unstable computer, newish build.

[Jesta]

so far so good. We will see how it runs overnight tonight.

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by Jesta

so far so good. We will see how it runs overnight tonight.

Ah, hopefully we have found the problem.

[One4yu2c]

Originally Posted by polobunny

Are you running this ram at the advertised speed, timings and voltage?

Good call Polo!

[Boy'nBlack]

Originally Posted by azianai

memtest86+ would get best results running it for a long period of time. I usually run it for 24 hours, 1-2 passes may get no errors, but running it like 50 passes makes it a sure thing

And that's an errant conclusion. All memory has errors. The longer you look, the more you see. If you had ECC memory, you'd see less...yet would still see some if ran for 24 hours.

You'll know if an actual problem is the memory within 3 passes.

And this is where I see the signature being very handy. Crucial makes awesome products, sure. But there's a strand of bad Crucial sticks currently running around. Don't know what you really have, except that it's crashing when used and you have Crucial brand memory.

Re-read, and I'm fuzzy as to why this set is set to 2.25V. That's some serious volts for not overclocking and just trying to get it to run. A simple run of CPUz will show you what it's actually running at, and another tab will reflect the way it's meant to be set. Note the ratio just as much as the SPD suggested settings. If it says for your memory, 4-4-4-12 at 2.2v and 400Mhz, that's assumed 1:1 as a lower ratio is granted.

Same same, right? So if you're not overclocking, we can really easily assume the "266" SPD settings on quality memory over what it says for 400Mhz (screenshots on a 333 quad, so it's relative). The table tells what it should do. Such as:

These are worst case scenarios with quality ram, firm settings for others. So now we're at the worst case scenario with this Crucial memory...I think. If it shows errors in 3 passes, it's RMA time. If not, it's one of many other things. Which Orthos will NOT tell you in blend. Blend will fail even the most stable computers.

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by Boy'nBlack

And that's an errant conclusion. All memory has errors. The longer you look, the more you see. If you had ECC memory, you'd see less...yet would still see some if ran for 24 hours.

You'll know if an actual problem is the memory within 3 passes.

And this is where I see the signature being very handy. Crucial makes awesome products, sure. But there's a strand of bad Crucial sticks currently running around. Don't know what you really have, except that it's crashing when used and you have Crucial brand memory.

Re-read, and I'm fuzzy as to why this set is set to 2.25V. That's some serious volts for not overclocking and just trying to get it to run. A simple run of CPUz will show you what it's actually running at, and another tab will reflect the way it's meant to be set. Note the ratio just as much as the SPD suggested settings. If it says for your memory, 4-4-4-12 at 2.2v and 400Mhz, that's assumed 1:1 as a lower ratio is granted.

Same same, right? So if you're not overclocking, we can really easily assume the "266" SPD settings on quality memory over what it says for 400Mhz (screenshots on a 333 quad, so it's relative). The table tells what it should do. Such as:

These are worst case scenarios with quality ram, firm settings for others. So now we're at the worst case scenario with this Crucial memory...I think. If it shows errors in 3 passes, it's RMA time. If not, it's one of many other things. Which Orthos will NOT tell you in blend. Blend will fail even the most stable computers.

Re-read again, he got it set at 2.2v, and that's what Crucial suggests for his memory kit. ;D

Edit: As for what CPU-Z reports, it shows how your RAM could run to follow JEDEC standards (1.8v/MAX 1.9v). Additionally you might see an EPP profile, which is usually what the manufacturer recommends and should be detected by most BIOS automatically.

[screwballl]

My Mushkin set also suggests 2.1-2.25V at 5-5-5-20 (DDR2-1066)

[Jesta]

I dont know if any of you play wow. But it ran all day fine when i was out solo questing.

The second i went into BT in a raid i crashed, since i have crashed about every 2-3minutes.

Higher stress on everything, but mainly graphics right? Im so lost with this computer now.


The crash wasnt bsod though, everything would just go blank, a black screen. My front LED would not be lit up, but i could still hear the last thing that was said over ventrillo. (looping.)

I have to power down to get things rolling, and then it took 2 restarts for it to actually boot up.

[polobunny]

It might be a faulty graphics card or overheating. What is your graphic card?
You might as well take a moment and write your full system specs in your signature so we don't have to ask.

[Jesta]

My computer is made up of,

case - COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-WW Black/Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

mobo - Newegg.com - DFI BloodIron P35-T2RL LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

video - EVGA 512-P3-N862-AR GeForce 9600GT Superclocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E6750 - Retail

Ram - Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864AA804 - Retail

HD - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

keyboard - Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 B2L-00047 Black USB Ergonomics Keyboard Mouse Included - OEM

dvd rom - Sony NEC Optiarc 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model AD-7190S - OEM

Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX ATX12V V2.2 550W Power Supply 90 - 264 V UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TUV, CCC, C-tick - Retail

[theburan]

If you can, I'd either use a different video card, or let a friend borrow that one and see if it's stable in a different computer.