Memory errors

[imported_jediknight]

System specs:
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ S754 (130nm, 512KB cache, Clawhammer)
Asus K8N-E Deluxe
1024MB (2x512MB) OCZ DDR400 PC3200 Enhanced Latency RAM (http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/memory/ocz_el_ddr_pc_3200.. might not be the same revision as what they're selling now)

So, I've experienced random crashes with my system that I had mostly attributed to software flaws (mostly running games, and crashing to the desktop). Recently, I've started doing some video work, and I started experiencing crashes (full blown, the whole system goes down) when running DVD Decryptor or AutoGK.

I decided to reinstall Windows (get rid of that year or so old winrot), and I still experienced the same problems. Once, when Windows started up, it said Windows had recovered from a serious error.. and the "report this error" gave me a webpage that said to run a memory test. I ran the software supplied, and got errors.

I then ran Memtest86+, and got errors as well:
RAM: 201MHz (DDR 402.. yeah! free overclock! :->) CAS: 2-3-2-6 single channel
Test1 - 0 errors
Test2 - 48 errors
Test3 - 254 errors
Test4 - 960 errors
Test5 - 16 errors
Test6 - 1024 errors
Test7 - 283 errors
Test8 - 6 errors
Test9 - 0 errors
Test10 - 0 errors

I don't have a digital camera handy, so I didn't take a screenshots.

Anyone know what the problem is? The obvious answer is one or both of my memory modules are toast, but are there any other explanations/anything I should try before doing an RMA?

 

[boomdawg]

It's hard for me to really see how it would but I suppose it might be possible for your PSU to be causing some sort of issues, that is easily tested if you have another good PSU you could swap out with. Also of course there is the chance the motherboard could be the real culprit but I find that about as likely as it being the PSU (okay more likely but you get the idea).

 

[sieistganzfett]

hey you have the same mobo as me! cool!!! you can try to make sure all your settings in the bios are set to the defaults first. you can also check with only 1 stick of ram at a time when running memtest, if one fails but not the other its that 1 stick thats bad, another option is to make sure your ram is getting the voltage OCZ says it needs. also try those *faulty* ram sticks in another pc that uses ddr if you can with memtest. if they pass on the other pc, its your usually mobo in that case. btw, when you run memtest on your pc just for the hell of it disconnect everything from your mobo, and reseat ram or cpu if needed to see if its loosening while they heat up during a load..

 

[imported_jediknight]

Originally posted by: boomdawg
It's hard for me to really see how it would but I suppose it might be possible for your PSU to be causing some sort of issues, that is easily tested if you have another good PSU you could swap out with. Also of course there is the chance the motherboard could be the real culprit but I find that about as likely as it being the PSU (okay more likely but you get the idea).

My PSU is a Thermaltake PurePower 420W.. so I should be good with that, I think.
I do run quite a bit of stuff, though..
Radeon 9800 pro
2x IDE hard drive
2x optical drive
TV Wonder Pro