Lythe Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Hello, I have an Albatron PX915P4C Pro, a nVidia 7800 GT video card (made by BFG Tech), 1gig Corsair XMS3200 DDR SDRAM (400MHz), and 978 P4 3.2Ghz (200x16.0, CPU ID/UCOD:0F29/21). Since I have upgraded to the video and motherboard I crash constantly while playing World of Warcraft or Battle Field 2. No specific type o' crash, some Error #132, some IRQ-less-than-or-equal some [insert name here]. I have run memory tests (memtest) which showed the RAM working properly, I have returned (RMA) both the video card and the motherboard for new ones and upgraded to 600 watt power supply. I have flashed the bios, it is now R1.37 and I am still getting these crashes. The CPU temperature and case temperature are fine, ~40c. I have Corsair 3200 RAM (2x512megs). I wonder if it is this causing the crashing. The bios states that the RAM is “DDR SDRAM: 400MHz (Dual Channel Mode Enabled)” and I have the two DIMMs in each of the colored slots (both are in the purple slots with the green slot between them and to the right). Is there a problem with the motherboard’s bios or chipset with this memory’s speed or latency or dual channel mode? Perhaps even with the P4’s Hyperthreading? Is there something I can change in the bios to stop these crashes? I have reinstalled windows XP pro. I have no other cards in except the vid card - using onboard sound so i can't try the pulling-card trick and the errors messages are all over the map. When i have gotten the 'IRQ' one i have looked in device manager but have seen no conflict. There is nothing in event viewer for times when i get dumped from a game and no mini dumps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 What is the exact part # and revision # of each stick? Is it a TwinX pack? How To Read the Memory Label Click here to find out how you can add your system specs to your profile and posts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lythe Posted January 11, 2006 Author Share Posted January 11, 2006 Each RAM stick says: "CMX512 -- 3200LL XMS3205v1.2 0329048 XMS 3200 512MB 400MHz 2326-T1" Also in the Bios, the "DRAM Timing Seletable" is "BY SPD" x CAS LAT TIME 2.5 x DRAM RAS# TO CAS# DELAY 3 x DRAM RAS# PRECHARGE 2 PRECHARGE 2 DEALY (tRAS) 6 The System Memory Freq is "Auto" and the DDR Volatge (VOLT) is "Default" Does this help? What is the exact part # and revision # of each stick? Is it a TwinX pack? How To Read the Memory Label Click here to find out how you can add your system specs to your profile and posts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted January 11, 2006 Corsair Employees Share Posted January 11, 2006 Please set the Dim Voltage to 2.7X volts and then set the timings manually to the tested settings for the specific module you have, and then test the module/modules one at a time with www.memtest.org! If you still get errors, please follow the link in my signature “I think I have a bad part!” and we will be happy to replace them or it! However, if you get errors with both modules that would suggest some other problem and I would test them in another system or MB to be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lythe Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 How do I set the timings manually to the tested settings for the specific module I have? I have no idea what the test settings for these modules are. Furthermore does it matter which slots they occupy in the motherboard? I am using 2x512 dims should they be side-by-side or should they be in the same colored slots? Please set the Dim Voltage to 2.7X volts and then set the timings manually to the tested settings for the specific module you have, and then test the module/modules one at a time with www.memtest.org! If you still get errors, please follow the link in my signature “I think I have a bad part!” and we will be happy to replace them or it! However, if you get errors with both modules that would suggest some other problem and I would test them in another system or MB to be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted January 12, 2006 Corsair Employees Share Posted January 12, 2006 Yes it does indeed matter what slots. Please check your user manual for that and you can follow the link in my signature for the tested settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lythe Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 When i looked last night in my BIOS it only allowed me to increase the Voltage by (+1), (+2), (+3), etc., but i have no idea what it is to start with. It does not say. Should I assume that its at 2.5 already? I set it at (+2) but i crashed anyway. Please set the Dim Voltage to 2.7X volts and then set the timings manually to the tested settings for the specific module you have, and then test the module/modules one at a time with www.memtest.org! If you still get errors, please follow the link in my signature “I think I have a bad part!” and we will be happy to replace them or it! However, if you get errors with both modules that would suggest some other problem and I would test them in another system or MB to be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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