I posted this on the technical support forum, but have only had one reply.
Over the last few months my system has slowly been becoming more and more unstable. Games would just exit to desktop for no reason, and CS would crash periodically giving memory errors saying "Location 0x3dab352 could not be read etc". At the time i was running 2 x 512mb CMX512-3200C2PT (platinum series) sticks on a Asus A7N8X Deluxe (not sure on the rev, but i know its not a rev 2.0 board) in dual channel mode.
Prime95 would only run for a minute max, if that, before spitting out an error. I downloaded and ran Memtest86 on just stick A, in single channel mode, and it came back with 11 errors: 6 in test 5, 5 in test 6. I tested stick B under the same conditions and it came back with 4 errors, all in test 5. I left stick A out of the system and continued to use just stick B on its own. Altough my system now had half the RAM it now ran with alot more stability (prime95 for about 10mins before i cancelled it and games didnt crash on me).
However now my systems stability has taken a nose dive. Prime95 runs again for only a minute if that. I re-ran Memtest86 on stick B and its come back with more errors, alot more. 11 in test 4 and 42 in test 5 and ofc games are now just as unstable. The memory is being run at 2-2-2-6, normal voltage but only at 166mhz, as im running a Barton 2800+ and the memory has never been overclocked.
In light of the new errors on stick B is it safe for me to assume that this is all down to the motherboard? Apart from obviously replacing the motherboard is my memory now also screwed, so that i have to replace that too? In case anyones wondering no, i cant RMA any of it. Suggestions/solutions very, very welcome.
Over the last few months my system has slowly been becoming more and more unstable. Games would just exit to desktop for no reason, and CS would crash periodically giving memory errors saying "Location 0x3dab352 could not be read etc". At the time i was running 2 x 512mb CMX512-3200C2PT (platinum series) sticks on a Asus A7N8X Deluxe (not sure on the rev, but i know its not a rev 2.0 board) in dual channel mode.
Prime95 would only run for a minute max, if that, before spitting out an error. I downloaded and ran Memtest86 on just stick A, in single channel mode, and it came back with 11 errors: 6 in test 5, 5 in test 6. I tested stick B under the same conditions and it came back with 4 errors, all in test 5. I left stick A out of the system and continued to use just stick B on its own. Altough my system now had half the RAM it now ran with alot more stability (prime95 for about 10mins before i cancelled it and games didnt crash on me).
However now my systems stability has taken a nose dive. Prime95 runs again for only a minute if that. I re-ran Memtest86 on stick B and its come back with more errors, alot more. 11 in test 4 and 42 in test 5 and ofc games are now just as unstable. The memory is being run at 2-2-2-6, normal voltage but only at 166mhz, as im running a Barton 2800+ and the memory has never been overclocked.
In light of the new errors on stick B is it safe for me to assume that this is all down to the motherboard? Apart from obviously replacing the motherboard is my memory now also screwed, so that i have to replace that too? In case anyones wondering no, i cant RMA any of it. Suggestions/solutions very, very welcome.
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