ASUS P5W DH - Problems + Fixes Thread

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Hey guys, I have a weird quirk with my workstation here. I have 2x1GB of G-Skill PC6400 5-5-5-15 (non HZ) ram. I cannot get the sticks to pass test 5 of memtest when they're both in the board. The weird thing is that test 5 doesn't even show errors. The walltime and pass percentage just stop incrementing even though the little + sign is still blinking in the top left. However, if I run the sticks individually they both pass test 5 multiple times.

Is this bad ram or what? I've tried raising the voltages and loosening the timings with no fix. I've never seen memtest just lock up like that, even though its UI is still updating.

I've tried bios 1707 and 2004. The ram is currently running at its rated speed of 400mhz. At these settings I am orthos stable for hours (small FFT, so not really stressing the ram).

EDIT: running the ram at 3/4 (300mhz) and it's passing test 5 multiple times. I think this ram is just sorta crappy. I might RMA it.