2x512mb Mushkin special 2-2-2 Not stable @stock? :(

[El Snorro]

Hi all, I bought myself some second hand mushkin pc3200 special 2-2-2.
Those are bh-6 chips.

But 1 stick is just not stable @200mhz 2-2-2-6 (stock frequenties)...

At 3,2v it gives ~50 errors per #5 pass memtest86+ and at 2,9v it gives about 2000 errors per pass......

I tried all possible settings but it just wont become error free :confused: :slapass: :slapass: :slapass:

Today i'm gonna try in another mobo and maby pop the heatspreaders off :rolleyes:
Can anyone help me please with some 100% stable settings for bh-6 and mabey some other tips?

Thanks in advance!

[JNav89GT]

sounds like you got a set someone abused :(
sorry to hear

[Sentential]

Very sorry to hear that. This is why we discourage people buying second hand ram

[teko]

Just to bad that no one makes the good old BH tupes anymore :(

[El Snorro]

Ok now doing some testing with OCZ ddr booster.

On 3,45 i'm MEMTEST STABLE on 245mhz 2-2-2-5 so far!!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

Really weird but i'm very happy I dont see any memtest errors any more :toast:

Oh yeah, the other thing I did was constructing a 120mm fan 220v (really very much rpm and airflow) in front of the mem.
So it is much better cooled to now.

I dont know what helped me to get the hole thing stable, the fan or the volts.

I will experiment with both of them but now first some clocking ;) ;)

edit:
This ram is really weird...
I can run memtest86+ test 5 @249mhz 2-2-2-5 for 20 passes error free @3,45v
But at 250mhz 2-2-2-5 3,45 and 3,5v (both tested) it gives ~85 errors per pass of #5 :stick: :confused: :confused: :confused:

I'm gonna test the memory at 250+ now with some higher volts...

[El Snorro]

well guy's I found out that my memcontroller just aint no good any more i think....

2x256mb it can handle 280+mhz 2-2-2-5 but 2x512mb of 2x1gb (my24/7 set) it just gives errors at 250mhz and higher. The limit is EXACTLY at 250 mhz....

Very weird imo.

I found this out after i tested both of the muskins seperate and they both did 260+mhz 2-2-2-5.
So I tested the 2x1gb twinmos (infineon chips, same as on the new gskill) also and I found out they EXACTLY max out at 249mhz :stick: :stick: :stick:

Well i will try this memory modules in an other motherboard of a m8 of me and that will convince me if my memcontroller is just sucky or my board is just F* up..

Now I am going to test the 2x1gb modules seperate and try if 2T DC is stable..

edit:
Yep its true.
Seperate my 2x1gb sticks do 265(+) mhz also..
Can I rma this cpu?

[HolyAk]

mine special 2-2-2 oso stuck at 255mhz@3.6v max !! well,think need to change tweak sumtin more or it's juz hit wall already

[Zebbo]

El Snorro, Have you tried is there any difference if you just use basic air cooling for your CPU?

HolyAk, can you post your timings?

[El Snorro]

El Snorro, Have you tried is there any difference if you just use basic air cooling for your CPU?

HolyAk, can you post your timings?

I will try basic air cooling soon.

Will post results :)