is prime95 a good memory test?

[ElFenix]

i've got it running at basically the default, and it is hitting 900 megs of ram by itself, so basically my full gig is taken. i'm trying to find the limits of my memory. thanks!

 

[Buickbeast]

I use memtest86 on a boot cd, then use I MemTest, a differnet windows based program while I surf the internet.

 

[suklee]

Memtest86

 

[BlackMountainCow]

I'd rather go for memtest86+. It's the successor of Memtest86 and recognizes also the newer chipsets And Prime95 is a good memtester IMHO. It won't give u any feedback that it crashed due to a faulty RAM, but if it crashes, u know there's something wrong. More like a indirect testing method.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: BlackMountainCow
I'd rather go for memtest86+. It's the successor of Memtest86 and recognizes also the newer chipsets And Prime95 is a good memtester IMHO. It won't give u any feedback that it crashed due to a faulty RAM, but if it crashes, u know there's something wrong. More like a indirect testing method.

i've controlled for the other variables by running everything but the ram at default, so the only thing instability could be is the ram

 

[ejvantage]

http://www.sisoftware.net/ , it's free just go to download.

Run Burn-In wizard with only memory bandwidth test 15 times in a row. Saved me from memory errors from overclocking. Also saved me from bad ram I've bought, would crash at the bus speed I'm currently at with my old ram. 1 new stick would crash after 3 passes of the benchmark every time, another stick would crash after 7 passes of the benchmark every time. Of course lowering the bus I'm currently at would let the new sticks run without crashing.

MemTest86 to test for bad ram.


EJ