Steve09 Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Hi there I bought myself 2gb of CM2x1024-6400C5DHX memory and I've left everything on auto in the BIOS and it's been running my PC fine for 6 weeks and still is although Counter Strike Source has started to crash and my friends believe I need to up the memory voltage...Here are some facts... In CPU-Z, the memory reads...5-5-5-18 and 1.8v On the memory modules they read...5-5-5-18 and 1.80v and it also says these are ver2.1 if that makes any difference. I have also ran MemTest which detected 0 errors after 6 cycles. So CPU-Z is reading the modules how they should be running which I am happy about, but I'm a bit reluctant to up the memory voltage as my friends suggest as it says on the module 1.80v and it is already running at 1.8v according to CPU-Z. If I did up the memory voltage... 1)What sort of voltage should I set it to? 2)Would upping the memory voltage require me to up any other voltages? 3)Would I need to alter my memory timings if I upped the memory voltage? But I don't see how upping my memory voltage would fix my game crashing :confused: Anyway, thanks for reading and I appreciate any help given :) Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted August 18, 2008 Corsair Employees Share Posted August 18, 2008 How many modules are installed and I would try setting the memory Voltage to 1.9-2.0 Volts and see if that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve09 Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 I have 2 modules installed. Would I need to alter anything else if I upped the voltage to 1.9-2.0? Thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekT Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Are you overclocking your cpu or gpu? If you pass Memtest then the issue is external to the DRAM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve09 Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 No, I'm not overclocking anything and I never have. That's what I though, passing MemTest means it isn't my RAM, but would there be any issue with upping the voltage a touch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted August 18, 2008 Corsair Employees Share Posted August 18, 2008 Try increasing the Voltage and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve09 Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 Just an update, I've left the memory as it is, bought and installed a sound card and the game didn't crash last night, so I'm hoping it was an on board sound issue. Thanks for your help though :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted August 25, 2008 Corsair Employees Share Posted August 25, 2008 NP Please let us know how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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