Timeline for RAM tests inconsistently - what is the most likely culprit? (i.e. what should I spend money on replacing)
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| Apr 4, 2016 at 3:24 | audit | Close votes | |||
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| Mar 28, 2016 at 13:32 | answer | added | Taegost | timeline score: 1 | |
| Mar 28, 2016 at 13:25 | comment | added | Taegost | One thing that isn't mentioned anywhere: Has this configuration ever worked successfully? | |
| Mar 28, 2016 at 7:46 | comment | added | Monstieur | Have you increased the VCCIO voltage for Haswell? With 4 memory sticks running at the maximum supported speed, a voltage bump to the memory controller may be required. | |
| Mar 27, 2016 at 13:29 | comment | added | user | When you move the DIMMs around but keep all four installed and see errors, do the error locations change only as you change the physical DIMM locations, or are the error locations essentially random, or do the error locations remain the same regardless of the order in which the physical DIMMs are installed? | |
| Mar 27, 2016 at 11:54 | comment | added | Reyssor | Reminds me of an issue Supermicro had some times ago with their X10 motherboards when using a combination of 4 x 8 GB of a specific Kingston RAM after they switched to another supplier for some component. I don't think there has ever been a final public word from the companies about the exact source of the problem, only rumors. | |
| Mar 27, 2016 at 5:53 | comment | added | amziraro | @Psycogeek +1 for suggesting a timing modification. Some RAM modules don't play nice with others as far as timings go (even the same brand or module type). I have had a similar problem to OP and solved by setting timings manually. | |
| Mar 27, 2016 at 3:57 | comment | added | Psycogeek | "The slower RAM speed still produced errors, but only once the test reached the third pass" During any of this are you taking extra steps to test cooling of the ram? Even a temporary added fan or external fan moving air across the ram and its voltage regulation curcuit stuff, could test to see if heat is one of the issues. | |
| Mar 27, 2016 at 3:14 | answer | added | Ben Voigt | timeline score: 18 | |
| Mar 27, 2016 at 2:59 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/super_user/status/713923485949632514 | ||
| Mar 27, 2016 at 1:22 | comment | added | Psycogeek | When your running this memory in dual, or when you have 4 (8g) modules in, you possibly could take it off SPD (auto) and tweak the timings a bit and get it to work. say it is 10,11,10,24 tune it to 11,12,11,32 and test like that instead. (yes this is guessing) If that works 100% non-stop, then it is less likely to be a heat issue or a motherboard problem. People with 4x8gig modules have had problems you describe before, if there is voltage regulation support, and the cpu has no bent pins, it can be a way to get stuff not on the compatability list to work. so test that and get back to us. | |
| Mar 27, 2016 at 0:49 | comment | added | Joshua | If the problem doesn't move when you move RAM chips, motherboard is tosser. | |
| Mar 26, 2016 at 23:41 | answer | added | bwDraco | timeline score: 9 | |
| Mar 26, 2016 at 23:14 | history | edited | fdmillion | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 26, 2016 at 22:49 | answer | added | Atoadaso | timeline score: 4 | |
| Mar 26, 2016 at 22:44 | comment | added | Moab | Only way to confirm if it is memory, mobo or cpu is to test ram in another compatible system. | |
| Mar 26, 2016 at 22:25 | history | asked | fdmillion | CC BY-SA 3.0 |