dom2121 Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 Hi, On 9/1/2004 I bought 1 stick of Corsair Value Select VS512MB333 Lot 0432117-0 from newegg.com for my Asus A7N8X-X at default settings. I started having intermittent crashing problems since I bought the stick but it got really bad when I recently tried Doom3 (crashes every 5-10 mins). I ran Memtest 3.0 for 20 hrs on the stick and after 70 passes it said it had 847 errors @ 229.3/245.3MB. Can I get an RMA? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted November 22, 2004 Corsair Employee Share Posted November 22, 2004 Can you tell me on how many total memory module/s you have on your system; if you have the latest BIOS for your MB, along with the CPU speed and it’s FSB as well? In addition, please tell me the bios settings you have set for both CPU and memory and any performance settings that you may have set? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dom2121 Posted November 25, 2004 Author Share Posted November 25, 2004 I have two modules. My other module is a Corsair CMX512-2700C2 XMS 2700 v1.3. I'm running the latest bios for my MB. CPU is a Athlon XP 2800+ (2.08 ghz) and FSB is at 333mhz. I'm not overclocking anything. My BIOS memory settings are all at default (2.5-3-3-7) DDR voltage at 2.6v. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 Tried one stick at a time? Also, it's not recommended that different part modules be combined like that. Try 3-4-4-8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dom2121 Posted November 26, 2004 Author Share Posted November 26, 2004 Yes, I ran memtest on each module independently. The Corsair CMX512-2700C2 XMS 2700 v1.3 ran flawlessly overnight. The Corsair Value Select VS512MB333 had 847 errors. I will try running at 3-4-4-8 but I don't believe this should be necessary. What is wrong with running different part modules together as long as you run at the slower of the two's speed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 It's because of the ICs that are used. They may not be compatible with each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dom2121 Posted November 26, 2004 Author Share Posted November 26, 2004 The problem seems to be independent of any compatibility issues since I'm running the tests with only 1 stick in at a time. I tried incrementing my memory timings up with only the stick of Corsair Value Select VS512MB333. 3-3-3-7 3-4-4-7 3-4-4-8 I ran memtest with each of these settings and all had errors within 5 minutes. I believe the module is faulty. RAMGUY, any more suggestions or can I have an RMA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted November 28, 2004 Corsair Employee Share Posted November 28, 2004 Let’s try replacing your modules. Please follow the link in my signature “I think I have a bad part!” and we will be happy to replace them or it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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