Group: alt.comp.hardware.pchomebuilt · Group Profile
Author: DaveDave Date: Dec 26, 2008 16:21
>> Yes, I read that you seem to be stable with only one memory stick. That
>> COULD indicate you got a bad memory stick. But as it's Kingston we're
>> talking about, the odds of a bad memory stick are pretty low.
>>
>> If it was my system, I'd upgrade the power supply to at least 650W, and
>> that's assuming a VERY good name-brand power supply. THEN I'd run
>> memtest86 overnight two nights in a ROW, to test each memory stick
>> individually.
>
> Oddly enough (I forgot to mention) I did run memtest a few times for a few
> runs and finally an overnight session together about 13 complete passes
> using dual channel mode (both sticks installed) never got a single error
> out of it (also did never freeze using memtest).
OK, now I'm nearly 100%% certain it is the power supply. I'm assuming you
ran memtest off of a boot disk? That would stress your hardware very
little. And if your memory tests OK on memtest, it's probably good. The
only things you haven't eliminated are the CPU and the power supply. The
odds of a bad CPU? Maybe 1 in a million. Not worth considering. -Dave
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