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Crlaozwyn   02-07-2008 at 05:50:48 AM

Please post your opinions on whether a memory upgrade would be worthwhile and what you would suggest. I occasionally get BSoD with IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL error when playing newer games (which, according to a few websites, tends to be cpu overheating or ram related. My cpu is fine).

My basic stats:
OS: Vista and XP sp2 (both 32 bit)
AMD 5000+ Black with Zalmann Cooler
EVGA 8800GT SSC
Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4
4x1 gigs G. Skill pc2 6400 DDR2 800 5-5-5-15 1.8-2.0V (can only run 2 gigs due to compatibility issue with mobo)
Rosewill 550 Watt PSU

I know neither of my OS could recognize the full 4 gigs... but 3.3 (or whatever it detects) is faster than 2! I'd appreciate if some of the experts around here could suggest decent ram for this setup (4x1, 2x1, 2x2 - what's best?), favorite brands, and if possible - exactly what sticks would you recommend? Thanks in advance!

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Crlaozwyn wrote :

Please post your opinions on whether a memory upgrade would be worthwhile and what you would suggest. I occasionally get BSoD with IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL error when playing newer games (which, according to a few websites, tends to be cpu overheating or ram related. My cpu is fine).

My basic stats:
OS: Vista and XP sp2 (both 32 bit)
AMD 5000+ Black with Zalmann Cooler
EVGA 8800GT SSC
Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4
4x1 gigs G. Skill pc2 6400 DDR2 800 5-5-5-15 1.8-2.0V (can only run 2 gigs due to compatibility issue with mobo)
Rosewill 550 Watt PSU

I know neither of my OS could recognize the full 4 gigs... but 3.3 (or whatever it detects) is faster than 2! I'd appreciate if some of the experts around here could suggest decent ram for this setup (4x1, 2x1, 2x2 - what's best?), favorite brands, and if possible - exactly what sticks would you recommend? Thanks in advance!



In BIOS, increase the RAM voltage to 2.0-2.1v and set the timings to 5-5-5-15. If the crash and error message persists, run memtest on each DIMM individually and RMA any bad DIMMs. You will have to set up any RAM correctly in BIOS to run the 570i chipset correctly and without error.

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