ram keeps dying

[w00t]

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
MSI 975X Platinum V.2
Crucial 10th Anniversary 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 667
SeaSonic S12 Energy Plus SS-550HT 550W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

I'm sick of this build, I've had problems with computer before but never like this.

I continually sent in my ram for replacements over, over, and over again. one day I'll go to start my computer, it won't post.. I'll remove one stick, it boots. I swap in the one i remove, it fails to post.

It continually happens for the past couple years? I've been keeping my computer on 24/7 to prevent this and it's been good. well tonight, of course I don't just restart the computer.. I shut it down, and turn it back on. no post.... great ( speaker problems, and computer problems.. could it be, yes! )

I was overclocking at one point, but I believed it may of been the culprit so I stopped, and it still happened. It's always killed one stick at a time. voltages have been the recommended from bios ( not sure how correct they are )

I have pretty good cooling, so heat shouldn't be a concern ( two 92mm fans up front, 120mm in the back ducted, 120mm fan from psu, and aftermarket cpu, gpu heatsinks. I would of got memory but voiding my memory when it keeps dying? not worth it.

ideas?

I was thinking I put my psu cables in the backside of the motherboard tray.. tucked very closely so it looks good from the other side. could this be an issue? I did not see any open wires or anything. thought I'd mention it

Thank you /rant

 

[jiffylube1024]

You either have some seriously bad RAM, or it sounds like a motherboard issue.

I haven't had the best success with MSI motherboards in the past. See if you can get your hands on a well-priced ASUS or Gigabyte mobo...

 

[RebateMonger]

I'm not familiar with that particular Crucial product. It looks like the "10th Anniversary" stuff was issued in 2006. Is it non-standard (other than 1.8V) voltage?

Edit: That looks like a 2.2V memory module according to this review:
http://www.techspot.com/review/23-crucial-ddr2-pc25300-10th-anniversary/page2.html
Crucial's 2.2V Ballistix memory had a horrible reputation for early failures.

I've owned and installed quite a lot of "standard" (1.8V) Crucial DDR2 667/800 memory over the past four years and I've never had a moment's trouble with them. Most of the modules have had more than one multi-day Memtest86+ test done on them, since I retest when I add a module or move them to another PC.

 

[AstroGuardian]

Inspect the RAM slot for bent or otherwise damaged pins. Does always the same RAM slot kill your RAM stick?

 

[KGB]

One other thing to check is look for bulging/blown caps on the MB.

 

[Blain]

You had the same problem back in 2008.

Are you dead set on running this memory at 2.2v?