So the power cord came out of the surge protector and 3 of my 4 sticks of RAM fried. While I wait for the RMA, I have a one 1GB stick of Crucial Ballistix Tracer rated at 2.2 volts. Having only 1GB of RAM makes it hard to do anything but surf the net, so I got 2GB stick of this PNY RAM to use for a few days so I can game.
My question is about voltages. I cannot find anywhere in the packaging, on Neweggs website, or even on the PNY website page devoted to this RAM, anything saying what voltage it is rated at. After playing F.E.A.R. for a couple hours the game started freezing up on me just a few seconds after loading (image freezes, sound does not). I am expect that the problem is with the RAM, but I am not sure how to fix it. After frying the RAM I reset the CMOS to default settings.
If RAM doesn't show a voltage does that mean it is automatically 1.8 volts? 2.2 volts? something else? How do I know what voltage to set it at?
If I put the voltage at 2.0 or 2.2 volts to make the Tracer happy, will that fry the PNY stick? Do I run the risk of damaging anything else on my rig by trying it?
In general, if you have a 2.2 volt DIMM and, say, a 1.8 volt DIMM, how would you set the voltage? High or low? (will 2.2 volts fry a 1.8 volt DIMM?) (Will 2.2 volt RAM work at 1.8 volts?)
How should I set this in my BIOS for the next few days until my RMA arrives in order to be able to play this weekend? Is the image freezing because the Tracer is getting too little voltage? Or because the PNY stick maybe isn't getting enough? Or does it have something to do with the timings? I let the RAM cool off for a little while and tried again, and it is still freezing up, so it doesn't seem like a heat problem (not sure why it worled for a couple hours and then stopped... maybe something to do with the game?).
My question is about voltages. I cannot find anywhere in the packaging, on Neweggs website, or even on the PNY website page devoted to this RAM, anything saying what voltage it is rated at. After playing F.E.A.R. for a couple hours the game started freezing up on me just a few seconds after loading (image freezes, sound does not). I am expect that the problem is with the RAM, but I am not sure how to fix it. After frying the RAM I reset the CMOS to default settings.
If RAM doesn't show a voltage does that mean it is automatically 1.8 volts? 2.2 volts? something else? How do I know what voltage to set it at?
If I put the voltage at 2.0 or 2.2 volts to make the Tracer happy, will that fry the PNY stick? Do I run the risk of damaging anything else on my rig by trying it?
In general, if you have a 2.2 volt DIMM and, say, a 1.8 volt DIMM, how would you set the voltage? High or low? (will 2.2 volts fry a 1.8 volt DIMM?) (Will 2.2 volt RAM work at 1.8 volts?)
How should I set this in my BIOS for the next few days until my RMA arrives in order to be able to play this weekend? Is the image freezing because the Tracer is getting too little voltage? Or because the PNY stick maybe isn't getting enough? Or does it have something to do with the timings? I let the RAM cool off for a little while and tried again, and it is still freezing up, so it doesn't seem like a heat problem (not sure why it worled for a couple hours and then stopped... maybe something to do with the game?).
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