Possible Ram Issues

[Jock]

Hi there,

I'm having real issues with a 3DMax file where it keps crashing every 5-10 minutes and you can see the free ram drop in the task manager usually before it does so.

I have 6 gig ram in a brand new black-ops rig bought from ocuk and i would have thought 6 gig could handle what im throwing at it as its not exactly a huge complex scene.

In one of my 3d forums someone said they reckon its a faulty stick of ram and suggested i start windows with one stick at a time and see if windows fails to boot with one of them.

Before i do so, is that safe enough to so? I though with ram you had to install it in sets of 3 every time. So will it be ok if i boot with just 1? Also, if so is there a specific slot to use or will any do?

Thanks

 

[1Day]

No it will be fine. For benching purposes I will often run one stick or two during the testing phase of things.

What you need to do is download memtest86 and run that with each stick. It most probably is one stick that has given up the good fight. Normally a quick fix.

 

[Jock]

Cheers for the help i'll give that a whirl tonight and see how i go.