Memtest

[DaFirnz]

So I have in my possession 6 stick of ram, (identical from my X58 system) of which there is at least 1 stinker that doesn't want to run at 1600mhz.

 

According to the manufacturer I get to test each stick individually with memtest doing 3 passes. So my question is this:

 

Which test do I perform with memtest, or do I just let it run itself through 3 times? Because I checked to see if I could setup 3 passes (couldn't0 and noticed the which test function.

Will memtest just run through each test on it's own or is there a particularly stressfuly test (within memtest) to run?

 

 

[bradscoolio]

Test each stick individually for 3 passes and label the ones that are faulty :)

[Wats]

That's not going to take forever :P

 

Run them through some prime blend and hci memtest too.

[DaFirnz]

30 minutes times 6 stick is 3 hours. thats quite a bit of time.

[MathijsZ77]

30 minutes times 6 stick is 3 hours. thats quite a bit of time.

I agree

[bradscoolio]

That's not going to take forever :P

 

Run them through some prime blend and hci memtest too.

 

 

30 minutes times 6 stick is 3 hours. thats quite a bit of time.

 

 

I agree

 

I know it's a long time but this will tell you what individual stick/sticks are the problem then you can just remove them and still have a functioning pc until you're able to buy more.

 

Or just run them all lower, it won't hit performance. 

 

Depends if you want to fix the problem or just compromise?

[Quaker]

Take 3 sticks and run them through the 3 passes. If they pass then the bad stick is in the other three.

 

Take the group of three that fails (either the first group if it failed or the second group) and remove one stick and run Memtest. If it passes then the one you removed is bad. If it fails, one of the two remaining is bad.

 

Test one of the two remaining (if they failed) to see which one is bad.

 

This takes fewer tests then testing all 6 individually.

[DaFirnz]

I've actually tested a ferw different combos so far trying to narrow down the bad single dang stick. This weekend I've been running it on a different system (memtesting these sticks) 1 by 1 and got nothing. threw 4 in filling all the slots and blammo errors galore @ 1564mhz. not sutre exactly why the mobo gives it that speed, ran them all individually nothing. 

 

Last night threw all 6 into the x58 system ran it for 8-10 hours got 1 error at 1600mhz. tested single sticks all day only 2 to go. I guess it will happen tomorrow. Oh and memtest didn't actually report which dimm had the error(s).

 

Anyway bradscoolio, the issue that scared me most was that it seemed to be a worsening issue. I was eventually running just 3 sticks at 1066mhz. I found a 2000mhz kit used locally that's working fine for cheap. 

 

Several "help me" posts on a different "computer forum" netted me literally zip for help. Just had to throw that in.