Strange problem

[TOAOCyrus]

Ok I am having a strange problem. I have 4 1gig sticks of gskill DDR2 800 ram and depending on the configuration I get different problms.

2 DIMMS in any configuration: Will run normally most of the time but I will get a "display driver crashed and has recovered" error message randomly and sometimes this will continue unabated for a minute and then hardlock and then BSOD. The BSOD screen tells me it was caused by atikmdag.sys

3 DIMMS in any configuration: Will boot but after the windows logo/loading screen disappears it will BSOD with the same error as before. This happens every time no matter what.

4 DIMMS will run normally for a while but randomly hard locks with no BSOD. (It might BSOD after a bit but I have never waited long enough)

These errors seem to be related to both the ATi display driver and the ram.

Ive tried manually uping the voltage of the ram but this doesnt help. (I read this ram doesnt function properly at stock voltages in dual channel mode)


Multiple test with memtest and the built in vista memory test turn up no errors.

System specs

Abit IP35-E Motherboard
C2Q 6600 CPU
4x G.SKILL 1GB DDR2 800 RAM
Radeon 3870X2 Video Card
2x 500GB Segate HDD
650 Watt Seasonic PSU

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Make sure you have the most current BIOS, drivers for the chipset, and drivers for the VGA. Is that RAM listed as compatible on Abit's website? If so, make sure you're running them at the correct timings and voltage.

 

[TOAOCyrus]

Hmm I dont see a list of compatible ram o ntheir website, as far as I know any DDR2-800 ram should work. Its some kind of compatibility issue though, I traded ram with my brother and neither of us have hade any probles for a day :S