fldash

I started having some lockups, so I ran memtest and got a crap ton of errors. I made sure my settings in BIOS were not overclocked, which they were, and tried again doing one pair at a time.

I have one pair of Ampx memory that completes the memory test without any problems. Another pair shows errors starting at test 3. However, if I test the sticks individually, they aren't showing any errors (at least not thru test 6).

I made sure I tested them in the same slots on the motherboard as I did the first set to eliminate bad slots from the equation.

Any thoughts?

I've requested an RMA thru NewEgg already, just want to make sure I'm not missing something.

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Dick Blonov

First off: doublecheck you motherboard's QVL (qualified vendor list) or memory compatibility chart. Some motherboards/chipsets will not work with certain combinations or densities (ie, 2 x single sided 512Mb sticks work, 4 won't, but 2 1024Mb double sided will, etc).

It also helps to know what the failed pattern is (is it all over the place, the same Err-bits, etc):


Tst: Test Number
Failing Address: Failing memory address
Good: Expected data pattern
Bad: Failing data pattern
Err-Bits: Exclusive or of good and bad data (this shows the position of the failing bit(s))
Count: Number of consecutive errors with the same address and failing bits


DB

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Zid

Ampx is pretty cheap memory you probably have a defect.

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fldash

Perhaps, however they've gotten great reviews at multiple sites and they come with a lifetime warranty. They were the same price as the Corsair, but CL4 instead of CL5.

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