helmutcheese Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 I have for the 1st time ever, to mail a bad module. Now the mail I got says to send both modules if a pair but do I sent in the original box with the bulky/heavy fan or simply post both modules in a padded envelope ? Also I need to get the exact same revision in return as I run a total of 8GB so have 2 kits. TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Padded envelope's fine. They can't guarantee the same revision however. May want to contact customer service, see if you can RMA all 4 sticks or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helmutcheese Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 Well I have made it clear I need them all the same, cant mess about now as they took days overall to get my RMA this far and XMAS is near so not the best time to be sending stuff overseas. They do ask in the form what revision so lets hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 I hope by overseas you mean RMAing them to the Europe RMA depot in NL and not the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helmutcheese Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share Posted December 14, 2009 Yes UK to NL is still is PIA. I have binned PSU's from other manu's in the past as its not worth the cost to send them as of weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 15, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 15, 2009 Mixing two sets is not supported, but you are welcome to request the RMA for two set and get them both replaced but that is not gaurentee that they will both be the same version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helmutcheese Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 31, 2009 Got my Memory back today finally after some delay by DHL. After me specifying I had Rev 1.1 and needed Rev 1.1 as of the other kit making total of 8GB guess what they sent out ? Rev 1.2, total joke IMO, whats the point of claiming Modules are matched (any 2 Modules the same model will run in Dual Channel, even mismatches run most times) if they give me Rev 1.2 to go with my other Rev 1.1 kit. I know its 2 different kits but I paid for 2 new Rev 1.1 kits and made sure both kits were Rev 1.1 before i bought, now its not ideal but will probably work OK. So the section on RMA Form where you specify the Revision and the very clearly detailed info I sent along with Modules was a total waste of time but I kind of knew this before hand anyhow. I do not see why I should waste your money RMA'ing a good kit that why prices increase IMO. Also companies should hold back stock for RMA purposes, I know some do. I ain't knew To Matched Modules, I have had them since Corsair 1st brought them out for the NF2 and they were supposed to be hand tested on an Asus NF2 Mobo hence the premium paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthohol Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 im sorry to see you disappointed however as RG said, mixing 2 kits even if they are the same revision is not supported. he even suggested you send back both sets because there may have been a chance to get all 4 the same revision but it was not guaranteed either. specifying the revision on the RMA form is likely for survey purposes and not as a request to get the same revision back but i could be mistaken. i am curious though if you were able to get all 4 rev1.1s stable at 1066Mhz as i gave up on mine a while back and just bought another board to use the 2nd pair in. i just wasnt stubborn enough to keep trying :): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helmutcheese Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 31, 2009 But that does not make any sense, how many kits do you see for DDR2 Mobos with 4GB Modules ? We all use 4x 2GB Modules and at the end of the day it will work as not all 4 Channels are joined, its 2+2, for 2 separate Dual Channel lanes. It could matter more if different Rev's and your Overclocking but 2 matched + 2 matched will work. My memory is underclocked now as I cannot get 500FSB stable on a Quad on this Asus MFII POS. To answer your question, I have all 4 Modules at 1:1 with a FSB of 475 or at times 490 so its always under 1000mhz DDR Speed but under 2.0v. When I had a Dual Core (E8600), I could run a far higher FSB so all 4 Modules were at 1175MHZ with no extra tweaks or voltage but no more mhz than this no matter how much tweaking or voltage as this Mobo simply will not post (black screen) above that even though it is supposed to run 1200mhz DDR2 it cannot and the QVL list is a joke as next to nothing is on it as normal with Asus support on flagship ROG Mobos. This Corsair Memory @ Rev 1.1 has ran at 1200mhz on many P45 and other Mobos over on XS Forums, but not many MFII's and if so not 100% stable and major tweaking needed. The P45 is made to run 4 Modules up to 16GB without issues, obv you may not get same Overclock as with 2GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthohol Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 my ROG board (striker extreme) was the finiky one that "forced" me to buy another board! thanks for the reply!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthohol Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 wow, theres even a 16Gig kit for the striker now, i just looked after i posted. http://www.corsair.com/configurator/product_results.aspx?id=15763 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helmutcheese Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 31, 2009 Yes you can get 16GB kits but I bet 4GB Modules suck for clocking, same as any new "Bigger" Module does when 1st launched (been there and done it with all sizes when new). NForce after 4 or 5 if you ain't clocking too high suck I had 680I and 780I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted January 4, 2010 Corsair Employees Share Posted January 4, 2010 Please install just the new set of modules and load setup defaults and then set the tested settings for the modules and test them with http://www.memtest.org, do they pass Memtest with Legacy USB Disabled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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