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I've got two sticks of buffalo firestix 800 with d9gmh (2x1gb). They're rated for 800 5-5-5-15 2.1v.
When I first got them, my motherboard could only run up to 2.0v and 667ddr2. I was able to run 3-3-3-8 easily here.
Then I got a ds3 rev2. I was able to run 1000 4-4-4-12 at 2.2v and 800 3-3-3-8 at 2.3v.
I've got my radiator right above t he ram slots, and the fan is an intake that blows right down the two sticks of ram. I took a thermistor from my microfly case and stuck it in the module, between the heat spreader and the side of one of the chips. Under load, I saw a max temperature in the 40's. I'm assuming true temps would be somewhere in the 50's, which should be more than fine.
Fast forward half a month. I was having random instability issues, and now I'm down to 800 4-4-4-12 and 2.3v to find memtest stability for 24+ hours.
I can loop 3dmark and prime for 24+ hours without a hiccup. However, when I play a game like cs, it'll occasionally slow down a little kind of like lagging but not. It usually picks up again after a few seconds, but it occurs in and out throughout. If I do game for more than a few hours, in between two games when it's loading the new map, it'll crash out to desktop with no messages, except in event viewer.
If I tune down to 800 5-5-5-15 and 2.3v, the problems are gone. Yet it passes memtest without issue. And the thermistor reads in the high 30's / low 40's when I'm in game, which is lower than what I get from memtesting.
Even at rated 800 5-5-5-15 2.1v, temps are the same high 30's / low 40's.
Anyone have any ideas what's going on?
Bah, I've had all I could take of the ds3. Looks like I'm jumping ship to biostar or asus. I tried setting ram back down to 800 5-5-5-15 and subtimings at spd as well and 2.1v. Then I set memory performance enhance from turbo to normal. Save and exit. Haven't seen a post in the past hour. Reset bios, still no go. Take out a stick, still no go. Take out both sticks and it beeps, so it at least seems like everything else is "ok". This'll be the first night since I've built the thing that it'll be off. Good riddance
When I first got them, my motherboard could only run up to 2.0v and 667ddr2. I was able to run 3-3-3-8 easily here.
Then I got a ds3 rev2. I was able to run 1000 4-4-4-12 at 2.2v and 800 3-3-3-8 at 2.3v.
I've got my radiator right above t he ram slots, and the fan is an intake that blows right down the two sticks of ram. I took a thermistor from my microfly case and stuck it in the module, between the heat spreader and the side of one of the chips. Under load, I saw a max temperature in the 40's. I'm assuming true temps would be somewhere in the 50's, which should be more than fine.
Fast forward half a month. I was having random instability issues, and now I'm down to 800 4-4-4-12 and 2.3v to find memtest stability for 24+ hours.
I can loop 3dmark and prime for 24+ hours without a hiccup. However, when I play a game like cs, it'll occasionally slow down a little kind of like lagging but not. It usually picks up again after a few seconds, but it occurs in and out throughout. If I do game for more than a few hours, in between two games when it's loading the new map, it'll crash out to desktop with no messages, except in event viewer.
If I tune down to 800 5-5-5-15 and 2.3v, the problems are gone. Yet it passes memtest without issue. And the thermistor reads in the high 30's / low 40's when I'm in game, which is lower than what I get from memtesting.
Even at rated 800 5-5-5-15 2.1v, temps are the same high 30's / low 40's.
Anyone have any ideas what's going on?
Bah, I've had all I could take of the ds3. Looks like I'm jumping ship to biostar or asus. I tried setting ram back down to 800 5-5-5-15 and subtimings at spd as well and 2.1v. Then I set memory performance enhance from turbo to normal. Save and exit. Haven't seen a post in the past hour. Reset bios, still no go. Take out a stick, still no go. Take out both sticks and it beeps, so it at least seems like everything else is "ok". This'll be the first night since I've built the thing that it'll be off. Good riddance