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  • Memtest Errors. Sometimes passes with 2 RAM sticks but fails with 4?


    Specifications:
    AMD Phenom II X3 720, unlocked to 940 BE @ 3.1GHz
    Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H
    Mushkin Redline 2X2GB PC2-8000 5-5-5-12 @ 2.0V to 2.1V (already RMA'd once)
    Patriot PDC22G6400LLK - DDR2 800MHz 4-4-4-12 @ 2.2V
    Crucial M4 120GB SSD from at least 6 or 7 years ago (current running at SATA 1.5G speeds?!)
    OCZ StealthXStream 500W
    Nooctua NH-U12P

    Current BIOS Settings:
    CPU clock Ratio @ 3100MHz
    CPU Northbridge Frequency @ 2000MHz
    CPU Frequency @ 200MHz
    PCI-E @ 100MHz
    HT Link Width @ 16 bit
    HT Link Frequency @ 2000MHz
    Memory Clock @ 800Mhz @ 5-5-5-15 2T
    DDR2 Voltage @ 2.1V
    Northbridge Voltage @ +0.1V
    SouthBridge Volt Control @ Normal
    CPU NB VID Control @ 1.225V
    CPU Voltage @ 1.425V

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    I've been at this since yesterday afternoon and I'm stumped on what's wrong with the computer. I'm testing the Mushkin set again, which I RMA'd before. Using Memtest86 v4.3.7 with 4 CPUs found, started, and 1 CPUs active. Currently been at it for 2+ hours and I got the following results:

    2 passes, 2 errors. Both errors are on Test #8.
    Error Confidence Value: 236
    Lowest Error Address: 00030c60ddc - 780.3MB
    Highest Error Address: 00030c60ddc - 780.3MB
    Bits in Error Mask: 00001000
    Bits in Error - Total: 1 Min: 1 Max: 1 Avg: 1
    Max Contiguous Errors: 1

    I guess I should add that my motherboard may be faulty? I noticed my SSD is running at SATA 1.5G speeds while the HDD is running at SATA 3G speeds. DVD burner and USB ports doesn't get recognized half the time either. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if taking it back and forth from London to Toronto at least 8 times in the past 4 years damaged something...

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    Bits in Error Mask: 00001000
    Bits in Error - Total: 1 Min: 1 Max: 1 Avg: 1
    This makes me think it is a RAM error.
    Try testing 1 stick at a time and / or try underclocking the RAM & CPU a bit.

    It could be the CPU or motherboard (I mean they sold that Phenom II X3 as a 3 core CPU for a reason, so turning on that 'bad' extra core then overclocking it is in some ways asking for problems)

    I would be surprised if the other issues (SSD speed and DVD issues) are in anyway related to what appears to be a single bit error in your RAM. In technical terms, it sounds like a clusterf**k of problems.

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