Need Help! Possibly Bad Ram?

[Omied Sadeghi]

I have spent the better part of 3 days trying to get assistance in the OCZ forums with no avail. I am hoping I get bring my issue for you fellas to analyze and get your expert feedback and suggestions. But instead of me lingering on about what happened I am placing the log from my thread in their forums:

----------Me----------

OCZ part number:-OCZ4001024PDC-K
Module size and kit size:-2 x 512MB
CPU model and rated speedentium 4 3.0E
Overclocked CPU speed:-N/A
Divider and FSB used:-N/A
Motherboard and revision:-Abit IS7
Motherboard Bios rev:-24
Video card:-BFG 6800 Ultra
Power supply:-EZ Media 480W
Operating System:-XP Pro
CPU and System Cooling:-TT Spark 7+
CPU and System temps:-CPU (47c) SYS (39c)
Purchased at/on:-AxionTech 09/2004
Country:-USA


Here are my MemTest results:

Test: 5
Pass: 0
Failing Address: 0001dfc16b0 - 479.0MB
Good: efefefef
Bad: efefefed
Err Bits: 000000
Count: 63

Statistics listed on Memtest:

L1 Cache 16 11302 mb/s
L2 Cache 1024K 8169 mb/s
Memory 1024M 3012 mb/s

Do these speeds seem correct?


Test Summary


Test 0 Errors 0
Test 1 Errors 0
Test 2 Errors 4
Test 3 Errors 7
Test 4 Errors 13
Test 5 Errors 0
Test 6 Errors 39
Test 7 Errors 1
Test 8 Errors 0
Test 9 Errors 0



Thx in advance for you help. Let me know if you need any other info from me.


----------Reply----------

Hi

Can you please check the sticker on the side of your power supply and let me know the Amperage for the 12V, 5V and 3.3V lines. If you're getting errors in the first 4 tests of memtest that normally points to either a weak power supply or over heating or overclocked (too much) CPU

Thanks



----------Me----------

Here ya go:

Model Number: PSEZ 480
DC: 480W
AC Input: 115/230V 50/60HZ
+3.3V: 28A
+5V: 36A
+12V: 16A
-5V: 0.5A
-12: 0.8A
+5VSB: 2.0A
+3.3 & +5V Max: 265W

Let me know if ya need anything else...


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Im at odds here! I just ran Hot CPU Tester V4.2.2 and here were my results.

Hot CPU Tester Pro 4.2.2
Copyright © 1999-2003 7Byte Computers
Sunday, July 24, 2005 - 13:46:11
Diagnostic Report
---------------------------------------------
Test Started at: 07:45:33
Test Duration: 06:00:00
Physical Processors Available: 1
Logical Processors Available: 2
Multi-Processors System(SMP): Not Available
Hyper-Threading Technology: Available
CPU Name String: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Speed: 3006MHz
Logical Processors Tested: CPU 0
Average CPU(s) Performance: 101.1%

Modules Results:
Complex Matrix: Finished without error
Calculating Pi: Finished without error
Sorting Algorithms: Finished without error
Prime Test: Finished without error
Fast Fourier Transforms: Finished without error
Chipset: Finished without error
L1 Cache: Finished without error
L2 Cache: Finished without error
Memory: Finished without error
HD: Finished without error
MMX: Finished without error
SSE: Finished without error
SSE2: Finished without error

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Im really stuck trying to figure out the source of these failures. But what gets to me is how MemTest failed so horribly and Hot CPU Tester passed all my hardware. Hope to speak with you guys soon. Thx in advance

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Have you tested each stick individually?

 

[stevty2889]

HOTcpu doesn't test the ram as thuroughly as memtest does. Try running a superPI 32m test as well, it's pretty sensitive to ram problems. What voltage do you have going to your ram, have you tried upping it to 2.8 or 2.9v? It could also be a compatibility issue with your motherboard as well.

And your generic PSU probably isn't helping much..16A on the 12v rail is really quite low for a 480W psu and I have never heard of that brand either..ack, especialy with a prescott and a 6800U..that could certainly be contributing to the problem..my 350w enermax has 26a on the 12v rail by comparison..

What problems are you having exactly? Anything else going on besides memtest failing?

 

[Omied Sadeghi]

The problem arised when pcpitstop rated my memory as condition yellow stating that it isnt performing as well as it should be.

Last night I purchased Hot CPU Tester under the pretenses that it is supposed to be one of the better diagnostic tools. I hope I did not waste my money. Let me know what you think of the utility!

Other than that the machine runs ok, it seems to be more of a concern that I know there is a possibility of failure rather than there being a failure.

Would you recommend me purchasing a new PSU? If so, what is a good power supply that can run my components and what wattage am i looking at. Hopefully right under 100 buks.

Thx alot and if you have a great recommendation of a diagnostic tool that is somewhat professional and inexpensive to free so that I can utilize it throughout my office I would greatly appreciate it.

Again Thx and hope to hear from you shortly.

 

[stevty2889]

There are a lot of good PSU's, Antec, Enermax, Fortron, OCZ, Seasonic, Sparkle. I am using a 460w enermax, and it works great so I would recomend it. I think I saw it for about $70 shipped on newegg.