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I'm using a Q6600 with 4GB of ram (2x2GB)
I've put it in a one of these
It lets you overclock easily. (Idiot simple, 3 steps...1, Run windows based overclocker set the scroll bars to the numbers you want, 2 Test it's stable using a program called Orthos and leaving for 20mins or more (if it crashes don't clock that high), 3 set the settings in your motherboard (if the settings stop the computer booting etc it will load the settings from the second bios automatically). I'd never overcocked before it really was that simple and now I'm on 3.33GHz.
The board has 8(i think)xSATA, supports DDR3 and 2, the DDR3 are 2 of the 6 slots so you've room for your 4 chips. It has an IDE slot.

[kregoron]

Easy overclocking is failed overclocking! -.-
 
A lot of boards out there got issues running 4x1Gig sticks @ 6400.. you tried underclocking your ram a bit ?

[Dr Sadako]

Easy overclocking is failed overclocking! -.-
 
A lot of boards out there got issues running 4x1Gig sticks @ 6400.. you tried underclocking your ram a bit ?

To begin with I have no clue at clocking at all. I haven't touched the features in the bios setting and just run it at "auto". Now all of a sudden it has started to show issues.

I bought all components except the Q6600 (had an E6600 before) about 2 years ago. The Q6600 was added in January. I have run the system without any BSODs during that time and all of a sudden I get loads of them.

I could try underclocking them but to be honest I have no clue to where to start.

I was thinking of doing somehting much easier. Removing all memory capsules and adding them one by one.

[Anonymous]

I was thinking of doing somehting much easier. Removing all memory capsules and adding them one by one.

I would be tempted to try them one at a time rather than adding them one by one.

[kregoron]

I would be tempted to try them one at a time rather than adding them one by one.

I agree with BB, try em one at a time, run memtest a bit, then try the next and memtest it... if that shows no errors, you could try installing a pair and memtesting em in pairs.. just to entirely eliminate the possiblity of a failing module..
 
When hardware grow old, (happens a lot faster tehn you chaps ) components start to fail and they start having these weird ideas.. especially these days with high performance HW that runs at so high frequencies / temps.. 2 years is actaully often the average lifespan for loads of HW these days.. sadly..

[Dr Sadako]

OK. I have removed all memory sticks now and only run on one. I manage to get into windows without BSOD and running a memtest now.

I got a bios startup message saying that seomthing about overvoltage (overclocking) didn't work. The memory shows up as PC5300 even though it is PC6400.

I will go through the memory stick one by one as suggested and see how it goes.

[Dr Sadako]

Could someone please explain this to me. On the memory i have it says it is 4-4-4-12. When I run Everest this is reported

5-5-5-12 @ 400MHz
4-4-4-13 @ 270MHz

In my bios setting I can enter the following

DRAM
-CAS Latency
-RAS Precharge
-RAS to CAS Delay
-RAS Activate to Precharge Delay
-Write Recovery Time


I suspect that my values are 4-4-4-12 but what should the last one be. Also why does Everest display other figures than what the standard should be? Should I go in manually and set this? It is on Auto now so I don't know the actual setting for the above.

[Anonymous]

OK. I have removed all memory sticks now and only run on one. I manage to get into windows without BSOD and running a memtest now.

I got a bios startup message saying that seomthing about overvoltage (overclocking) didn't work. The memory shows up as PC5300 even though it is PC6400.

I will go through the memory stick one by one as suggested and see how it goes.

many of the faster memory sticks will not run faster unless they are given more than the 1.8V that the motherboard expects to give a memory stick. You may well have to give it 2.1V or even 2.2V (add 0.3 or 0.4V in BIOS) to make it run stable.

[Dr Sadako]

many of the faster memory sticks will not run faster unless they are given more than the 1.8V that the motherboard expects to give a memory stick. You may well have to give it 2.1V or even 2.2V (add 0.3 or 0.4V in BIOS) to make it run stable.

According to Corsairs webpage they should be run at 2.1V. I have it in [Auto] atm but can of course set 2.1V if I want.

[Anonymous]

According to Corsairs webpage they should be run at 2.1V. I have it in [Auto] atm but can of course set 2.1V if I want.

Try 2.1V (add 0.3V if the BIOS only gives you the option to add a voltage as opposed to picking the voltage you want) and leave all the other timings at auto (for now); that should prove stability.

I'll talk you through setting other timings if we get it running stable at the slower (auto) timings.

[Dr Sadako]

Try 2.1V (add 0.3V if the BIOS only gives you the option to add a voltage as opposed to picking the voltage you want) and leave all the other timings at auto (for now); that should prove stability.

I'll talk you through setting other timings if we get it running stable at the slower (auto) timings.

Ok Thanks.

I have gone through all memory modules one by one and now running 2x1Gb test. Not a BSOD in sight so far. Will update the bios to 2.1V when I reboot and add more memory.

[Dr Sadako]

4x1Gb at 2.1V no BSOD so far.

[Anonymous]

4x1Gb at 2.1V no BSOD so far.

Good news

Leave it like that for a few days just to be certain

[Dr Sadako]

Some more information for you







If it helps.

[Jabbs]

A tricky problem nicely diagnosed  good going you two!