RIP: Half of my RAM :(

[MercenaryForHire]

Right in the middle of gameplay with my buddies - WHAM. Hardlock.

Okay. Reboot.

*BEEEEEEEEEEEP. BEEEEEEEEEEEEP.*

Not good. Pull one stick. *Beep.*

Switch sticks. *Beep.*

Put the pulled stick back in a different slot. *BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP.*

I'm down to 256MB now, and no dual-channel. I was struggling enough to play FarCry smoothly with 512MB ... and now this.

The deceased is survived by its twin brother, Corsair XMS PC3500, and its best friends Athlon XP JIUHB @ 2.2GHz and Radeon 9500 Pro.

- M4H

 

[Atomicus]

 

[thawolfman]

in memory of your memory! :brokenheart:

 

[Kalvin00]

 

[JetBlack69]

Originally posted by: thawolfman
in memory of your memory! :brokenheart:

:thumbsup:

 

[Lonyo]

RMA quick!

 

[mobobuff]

Rest In Parity

 

[GhettoFob]

 

[aplefka]

Sucks man... how old is it? Maybe you can complain that it was faulty or something and get it replaced for cheap or free.

 

[Zim Hosein]

You have my deepest condolences MercenaryForHire!

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Lonyo
RMA quick!

It wasn't purchased from a retail outlet.

- M4H

 

[TekViper]

dont a lot of ram companies have lifetime warrenty on thier ram? my mushkin does and i think crucial does the same. maybe corsair does the same.

 

[aplefka]

Originally posted by: TekViper
dont a lot of ram companies have lifetime warrenty on thier ram? my mushkin does and i think crucial does the same. maybe corsair does the same.

That's what I was thinking. But then I also realized him not buying it at a retail outlet could cause a slight problem if he didn't print out a receipt from wherever he ordered it.

 

[feelingshorter]

Originally posted by: thawolfman
in memory of your memory! :brokenheart:

lol

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Well, I'm back in action with a half-gig. At 333MHz, since the spare stick was PC2700, but I'm alive and able to play FarCry again.

- M4H

 

[aplefka]

Well then, problem solved it seems.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: aplefka
Well then, problem solved it seems.

Hardly. I've still got one stick of dead RAM and I'm down to 333FSB.

How's the reviews on Infineon RAM? I can pick up a gig (2x512) for about CDN$250 shipped.

- M4H

 

[aplefka]

Temporarily, as long as you can game, it's solved.

How much is $250 CDN in US? Because to me that seems pretty cheap.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: aplefka
Temporarily, as long as you can game, it's solved.

How much is $250 CDN in US? Because to me that seems pretty cheap.

US$188.

- M4H

 

[mwtgg]

Ouch that sucks... But, I've never used Infineon ram before.

Consequently, my video card died today too

 

[dbk]

All in the name of Far Cry

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: mobobuff
Rest In Parity

 

[Cooljt1]

contact corsair. they have a liftetime warranty on their memory and really great service. i can almost guarantee they will warranty it.