Re: Ga-ep45-ud3p + ocz 16gb ram
Gigabyte tech support is just being retarted! They're testing with 2 module kits OCZ2G8008GK, where as everyone is having problem with 4 module kits [ex. OCZ2G80016GQ]. Also I had the OCZ2G80016GQ kit, but running the modules by themselves or in pairs of 2 or 3 never gave any error in memtest86+. Only when a 4th module is added would errors show up. The 4th module could be any one of the 4 modules, also if 1 of the 4 modules was a 2GB instead of 4GB, errors wouldn't show up.
Also don't know about the cr@p they're complaining about my current RAM, 2 x OCZ2P8008GK/Platinum series, being old memory from OCZ. Because they're not on the EOL list on OCZ website. Also these modules are very similar to the OCZ2G80016GQ/Gold series, which previously I also had!
Answer : See if you can obtain OCZ2G8008GK modules, these modules our team has tested and can be tested again if needed to.
Also don't know about the cr@p they're complaining about my current RAM, 2 x OCZ2P8008GK/Platinum series, being old memory from OCZ. Because they're not on the EOL list on OCZ website. Also these modules are very similar to the OCZ2G80016GQ/Gold series, which previously I also had!
Sent : 3/31/2009 09:40
Question : Thats the kit I had; I said as much in the very first question [Question - 713116] I posted in this support ticket.
OCZ2G8008GK = 8GB [2x4GB] Gold series DDR2-800 RAM, 5-5-5-18
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OCZ2G80016GQ = 16GB [4x4GB] Gold series DDR2-800 RAM, 5-5-5-18
Both kits are the same RAM, the kit you listed is 2 modules for a total of 8GB and the module I had was a kit of 4 modules for a total of 16GB
But your last answer tells me right away that your engineers are testing using only 2 RAM modules/banks! Please advise your engineers to buy 2 more modules & run a 4 RAM modules/bank test . I was able to run up to 3 of these OCZ2G8008GK/OCZ2G80016GQ modules at the same time, but adding the 4th, 4GB, module would produce errors in memtest86+.
Currently I have 2 OCZ2P8008GK kits. They're the Platinum series but very similar to the Gold series, with timing 5-4-4-18.
The main issue seems to be that your engineers are running tests with 2 4GB modules instead of 4. Ask them to run at least 24 hours of memtest86+ v2.11 with all 4 modules & then load an OS and run applications for at least an hour, preferably Vista x64 SP1 with all the drivers installed.
I was able to pass memtest86+ v2.11 for more than 13 hours with 4 modules of OCZ2P8008GK kit, however I was never able to have a stable system, due to constant reboot/system freezing during or after Vista load. So if your engineers can make both Vista x64 & memtest86+ with all 4 modules installed, even if they're Gold series OCZ RAM instead of the Platinum series, ask them to make a detailed documentation of BIOS settings & OS/drivers. So that I may be able to use the same settings to have a stable system too.
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Model Name : GA-EP45-UD3P(rev. 1.0)
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M/B Rev : 1.0
BIOS Ver : F7
Serial No. : 085040005483
Purchase Dealer : newegg.com
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VGA Brand : MSI Model : HD 4850
CPU Brand : Intel Model : Q9550 Speed : 2830
Operation System : Vista 64-bit SP :
Memory Brand : Type : DDRII
Memory Size : 16384 Speed : 800
Power Supply : 850 W
OCZ OCZ2G80016GQ
Answer - 739159
Question : Thats the kit I had; I said as much in the very first question [Question - 713116] I posted in this support ticket.
OCZ2G8008GK = 8GB [2x4GB] Gold series DDR2-800 RAM, 5-5-5-18
&
OCZ2G80016GQ = 16GB [4x4GB] Gold series DDR2-800 RAM, 5-5-5-18
Both kits are the same RAM, the kit you listed is 2 modules for a total of 8GB and the module I had was a kit of 4 modules for a total of 16GB
But your last answer tells me right away that your engineers are testing using only 2 RAM modules/banks! Please advise your engineers to buy 2 more modules & run a 4 RAM modules/bank test . I was able to run up to 3 of these OCZ2G8008GK/OCZ2G80016GQ modules at the same time, but adding the 4th, 4GB, module would produce errors in memtest86+.
Currently I have 2 OCZ2P8008GK kits. They're the Platinum series but very similar to the Gold series, with timing 5-4-4-18.
The main issue seems to be that your engineers are running tests with 2 4GB modules instead of 4. Ask them to run at least 24 hours of memtest86+ v2.11 with all 4 modules & then load an OS and run applications for at least an hour, preferably Vista x64 SP1 with all the drivers installed.
I was able to pass memtest86+ v2.11 for more than 13 hours with 4 modules of OCZ2P8008GK kit, however I was never able to have a stable system, due to constant reboot/system freezing during or after Vista load. So if your engineers can make both Vista x64 & memtest86+ with all 4 modules installed, even if they're Gold series OCZ RAM instead of the Platinum series, ask them to make a detailed documentation of BIOS settings & OS/drivers. So that I may be able to use the same settings to have a stable system too.
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Model Name : GA-EP45-UD3P(rev. 1.0)
--------------------------
M/B Rev : 1.0
BIOS Ver : F7
Serial No. : 085040005483
Purchase Dealer : newegg.com
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VGA Brand : MSI Model : HD 4850
CPU Brand : Intel Model : Q9550 Speed : 2830
Operation System : Vista 64-bit SP :
Memory Brand : Type : DDRII
Memory Size : 16384 Speed : 800
Power Supply : 850 W
OCZ OCZ2G80016GQ
Answer - 739159
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