Aging Memory

[fb02521]

core duo e8400 system
has 2 x 1 GB memory sticks--DDR2 800 mhz --age 2 years
Western Digital 10,000 rpm Raptor Hd--age 4 years.

Used generally about 10 hrs./day without shut off 7 days/week.

Running fine. At what point to do we replace memory and hard drive to avoid a crash?
Office system with lot's of professional info on the drive. It's backed up.

 

[razel]

You really can't predict RAM failure. What I would do is test the RAM with Memtest+. The hard drive however you can check it's health using SMART. I would worry more about the spinning fans and the power supply. If you're interested in extending the system's life, I would also consider putting it into standby when you can and keep the dust under control.

Thumbs up on the backup! You can rest.

 

[VirtualLarry]

hds last longer when they are constantly spinning instead of starting and stopping all the time. I would clone the hd to a fresh new hd when the warranty expires.
ram lasts virtually forever, except when it doesn't.

 

[Throckmorton]

Back up your data and when your HD does fail, you can just replace it.

 

[Blain]

core duo e8400 system
has 2 x 1 GB memory sticks--DDR2 800 mhz --age 2 years
Western Digital 10,000 rpm Raptor Hd--age 4 years.

Used generally about 10 hrs./day without shut off 7 days/week.

Running fine. At what point to do we replace memory and hard drive to avoid a crash?
Office system with lot's of professional info on the drive. It's backed up.

Is your current memory rated to run over the JEDEC DDR spec of 1.8-1.9v?
Overvolted memory can suffer a shorter life span.

 

[fffblackmage]

You should never have to replace the ram as long as you use the standard voltage for your memory.

 

[fb02521]

as always, very helpful. we run memory at normal voltage, although we had it overclocked at one point. there is a diff in performance, i think. txs very much. we cease worrying about memory fail!.

 

[DominionSeraph]

You should never have to replace the ram as long as you use the standard voltage for your memory.

I had a stick of PC-100 SDRAM go bad last year in a Win98 system I support. Granted, it was ten years old at the time, but it still went out with stock settings.

 

[taltamir]

with very rare exceptions, RAM Should not fail, its very very durable.

HDDs will fail, but with a proper backup scheme it doesn't matter. Just fix it when it does break.

 

[tweakboy]

Your fine with your RAM, no need to upgarde my friend. gl