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Memory Testing Application

Darren

Darren

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System Specs
System Name Cheap yet powerful gaming and entertainment rig!
Processor AMD Athlon 3800+ X2 Windsor, 1 MB L2 Cache (512k L2 Per Core), 65W Energy efficient, 2GHz @ 2.78 Ghz
Motherboard Asrock ALiveNF7G-HD720p Rev v5.0
Cooling Freezer 64, 2x120mm, 1x92mm
Memory 8 GB DDRII PC6400 @ 929 MHz OCZ (2GBx4) timing: 5-5-5-5-16-2T
Video Card(s) XFX ATI4830
Storage Seagate 320 GB SATA (16 MB Cache)
Display(s) 19' HannsG (1440x900 @ 75hz)
Case Coolermaster Elite 330 Black Case
Audio Device(s) Auzentech X-Meridian, Pioneer VSX-516 Receiver 7.1 with DD/DD EX/Prologic II/DTS/DTS-ES//DTS: Neo
Power Supply Cool Master eXtreme Power 460W PSU
Software Vista Ultimate X64 Corporate Edition
Just installed my new OCZ ram and I'm playing with the timings, I was surprised that it could handle 5-5-5-5-21, but I'm not too convinced about the stability although windows appears stable and has not generated any errors. I'm looking for a application that will stress test it and give me a a full analysis report. I've tried MemTest86, but it requires one to create a boot disk which I have no intention. I need an application that can run in windows and can test the entire 8 GB capacity. Thanks:)

Memory in question: PC6500 2GBx4 OCZ2V8004GK

Edit: I tried Prime45, but it didn't seem to be stressing the ram much, mostly just the CPU.
 
sneekypeet said:
there is memtest for windows...just run one instance for each1024MB of ram installed!

http://hcidesign.com/memtest/
Click to expand...

Thanks, I'll give it a try, would you assume that if it passed an two hour test the computer is 100% stable? or do different stress test report different findings?
 
I believe when I looked at using it, "they" say run it until there is a 2000% (yes two thousand)completion to be certain.

Also this is only stressing the ram as a test....it has nothing to do with system stability other than telling you if the ram end is ok.

If it fails this ...the ram needs some tweaking. If it passes , you know to look at the mobo settings or CPU for the issue!
 
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