I guess this is good?

[Kil4Thril]

I just booted the rig in my sig for the first time. I didn't even get time to enter the BIOS, it just asked for a boot device (I haven't even connected an HDD), so I just plopped in MemTest and it took off. So, how long should I run MemTest before I can say the sticks are at least usable?

Also, will MemTest itself run faster on a faster processor? It seems to be flying through my 8GB's faster than my old Opteron went through 2GB.

 

[engiNURD]

Several passes if they're new sticks. 24hrs+ if they're suspected of being bad sticks.

 

[Cmustang87]

3-4 Passes should be just fine. Yes a faster CPU will cause mem test to run faster due to navigating through areas of the RAM.

 

[Kil4Thril]

I had heard of issues with all ranks filled, but 9 passes (I went to bed) at 1.9V, all 4 filled with no tweaking. Went well. Now, I need an OS.