Kurik
10-15-2009, 07:48 AM
Hello everyone,
In march 09 i bought a new AMD system consisting of the following parts that are of interest for us.
Motherboard: Asus M4A79 Deluxe
CPU: AMD Phenom II x3 720 BE
Memory: DDR2 Corsair Dominator 2x2gb kit, TWIN2X4096-8500C5D.
Problem:
My memory is obviously rated at DDR1066 5-5-5-15 2T at 2.1 volt.
1) It doesn't matter what slots I use, the memory is unstable and errors in memtest.
2) It doesn't matter that I run DDR800 with the latencies stated above at 2.1 volt (which isn't needed at those speeds), the memory is unstable and errors in memtest.
3) The memory is fine for the first few weeks, then starts to error and BSOD my computer.
4) At first I thought it was just faulty memory so I RMAd the memory and got a new batch which then repeated points 1 - 3.
So this week I RMAd my 2nd batch of ram kit (vendor confirmed that memory was not functioning) and I'm starting to wonder if my motherboard is the real problem.
Can it be that the MB is overvolting the RAM which in turn degrades ram rapidly? All my monitoring programs are reporting 2.1volts without any fluctuations (yeah right), and right now im just fishing for any kind of possible solutions.
Has anyone had similar with this MB/ram combo or can give me any hints on what im doing wrong?
Best regards,
Kurik
In march 09 i bought a new AMD system consisting of the following parts that are of interest for us.
Motherboard: Asus M4A79 Deluxe
CPU: AMD Phenom II x3 720 BE
Memory: DDR2 Corsair Dominator 2x2gb kit, TWIN2X4096-8500C5D.
Problem:
My memory is obviously rated at DDR1066 5-5-5-15 2T at 2.1 volt.
1) It doesn't matter what slots I use, the memory is unstable and errors in memtest.
2) It doesn't matter that I run DDR800 with the latencies stated above at 2.1 volt (which isn't needed at those speeds), the memory is unstable and errors in memtest.
3) The memory is fine for the first few weeks, then starts to error and BSOD my computer.
4) At first I thought it was just faulty memory so I RMAd the memory and got a new batch which then repeated points 1 - 3.
So this week I RMAd my 2nd batch of ram kit (vendor confirmed that memory was not functioning) and I'm starting to wonder if my motherboard is the real problem.
Can it be that the MB is overvolting the RAM which in turn degrades ram rapidly? All my monitoring programs are reporting 2.1volts without any fluctuations (yeah right), and right now im just fishing for any kind of possible solutions.
Has anyone had similar with this MB/ram combo or can give me any hints on what im doing wrong?
Best regards,
Kurik