Burning in Old BH5 Memory

[Geomon]

You mean Boardy. And I think it has been revealed. :?

Well you know I'm new to the forum . Whats boardy:?

 

[Geomon]

Mav, what version of memtest did you use to burn in? For some reason my ram has gone upto 267fsb 100% but I havn't give it a single run with the burn in method, only been doing a sigle pass to find the 60 errors mark so I can burn them in but have just been increasing by 2mhz and am at 267fsb with no errors after 8 passes . I also increased the voltage to 3.43.

These ram really are special. They even run Battlefield 2 with no stuttering just like a pair of crucial ballistix 2x1gb sticks I had.

Mav what is the theory behide putting the dimms in the freezer:? . How did you protect them against condensation?

 

[Geomon]

Cheers, I appreciate the advice

Would 2-2-2-6 provide better performance than 2-2-2-5, as the last number is better if it's larger, right?

I'm going to have to find out how to use the CD I think, as my two old Floppys are just about finished

Link to the iso file needed to create memtest cd: http://www.memtest86.com/

 

[stocky]

Well you know I'm new to the forum . Whats boardy:?

He's 'The Forgotten Admin'

 

[stocky]

I think it helps the RAM, if you heat it up, then cool it down quickly. In my reading I have found that the electrical pathways inside the chips expand better, which help the higher overclock...

 

[Geomon]

Does this method only work on bh5 type ram or will it also work on tccd?

 

[stocky]

It was first thought to only work on BH5 as it has the greatest effect on these chips. However, it does also work on other memory, just by not so great amounts

 

[maverik-sg1]

Mav, what version of memtest did you use to burn in? For some reason my ram has gone upto 267fsb 100% but I havn't give it a single run with the burn in method, only been doing a sigle pass to find the 60 errors mark so I can burn them in but have just been increasing by 2mhz and am at 267fsb with no errors after 8 passes . I also increased the voltage to 3.43.

These ram really are special. They even run Battlefield 2 with no stuttering just like a pair of crucial ballistix 2x1gb sticks I had.

Mav what is the theory behide putting the dimms in the freezer:? . How did you protect them against condensation?

I use the memtest version found in DFI BIOS 623-1.

Now you have to find the limit at 3.43v and then push up to 3.6v to see how high it can go - sounds like you have a great set of stickz there to work with.

I used two sealable plastic food bag with as much air pressed out of em as possible.

The idea behind the freezer thing is like what stocky says - but I thought it actually contracted and 'repaired' broken or unstable tracks allowing use of all available tracks thus reducing errors.

I just followed and idea posted here by Living Large and it worked for me - not everyone has had the same result though.

Mav

 

[Geomon]

sounds like you have a great stick there to work with.

Stick? I have been only running them together at these speeds, should I burn them in one at a time?

 

[stocky]

You can do one at a time to find the weaker stick. The two together are only as fast as the slowest...

 

[maverik-sg1]

Stick? I have been only running them together at these speeds, should I burn them in one at a time?

Edited to reflect mistake :$

One at a time is best as you can 'cherr pick' froma bunch and keep the best two also selling the remainder of the 'batch' for a better price with proven capabilities.

Mav