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cybermike · 12-24-2007, 11:05 PM

OK, I have an Athlon 2500+ on an MSI board.

Currently I have 2x 512mb Corsair Ram sticks DDR 3200 400mhz. For Christmas I received a 1gb stick of Kbyte DDR 3200. All stats are identical. I didn't want to switch brands, but it was a gift and I'd like to get it to work.

There's a few problems. When I install all 3 sticks, My computer will either get stuck in a boot loop, or will go into a system failure and do a memory dump. It seems to go into system failure now mostly.

If I remove both of my old sticks and ONLY use the new stick, I can boot up and perform normally for a while but after a while 5, 10, maybe 30 minutes it'll just lock-up. No error messages or anything. It does the EXACT same thing if I combine 1 old stick with the new stick.

I can't do a memtest because I don't have a floppy OR a CDR.. sigh.. sucks but I never had any use for either of those things before tonight.

OutCast · 12-24-2007, 11:24 PM

You might have a bad stick of ram. I've ran into that a number of times over the years. It pretty much confirms it when you run it all on its own. Mixing Ram has always caused me problems, and you're better off matching them.

cybermike · 12-24-2007, 11:36 PM

I think I'm gonna see about returning it even if it's just for a replacement. I've had problems mixing ram in the past that's why i tested it on it's own. I reset CMOS and the last time it locked up I went into bios and set the RAM settings to manual and put in all the info I had handy and left what I didn't know on auto. It's been about 25 minutes since it last froze.

edit: I locked it up seconds after this post.. just by putting a tiny bit of stress on the ram by opening 2-3 more tabs in firefox.

Lasereth · 12-25-2007, 09:52 AM

Could be a bad stick of ram or it could be your mobo just not being compatible with it. Even if it's the correct type for the board it could just not want to cooperate. I've had that happen many times. I'd send it back either way.

12-24-2007, 11:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
cybermike Why So Serious? Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Wut?	New ram problems. OK, I have an Athlon 2500+ on an MSI board. Currently I have 2x 512mb Corsair Ram sticks DDR 3200 400mhz. For Christmas I received a 1gb stick of Kbyte DDR 3200. All stats are identical. I didn't want to switch brands, but it was a gift and I'd like to get it to work. There's a few problems. When I install all 3 sticks, My computer will either get stuck in a boot loop, or will go into a system failure and do a memory dump. It seems to go into system failure now mostly. If I remove both of my old sticks and ONLY use the new stick, I can boot up and perform normally for a while but after a while 5, 10, maybe 30 minutes it'll just lock-up. No error messages or anything. It does the EXACT same thing if I combine 1 old stick with the new stick. I can't do a memtest because I don't have a floppy OR a CDR.. sigh.. sucks but I never had any use for either of those things before tonight. __________________ (All opinions subject to change without warning.) "The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw

12-24-2007, 11:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
cybermike Why So Serious? Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Wut?	I think I'm gonna see about returning it even if it's just for a replacement. I've had problems mixing ram in the past that's why i tested it on it's own. I reset CMOS and the last time it locked up I went into bios and set the RAM settings to manual and put in all the info I had handy and left what I didn't know on auto. It's been about 25 minutes since it last froze. edit: I locked it up seconds after this post.. just by putting a tiny bit of stress on the ram by opening 2-3 more tabs in firefox. __________________ (All opinions subject to change without warning.) "The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw Last edited by cybermike; 12-24-2007 at 11:44 PM.

12-24-2007, 11:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
OutCast Upright Join Date: Dec 2007	You might have a bad stick of ram. I've ran into that a number of times over the years. It pretty much confirms it when you run it all on its own. Mixing Ram has always caused me problems, and you're better off matching them.

12-25-2007, 09:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Join Date: May 2003 Location: Winston-Salem, NC	Could be a bad stick of ram or it could be your mobo just not being compatible with it. Even if it's the correct type for the board it could just not want to cooperate. I've had that happen many times. I'd send it back either way.