farlin Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Ok, here goes... First some background: Quad Core 6600 Intel EVGA 780i MB TWIN2X4096-8500C5D memory set totaling 8GB Windows 7 64-bit In about the last 2-3 months I have had to RMA both sets of memory that reported defective in memtest x86. I have swapped slots and have been able to isolate the specific module each time. In each case the affected DIMM has been in a different source slot. The first set of modules I RMA'd and had replaced about 2-3 months ago when DIMM 1 was reporting errors and have had no issues with those since. However, the modules I purchased originally with the system about a year ago started causing BSOD errors and crashes of WoW when I upgraded to Windows 7. So again I did tests in memtest x86 and found errors on DIMM 0. So I swapped the slots around and got the same errors and instability issues no matter what slot was used. Finally I removed the offending DIMM and had no issues. About 2 weeks ago after a bit of burn-in time to verify the issue, I RMA'd the 2nd set of DIMMs and received the replacement ones and put them in the system. Afterwards, I immediately started having BSOD and WoW crashes. Again I ran memtest x86 and did the DIMM swap routine and have isolated it to DIMM 3. So I removed the module and now I am operating with 6GB with the 1st RMA set and 2nd RMA set (minus the one DIMM). I have had zero issues with BSOD or WoW, so its pretty safe to assume that the memtest x86 reports were correct. So, I am wondering if there has been a rash of issues with the TWIN2X4096-8500C5D memory modules? I am not overclocking or doing any custom tweaks in the system, running defaults, and I have the latest BIOS version and patches for the OS, latest drivers, etc. Again the memory works great if I could just get a "good" set of modules. Does anyone have some additional things I can look into that my be the root cause or is this just the case of bad luck with RMA'd memory? For reference, I have been building computers for about 15 years both professionally and as a hobby and follow standard static prevention practices. Thanks in Advance! Jeremy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted September 28, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted September 28, 2009 No and if that keeps happening I would look for some other cause. Let's get them replaced, please use the On Line RMA Request Form and we will be happy to replace them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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