Memory issues?

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I've got
8GB Kit ( 4 x 2GB Modules) DDR PC3200 400MHz ECC/REG 256x72 CL3 2.5v DIMM

I've been having some strange issues with my new computer and decided to run memtest86+ on it to see if my memory was possibly faulty. I was having stability issues but I recently replaced 750w PSU with a 1000w. It seemed to be pretty stable and then all of a sudden it reboots after the boot logo and if I try to reinstall windows I get a page_fault_in_nonpaged_area BSOD as it goes into the screen where it would normally list my drives to pick to install to.

Anyways - here are the results of the memtest.
http://uploader.ws/upload/200608/DSC_0206.jpg
 
Product Price QTY Total Link
XFX GeForce 7900 GTX EXTREME (675MHz) 512MB PV-T71F-YDE9 Video Card - Retail $495.99 2 $991.98 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150136
H8DCE Supermicro motherboard http://www.supermicro.com/Aplus/motherboard/Opteron/nForce/H8DCE.cfm
Coolmax CTG-1000, 1000w PSU http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817159020
AMD Dual-Core Opteron 280 1000MHz HT Socket 940 Dual Core Processor $862.99 2 $1,725.98 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103573
8GB Kit ( 4 x 2GB Modules) DDR PC3200 400MHz ECC/REG 256x72 CL3 2.5v DIMM $1,260.00 1 $1,260.00 http://www.datamem.com/viewcat.asp_Q_C_E_1347
Microsoft Windows XP Professional X64 Edition Single Pack - OEM $139.99 1 $139.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16837102065
Swiftech Storm Waterblock A64 $79.99 2 $159.98 http://www.crazypc.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=9303
PC3-724BK, Black $549.00 1 $549.00 http://www.koolance.com/shop/product_info.php/products_id/200
SeaSonic S12-600 600W Power Supply - Retail $164.99 1 $164.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817151025
Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $259.99 2 $519.98 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136014
PLEXTOR Slot Load 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model PX-716AL/SW - Retail $148.99 2 $297.98 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827131352
MITSUMI USB 2.0 Internal digital card reader with Floppy Drive Black Model FA404M BLK - OEM $19.99 1 $19.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16821104104
CPU-305-V10 (CPU) $95.99 2 $191.98 http://www.koolance.com/shop/product_info.php/cPath/29_44/products_id/210
HD-55-L06 (HDx2) $59.99 1 $59.99 http://www.koolance.com/shop/product_info.php/cPath/29_45/products_id/231
Danger Den NV-78 Nvidia 7800 Series Water Block GPU Cooler $126.45 2 $252.90 http://store.pcpowerzone.com/dadennvnv78s.html
Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Silver Thermal Compound 3.5g Tube $8.00 1 $8.00 http://store.pcpowerzone.com/arsi5hisithc.html
RAM-30-V06 (RAM) $49.99 2 $99.98 http://www.koolance.com/shop/product_info.php/cPath/29_56/products_id/251
 
The first thing i can think of is a bad stick of memory so, try pulling them all out and testing them one by one, if one fails its bad and rma that one.

On a side note, what are you planning on using a system like that for?

edit: also, it says on their website that you have to have the memory equally populated between the processers, so in your case 2 for each one.
 
Ya, I've got two for each processor.

One thing I noticed, when I do the memtest it says my mem is 200mhz.. shouldnt it be 400?

I am using it for 3d animation/rendering and HD video editing.
 
this should answer your question

Mcseiam said:
Memory Basics


The speed of DDR is usually expressed in terms of its "effective data rate", which is twice its actual clock speed. PC3200 memory, or DDR400, or 400 MHz DDR, is not running at 400 MHz, it is running at 200 MHz. The fact that it accomplishes two data transfers per clock cycle gives it nearly the same bandwidth as SDRAM running at 400 MHz, but DDR400 is indeed still running at 200 MHz.


Actual clock speed/effective transfer rate

100/200 MHz => DDR200 or PC1600
133/266 MHz => DDR266 or PC2100
166/333 MHz => DDR333 or PC2700
185/370 MHz => DDR370 or PC3000
200/400 MHz => DDR400 or PC3200
217/433 MHz => DDR433 or PC3500
233/466 MHz => DDR466 or PC3700
250/500 MHz => DDR500 or PC4000
267/533 MHz => DDR533 or PC4200
283/566 MHz => DDR566 or PC4500
Click to expand...
 
thx.

I took each stick out and got the same thing. i am now getting the a bios beep code.

1 beep, 8 beeps

from what i've read, that usually means video memory or something. I've taken each video card out and tested it with the other in, with each of them i still get the errors.

I flashed to the latest bios and now it's only seeing 6512mb of RAM
 
sweet - now im getting one never ending beep!


But that didn't start until i tried to do a recovery on my bios and then reloaded it. Right after I flash the bios, the memory appears as it should but once it tells me that cmos is wrong and that i need to enter setup or load defaults, no matter what i do next time it boots up it shows 6512mb ram instead of what its supposed to.
 
i cleared the CMOS and it recognized the ram again and didnt beep but as soon as i set defaults or go into setup and set time and stuff it goes back to 6512mb and beeps continuously.
 
I'm betting that there's a setting somewhere in the bios that will make it so it can see all 8gb of memory. What kind of temps are you seeing on the cpu's in the bios? And with the testing the memory separately i forgot that its a dual cpu system so you probably have to have at least 2 sticks in there, one for each cpu. Let me know if there's any breakthroughs with this one.
 
It's a watercooled system so the cpu's are about 90F. Yeah, you have to have one 2gb stick for each cpu.
 
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