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Hullo again.

Run orthos to test temps, got an error after 3.5 mins and 1.5 mins regarding "got 0.5 expected less then 0.4" etc. Ive read this might be a RAM issue, but my RAM is running at stock. How would i check timings and adjust them?

E6300, P5N32-E SLi Plus, Crucial Ballistix 6400 (2x1gb), 7900GS and a Scythe Ninja on the CPU (freshly installed so still settling in.)
 
Download CPU-Z from below check your timings in there.

http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

They will have to be altered in the bios of your mobo. However it might be worth slowing it down first and see if it passes then.

You may be one in a long line of people that has got some cack Ballistix RAM. I had exactly the same with some. Got me a refund and invested in some Patriot RAM instead.
 
I'm not O/C'd at all, everything is stock, which is why i thought i might need to underclock the RAM. If's it's stability, what else could it be? I have hugely high temps (50+ idle 59 - 60 load) but i've reseated over and over and left for a couple of weeks each time and its just not improving. i dont really want to lap the E6300 in case there actually is something wrong with it.

I'll post my Ram timings when i get home tonight, was going to do it before work but, i woke up at 7:30, start work at 8, takes 35 minutes to drive :P emergency!
 
anyone got any ideas what the settings hsould be? a couple of times ive looked at changing them but changed my mind cause ive got NFI what they should be :/
 
if you bought the ram from overclockers, the timings will be 4-4-4-12 @ 2.2v

manually set those timings in the bios, it's highly unlikely that your computer is tightening them up though...
 
Set your memory voltage (vdimm) to 2.2v and the timings to 4-4-4-12 and see if that helps.
 
Done. set the voltage and change the timings, but the PC is unstable now and restarts itsef before i can open more than one application :/
 
Sounds like dodgy memory then. You don't happen to be able to to test it in someone elses PC or have another PC around that uses DDR2?
 
Ok put it back to how it was before and download and burn MemTest to a cd. Boot from the cd and let it do is thing.

If you get loads of errors then it's time to phone the nice Scottish chaps at crucial and get it RMA'ed.
 
you might also try pushing out the "Bank Cycle Time" - this certainly worked for me using an Asus AW9D-MAX mobo.

Admittedly this is a known issue with the version of the bios (13 iirc), but it did help with stability.

I know its a long shot, but it may be worth trying before you RMA. Push it out to c.40, if it works try narrowing it further a few cycles at a time, if not just pack it up.

best of luck :)
 
Cob said:
Ok put it back to how it was before and download and burn MemTest to a cd. Boot from the cd and let it do is thing.

If you get loads of errors then it's time to phone the nice Scottish chaps at crucial and get it RMA'ed.
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Run it on 4-4-4-12 or 5-5-5-18?

doing 55518 atm but its taking ages :P
 
it's rated timings are 4-4-4-12 @ 2.2v, if it doesnt pass tests at those timings, then i wouldn't be at all satisfied, alternatively, you could try it at 5-5-5-18, but remember, that is SLOWER than stock speed...
 
At the moment, what you're trying to achieve is eliminating which part is faulty.

It could be, in order of what I think is most likely...

Memory (Possibly in the wrong slots?, bad memory)
CPU (Bad contact with heatsink, wrong application of thermal paste, bad CPU)
Motherboard (Settings, cooling on chipset, bad motherboard)
PSU (Poor voltage supply, due to drawing more power than it can reasonably supply)
 
The memory is sitting in the Blue slots of the mobo. with one empty slot between them. I believe this to be correct?

I've replaced the heatsink. It was an AC Freezer Pro 7, and is now a Scythe Ninja, temps have always been bad. I've tried 4 different ways of applying thermal paste (which is AC Silver 5) like leaving as a blob, spreadin with a piece of card, applying in one line along the cores and spreading using my finger in cling film (not as weird as it sounds). Each time ive let it settle for at least a week whilst running loads and letting it heat and cool before trying again.

As the mobo, i couldnt say if the chipset is running hot. It has the stock heatsinks and copper heatpipes on. there is good airflow and lately ive been leaving the sidepanel off. I'm even pointing a 120mm fan at it from my desk (which is a freaking blue LED one and is intensely annoying)

The PSU however might be an issue. It's a 460W PSU by an unknown brand X-Pro (MPT460-P). I made a post earlier in the year regarding it's compatability and drew a handy diagram to help my enquiries regarding *** fact that the EATXPWER cable molex was too short. However everything works and i've manaed to overclock* the 7900GS and PCI bus and the PSU seems to handle it fine. In any case it doesnt look like this system is too power hungry?

*very briefly using nTune, it reset again after reboot. stupid program.
 
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