Should I RMA my RAM?

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1pnoe

1pnoe

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Recently my computer has been BSODing a lot, so I ran memtest to see if it there was a problem with the memory. Sure enough, errors - a lot of them.

In my system I have 4x4GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz RAM. I tried each stick individually and ensured that all the slots were working incorrectly. All the sticks showed no errors in memtest except for one; Which when running with memtest, showed many errors.

Does this mean that stick is corrupt? The stick is well within warranty, so should I just be able to RMA it? Furthermore, the stick came in a pack of two, do I have to send the pair back even though just one has fault?

Sorry for a bulk of questions, I just hope some of you guys here can give me the answers.

Ollie
 
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SethS

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You should, just cuz if you're within warrenty, and can take advantage of it, DO IT! keep the two that work to use, and use those until you receive, just run diagnostics in bios. After you get them back.
 
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Tradesman1

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If the stick showing errors was tested by itself, then yes, it is prob bad, most manufacturers will want you to rma the entire set of 2, so they can return a pair that is tested to work together, keep in mind the replacement set may not want to play with your other pair, when you get them and if any problems give me a shout, often that can be corrected with minor voltage and/or timing adjustments - it's always best to get a single package of DRAM, that way all are tested to work together, mixing sets can be problematic in of itself, even with the same exact sets
 
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