Really getting sick of this... - Page 4

CaptNKILL · 10-31-09, 12:15 PM

Man, this test makes no sense.

I just tried it again and got 7.5 CPU and 7.3 for graphics.

10-31-09, 01:53 PM

Yea that is weird. I suggest you just forget that computer and build another one. I'll go ahead and take care of it for you so you don't have to be bothered. I can pm you my address, oh and please ship it overnight.

CaptNKILL · 10-31-09, 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by betterdan

Yea that is weird. I suggest you just forget that computer and build another one. I'll go ahead and take care of it for you so you don't have to be bothered. I can pm you my address, oh and please ship it overnight.

Sounds good.

I think I want to go back to a Slot A Athlon 1Ghz CPU. I bet I could overclock it pretty well with my Ultra 120 Extreme stuck to it sideways.

11-01-09, 06:53 AM

CaptNKILL · 11-13-09, 02:57 AM

Well, this is certainly unexpected.

After sending in my bad stick of ram, Wintec tested it and said that it seems fine. So they've requested that I send them another stick of memory so they can replace the pair with a new matched pair (they're covering the shipping for the second stick).

I was a bit annoyed that I'd have to either use 2Gb of memory or settle for the 2x2Gb G.Skill DDR2-800 I had laying around if I wanted to game. This would have knocked a good 600Mhz off my clock speed since I'm not a fan of overclocking memory beyond its spec.

But just for kicks I decided to just throw the G.Skill memory in my system with the same 942Mhz bus speed set. I loosened the timings a bit to increase stability, but that may not have even been necessary. Its perfectly stable! Even with the Wintec memory in there as well, for a total of 6Gb it ran memtest for a half hour and the system has operated without a hitch for 3 hours now.

So... I had a bad stick of ram and now I've got 6Gb of RAM without effecting my overclock. This is totally unexpected but I'm really happy to have a little extra memory to let Windows 7 stretch its legs a bit more.

Today was a good day.

11-13-09, 06:35 AM

So wait, did you send back the ram and get a new matched pair? How did you end up with 6gb now? I get more confused the older I get... but much better looking.

CaptNKILL · 11-13-09, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by betterdan

So wait, did you send back the ram and get a new matched pair? How did you end up with 6gb now? I get more confused the older I get... but much better looking.

I sent in the one bad stick I had, so I had 3Gb left.

They said they needed another stick so they could send me a matched pair, so I sent that in and was left with only 2Gb of DDR2-1066. I had 2x2Gb DDR2-800 laying around and decided to throw that in as well and it seems to run fine at 942Mhz, so I can run both sets in there for 6Gb total without losing any clock speed.

Whenever they get around to sending me a replacement pair I'll have an extra 2Gb for another system.

I'm just surprised that this G.Skill memory can run at 5-5-5-20 at 1.9v (its rated speed) overclocked by 142Mhz.

**bob saget** · 11-13-09, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptNKILL

Sounds good.

I think I want to go back to a Slot A Athlon 1Ghz CPU. I bet I could overclock it pretty well with my Ultra 120 Extreme stuck to it sideways.

sounds like dominance

CaptNKILL · 11-13-09, 06:27 PM

w00t...

With 6Gb of ram my new WEI score is 7.5 CPU, 7.5 Memory, 7.3 Graphics, and 5.9 Hard Drive.

11-13-09, 07:26 PM

Almost the same exact WEI score as me except my graphics are at 7.4

Johnny C · 11-13-09, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bob saget

sounds like dominance

I agree Dominance

-=DVS=- · 11-14-09, 08:32 PM

DOMINATING ROAR

10-31-09, 12:15 PM	#37
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10-31-09, 01:53 PM	#38
betterdan Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Really getting sick of this... Yea that is weird. I suggest you just forget that computer and build another one. I'll go ahead and take care of it for you so you don't have to be bothered. I can pm you my address, oh and please ship it overnight.

11-01-09, 06:53 AM	#40
betterdan Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Really getting sick of this...

11-13-09, 02:57 AM	#41
CaptNKILL CUBE Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: PA, USA Posts: 18,844	Re: Really getting sick of this... Well, this is certainly unexpected. After sending in my bad stick of ram, Wintec tested it and said that it seems fine. So they've requested that I send them another stick of memory so they can replace the pair with a new matched pair (they're covering the shipping for the second stick). I was a bit annoyed that I'd have to either use 2Gb of memory or settle for the 2x2Gb G.Skill DDR2-800 I had laying around if I wanted to game. This would have knocked a good 600Mhz off my clock speed since I'm not a fan of overclocking memory beyond its spec. But just for kicks I decided to just throw the G.Skill memory in my system with the same 942Mhz bus speed set. I loosened the timings a bit to increase stability, but that may not have even been necessary. Its perfectly stable! Even with the Wintec memory in there as well, for a total of 6Gb it ran memtest for a half hour and the system has operated without a hitch for 3 hours now. So... I had a bad stick of ram and now I've got 6Gb of RAM without effecting my overclock. This is totally unexpected but I'm really happy to have a little extra memory to let Windows 7 stretch its legs a bit more. Today was a good day. __________________ ---- Primary Rig ---- CoolerMaster 690 II Advance - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0Ghz + Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme 6GB DDR2 @ 942Mhz 5-5-5-20 1.9v (2x1Gb Wintec AMPX PC2-8500 & 2x2Gb G.Skill PC2-6400) - EVGA Geforce GTX 470 @ 750/1500/1850 (1.050v) Sparkle Geforce GTS 250 1Gb Low-Profile (Physx) - Crucial RealSSD C300 64Gb SSD - Seagate 7200.12 500Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA ASUS VW266H 25.5" LCD - OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU - ASUS Xonar DX - Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Surround - Windows 7 Professional x64 ---- HTPC ---- Asus M3A78-EM 780G - AMD Athlon X2 5050e 45W @ 2.6Ghz - 2x2GB Kingston PC2-6400 DDR2 - Sparkle 350W PSU Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 250Gb SATA - Athenatech A100BB.350 MicroATX Desktop - Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic

11-13-09, 06:35 AM	#42
betterdan Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Really getting sick of this... So wait, did you send back the ram and get a new matched pair? How did you end up with 6gb now? I get more confused the older I get... but much better looking.

11-13-09, 06:27 PM	#45
CaptNKILL CUBE Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: PA, USA Posts: 18,844	Re: Really getting sick of this... w00t... With 6Gb of ram my new WEI score is 7.5 CPU, 7.5 Memory, 7.3 Graphics, and 5.9 Hard Drive. __________________ ---- Primary Rig ---- CoolerMaster 690 II Advance - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0Ghz + Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme 6GB DDR2 @ 942Mhz 5-5-5-20 1.9v (2x1Gb Wintec AMPX PC2-8500 & 2x2Gb G.Skill PC2-6400) - EVGA Geforce GTX 470 @ 750/1500/1850 (1.050v) Sparkle Geforce GTS 250 1Gb Low-Profile (Physx) - Crucial RealSSD C300 64Gb SSD - Seagate 7200.12 500Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA ASUS VW266H 25.5" LCD - OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU - ASUS Xonar DX - Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Surround - Windows 7 Professional x64 ---- HTPC ---- Asus M3A78-EM 780G - AMD Athlon X2 5050e 45W @ 2.6Ghz - 2x2GB Kingston PC2-6400 DDR2 - Sparkle 350W PSU Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 250Gb SATA - Athenatech A100BB.350 MicroATX Desktop - Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic

11-13-09, 07:26 PM	#46
betterdan Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Really getting sick of this... Almost the same exact WEI score as me except my graphics are at 7.4

11-14-09, 08:32 PM	#48
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