Odd Mushkin HP 3200

[Radeon]

hi guys,

after i receive my 3rd pair of redlines hp3200 from rma i was happy to test it using memtest86, i was upset because the test showed errors, uping or lowing the voltage doesn't help at all and i have the following summary,

@ 200 mhz 2-2-2-11

2.6V 40++ errors
2.7V 20++ errors
2.8V 12 errors
2.9V 400++ errors
(all tests per loop)

all the errors are on test 5 which makes me upset, i was about the rma it before i had a wild thought, i decided to OC the ram. Running at 220mhz @ 2.8V i have 0 errors, pass 20 loops full test, 10 loops test #5 and 10 loops #8 without any problems. The thing is if i up or lower the voltage it will yield errors. I feel kinda strange as i cannot understand why the ram could not run stock but could run at higher clock speeds with specific timings. Hope the gurus here knows why.

my specs are:
abit nf7-s 2.0 (mataray-xt 2T bios)
mobile barton 2400+ @ 2.2ghz
acbel 400w psu
mushkin redline hp3200 512 x 2
geforce 6600gt

[Deathspawner]

What model are the modules exactly? 991441 or something similar? I believe the HP3200's use 2-3-2-8 timings.. not 2-2-2.

[Radeon]

yea it's 991441, still it doesnt explain why it can run @ 220 but not 200
and ch5 should have no problem handling 2-2-2 @ 200 mhz:confused:

[Deathspawner]

Well, most likely yes, but tRCD can be a real pain to tighten sometimes. Did you happen to run the modules at 2.8v at 200MHz also? You should try running them at 2.6v instead to see if that makes a difference. If you put more voltage than the modules want into stock speeds, then that could easily bring you many errors in MemTest.

Edit: I didn't notice you did indeed use different voltages. I blame it on my being sick. </noob>

[Radeon]

i have the following summary,

@ 200 mhz 2-2-2-11

2.6V 40++ errors
2.7V 20++ errors
2.8V 12 errors
2.9V 400++ errors
(all tests per loop)

already stated

[Revv23]

ch-5 wont usually run 2-2-2 until you give it 3.2v...

i had a similar thing happen with my bh-5, needed to find a sweet spot for the volts, to much at low speeds would give errors and too much at high speeds aslo gave errors.

[Radeon]

so from what you mean, it seems that for my condition running 2-2-2 at stock is overvolting? thus 220 mhz is the optimum settings?