Need To RMA Another Set Of Ram, XMS3

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Ok, i started off with Patriot Viper memory, which im sending back tomorrow, kept crash my system when running at rated settings. I ordered some Corsair XMS3 as a replacement, but have been getting fails when running LinX for testing my system. So i ran memtest 4.0, the first run through got to about 98% overall pass completion, and then came up with 2 errors...

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I then decided to run memtest again to make sure, this time came up with even more errors, which started about 97% overal completion.....

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Now i will have to try and test each stick on its own to find out which stick or sticks are faulty. If only 1 stick is faulty can i just RMA the 1 stick or do i have to send the whole set back??
 
I must first point out im not getting the same errors i was with my Patriot Viper memory, with that it didnt list any errors in memtest, but if i ran the memory at rated settings i could get my system to crash by simply watching a flashvideo, if i ran at underclocked speeds this never happened. The only errors im getting with the Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 (1600MHz) memory is, it fails in the first pass of LinX when running at rated speeds, havent had it lockup when watching a flashvideo or any other time for that matter. It failing in LinX was the first thing that brough my attention to there being something wrong with the memory, as Memtest has confirmed that one of my sticks has errors

I set the memorys rated settings manual and the voltage at 1.64, test each stick o its own for 4 passes in memtest 4.0. 1 stick came back with a fair few errors.....

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Bit blury i know, i guess its this stick thats causing all the problems. Strange think is the longer the test went on the more frequently the errors started to appear!?

As i said the only settings i have changed in the BIOS is the memory settings

9-9-9-24-2, 1600MHz, 1.64 volts
 
Ill give the 1 stick at 1800Mhz ago either later tonight or tomorrow. I probably wont send this Corsair Memory back until i hear back about my Patriot Viper memory i sent back for RMA on Thursday. That said though JonJ678, 2 of the 3 stick went through 4 passes in memtest with no errors what so ever, so would you still say that theres a good chance its the imc?
 
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Well I just tried 1 stick at 1867mhz x14 memory multiplier, and i couldnt even get the system to POST!! What does this mean?
 
Thats what i have had my settings at, bar the 1.7v, i had it at 1.64v. JonJ678 suggested running 1 stick a 1800mhz to see if that failed in memtest to see if it is indeed the imc on my cpu thats causing me problems, Also isnt 1.7v a bit high for these memory sticks?
 
JonJ678 said:
Crap position to be in, I feel bad for you man :(
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Tell me about it!!. I'll wait on the outcome of the Patriot Memory before deciding what to do

Funny thing is in the 2 weeks ive had the Corsair memory in my PC i havent had any crashes what so ever, the only slight problem ive had is sometimes, probably 1 in 4 times, when i shut down my pc at night, windows 7 will just sitting at the 'Now Shutting Down' screen for over about 5 minutes and then will Blue Screen on me and restart the whole system, im guessing this is releated to the memory, not sure it what way though??

Other than that ive had no problems, in fact i had more problems with my system randomly restarting with the Patriot Memory, yet with the Patriot memory i never got any errors in memtest. What i might do if the Patriot comes back with a fault and i get a refund, ill buy another set of Corsair memory, and that way ill have 5 possible 'working' sticks, i should defo be able to manage to get 3 working sicks out of that lot and then RAM the remain 2 sticks alone with the 1 faulty 1 i currently have
 
Ok, i got an email form OC this morning, giving me a full refund for the Patriot Viper memory, so they must have indeed been faulty, which is fairly good news as maybe my imc on the cpu is fine, now to order another set of memory before RMA these Corsair XMS3's, do i stick with Corsair or go with the OCZ Gold!!?
 
Got my new set of Corsair XMS3 yesterday, tested all sticks individually, for 6 passes on memtest without any errors, now just done 20 passes on LinX with no errors. So looking good
 
Well good news, had my OC setup for a week now, passed Prime for 10 hours, and LinX 20 passes with max memory, had no lockups or blue screens. Even managed to get the voltages lower Vcore 1.2750, QPI 1.2750. So looks like it was memory related after all, im glad to put this all behind me now
 
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