes and again greeted with failures

 

system specs

 

antec sl350 smartpower

abit nf7-s rev 2.0

amd 2500 + @ 1.7 v

ddr @ 2.8 v @ 400 fsb @ 5 2 2 2.0 optimal

fx 5900 xt @ 1.7 v

wd raptor sata drive

Am I missing some thing

 

thank you

consumer

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Ya I baught a gig of corsair memory over a month ago and sent it back twice and and now the ram still fails memtest on multiple motherboards.

 

even after 1 month and over 450 dollars because of shipping and loss from taking time off work and I still do not have a working set of ddr, this is VERY DISAPOINTING

 

I can not recomend using newegg ever again,

I ordered 1 gig 2x512 of corsair xms pc3200 XL and two fx 5900 xt video cards and every part was blown/ bad/fried/failed

 

Then they give me the run around and treat me like I did something wrong, very disapointed.

 

I have left multiple messages with corsair and left emails and no one has called me or replied to my emails,

 

I have to say this is the worst service I have ever delt with in my life, I spent over 800 dollars and I feel totaly ripped off, but maybe i am imagining the whole thing, ya right

 

online nightmare ......................

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abit nf7-s rev 2.0 bios 2.6 newest

antec sl350 smartpower psu

corsair XMS pc 3200 XL 2x512 but unusable @ 2.8 v @ 400 fsb @ 5 2 2 2.0

2500 + cpu @ 1.7 v

fx 5900 xt finnaly got a working one from newegg

now using 3 2x256 1x512 512 in slot 3 lol mixed chips @ 333 @ 11 2 2 2.5 @ 2.8 v memtest passed on them no errors

raptor hard disk

no other devices in pc no pata disks no cd drives no flopies

 

 

xp pro sp2

 

all usb disabled

bios and video caching disabled

 

trust me I build water cooled Enthusiast pc's for $$$ since i have been laid off ( outsourced ) from my feild in Information technology 3 times is last 3 years.

yes I am a bush hater but what can you do except vote against someone that gives tax breaks to the wealthy and ganks the middle class. 20 % 12%

 

 

 

If you think I have missed something please let me know.

 

thanks

consumer

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I know the difference between fsb 333 and 400 and yes the 2500 + is a pre week 34 and is fully unocked and runs on air stable @ 2.5 ghz @ 1.875 v

 

I will also asume you read my statement, tested on multiple motherboards.

 

I also ran memtest86 3.2 on that cpu @ 2.5 ghz while i had ocz 2x256 pc 3500 overnight and zero issues. I can accept that the cpu is is fine at any speed.

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Can u assist me in getting a rma from corsair ?

 

I know enough not to run AMD systems async

 

and yes the cpu is over clocked but @ 3200 + or 2200 mhz just by changing the multiplier to 11

 

which is not realy a overclock at all, these chips run perfect @ 400 and everyone knows it. plus my brothers cpu is a true 3200 + and the ram failed on it with in 2-3 minutes so I know for a fact the ram is failing because he has 2x512 kingston pc3500 with ramsinks and runs 440 fsb and ran memtest86 3.2 over a entire weekend zero failures,

 

I do have a question. If I get the next pair directly from corsair will they test them before shipping to me ?

 

 

thanks

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Mjs can I offer some advice? Get rid of that pathetic PSU. I'm tired of having to bring this up in all the forums but please don't argue with me. That's a garbage PSU regardless what anyone tells you. Do you have any idea what that combination of NF7 and XP does to the 12v? I don't think you do or you'd have a different PSU.

 

Please take my advice..it amazes me. Top notch mobo, great cpu for overclocking, great ram..and a cheap, lousy PSU. What's up with that? Look, no one wants to go out and spend $200 on a PC P&C PSU except some of us that know better. The PSU is the number 1 rule for good overclocks yet no one follows that. People need to do more research and studying if they're going to OC.

 

#1 PSU

#2 Ram

 

Why do I see so much garbage for PSUs? Don't look anywhere else my man it's as plain as daylight. You already RMA'd to NewEgg (which are top notch for CS after OCZ) ram and Video Card..CLUE: VIDEO CARD..OC, NF7 and Video Card and there's no doubt that your garbage PSU can't supply enough 12v for all that..no way.

 

Do you honestly think all the products are bad and your other components are perfect? Trust me this one time. Take the pearls of wisdom and go spend in a REAL psu. I'm willing to bet you'll see a BIG difference. Just trust me, you have nothing to lose. It'll cost you but come on man that's what it takes if you want to oc and going 200fsb on an NForce2 is overclocking.

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MJS..I forgot to add that I used to have the biggest problems with everything when I first started with overclocking. My Corsair PC3200Cas2 wouldn't go past 190 fsb etc. I did a ton of reading and one day I was thinking wait a minute, what's the heart of a PC specially when overclocking..the PSU. What happens when you oc?

 

The power requirements go thru the roof and Bartons and NForce2s are 12v hogs. I got a $200 Turbo Cool 510 Deluxe and my Corsair 3200Cas2 magically went to 215 fsb with only 2.8v with the same setups. I have that board now on my gfs pc with the same ram with a garbage PSU like yours and sure enough it won't go past 200 fsb. Since then the only thing that holds me back are the motherboards not the ram, not the cpu, not the PSU.

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just slapped in ocz powerstream from my biddies pc, anyway all lights on the back are green.

its the 520 watt version

 

this is the link

http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/power_management/ocz_powerstream_power_supply

 

booted to memtest86 3.2 and got red screen with failures

 

lol

 

next lol

 

the ram is still bad bro

 

what next ? throw kitchen sink at it lol

 

next lololol

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XP MAN

 

you just lost that bet lol

 

got any more bright ideas ? lol

 

Nice try but not even close. How is OCZ GimmickStream a PC P&C??? Please explain! This should be REAL good let me go get some popcorn and a nice pint of Ale. Wait...my turn to "lol". :D: :D: :D:

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Just got rma and shipped the twinx back

 

thanks for all the help RG

 

and xp man, this is not a personal attack just a forum, lol

 

curently running 2x256 ocz platnium pc 3500 @ 2.88 v @ 440 fsb with same board, cpu and psu ( sl350 antec ) nf7-s rev 2.0 bios 2.6

and yes it is 1-1 sync on air @ 102 F. idle lol

 

memtest86 3.2 for 4 hours no failures

 

cs ram failed within 3 minutes every time lol

 

on both motherboards and both psu's lol

 

do the math lol

 

ps also ordered brand new ( just came out )pc-power and cooling 550 deluxe with adjustable rails and new modular wire design 290.00 big ones

 

I think ! there for I must be. muahahahaha lol

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Did you try and reset or load setup defaults and set the timings and such accordingly. In addition, XMS3200C2 with this platform would be rated at 200 MHz at Cass 2.5-3-3-6. So what are the settings you have set for the both CPU and memory.
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ok with system running 1-1 @ 400 fsb i have tried the following combinations

ddr @ 400 @ 5 2 2 2.0 optimal and spd and expert

system default voltage across the board cpu ddr chipset vga

and got failures in just a few minutes sometimes instantly

 

second

cross referenced bios voltage menu and check all voltages

adjusted each device so it match specs or exceeded slightly

retest @ 400 @ 5 2 2 2.0 ddr voltage lists as 2.77

cpu 1.675

chipset 1.7

agp 1.5 1.6

same failures with in few minutes

 

third

raised voltage per device across the board

cpu 1.875

ddr 2.88 @ 5 2 2 2.0 @ 400 fsb

chipset 1.7

agp 1.7

same test same failures with in few minutes

 

ok reduced ddr latency timmings to 8 3 3 3.0

ended up trying all sorts of combinantions but the ends were all the same.

failures within a few minutes

ddr voltage still 2.88

chipset 1.7

agp 1.7

cpu as 3200 + @ 400 1.875 still

ran test , same failures with in 2-3 mins

 

ran ms memory diag disk 3rd test failed stride6 failure

so on and so on

 

I have tried every combination possable on this board with out psu testing equipment I can only speculate on psu output

 

+3.3v is 3.23

+12 is 11.86

-12 is 13.19

+5 is 5.00

-5 is 5.43

+5vsb is 5.43

vbat is 3.52

 

what is wrong with this picture ?

 

can you explain these settings to me or link me or at least tell me if you see a weak point ? I'm not exactly sure what to look for.

 

thanks

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I do not have XMS3200C2 do I

 

I mean is the 3200 XL the same ?

 

and the only reason i even purchased it was to do 5 2 2 2.0 @ 400 stable

 

if that memory is not capable of those timmings with that fsb let me know and I will get my money back and find some other kind.

 

I mean I can get value ram to do 11 2 2 2.5 and save a hundred bucks lol

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lol right on

 

I noticed alot of people with nf7-s v 2 having issues with fast ddr.

like a severe amount of people asking the same questions.

 

have you formulated any ideas ?

 

 

is it the motherboards / chipset ?

psu 's ?

or memory ?

 

or is every one different ?

 

just wondered

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Ok check it out

 

i got mixed ddr ok, both 256 2x256

 

one is ocz 3500 and other is elixer 3200 ok.

 

flashed mb bios to manta ray xy cpc off D26 bios

ok

 

that bios sets cpc to 2T which is off

flashed

set defaults

reboot power off

clear cmos

re configure bios

booted up to xp @ 400 to set date time

reboot

I booted up @ 9 4 4 3.0

205 fsb stable ddr 2.9 ok wow , never worked before over 333 stable

210 fsb stable wow increadable

215 same thing

220 same thing

230 dead

225 boots but not stable in xp pro sp2+

222 but still bsod's

220 sweet spot maybe , crashed 1 time in a hour of multiplayer

lets say 215 but i keep at 220

 

major difference

everst score higher than amd64 3000+

mem write bandwidth

 

and thats on sl350 lol

but man its being abused, pumping out big heat, took it out of my case, runs cooler.

 

the negative 12 is like -14 what is this from ?

to weak ?

damaged ?

over stressed ?

 

or my system draws to much for it ?

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