how do you know if your memory is bad?

[hytek369]

any ideas?

for example, i have this pair of ram that makes my system crash, but only sometimes. when i use my other memory, it rarely crashes. can it be coincidence? are they programs i can run to check stability of memory? or are there hardware i can use.

 

[CTho9305]

google memtest86. Best checker there is, unless you work at a memory manufacturing company.

 

[hytek369]

thats a good start

 

[Peter]

how do you know if your memory is bad?

I forgot.

scnr

 

[Peter]

how do you know if your memory is bad?

I forgot.

scnr

 

[PliotronX]

Generally when you forget things like how to breathe, how to urinate, where the spacebar is, etc.. Memtest86 usually tells you where exactly in your memory the problem is. A lot of the time it's just brainfarting i.e. misfires. Sometimes if you jack the juice up a bit, it helps with the forgetfullness.