Faxon Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 I have 2 sticks of DDR 256mb part number VS256MB400C3 from LOT#0419013-1. they were in use on an Abit IS7 motherboard with a 2.8ghz pentium 4 northwood core with HT since 2004. the board went bad recently, so i decommissioned the system and salvaged the parts out of it. i dropped these 2 sticks of ram into an EVGA NF47 board i own (model 123-K8-NF47-AX) to do my standard test routine on them (memtest86+ and OCCTv3 large FTT, both overnight). everything worked fine. tested them in another board (same model) just to make sure, again, everything works fine. so i run them for a week, and then my system crashes with a BSOD while running a memory hungry encode. i reboot, and i BSOD before getting into windows. i ran memtest86+ again and the second it starts im hit by errors on every single bit. i let it run for a minute or so before memtest just stops looking for more errors. i switch the slots the modules are in, and test again, to the same results. i tested each stick individually, same results. i tested in my other motherboard again, same results. i even tried underclocking the ram to 333mhz, and it still failed immediately. the boards were new in box when i got them, as were the CPUs, and both have only been lightly used since 2006. these errors are only reported when i stick this memory in, it works fine with all the other DDR memory i have lying around. so my question, if i were to RMA both sticks of ram, what might i get back in return? i understand that corsair will sometimes ship newer memory (ddr2 for example) to customers based on what they originally purchased if it will fix their problem, or if they no longer have any stock of the original memory available to replace it with. I am curious because i had some other non corsair DDR fail on me recently as well, and im looking to just phase out most of my DDR based systems if possible. the cost of selling everything off would pay for a newer system based on DDR2 or 3, and considering this memory probably cost about $100-150 when i got it im just curious what i would get in return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 If they can't ship the same part due to it no longer being available, they'll give you your options, not just send something random. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faxon Posted August 7, 2009 Author Share Posted August 7, 2009 fair enough. so i should just submit an RMA for it and see what happens then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted August 7, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted August 7, 2009 Let's get them replaced, please use the On Line RMA Request Form and we will be happy to replace them. Once you get the RMA you can contact our customer service and let them know the RMA and see what the replacement will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faxon Posted August 9, 2009 Author Share Posted August 9, 2009 RMA approved and i emailed customer service. waiting for a reply before i proceed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted August 10, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted August 10, 2009 NP but you might get faster service by calling them at 888-222-4346 or 510-657-8747 Ext #3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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