generally to get the memory running in duak channel mode you need to put them in slots 2 and 4 (sometimes 1 and 3 or 1 and 2). Again I'm not totally familiar with your mobo, but the manual will detail it to you.

Speight

Australia152 Posts

March 28 2011 00:27 GMT

#63

Don't try and O.C your ram any more until we are sure your current settings run sc2 stable. At best, overclocking your ram will give u 3 fps more. If you're just gonna be gaming stability is the key here. Let's aim for that first.

SeleCT

United States106 Posts

March 28 2011 00:29 GMT

#64

Indeed
so i replaced it to 1, 3 slot (blue colors) thank you for the helps

im going to try few games and see still crashing

CKone

United Kingdom50 Posts

March 28 2011 00:31 GMT

#65

its how long the ram takes to get ready to use by the mem controler and cpu, if its to fast ur cpu might not be ready for the info. start at a high timing 9-9-9-24 and then try 8-8-8-24 until ur system crash's then go back to the last setting, is waht i do anyway

Speight

Australia152 Posts

March 28 2011 00:32 GMT

#66

No problem man, glad to be of assistance. Be sure to post once you've tried it out a bit! Then we can try to o.c. your ram the right way if you really want to.

SeleCT

United States106 Posts

March 28 2011 00:34 GMT

#67

oh... so 6-6-6-20 was highest setting? l o l i have no idea why auto setting forced it to 6-6-6-20

CKone

United Kingdom50 Posts

March 28 2011 00:37 GMT

#68

yea lower is faster, can you help me oc mine the right way?

mav451

United States1596 Posts

March 28 2011 00:39 GMT

#69

On March 28 2011 09:20 SeleCT wrote:
there we go

my rams were on slot 3 , 4
i replaced them on slot 1 , 2
and now it shows 9-9-9-24 on memory tab

now im going to try if i get crash

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Excellent, looks like our work is done here.

As for OCing your RAM to 1600 speeds, I wouldn't really bother. RAM OCing on its own doesn't really provide tangible benefits. If you want tangible benefits, I'd go back to OCing your CPU, assuming the RAM troubles are over with :p

On March 28 2011 09:34 SeleCT wrote:
oh... so 6-6-6-20 was highest setting? l o l i have no idea why auto setting forced it to 6-6-6-20

With RAM, the lower the number, the tighter the timing (and hence more aggressive). These are latencies after all - higher number means it's slower, lower number means it's faster.

Speight

Australia152 Posts

March 28 2011 00:40 GMT

#70

For ram timings, the lower the number the 'faster' it is. What is going on is when you set a lower timing is the ram is waiting less clocks to execute an instruction than it would otherwise do at a higher timing.

Is sc2 not crashing now?

Speight

Australia152 Posts

March 28 2011 00:46 GMT

#71

I'd be glad to assist anyone o.c.ing although I'm no 1-stop-shop I can certainly try. Just shoot me a pm.

Also, to clarify what I meant by 'the right way' was to do it manually and methodically. Not letting something auto do it to the point of instability.

CKone

United Kingdom50 Posts

March 28 2011 00:48 GMT

#72

oh can i send you my cpu-z text file an you tell me if theres anything there i sohuldent of done? or if there are any serious bottle necks, i think i've done it right but am no expert

Speight

Australia152 Posts

March 28 2011 00:52 GMT

#73

Sure man no problem.

Select: running ok?

SeleCT

United States106 Posts

March 28 2011 01:34 GMT

#74

woo.. i guess im sOOOOO unlucky

never have succeed overcloaking my sandy 2600k can't even run for 4.2 G

i like how it passed 20 hours of prime tho.. -_- and failed running sc2 for 1.5 hour

CKone

United Kingdom50 Posts

March 28 2011 02:35 GMT

#75

so it failed again?

Jumbled

1543 Posts

March 28 2011 02:43 GMT

#76

Are you still running the RAM voltage at 1.5? If so, try turning it up to about 1.6V. A lot of RAM (particularly if it's good quality dual-channel) is much more stable at a slightly higher voltage.

For the timings you're probably best off looking up the recommended defaults for your RAM and using them. While you're doing that, see whether you can find the recommended voltage for your RAM as well. Some manufacturers will suggest a higher voltage than the default provided by your MB.

SeleCT

United States106 Posts

March 28 2011 02:49 GMT

#77

no crash so far looking good

tzagear

United States33 Posts

March 28 2011 02:49 GMT

#78

3 suggestions come to mind based on those I have helped with similar issues (including the 0xc..5).

First: Windows Updates, including custom.
Many times microsoft will surprise us and fix problems they have previously stated as being not their responsibility to fix. This leads to developers to hotfix the issue which can then have adverse effects when on the whim of Bill they decide to instead fix said issue. It is an obnoxious dance you may be stuck in the middle of. After this I would still make sure nothing funky is going on with windows. I instinctually blame windows, so I would also check sfc (system file checker) if you think there is any chance there could be something funky from windows.

Second: Hard Drive, current state.
Start by checking the SMART, (for those unfamiliar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_S.M.A.R.T._tools ) your model of HDD seems to have a higher than normal return rate. If that is looking solid, I would run chkdsk.

Third: Computer Management (Manage from right click my computer)
Watch event viewer listing and performance when things are going amiss. These can give you clues as to related issues.

Speight

Australia152 Posts

March 28 2011 03:10 GMT

#79

Yeah seems really odd that it would pass memtest and prime but fail at starcraft, I may be wrong but I think the latest patch has something to do with it. Seems a lot of people with flaky memory/settings are having problems.

Good to hear it's gone without a crash so far. Keep updating!

Edit: How often do you guys get threads where people are trying to give advice after the problem is already (potentially) solved?

CKone

United Kingdom50 Posts

March 28 2011 03:12 GMT

#80

select fighting