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  • #16
    Re: Memtest86+ v.4.2 skipping last GB of ram?

    Thanks for the update, I wasn't aware that the original Memtest has finally been updated.

    FWIW, HCI Memtest is a windows program, where you run several simultaneous instances depending upon how much memory you have installed.

    My preference is to run Memtest86+ initially with brand new memory or when I'm overclocking on the "ragged edge", but it isn't a stress test in the normal sense.
    Memtest86+ will often run error free for many hours, but HCI Memtest or Prime95 can and will often generate errors if your bios settings aren't okie-dokie.
    Q9650 @ 4.10GHz [9x456MHz]
    P35-DS4 [rev: 2.0] ~ Bios: F14
    4x2GB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 1094MHz @5-5-5-15
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    Seasonic SS-660XP2 80 Plus Platinum psu (660w)
    WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data)
    Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (boot)
    SLI @ 16/4 works when running HyperSLI
    Cooler Master 120XL Seidon push/pull AIO cpu water cooling
    Cooler Master HAF XB computer case (RC-902XB-KKN1)
    Asus VH242H 24" monitor [1920x1080]
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    Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
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    HT|Omega Claro plus+ sound card
    CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPS
    E6300 (R0) @ 3.504GHz [8x438MHz] ~~ P35-DS3L [rev: 1.0] ~ Bios: F9 ~~ 4x2GB Kingston HyperX T1 PC2-8500, 876MHz @4-4-4-10
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    • #17
      Re: Memtest86+ v.4.2 skipping last GB of ram?

      Originally posted by Lsdmeasap View Post
      You are correct Ped! It's finally been updated, I will however still be using and advising 86+ most likely, but I will check out the updated 86
      Oh geez, let me tell you. I did use the memtest86 originally and I completely freaked out that my motherboard had gone bonkers because 1/2 way through the test it spit up garbage.

      That's when I got recommended to try memtest86+ and was much more reassured.

      However I will indeed download the prime95/HCI memtest and run those, I really do think that the original is bugged for sandy bridge architectures.

      OR... maybe my machine really does have some problems... but assuredly they need to work out some bugs.

      Cheers.
      ------------------------------==================[ Current Rig - Still tweaking ]==================---------------------------------
      CPU:
      Intel i7-2600K @ 4.6GHz, 1.36v-load Mobo: ASRock P67 EXTREME4 GEN3 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX RAM: Corsair Vengence 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3
      GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB SSD: Samsung 830 Series 256GB SATA 6.0Gb/s SSD HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB PSU: SeaSonic Platinum-1000 1000W 80 PLUS
      Optical Drive: SONY - Interal DVD 24x - ad-5280S - sata Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper Cooler: Thermalright SilverArrow CPU Cooler
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      • #18
        Re: Memtest86+ v.4.2 skipping last GB of ram?

        You can click on the Prime95 tutorial link in my sig, just make sure that you have "round off checking" enabled before you start the test.
        Prime95 puts your cpu and memory subsystem through a high stress workout, but with a "mostly" stable system, each of the three tests should be run for at least 6 - 10 hours or more. If a single error occurs, stop the test, as your system isn't stable. When reporting Prime95 errors, tell us which test was run, how long the test ran, and which FFT value failed.

        I once ran HCI Memtest for several hours and the results were identical to my three 10+ hour Prime95 tests; no errors.

        Running only 5 - 10 loops with LinX or IBT (IntelBurnTest) is often a good quick and dirty preliminary stress test.
        We will report you to the SPCC (society for the prevention of cruelty to cpu's) if you run more than 10 loops :)
        Q9650 @ 4.10GHz [9x456MHz]
        P35-DS4 [rev: 2.0] ~ Bios: F14
        4x2GB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 1094MHz @5-5-5-15
        MSI N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (1GB) video card <---- SLI ---->
        Seasonic SS-660XP2 80 Plus Platinum psu (660w)
        WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data)
        Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (boot)
        SLI @ 16/4 works when running HyperSLI
        Cooler Master 120XL Seidon push/pull AIO cpu water cooling
        Cooler Master HAF XB computer case (RC-902XB-KKN1)
        Asus VH242H 24" monitor [1920x1080]
        MSI N460GTX Hawk (1GB) video card
        Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
        win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium
        HT|Omega Claro plus+ sound card
        CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPS
        E6300 (R0) @ 3.504GHz [8x438MHz] ~~ P35-DS3L [rev: 1.0] ~ Bios: F9 ~~ 4x2GB Kingston HyperX T1 PC2-8500, 876MHz @4-4-4-10
        Seasonic X650 80+ gold psu (650w) ~~ Xigmatek Balder HDT 1283 cpu cooler ~~ Cooler Master CM 690 case (RC-690-KKN1-GP)
        Samsung 830 128GB SSD MZ-7PC128B/WW (boot) ~~ WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data) ~~ ZM-MFC2 fan controller
        HT|Omega Striker 7.1 sound card ~~ Asus VH242H monitor [1920x1080] ~~ Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
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        • #19
          Re: Memtest86+ v.4.2 skipping last GB of ram?

          HCI is a great tool! I always use HCI memtest x 4-6 windows (Depending on CPU core count) @ 600-800MB memory or more depending on how much installed, I use that in memory and motherboard reviews, along with 5-10 passes of LinX too

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          • #20
            Re: Memtest86+ v.4.2 skipping last GB of ram?

            Originally posted by profJim View Post
            You can click on the Prime95 tutorial link in my sig, just make sure that you have "round off checking" enabled before you start the test.
            Prime95 puts your cpu and memory subsystem through a high stress workout, but with a "mostly" stable system, each of the three tests should be run for at least 6 - 10 hours or more. If a single error occurs, stop the test, as your system isn't stable. When reporting Prime95 errors, tell us which test was run, how long the test ran, and which FFT value failed.

            I once ran HCI Memtest for several hours and the results were identical to my three 10+ hour Prime95 tests; no errors.

            Running only 5 - 10 loops with LinX or IBT (IntelBurnTest) is often a good quick and dirty preliminary stress test.
            We will report you to the SPCC (society for the prevention of cruelty to cpu's) if you run more than 10 loops :)
            Well I don't know if it's the appropriate thread anymore, however I just ran 130% coverage on HCI Memtest with no errors. Ran Prime95 for 6 hours on blend with no errors either. Then I ran OCCT for the GPU, and voila... ran for about 10 minutes at 230+ fps, then dropped to 40... along with a smorgasbord full of errors.

            So there's definitely something up. I will use the "rounding check" point you mentione and now start with the Large FFTs (will go backwards) and see what I come up with.

            I guess I'm glad to know that my intuition was correct... however it's always nice to be proven wrong in these cases.

            Or maybe I'll see if I can stay within the SPCC guidelines and just go right to LinX :), as now I'm wondering if the GPU issue is related to the CPU. Guess this isn't a test I run just before going to bed, eh? :D

            Cheers all!
            Last edited by ped; 02-11-2012, 02:35 PM. Reason: can't spell to save my life
            ------------------------------==================[ Current Rig - Still tweaking ]==================---------------------------------
            CPU:
            Intel i7-2600K @ 4.6GHz, 1.36v-load Mobo: ASRock P67 EXTREME4 GEN3 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX RAM: Corsair Vengence 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3
            GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB SSD: Samsung 830 Series 256GB SATA 6.0Gb/s SSD HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB PSU: SeaSonic Platinum-1000 1000W 80 PLUS
            Optical Drive: SONY - Interal DVD 24x - ad-5280S - sata Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper Cooler: Thermalright SilverArrow CPU Cooler
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            • #21
              Re: Memtest86+ v.4.2 skipping last GB of ram?

              How many instances of HCI are you using, with how much memory? 1xx% isn't very long, I normally run 4-6 instanced @ 600-800MB until at least 500-1000% depending on the time I have to spare.

              100% isn't nearly long enough, you want to go to at least 500% to be sure

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              • #22
                Re: Memtest86+ v.4.2 skipping last GB of ram?

                @Ped
                We can best help you if you add a detailed hardware list to your forum signature, where we can quickly and easily view your hardware setup. Keep in mind that many of us are assisting in many other threads. Are you running the latest version of OCCT? Running its torture test is similar to running LinX (or IBT) and the gpu test at the same time. My preference is to focus on cpu and memory stability first and to test graphics stability later. Testing all of them at the same time makes it much harder to determine where the problem is.
                Q9650 @ 4.10GHz [9x456MHz]
                P35-DS4 [rev: 2.0] ~ Bios: F14
                4x2GB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 1094MHz @5-5-5-15
                MSI N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (1GB) video card <---- SLI ---->
                Seasonic SS-660XP2 80 Plus Platinum psu (660w)
                WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data)
                Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (boot)
                SLI @ 16/4 works when running HyperSLI
                Cooler Master 120XL Seidon push/pull AIO cpu water cooling
                Cooler Master HAF XB computer case (RC-902XB-KKN1)
                Asus VH242H 24" monitor [1920x1080]
                MSI N460GTX Hawk (1GB) video card
                Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
                win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium
                HT|Omega Claro plus+ sound card
                CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPS
                E6300 (R0) @ 3.504GHz [8x438MHz] ~~ P35-DS3L [rev: 1.0] ~ Bios: F9 ~~ 4x2GB Kingston HyperX T1 PC2-8500, 876MHz @4-4-4-10
                Seasonic X650 80+ gold psu (650w) ~~ Xigmatek Balder HDT 1283 cpu cooler ~~ Cooler Master CM 690 case (RC-690-KKN1-GP)
                Samsung 830 128GB SSD MZ-7PC128B/WW (boot) ~~ WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data) ~~ ZM-MFC2 fan controller
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                • #23
                  Re: Memtest86+ v.4.2 skipping last GB of ram?

                  My current specs are as follows (will post in my sig later today):

                  CPU: Intel i7-2600K (not yet OC'ed)
                  Mobo: ASRock P67 EXTREME4 GEN3 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX
                  RAM: Corsair Vengence 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 - 4 sticks of 4GB
                  GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB (not OC'ed)
                  SSD: Samsung 830 Series 256GB SATA 6.0Gb/s SSD
                  PSU: SeaSonic Platinum-1000 1000W 80 PLUS Platinum Modular
                  Optical Drive: SONY - Interal DVD 24x - ad-5280S - sata
                  Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper
                  Cooler: Thermalright SilverArrow CPU Cooler
                  Sound: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty PCI-E x1 (only because they didn't sell the cheaper option here)
                  Monitor: ViewSonic 27" vx2753mh-LED running in 1920x1080p @ 60Hz

                  Pending placement:
                  HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm 1TB SATA 6.0Gbps ST1000DM003

                  The HDD is pending placement given my CM Storm Trooper case was missing the tool-less rails, which are now being sent via snail mail from CM.

                  In regards to the quick test vs. gold standard: Yes, absolutely realize that I will need to run everything much longer. I wanted to speed things up this weekend while I am here to see if I can get an overall picture. During the week when I work, will run each test during 12 hour cycles, and before I use the rig for gaming, will do all the windows tests (aka not memtest86+) again once more before calling it good. Do appreciate giving the guidelines however... like 500% for HCI MemTest... getting tons and tons of different info everywhere.

                  Tests thus far - all passed unless otherwise indicated:
                  Memtest86 (Aug 2011 build) v4.0a
                  Ran with both full RAM in 16GB, and finally with just 1 stick in the first slot, same result.
                  Garbage on the screen - as I posted earlier. Was told that it has known issues, and to use 86+ instead.
                  Memtest86+ v4.2 (Jan 2011 build)
                  Stick 1, slot 1 - 12 passes
                  Stick 2, slot 2 - 16 passes (late work day)
                  Stick 3, slot 3 - 3 passes (know it's short... will likely do it again unless recommended otherwise)
                  Stick 4, slot 4 - 4 passes (again, know it it's short)
                  All sticks in all slots (with original placement as they were tested above) - so 16GB with 10 passes.
                  HCI MemTest
                  All sticks in all slots
                  Ran 7 threads of 2GB each + 1 thread of "All Remaining Ram available"
                  Ran for 130%, except for the 1 single thread which was like 300% due to less RAM it had to test.
                  Prime95
                  Ran Blend - 8 threads - 64 bit - for 4 hours (known too short for gold standard)
                  OCCT GPU v4.1.0 (did not use beta as production installed Direct X 10 which I didn't have yet)
                  Ran 1 shader, error checking on, got 300k+ (or 3M+) errors, FPS dropped from 230 to 30 after 10 minutes. Near the end of the test (ran 37 minutes), FPS dropped as low as 15. Image attached.
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                  Wanted to run LinX 0.6.4 afew hours before going to bed.
                  Ran 3 times (took over 24 minutes per run... longer than I thought - given I used full memory the problem size was 44799).
                  Ran 4 threads only given did not want testing downtime during the evening.

                  Stopped and kicked off Prime95 again before bed.
                  Ran Large FFTs - 8 threads - 64 bit - rounding on - for 9h10m

                  Now currently re-running LinX again
                  4 threads, stop on error.
                  Currently up to 6 runs, no errors.
                  CPU idle temp 30C, under load (LinX) at 44C - 46C max.

                  There we go, will run LinX up to 10 runs.

                  Thanks much everyone for their help and interest!
                  Last edited by ped; 02-12-2012, 03:48 AM. Reason: grammar corrections - proof read
                  ------------------------------==================[ Current Rig - Still tweaking ]==================---------------------------------
                  CPU:
                  Intel i7-2600K @ 4.6GHz, 1.36v-load Mobo: ASRock P67 EXTREME4 GEN3 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX RAM: Corsair Vengence 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3
                  GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB SSD: Samsung 830 Series 256GB SATA 6.0Gb/s SSD HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB PSU: SeaSonic Platinum-1000 1000W 80 PLUS
                  Optical Drive: SONY - Interal DVD 24x - ad-5280S - sata Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper Cooler: Thermalright SilverArrow CPU Cooler
                  Sound: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty PCI-E x1 Monitor: ViewSonic 27" vx2753mh-LED running in 1920x1080p @ 60Hz

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                  • #24
                    Re: Memtest86+ v.4.2 skipping last GB of ram?

                    I wonder if your video card is running too hot and possibly throttling down, but it shouldn't take 20 minutes to cool down.
                    Nice system!!!
                    Q9650 @ 4.10GHz [9x456MHz]
                    P35-DS4 [rev: 2.0] ~ Bios: F14
                    4x2GB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 1094MHz @5-5-5-15
                    MSI N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (1GB) video card <---- SLI ---->
                    Seasonic SS-660XP2 80 Plus Platinum psu (660w)
                    WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data)
                    Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (boot)
                    SLI @ 16/4 works when running HyperSLI
                    Cooler Master 120XL Seidon push/pull AIO cpu water cooling
                    Cooler Master HAF XB computer case (RC-902XB-KKN1)
                    Asus VH242H 24" monitor [1920x1080]
                    MSI N460GTX Hawk (1GB) video card
                    Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
                    win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium
                    HT|Omega Claro plus+ sound card
                    CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPS
                    E6300 (R0) @ 3.504GHz [8x438MHz] ~~ P35-DS3L [rev: 1.0] ~ Bios: F9 ~~ 4x2GB Kingston HyperX T1 PC2-8500, 876MHz @4-4-4-10
                    Seasonic X650 80+ gold psu (650w) ~~ Xigmatek Balder HDT 1283 cpu cooler ~~ Cooler Master CM 690 case (RC-690-KKN1-GP)
                    Samsung 830 128GB SSD MZ-7PC128B/WW (boot) ~~ WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data) ~~ ZM-MFC2 fan controller
                    HT|Omega Striker 7.1 sound card ~~ Asus VH242H monitor [1920x1080] ~~ Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
                    win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium ~~ CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD U.P.S
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                    • #25
                      Re: Memtest86+ v.4.2 skipping last GB of ram?

                      Originally posted by profJim View Post
                      I wonder if your video card is running too hot and possibly throttling down, but it shouldn't take 20 minutes to cool down.
                      Nice system!!!
                      Thanks. Got really good advice on the builds from another site. Never built one from scratch before, but wanted it to last for gaming for 2+ years.

                      I was thinking the same thing too about the heat... however on Radeon HD 7970 forums, they say that some of the problems with the card is that it sounds like a jet engine when it gets very loaded. I did hear the fan kick on at 79C when I came back to it at the 35 minute mark, but the fans should have kicked in much much more before it ever overheated.. no? So I was expecting it to have a much higher fan noise, or perhaps that was the max and it was simply too much for it? Either way I'm concerned then about this card's performance.

                      I was running it in full resolution 1920x1080p, however that's what my games would be.

                      Doesn't explain the errors too, unless the card detected it had errors and throttled itself down because of heat?

                      What do you think?
                      ------------------------------==================[ Current Rig - Still tweaking ]==================---------------------------------
                      CPU:
                      Intel i7-2600K @ 4.6GHz, 1.36v-load Mobo: ASRock P67 EXTREME4 GEN3 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX RAM: Corsair Vengence 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3
                      GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB SSD: Samsung 830 Series 256GB SATA 6.0Gb/s SSD HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB PSU: SeaSonic Platinum-1000 1000W 80 PLUS
                      Optical Drive: SONY - Interal DVD 24x - ad-5280S - sata Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper Cooler: Thermalright SilverArrow CPU Cooler
                      Sound: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty PCI-E x1 Monitor: ViewSonic 27" vx2753mh-LED running in 1920x1080p @ 60Hz

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                      • #26
                        Re: Memtest86+ v.4.2 skipping last GB of ram?

                        I would try stress testing your video card only, using MSI Kombustor or oZone's Furmark.
                        As I recall, Furmark displays frame rates and gpu temperatures as part of its on screen display (OSD).
                        You could also test with your most demanding video game for an extended period of time.
                        Was your OCCT gpu test done alone or were you using the OCCT torture test?

                        Most newer mid to higher end video cards will self correct by lowering gpu and/or memory speeds if memory errors are detected, but this shouldn't happen if you haven't overclocked your video card.
                        Q9650 @ 4.10GHz [9x456MHz]
                        P35-DS4 [rev: 2.0] ~ Bios: F14
                        4x2GB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 1094MHz @5-5-5-15
                        MSI N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (1GB) video card <---- SLI ---->
                        Seasonic SS-660XP2 80 Plus Platinum psu (660w)
                        WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data)
                        Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (boot)
                        SLI @ 16/4 works when running HyperSLI
                        Cooler Master 120XL Seidon push/pull AIO cpu water cooling
                        Cooler Master HAF XB computer case (RC-902XB-KKN1)
                        Asus VH242H 24" monitor [1920x1080]
                        MSI N460GTX Hawk (1GB) video card
                        Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
                        win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium
                        HT|Omega Claro plus+ sound card
                        CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPS
                        E6300 (R0) @ 3.504GHz [8x438MHz] ~~ P35-DS3L [rev: 1.0] ~ Bios: F9 ~~ 4x2GB Kingston HyperX T1 PC2-8500, 876MHz @4-4-4-10
                        Seasonic X650 80+ gold psu (650w) ~~ Xigmatek Balder HDT 1283 cpu cooler ~~ Cooler Master CM 690 case (RC-690-KKN1-GP)
                        Samsung 830 128GB SSD MZ-7PC128B/WW (boot) ~~ WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data) ~~ ZM-MFC2 fan controller
                        HT|Omega Striker 7.1 sound card ~~ Asus VH242H monitor [1920x1080] ~~ Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
                        win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium ~~ CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD U.P.S
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                        • #27
                          Re: Memtest86+ v.4.2 skipping last GB of ram?

                          Originally posted by profJim View Post
                          I would try stress testing your video card only, using MSI Kombustor or oZone's Furmark.
                          As I recall, Furmark displays frame rates and gpu temperatures as part of its on screen display (OSD).
                          You could also test with your most demanding video game for an extended period of time.
                          Was your OCCT gpu test done alone or were you using the OCCT torture test?

                          Most newer mid to higher end video cards will self correct by lowering gpu and/or memory speeds if memory errors are detected, but this shouldn't happen if you haven't overclocked your video card.
                          Yeah, I think that's a good route.

                          To answer your questions:
                          Was running the OCCT torture test, but alone? LOL. I guess I can't tell the difference. I know I ran the OCCT GPU test by itself at the full resolution.
                          And no, have not OC'ed the video card, and in fact given how robust the 7970 would be for a single screen... wasn't planning on it. However Crossfire is in my future once games can recognize it (or drivers for it vice versa), which will help future proofing it.

                          So next you recommend running the Furmark then?

                          BTW - the LinX is at 8 runs now... no errors.

                          Cheers.

                          EDIT: I think I see what you mean now. I think I was running the GPU test alone as that was the only tab I was on. I didn't see features however to turn on/off the CPU tests, there was just 1 big green on and one big red off button. Thought I'm guessing nothing else was stressed given my CPU during the entire time was hovering around 33C.
                          Last edited by ped; 02-12-2012, 04:41 AM.
                          ------------------------------==================[ Current Rig - Still tweaking ]==================---------------------------------
                          CPU:
                          Intel i7-2600K @ 4.6GHz, 1.36v-load Mobo: ASRock P67 EXTREME4 GEN3 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX RAM: Corsair Vengence 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3
                          GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB SSD: Samsung 830 Series 256GB SATA 6.0Gb/s SSD HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB PSU: SeaSonic Platinum-1000 1000W 80 PLUS
                          Optical Drive: SONY - Interal DVD 24x - ad-5280S - sata Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper Cooler: Thermalright SilverArrow CPU Cooler
                          Sound: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty PCI-E x1 Monitor: ViewSonic 27" vx2753mh-LED running in 1920x1080p @ 60Hz

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                          • #28
                            Re: Memtest86+ v.4.2 skipping last GB of ram?

                            Running oZone Furmark or MSI Kombuster should stress your video card in a "reasonable" manner.
                            Each program has some optional settings that will stress your card even more.
                            I think that you can run the OCCT gpu test in a window, which would let you monitor system temperatures and voltages during the test.
                            If's been a while since I've run OCCT, but as I recall it's the psu or torture test that stresses your complete system.
                            Make sure that you're running the latest non-beta version of OCCT.
                            Q9650 @ 4.10GHz [9x456MHz]
                            P35-DS4 [rev: 2.0] ~ Bios: F14
                            4x2GB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 1094MHz @5-5-5-15
                            MSI N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (1GB) video card <---- SLI ---->
                            Seasonic SS-660XP2 80 Plus Platinum psu (660w)
                            WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data)
                            Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (boot)
                            SLI @ 16/4 works when running HyperSLI
                            Cooler Master 120XL Seidon push/pull AIO cpu water cooling
                            Cooler Master HAF XB computer case (RC-902XB-KKN1)
                            Asus VH242H 24" monitor [1920x1080]
                            MSI N460GTX Hawk (1GB) video card
                            Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
                            win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium
                            HT|Omega Claro plus+ sound card
                            CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPS
                            E6300 (R0) @ 3.504GHz [8x438MHz] ~~ P35-DS3L [rev: 1.0] ~ Bios: F9 ~~ 4x2GB Kingston HyperX T1 PC2-8500, 876MHz @4-4-4-10
                            Seasonic X650 80+ gold psu (650w) ~~ Xigmatek Balder HDT 1283 cpu cooler ~~ Cooler Master CM 690 case (RC-690-KKN1-GP)
                            Samsung 830 128GB SSD MZ-7PC128B/WW (boot) ~~ WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data) ~~ ZM-MFC2 fan controller
                            HT|Omega Striker 7.1 sound card ~~ Asus VH242H monitor [1920x1080] ~~ Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
                            win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium ~~ CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD U.P.S
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                            • #29
                              Re: Memtest86+ v.4.2 skipping last GB of ram?

                              Hey ProfJim, everyone.

                              Figured since this is becoming a larger tangent from the original post, I moved the discussion here:

                              http://forums.tweaktown.com/audio-vi...endations.html

                              Under Audio & Visual.

                              You'll see my reply ProfJim there.

                              Thanks all!
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