- Joined
- Jan 17, 2004
- Location
- Greensboro, NC
I have a set of 2x512 Mushkin Blues (990992) that I had been running on my DFI at 257MHz 2-2-2-8 3.5v stable. I decided to see how they would run on an Intel rig, so I tried them in my AI7. They wouldn't run stable at any speed (up to 234MHz) or voltage (up to 3.2v) at 2-2-2-8, but I wasn't surprised as I don't think they were really designed for Intel mobos. This is when I retested my old Mushkin Lv2s on the DFI - stable at 265MHZ 2-2-2-6 3.5v (they only get better with age). Since the Blues wouldn't work on the AI7, I switched the sets back. The Lv2s were fine, but now the Blues throw Memtest errors in (at least) tests 3 & 5, at any speed, voltage, timings, individually & together. The errors are reported in exactly the same spot each pass for each stick. I retested them individually in 2 other Intel rigs at 200MHz and a variety of timings - errors in the same spot. The sticks are done for - can't even get into Windows.
Now, what to do. I really don't know what caused this. I didn't mishandle the set - I've been moving my Lv2 set from rig to rig for years with no problems. They've always had active cooling. Thing is, I removed the heatspreaders shortly after getting the set, once I knew they were OK. I assume this voided the warranty, though if I can still get support from Mushkin please speak up (Duonger?). If Mushkin can't help, I can understand - I knew what I was doing when I removed the heatspreaders.
So I may just have a set of bad memory on my hands, and have to live with it. But if anyone has any suggestions, about what might have caused this or what I might do about it, feel free to say so.
Now, what to do. I really don't know what caused this. I didn't mishandle the set - I've been moving my Lv2 set from rig to rig for years with no problems. They've always had active cooling. Thing is, I removed the heatspreaders shortly after getting the set, once I knew they were OK. I assume this voided the warranty, though if I can still get support from Mushkin please speak up (Duonger?). If Mushkin can't help, I can understand - I knew what I was doing when I removed the heatspreaders.
So I may just have a set of bad memory on my hands, and have to live with it. But if anyone has any suggestions, about what might have caused this or what I might do about it, feel free to say so.