Corsair xms

sladoid · 01-07-2007, 01:26 AM

What do you guys think about this ram? Have their been any problems with it?

The reason I am asking is because for some reason my corsair xms ram just stoped working. I dont know why, so I am just wondering if this has been happening to other people too.

I have had it for about 4 months now and it has been amazing. I have had no problems with it. But one day while I was doing a disk cleanup I come back and the ram isnt working.

XMS3202 v2.2 "Platinum Series"

3200
1gb
400MHz
cl2

**Cromewell** · 01-07-2007, 02:01 AM

It will still be under warranty, talk to the corsair customer service people and they should arrange an RMA for you. http://www.corsairmemory.com/corsair/warranty.html

edit: You probably should run memtest to make sure it is the RAM that isn't working before you do anything else.

Burgerbob · 01-07-2007, 02:03 AM

I have the same stuff, works great for me, 2-3-3-4 at DDR333.

Hairy_Lee · 01-07-2007, 06:32 PM

i have a 512mb stick of this stuff; really nice stuff. It may have died as can happen with any component. You shouldn't have any problems if its under warranty.

sladoid · 01-07-2007, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cromewell

It will still be under warranty, talk to the corsair customer service people and they should arrange an RMA for you. http://www.corsairmemory.com/corsair/warranty.html

edit: You probably should run memtest to make sure it is the RAM that isn't working before you do anything else.

Thanks, I was going to look up the warranty.

I have put it into other computers and it doesnt work. So I am still assuming it is messed up some how.

sladoid · 01-07-2007, 11:08 PM

Well I was reading the warranty part and it tells you to do some troubleshooting before you rma it.

So I stick the ram back in my pc and it works, but is very unstable.

To try and stable it I have been going through the bios and making sure everything is where it is recommended to be.

But I cant find out where to edit the latency. I have Phoenix bios and I am in the DRAM configuration. I am familiar with the bios, but I have never needed or wanted to oc my ram. So if anyone knows what to change please tell me. I will be looking through my bios book and try to find out where it is.

Dual_Corex2 · 01-08-2007, 06:21 AM

I havent had my XMS for long, and it refuses to OC past 220mhz. Even with an increase in voltage. Crap. Xtreme Memory Speed my ass. But it works perfectly fine at 200mhz.

Hairy_Lee · 01-08-2007, 06:50 AM

i believe the point of XMS is that it has very tight timings and the performance comes from that. I dont think my XMS can overclock much either.
And to be honest the heat spreader is only there for show really.

**Cromewell** · 01-08-2007, 09:48 AM

Quote:

the point of XMS is that it has very tight timings and the performance comes from that

Basically, yes. You usually have to drop the timings to get more clock speed, it's when dropping the timings doesn't allow for much gain in clock speed that you've hit the limit.

Jet · 01-08-2007, 02:44 PM

My XMS set overclocks quite well, the main limiting factor is my motherboard, since I can't overvolt them or up the FSB much. Maybe the tight timings/low overclock was only during DDR?

01-07-2007, 01:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
sladoid Silver Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sunset, South Carolina, USA, Earth, Milkyway Age: 17 Posts: 157	Corsair xms What do you guys think about this ram? Have their been any problems with it? The reason I am asking is because for some reason my corsair xms ram just stoped working. I dont know why, so I am just wondering if this has been happening to other people too. I have had it for about 4 months now and it has been amazing. I have had no problems with it. But one day while I was doing a disk cleanup I come back and the ram isnt working. XMS3202 v2.2 "Platinum Series" 3200 1gb 400MHz cl2 __________________ Thanks, Ryan If you don't ask you will never know. 640GB sata raid 0 HDD, Corsair xms 1GB, Corsair 1gb, 19" 2ms LCD viewsonic, 550W Psu, amd dualcore 2.6ghz, bfg physics card, EVGA 8800 gts 640mb, evga mobo, and xfi soundcard.

01-07-2007, 02:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 24 Posts: 10,099	It will still be under warranty, talk to the corsair customer service people and they should arrange an RMA for you. http://www.corsairmemory.com/corsair/warranty.html edit: You probably should run memtest to make sure it is the RAM that isn't working before you do anything else. __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in ruttin' command here. I must plug a couple comics because they are good :D: www.ctrlaltdel-online.com www.userfriendly.org Last edited by Cromewell; 01-07-2007 at 02:06 AM.

01-07-2007, 02:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
Burgerbob Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Private Island Age: 18 Posts: 2,480	I have the same stuff, works great for me, 2-3-3-4 at DDR333. __________________ Family Computer AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ (Barcelona) 2048Mb Ballistix, ASUS M2N-E 2X160gb WD SATA HDDs, eVGA GeForce 6800XT Sunbeam Clear (pink, long story) Acrylic case Hanns-G 19in 5ms

01-07-2007, 06:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
Hairy_Lee VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Plymouth, UK Age: 25 Posts: 2,553	i have a 512mb stick of this stuff; really nice stuff. It may have died as can happen with any component. You shouldn't have any problems if its under warranty. __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 EVGA nForce 650i Ultra mainboard EVGA 7950 GT KO SC 512Mb w/ Zalman VF-900Cu 2Gb of OCZ GOLD XTC SPECIAL OPS Eition Notebook - Acer Aspire 9300 - Turion TL-60/ 2 Gb RAM/ Geforce Go 7600 128 Dedicated (400 Mb turbocache)

01-07-2007, 11:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
sladoid Silver Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sunset, South Carolina, USA, Earth, Milkyway Age: 17 Posts: 157	Well I was reading the warranty part and it tells you to do some troubleshooting before you rma it. So I stick the ram back in my pc and it works, but is very unstable. To try and stable it I have been going through the bios and making sure everything is where it is recommended to be. But I cant find out where to edit the latency. I have Phoenix bios and I am in the DRAM configuration. I am familiar with the bios, but I have never needed or wanted to oc my ram. So if anyone knows what to change please tell me. I will be looking through my bios book and try to find out where it is. __________________ Thanks, Ryan If you don't ask you will never know. 640GB sata raid 0 HDD, Corsair xms 1GB, Corsair 1gb, 19" 2ms LCD viewsonic, 550W Psu, amd dualcore 2.6ghz, bfg physics card, EVGA 8800 gts 640mb, evga mobo, and xfi soundcard. Last edited by sladoid; 01-07-2007 at 11:12 PM.

01-08-2007, 06:21 AM	#7 (permalink)
Dual_Corex2 banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 19 Posts: 773	I havent had my XMS for long, and it refuses to OC past 220mhz. Even with an increase in voltage. Crap. Xtreme Memory Speed my ass. But it works perfectly fine at 200mhz.

01-08-2007, 06:50 AM	#8 (permalink)
Hairy_Lee VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Plymouth, UK Age: 25 Posts: 2,553	i believe the point of XMS is that it has very tight timings and the performance comes from that. I dont think my XMS can overclock much either. And to be honest the heat spreader is only there for show really. __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 EVGA nForce 650i Ultra mainboard EVGA 7950 GT KO SC 512Mb w/ Zalman VF-900Cu 2Gb of OCZ GOLD XTC SPECIAL OPS Eition Notebook - Acer Aspire 9300 - Turion TL-60/ 2 Gb RAM/ Geforce Go 7600 128 Dedicated (400 Mb turbocache)

01-08-2007, 02:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
Jet Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,285	My XMS set overclocks quite well, the main limiting factor is my motherboard, since I can't overvolt them or up the FSB much. Maybe the tight timings/low overclock was only during DDR? __________________ Macbook/Intel Core Duo 1.83Ghz/2GB DDR2 667/60GB HD/OSX 10.4.11/160GB 3.5" Firewire External/160GB Maxtor One Touch 4 Mini External/

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