- Apr 26, 2013
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I just last night put together a new build. The pertinent components installed so far are:
ASUS x79 Sabertooth mobo (flashed to latest BIOS revision)
i7 3930K @ 3.2 GHz
64 GB G.SKILL Ares PC3 14900 (2xModel F3-1866C10Q-32GAB, so 8x8GB)
Corsair HX850 PSU
I installed the memory so that each 32 GB kit was on its own channel.
After flashing the BIOS to the latest version, I set the RAM to XMP, which configured the speed automatically to 1866. I went ahead and booted into Memtest 4.2.0. It ran one pass of all tests without issue, so I went to sleep and let it run overnight.
This morning I wake up to 20 errors, all on test #6.
I've read that even a single error on Memtest is an indication that your RAM is hosed somewhere. I understand that the pertinent thing to do is to test one stick at a time in each of the slots, and if it comes to that, I'll do that... But that involves 64 (!!) different Memtest runs. I fear that by the time I conclude those runs, my 30 day period for returning the RAM may expire.
As a test I went back into the BIOS and pulled the speed on the RAM back to 1600. It concluded one pass without errors, so I'm leaving it to run all day.
What steps should I take here to diagnose and fix the issue? Is this very likely bad RAM? Could it just be misconfigured somehow? What's the best method to take in order to track down and solve the problem?
Thanks very much in advance for your time and assistance.
ASUS x79 Sabertooth mobo (flashed to latest BIOS revision)
i7 3930K @ 3.2 GHz
64 GB G.SKILL Ares PC3 14900 (2xModel F3-1866C10Q-32GAB, so 8x8GB)
Corsair HX850 PSU
I installed the memory so that each 32 GB kit was on its own channel.
After flashing the BIOS to the latest version, I set the RAM to XMP, which configured the speed automatically to 1866. I went ahead and booted into Memtest 4.2.0. It ran one pass of all tests without issue, so I went to sleep and let it run overnight.
This morning I wake up to 20 errors, all on test #6.
I've read that even a single error on Memtest is an indication that your RAM is hosed somewhere. I understand that the pertinent thing to do is to test one stick at a time in each of the slots, and if it comes to that, I'll do that... But that involves 64 (!!) different Memtest runs. I fear that by the time I conclude those runs, my 30 day period for returning the RAM may expire.
As a test I went back into the BIOS and pulled the speed on the RAM back to 1600. It concluded one pass without errors, so I'm leaving it to run all day.
What steps should I take here to diagnose and fix the issue? Is this very likely bad RAM? Could it just be misconfigured somehow? What's the best method to take in order to track down and solve the problem?
Thanks very much in advance for your time and assistance.
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