School Boy or Broken RAM... AGAIN?!

NeoReloaded · 25 Sep 2008 at 21:04

Hey guys im not sure if this problem is my own school boy error or not! I purchased the 4gb Corsair RAM from OCuK yesterday and it arrived today, but the 2 stick together wont work! I now have 1 gig of G.Skill and a 2 gig stick of Corsair and it's working fine?! Second lot of broken RAM from OCuK in a year or the fact im only running Vista 32bit? Also my ATI Powercolor 4870 1 gig arrived today and installed fine except all the text on my monitor is slightly blurry so any idea why?

Thanks

-=Vect0r=- · 25 Sep 2008 at 21:13

RAM not working as in Windows not loading/BSOD etc or are you simply unable to 'see' 4GB in Windows. The latter is due to 32bit limitation which you can google.

Are you running latest drivers for 4870? This may improve blurriness.

BarKeep · 25 Sep 2008 at 21:56

The blur may be as simple as not having clear type turned on or maybe you didn't fully un-install the old video drivers before you added the 4870.

NeoReloaded · 25 Sep 2008 at 21:58

BarKeep said:
The blur may be as simple as not having clear type turned on or maybe you didn't fully un-install the old video drivers before you added the 4870.

Clear type?

BarKeep · 25 Sep 2008 at 22:16

NeoReloaded · 25 Sep 2008 at 22:21

Can't find that on Vista lol :/

BarKeep · 25 Sep 2008 at 22:24

Yet another reason not to 'upgrade'.

BarKeep · 25 Sep 2008 at 22:29

ClearType Font TechnologyConfigure ClearType Vista

You may have read about Vista's new ClearType font. As the name implies it makes text easier to read on screen. I like this setting for laptop and flat-panel monitors, however, for older monitors you may find that disabling ClearType produces crisper fonts.

To see the difference and control ClearType:

1. Right click the Vista Desktop, Personalize.
2. Select: Windows Color and Appearance
3. Effects... and experiment with 'Standard'

NeoReloaded · 25 Sep 2008 at 22:31

Wow that was weird! Just pressed the "Auto" button on my monitor and it's fine now :confused:

NeoReloaded · 25 Sep 2008 at 22:32

-=Vect0r=- said:
RAM not working as in Windows not loading/BSOD etc or are you simply unable to 'see' 4GB in Windows. The latter is due to 32bit limitation which you can google.

Are you running latest drivers for 4870? This may improve blurriness.

Yep Windows not loading, just a black screen!

IAmATeaf · 25 Sep 2008 at 22:36

NeoReloaded said:
Can't find that on Vista lol :/

Go into the Control Panel and type Clear into the Search area in the top right, that'll get you the dialog you are looking for

NeoReloaded · 28 Sep 2008 at 22:09

Any idea on the RAM guys! Not to bothered, but if i can some how get the 2x 2gb sticks in that would be great

t31os · 28 Sep 2008 at 22:15

Do both the new sticks work on their own?

I would test that first, determine if one stick is the problem.....

Check the voltages for the sticks, ensure you are supplying what they need.

PwnDirect · 28 Sep 2008 at 22:16

NeoReloaded said:
Any idea on the RAM guys! Not to bothered, but if i can some how get the 2x 2gb sticks in that would be great

64bit os only way a 32bit os dosent see past 3gb

NeoReloaded · 28 Sep 2008 at 23:18

PwnDirect said:
64bit os only way a 32bit os dosent see past 3gb

Ok cool, but the sticks should still both work together right? Or is that the reason i get a black screen when booting up with 4 gig in?

darwinws · 28 Sep 2008 at 23:20

No, the OS has nothing to do with this. You may need to increase the ram voltage, also try each stick individually to see if one is faulty.

kylew · 29 Sep 2008 at 00:25

BarKeep said:
Yet another reason not to 'upgrade'.

Great argument you got going there...

Can't find cleartype first time around?!?!?!

OH NOES DON'T TOUCH VISTA WITH A HUNDERED METER BARGE POLE!