Alexmagic Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Hi All, I've been having issues patching BF2 and have been pointed here to try and sort it out. I kept getting patching failed erors when i tried to patch this program, always on the same 500MB+ file. EA recommended i test my ram using memtest and it kept giving me errors (let it cycle through all tests 10 times over 8 hours) on Test number 7, on both my sticks (ie. errors <1000MB and >1000MB). I just got this system of a mate... A little details about my setup for clarification before i really go into it: Mob: Asus P5W DH CPU: Intel E6300 OC'd to 2.63GHZ GFX: EVGA 7900GT 256MB RAM: Corsair Dominator 6400C4 DDR2 PSU: Seasonic S12 Energy Plus 650W The rest is unimportant (i think)... Do errors in memtest automatically mean my ram is faulty? or should i look into the bios settings before i send it back to you guys for replacement? If you need any more info just let me know - Thanks for your help!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted August 22, 2007 Corsair Employees Share Posted August 22, 2007 Can you 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...
Alexmagic Posted August 22, 2007 Author Share Posted August 22, 2007 Hi Ram guy... I'm at work but I'll give you all the info when i get home tonight - thanks for your quick response :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexmagic Posted August 22, 2007 Author Share Posted August 22, 2007 While i'm thinking about the setup i've read a lot on the forums about recommended voltages and legacy being switched off etc... I'll test the system with legacy turned off etc but will that have any effect on my RAM as it is meant to work in Windows, or will it only affect how it works when its running through Memtest? Very keen to get this sorted but it seems i might be destined for problems as there are a lot of people on here with this mobo/RAM combo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexmagic Posted August 22, 2007 Author Share Posted August 22, 2007 OK, back at home finally and it's set up as follows in Bios: AI Overclocking - Manual CPU Freq: 375 DRAM: DDR2 750 MHZ Performance Mode: Auto PCI-E Freq: 100 PCI Clock Synch Mode: 33.33MHZ Mem Voltage: 2.1 CPU VCore Voltage: 1.2875 RAM: PC2-5700 Timing: 4.4.4.12 Write Recovery: 4 Hyper Path 3: Disabled DRAM Throttling Threshold: Auto Memory Remap: Disabled PEG Buffer Length: Auto Link Latency: Auto PEG Root Control: Auto If there's anything i missed let me know. I've most likely given you too much info but i'd rather not miss anything out if its important :) I tried running memtest86+ with the legacy turned off, and still getting a bunch of errors in test #7 (about 8 per pass). Specifically the RAM is TWIN2X2048-6400C4D Any suggestions for what i should try next? What does it mean when only test number 7 is causing me issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted August 22, 2007 Corsair Employees Share Posted August 22, 2007 I would suggest you lower the CPU Frequency and or test the system not over clocked and make sure one is not failing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexmagic Posted August 22, 2007 Author Share Posted August 22, 2007 Will do this evening when i get home from work - Cheers :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted August 22, 2007 Corsair Employees Share Posted August 22, 2007 NP Please let me know how you make out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexmagic Posted August 23, 2007 Author Share Posted August 23, 2007 Of course... I have this ram so i can overclock and if i have to undo all my overclocking so it works i'll need help figuring out how to overclock my rig without having it freak out :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexmagic Posted August 23, 2007 Author Share Posted August 23, 2007 I De-clocked everything and set the ram to 800mhz, 4.4.4.12-4, and 2.1V and no more errors... I'll install and patch bf2 now and see how it goes - hopefully it will work fine then i can try and get it overclocked again. Will it run ok if i leave the ram at these settings and crank the CPU about by itself or should i try to stick to the 1:1 ratio (I don't know what this means but i've been told to do so by the dude that set it up for me)? EDIT: I was thinking about setting the CPU FSB frequency to 400 so it runs at 2.8GHZ (Same mobo/ram/cpu config does 2.93 in an article i've found with tno probs at all with my cooler) which would mean the ram and cpu would be running at the right ratio... Will it hurt my system to give it a go? will i get a warning if it is about to eat itself from the inside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted August 23, 2007 Corsair Employees Share Posted August 23, 2007 You can try it and see but that is a extreme over clock for this MB and CPU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexmagic Posted August 23, 2007 Author Share Posted August 23, 2007 I might skip it for now... I tried playing BF2 last night and it worked at about 100 frames/sec with everything on full... prob no need to worry for now :) Thanks for your help!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted August 24, 2007 Corsair Employees Share Posted August 24, 2007 NP Please let me know if you have any more questions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexmagic Posted September 30, 2007 Author Share Posted September 30, 2007 Hi RAM guy - things have been better but are getting slow again... Started getting similar symptoms again... used memtest, i get no errors on either stick individually, but with both sticks in either channel i get errors in test number 7 again. Orthos seems to pick it up a little quicker... Tried relaxing the timings to 5 5 5 16 5 but still no go... Happy to accept if you think its not that the ram is buggered - just looking for ideas as to what i should do... My FSB: 400, Ram Freq: DDR 800MHz, Mem V:2.1, CPUV:1.2875, MCHV:1.65... Asus P5W DH, Intel E6300 (@2.8GHz), 2GB Dominator 6400 C4D... Thanks for your help :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted October 1, 2007 Corsair Employees Share Posted October 1, 2007 When the CPU settings are at default, do you have the same issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexmagic Posted October 5, 2007 Author Share Posted October 5, 2007 nope... not at all unfortunately... wound it down to fsb of 390 so now mem mhz is about 780 now runs orthos for 7-8 hours before wigging out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted October 5, 2007 Corsair Employees Share Posted October 5, 2007 I would recommend that you underclock the memory to 667MHz to see if it is the CPU that is giving the errors, and then set it back to 800MHz and underclock the CPU. This will at least let you know which part is not working well with your settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexmagic Posted October 9, 2007 Author Share Posted October 9, 2007 will give it a go this weekend - thanks :) prob the cpu - but just strange that orthos only wigs when you test the ram or the cpu and ram together but not the cpu on its own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted October 9, 2007 Corsair Employees Share Posted October 9, 2007 Let us know how it turns out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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