MSI Neo2 Platinum: recommend memory

[DPolishSensation]

Well I built my dream machine but its been a nightmare. It all started with World of Warcraft errors. So I attempted to reinstall and kept getting blue screens. Now they were random blue screens. I ran memtest on it and it returned with no errors. So I proceeded to swap everything out. Still, nothing worked. Blue screen at every installation attempt. Finally, I went back to memory and used another stick of RAM. Now everything seems to be working OK. So I don't think the memory was bad, just that my motherboard doesn't like the Corsair Value Select PC3200 memory. Can anyone recommend any memory that is definately compatible with this motherboard?

 

[imported_NoGodForMe]

Try the Corsairmicro forums. You're not the only one with memory problems, but value select should be ok since the timings are relaxed. That's weird your memory is passing memtest with those problems. I had the same symptoms until I relaxed my timings.
http://www.houseofhelp.com/for...forumdisplay.php?f=130

 

[DPolishSensation]

When you say "relaxed", do you mean change the FSB? As in change it from PC3200 (400mhz) to PC2700 (333mhz)?

 

[nealh]

no he is referring to the BIOS memory settings...CAS etc

 

[Andres3605]

ocz 3200 rev 2 or ocz pc 4000 EL

 

[DPolishSensation]

So what should I set the settings to?

 

[imported_NoGodForMe]

You'll have to do some more homework to learn about memory and how to change the timings on your board.
There are 4 numbers involved with memory timings. The lower the numbers, the faster the memory works, which is called "tight" timings. When someone says to "relax" your timings, that means to raise the numbers.
In your case, the memory is already "relaxed" since it is value select. If you wanted too, you could try timings of 3448 which are fairly loose, but you already said your memory passed memtest, which is weird.

I would say to lurk the Corsairmicro forums. You'll eventually get some ideas. If the memory is bad, you post a message, they'll respond, then you can get an RMA to send it back for replacement.

 

[Andres3605]

just look in your bios for some option like failsafe mode or conservative mode that should work