OCZ Memory Problem

Boot into your BIOS and set the timings and voltage manually.

If you don't know how to do that, or even what the BIOS is, then skip it.

You won't notice the difference anyway. :)
 
i clocked the mhz to 1333 and set the timings to 7-7-7-20 and i get freezes when xp loads up

whats wrong?

i set the mobo and ram to be "unlinked" in the bios, should i set to linked? or does the ram just suck?
 
no, don't link them, then your CPU will be overclocked, which you don't really want because of cooling issues and inexperience ;)

Your system is freezeing because it is unstable. Knock the voltages up SLIGHTLY!! Not in large increments, if you do that the memory will end up overheating and dieing. Knock up the voltages a little, no more than maybe 5-10% without giving it dedicated airflow or atleast improving case airflow quite a bit. Once it boots and runs without freezeing, bsoding etc, you should be ok.

To make certain though, run a stress test program, IBT (Intel Burn Test) is a good one:

http://downloads.guru3d.com/IntelBurnTest-v2.3-download-2047.html

the download button at the bottom of the page, not the top.

If that is alright after 30 minutes or so, your system should be ok and stable
 
i heard that OCZ memory requires a higher voltage than most RAM so maybe google OCZ voltages and check if they are correct
 
tried it at 1.675 and it worked until i loaded my game, then blue screen

pumped it up to 1.7 and its running now, so far so good.
 
Turbo10 said:
i heard that OCZ memory requires a higher voltage than most RAM so maybe google OCZ voltages and check if they are correct
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It depends on your mobo and also the memory.

When i got my 4x2GB from them I had to go through the OCZ website because they have people on the forums that work in the R&D of the memory, so they know what is what better than anyone.

Becase I had all 4 DIMM slots filled I had to knock the voltages up. On most some you wouldn't have to, but the stock voltages for my board and for most boards is bellow what the DIMMs required, and they required more beacuse all DIMM slots were filled.

I think most have stock 1.55 or around there, to get my system stable the memory is at 1.7V. Surprise surprise, that is what KingEojj is on ;)
 
Aastii said:
It depends on your mobo and also the memory.

When i got my 4x2GB from them I had to go through the OCZ website because they have people on the forums that work in the R&D of the memory, so they know what is what better than anyone.

Becase I had all 4 DIMM slots filled I had to knock the voltages up. On most some you wouldn't have to, but the stock voltages for my board and for most boards is bellow what the DIMMs required, and they required more beacuse all DIMM slots were filled.

I think most have stock 1.55 or around there, to get my system stable the memory is at 1.7V. Surprise surprise, that is what KingEojj is on ;)
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system crashed after a certain period of use at 1.7v and 1.725v
 
KingEojj said:
system crashed after a certain period of use at 1.7v and 1.725v
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don't go any higher!!

put it back to 1.7 and download this:

http://hcidesign.com/memtest/

run it for atleast 12 hours. If you get any errors in that time then you have a faulty stick of memory.

If that happens, put just one in and run the test again. If that passes, put the other in and run it. If both pass, put them in different channels (different coulour DIMM slots). If that works, then it is probably your motherboard having trouble with them in parallel ports, but it is probably faulty stick
 
Aastii said:
don't go any higher!!

put it back to 1.7 and download this:

http://hcidesign.com/memtest/

run it for atleast 12 hours. If you get any errors in that time then you have a faulty stick of memory.

If that happens, put just one in and run the test again. If that passes, put the other in and run it. If both pass, put them in different channels (different coulour DIMM slots). If that works, then it is probably your motherboard having trouble with them in parallel ports, but it is probably faulty stick
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before I do that, I talked to a tech friend of mine who said that it could also have to do something with my bios, since i just put this build together it is not an updated version, i think its like pheonix 6 and i need to upgrade it to 8 (according to the xfx website). could this be a factor at all or should i just run the mem test?

also im running a 600w power supply, again my CPU is an E8400, the mobo is a xfx 790i ultra tri-sli (links are on the first page to mobo and ram)
 
I ran the mem test and with the auto detected settings and with the 7-7-7-20 1333mhz timings I got the same errors, I just got the error much quicker with the 7-7-7-20 timings.

which was basically the PC couldnt store data in the RAM - wtf does that mean?
 
That would indicate faulty sticks of RAM, but before that, flash your bios, it can be a cause of many problems if you have an outdated bios.

Go to the XFX site, go to support, register and find your motherboard and it should have bios updates, get the latest one, there should also be instructions there on how to flash it. Once it is flashed, try again
 
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