Patriot Memory (PDC2G3200LLK) Issue...heeeelp!

[mindzeye]

Hi All,

I recently purchased a set of Patriot 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) System Memory from newegg (model PDC2G3200LLK). Actually, this is my second set I received as the first set was defective and I had to RMA it back to newegg. Well, the current modules I believe are working fine, but I can't get my system stable even with the preferred settings that are printed on the back of the label (2-3-2-5). If I allow my mobo to autodetect, the system is totally unresponsive. When I set it to 2-3-2-5 2T, my computer crashes after 10 minutes of running Prime95. At 2-3-2-5 1T, it does not get to the OS at all (blinking cursor on top left). These settings are with RAM voltage set to 2.70. I upped the voltage to 2.75, but that did not help.

Here is my system configuration:

MSI Neo2 Platinum (latest BIOS - v1.8)
AMD64 3500+ Winchester (stock for now)
Antec 430 PSU
IDE Maxtor 80GB
IDE Maxtor 120GB
MSI Geforce 6600GT (stock for now)

The previous set of working RAM that I had in the system was a couple of Corsair XMS (512 x 2) that worked perfectly fine OC'd (see sig). I wanted to upgrade to 2GB, which is why I went with this particular set. By looking at the configuration above, is there any reason why I can't get it to run stable even at stock speeds?

Thanks in advance.

-M

 

[pol II]

Have you tested one stick at a time using memtest? Perhaps (at least) one of the two is bad. Start by using recommended voltages with relaxed timings (for example, try 3-3-3-11-2T). If each stick passes in single-channel mode, try dual-channel. Adjust in small increments and retest as needed. I wouldn't put too much emphasis on prime95 - even blended mode - until that RAM is memtest stable.

 

[mindzeye]

Thank you for the suggestions. I will try that tonight and update this thread accordingly.