Memory issue with new system.

[CDdude55]

I'm having a bit of an issue with my newly built rig. Every time i go to play a game, like Mass Effect 2 or Bioshock 2 a couple minutes into the game i get an application error and i end the game through task manager.

Here's what it logged for Mass Effect 2:



Details Tab:


And the same Event ID and everything is logged for Bioshock 2 also.

So i used Windows 7 built in memory diagnostic tool and it said that it found a hardware problem with my memory. So I've pretty much narrowed it down to that, but don't know which stick/s it is and i don't have any other DDR3 RAM laying around. I can't use memtest either, i don't have any black discs, nor do i have any type of DVD burner on hand. My resources are little.

[Mussels]

run with one stick at a time til you find the error.

i assume you set timings and voltages manually?

[CDdude55]

Originally Posted by Mussels

run with one stick at a time til you find the error.

i assume you set timings and voltages manually?

Ya, I'll give that a try.

My timings were automatically set higher when i overclocked my i7. I left my voltages alone as i wasn't doing a high OC at all. My overclocked i7 brought my RAM speed down to about 1233mhz or so. But the volts are all left stock.

[Mussels]

Originally Posted by CDdude55

Ya, I'll give that a try.

My timings were automatically set higher when i overclocked my i7. I left my voltages alone as i wasn't doing a high OC at all. My overclocked i7 brought my RAM speed down to about 1233mhz or so. But the volts are all left stock.

manually set volts + timings. even if your ram has lowered its MHz due to the effects of an OC, it doesnt mean it can run at lower timings.


vague theoretical example: it may have a 1000Mhz and a 1333Mhz profile. since its below 1333 it may run at timings for 1000Mhz, even tho its 1200+ and it wont be stable.

[CDdude55]

I set my memory's timings back down to the stock 7-7-7-24(memory is at 1242mhz), but im not sure what my volts should be for my memory, it's still set on auto at the moment.