Fernando Rodriguez wrote: > On Saturday, August 22, 2015 1:52:00 AM Alan Grimes wrote: > >> That said, I spent the day doing diagnostics: >> >> >> Findings: >> >> 1. There were a hell of a lot more memory errors than I had seen before. >> 2. There was a smudge on one of the dimm's contacts and some of the >> usual dust on the CPU-facing one. >> 3. The motherboard was not developed by sane engineers. In a sane world, >> there are two types of variables: measured variables and controlled >> variables. >> The RAM voltage would appear to be a controlled variable but it is also >> a measured variable. In order to achieve a close approximation of 1.5v, >> I had to set it to 1.530 volts. WTF... >> >> 4. an AMD K10 processor cannot successfully drive 8-ranks of high >> density ram at 2x800 mhz -- BUT IT WILL TRY!!! I found all dimms to be >> good either individually or in pairs, but the entire ram compliment of >> four dims cannot be run at full speed at once with the CPU/motherboard I >> have installed. > Findings 3 & 4 sound like a faulty or underrated PSU...or a bad motherboard. > Start by unplugging everything that you don't need to boot from a live CD and > run some tests. >
It sure does. A weak power supply will certainly cause some issues. If he can remove a few power hogs and it works, then the memory may be OK and just short on power. Plus, if the power supply is weak, that could show up in other places too. OP, maybe you should give this site a look see: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Review_Cat&recatnum=13 This one just reviewed had a perfect score, if it has enough power for what you are running. http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Review_Cat&recatnum=13 This site below lists them by wattage. They test them pretty hard too. If it isn't a well built unit, they'll find the problem. http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php/589708-Recommended-PSU-s-True-Tested Hope one of those helps or maybe all of them. Dale :-) :-)
