Ballistix Just died On Me

Defiance_co · 4 Apr 2008 at 00:01

Hiya's,
3gig out of my 4gig of ballistix died on me

Seems to of been playing up (dying rather) for weeks and tonight finally gave in on living

lol

Tried each one in turn and only 1 lone 1gig stick lives

Now, They are only 5mth old well i had em new 5mth ago, Should i call crucial to swap and risk same happening again or go for some other make now that prices are decent ???

Ohh and a question .....................

I save data and software tweaks etc using winrar, I've noticed passed weeks that i've been getting errors when extracting files etc with winrar, Any chance this could have been caused by my failing ram ???

Well off to check ocuk ram pages lol and also crucial returns policy

Cheers

Ciao

Def

Scoobz0511 · 4 Apr 2008 at 00:08

cruical have the best turn around for rmas on there ram. Normally takes 3-5 days so you wont have long to wait

Defiance_co · 4 Apr 2008 at 00:17

Hiya,
True, Many yrs ago i had to rma some pc2100 i think, Got it the day after i sent dead stick back lol (must say ordering online yrs ago, I ordered early morning, Following morning i recieved ram, that was from scotland hq to wales)

Well i hate waiting but needs must i guess

lol

Cheers

Ciao

Def

Scoobz0511 · 4 Apr 2008 at 01:01

yeh unfortunality you will have to wait mate. Ive got to wait a month for a rma on my board

Defiance_co · 4 Apr 2008 at 01:15

Ahh nuts,
Well i'm hoping to get a lift over to ocuk later today

Gonna get 2 lots of this .....................

Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-8500C5 TwinX (2x1GB)

And when rma gets here i have someone who can have them cheap or i'll keep em

Have Fun

Def

Scoobz0511 · 4 Apr 2008 at 01:27

thats fair enough . Why dont u get 2x2gb sets .

Defiance_co · 4 Apr 2008 at 01:35

Scoobz,
What's better ??

4x1gigs
or
2x2gigs ??

Anything? if you think 2x2 be better i'll grab those

Cheers

Ciao

Def

Scoobz0511 · 4 Apr 2008 at 01:51

it all depends what ure after mate. If ure only getting 4 gig get 2x2gb as it leaves space for upgrading. Also its easier to overclock. I always now go for 2x2gb

Defiance_co · 4 Apr 2008 at 01:59

Hiya,
OK makes sense, Can the ip35 pro take 8gig ??

Gotta get some sleep but will check your reply in the morning, Gonna check in bios for a memory remap option then bed lol

Cheers

Ciao

Def

Scoobz0511 · 4 Apr 2008 at 02:02

most p35 boards will take 8 gig mate. You wont ever use 8gig of ram yet tho unless u do a lot of video encoding . You might need to update ure bios in order to take 8gig tho. U will have to do a little bit more research

manic111 · 4 Apr 2008 at 02:04

Yea, Ballistix does that...Crucial's returns service is second to none though, if I were you I would give them one more chance. They released a new revision of their Ballistix which runs slightly cooler recently, which you will probably get if you RMA yours, so give it a go.

Or RMA it then sell it on fleabay...

Scoobz0511 · 4 Apr 2008 at 02:08

manic111 said:
Yea, Ballistix does that...Crucial's returns service is second to none though, if I were you I would give them one more chance. They released a new revision of their Ballistix which runs slightly cooler recently, which you will probably get if you RMA yours, so give it a go.

Or RMA it then sell it on fleabay...

I agree with ya there but for a tempory solution he will need some ram

Breezy · 4 Apr 2008 at 02:14

I have had crucial ram before and it dies to quickly in my opinion . better off getting some ocz or gskill

Defiance_co · 4 Apr 2008 at 02:19

Hiya's,
Well running abit ip35 pro with vista x64 ohh heck here's my pc spec PS: running latest bios for mobo

Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU

Abit IP35 Pro

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.40GHz @3.2 356x9

Thermalright SI-128 CPU Cooler

Crucial Ballistix 4GB (4x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 @ 4,4,4,12

Leadtek GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB GDDR3 @ 660/1000 bios flashed

Samsung SH-S203D 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM

Samsung SH-S203NBEBN 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM

Western Digital WD2500KS Sata 250gig

Western Digital WD500AAKS Sata 500gig

MAXTOR 6Y120M0 Sata 120gig

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer 7.1 Sound Card - Retail

Logitech G15 Keyboard rev2

Logitech MX518 Mouse

So i theory i could slap 2gig sticks in ?

Cheers

Ciao

Def

ps: at this rate i aint gonna get no sleep and at work at 8 lol

Breezy · 4 Apr 2008 at 02:21

Nice spec mate. the 8gig would be worth it if u can afford it. Just dont get the reaper x as u wont be able to get it in due to the fat heat spreaders

Scoobz0511 · 4 Apr 2008 at 02:23

wow u got a lot in ure pc . Mines at the design stages at the moment . If u do encoding then i would like breezy said get 8 gig. If ure short of money 4 gig will be plenty tbh

Defiance_co · 4 Apr 2008 at 02:25

Hiya's,
Well 8gigs here i come

Yeah i read reviews about the heatpipe doodahhs on that ram

Well i had 1k saved for a new rifle but looks like that can wait a few weeks lol

Case is ........... Lian-Li PC-G70 Aluminum Mid Tower - Silver so loadsa room

Cheers

Ciao

Def

Scoobz0511 · 4 Apr 2008 at 02:30

nice case mate and nice build. lol at the riffle going on hold. I Am tempted to get another 4 gig of ocz tbh. Still looking for a case but the mountain mods look nice

Breezy · 4 Apr 2008 at 02:37

The g skill 8500 looks nice. but again its all down to taste and of course what clocks best

Defiance_co · 4 Apr 2008 at 19:23

Hiya's,
Got to ocuk dinnertime

Got 8gig of this..........

OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Reaper HPC Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2RPR10664GK)

So far so good (read about upping tRFC to 54 in bios so i've done this but gotta read more on this subject

Live chat with Crucial earlier, Just gotta email/call for rma and new stuff sent out

Well off to surf for more info on this new ram

Cheers

Ciao

Def