Crucial Ballistix Tactical 8GB @ 1.6v

mrloren · 03-07-2012

Hello there,

The casino was good to me on Friday night. so I got some Crucial Ballistix Tatical DDR3 1866mhz RAM 2X4GB for $40usd, I picked up two sets from Fry's http://www.frys.com/product/7147542?site=sa

dpages page:Sun_p33

Well I go and install it an Saturday and BIG BSOD! Crud! I messed with it for a bit and still one big pain in the "A" BSOD. I ran memtest for an hour and it came up with a lot of errors. So I took them back and exchanged them.
I ran the new ones through memtest for 3 hours each stick at work today on HP DC8200E desktops and no errors. So I get home and install them and BSOD time all over again.

These are 1.5v RAM so I start doing a little research and some people are reporting turning the voltage up. First I went to 1.55v and system was ok for a bit and then BSOD. I cranked up the voltage to 1.6 and so far all is good (Knocking on wood). I ran memtest for over an hour, no errors. Played Bioshock for about an hour and still good. I am going to run memtest overnight and see how it is in the morning.

A question I have, is running 1.5v RAM @ 1.6v going to harm my RAM or damage anything else?

What is a good new FPS to play? I loved Bioshock and Crysis 1 & 2 are a lot of fun. but its time for a new game.

Thanks,

*eric93se* · 03-07-2012

You should be fine at 1.6V! It may have to do with your subtimmings and if you relax some of them it may make it stable at a lower voltage.

I also like those FPS games and I recently got Tom Clancy Ghost Recon Future Soldier its good. Also the game RAGE is pretty good.

mrloren · 04-07-2012

I ran memtest over night and woke up with only one error in 6 hours. I ran Prime95 for 20 minutes this morning and no errors. So I up the voltage a little to 1.625 and ran memtest while I was at work. I come home 10 hours later and there are still just one error. Should I up the voltage to 1.65? Should I worry about this one error that takes memtest over 3 hours to find?

*bigmike7* · 04-07-2012

Yo mrloren-

Suggest sticking with 1.6 - since you said it was stable - and what the hey - why chance it-eh

mrloren · 04-07-2012

This has been driving me a little buggy! The memtest error, just one after 3 hours, is this ok?

After I am done downloading the new Max game, I am going to try a little timings thing I have been reading about. Stock on this stuff is 9-9-9-27. Some of the reviews say to have it at 8-8-8-24 @ 1.5v worth a shot.

*eric93se* · 04-07-2012

Yeah you can't have any errors. Did you update the BIOS for your MB? because that sometimes solves memory problems.

Lowering the timmings will cause more errors, you would have to raise some of the timmings to make it more stable.

You might want to RMA or return the memory. Maybe you just got a bad batch. But I would first update your MB BIOS and give another try.

mrloren · 04-07-2012

I just turned it up to 8-8-8-24 @1.6v. Over 1/2 the reviews I have read said this is the perfect timing for this RAM. I have had Prime 95 going now for over an hour and I am @ a temp of 56c and grinding with no errors. I have to wax the wifes car today (she found out I got computer junk) I am going to run memtest while I am doing that.

I am on the newest F-13 BIOS for my MB

I don't think the RAM it self is bad. I did run memtest at work on each stick for over 3 hours each on a HP DC8200 with no errors. Think it's a voltage settings thing.

**mciahel** · 04-07-2012

I consider memory modules that need a higher voltage than specified by JEDEC as defective. Contact your vendor and demand a replacement.

Michael

mrloren · 05-07-2012

Well the memory is good. I went to wax the car and pulled two sticks out and installed them in the thing. The thing booted right up with them in and had been running memtest for over two hours with no errors. The two in my PC had one error at the same time. I changed sticks and same thing. The thing has no errors while my pc still comes up with one. So it my MB does not like this stuff. I will see if Gigabyte will do an RMA on my board.

Now here is the weird part I am running XMP 1866 @ stock timings 9-9-9-27 @1.5v right now.

mrloren · 05-07-2012

OK WHO HAS BEED PUTTING CRACK IN MY COFFEE

I run memtest @ 8-8-8-24 1.6v and get errors. so I pull two sticks and run memtest again still errors, I reset the timings to 9-9-9-27 stock. While I was running memtest on my pc I put the other two sticks in my other PC and ran them through memtest. I was waxing my car so after an hour I came back and checked my pc had errors and the other did not. I swapped the sticks and ran it again. my pc had errors and the other did not. So crap on a stick! I need to see if Gigabyte will RMA my board 3 year warranty. So I was going to put my Corsair back in I clear the CMOS and crap let's see what happens. I set the basics up in the BIOS and left the voltage @ 1.5v set XMP to auto and the PC booted right up. Ran Prime 95 for an hour and no errors. WTF ? Now I have all 4 sticks in @ 1.5v. When I put these in on Monday my PC would not even boot unless I had it @ 1.55v and then it was not stable till I set it to 1.6v. I will run memtest later see if I can play bioshock2 now.

mrloren · 05-07-2012

Well I played Bioshock for over two hours and no problems. So I put two sticks in the thin and left two in my PC and ran memtest over night. My PC had errors and the thing did not. Bottom line my motherboard does not like this RAM. I have the Corsair back in and I am doing the same test on them while I am at work. I have the Crucial her at work and will run memtest for the 9 hours I am here at work. Looks like I am going to have to RMA my board! How is Gigabyte with RMA on 1 year old product?

**mciahel** · 05-07-2012

Are these memory modules 100% JEDEC compliant, and is your motherboard designed to handle this kind of memory modules? If both questions can be answered with "Yes", then you can complain about your motherboard.

But it does not hurt to ask the support people of your motherboard manufacturer for advice.

Michael

mrloren · 06-07-2012

Yes, I am 99% sure it's the board not liking this stuff. The memory is now at friends house and no errors for over 5 hours. I have my Corsair back in now and it's fine. Ran memtest all day while at work on the Corsair with no errors. Guess I will either have to get a new board or deal with the oversized heat spreaders.

*eric93se* · 06-07-2012

Your boards not bad. For whatever reason its not setting something right, most likely some sub-timmings or something. Either use the RAM in another machine or return it. I'm sure if the MB maufacturer got their hands on some of that RAM they could release a new FW to get things straight, but their probably not going to do that for you.

mrloren · 06-07-2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by eric93se

Your boards not bad. For whatever reason its not setting something right, most likely some sub-timmings or something. Either use the RAM in another machine or return it. I'm sure if the MB maufacturer got their hands on some of that RAM they could release a new FW to get things straight, but their probably not going to do that for you.

I agree,

The RAM is good

My nice Gigabyte board is good

The two together just don't like each other...

Crucial tech support is contacting me to try to get it worked out, I have not received a reply from Gigabyte!

I still have a week to get it working or take back the RAM to Fry's for a refund. The other thing I could do is get me a new board (Z77) and then upgrade the boys PC....

03-07-2012	#1
mrloren MyCE Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chula Juna CA Posts: 285	Crucial Ballistix Tactical 8GB @ 1.6v Hello there, The casino was good to me on Friday night. so I got some Crucial Ballistix Tatical DDR3 1866mhz RAM 2X4GB for $40usd, I picked up two sets from Fry's http://www.frys.com/product/7147542?site=sadpages page:Sun_p33 Well I go and install it an Saturday and BIG BSOD! Crud! I messed with it for a bit and still one big pain in the "A" BSOD. I ran memtest for an hour and it came up with a lot of errors. So I took them back and exchanged them. I ran the new ones through memtest for 3 hours each stick at work today on HP DC8200E desktops and no errors. So I get home and install them and BSOD time all over again. These are 1.5v RAM so I start doing a little research and some people are reporting turning the voltage up. First I went to 1.55v and system was ok for a bit and then BSOD. I cranked up the voltage to 1.6 and so far all is good (Knocking on wood). I ran memtest for over an hour, no errors. Played Bioshock for about an hour and still good. I am going to run memtest overnight and see how it is in the morning. A question I have, is running 1.5v RAM @ 1.6v going to harm my RAM or damage anything else? What is a good new FPS to play? I loved Bioshock and Crysis 1 & 2 are a lot of fun. but its time for a new game. Thanks, __________________ My PC: Asrock Z77 Extreme4, Intel Core i7-2600k Sandy Bridge @ 3.5GHz. CoolerMaster Hyper 212. 16GB Crucial Ballistix 1866mhz. Crucial M4 256gb OS, WD 1TB Blue SATA3 Stuff, WD 1TB Black Movies 2 EVGA GTX560ti in SLI. ASUS VH232H 23" Full HD 1080p LCD Cooler Master HAF 922M. CORSAIR HX-1050W. Burners Pioneer BDR-206DBK, AD-7241S, LG BH12LS38 The Thing: Gigabyte GA-H67M-D2-B3. Intel Core I5-2400. CoolerMaster Hyper TX3. Kingston HyperX 90GB SSD OS. Seagate 250GB SATA3 HDD Storage. 8GB DDR3 1333 Corsair. CoolerMaster Elite 343. ThermalTake Toughpower XT 775W. HP LA2205WG. LG BH12LS38 The Boy's PC: Gigabyte Z68X-UD3-B3 Intel Core I5 2500K, Cooler Master Hyper TX3, 16GB Corsair Vengeance @1600mhs Crucial M4 128gb OS, WD 500gb SATA-1 pictures and music EVGA GTX560 non TI, HP LA2205WG Corsair TX750, Thermaltake Matrix Silver Case Optiarc 7200s

04-07-2012	#3
mrloren MyCE Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chula Juna CA Posts: 285	I ran memtest over night and woke up with only one error in 6 hours. I ran Prime95 for 20 minutes this morning and no errors. So I up the voltage a little to 1.625 and ran memtest while I was at work. I come home 10 hours later and there are still just one error. Should I up the voltage to 1.65? Should I worry about this one error that takes memtest over 3 hours to find? __________________ My PC: Asrock Z77 Extreme4, Intel Core i7-2600k Sandy Bridge @ 3.5GHz. CoolerMaster Hyper 212. 16GB Crucial Ballistix 1866mhz. Crucial M4 256gb OS, WD 1TB Blue SATA3 Stuff, WD 1TB Black Movies 2 EVGA GTX560ti in SLI. ASUS VH232H 23" Full HD 1080p LCD Cooler Master HAF 922M. CORSAIR HX-1050W. Burners Pioneer BDR-206DBK, AD-7241S, LG BH12LS38 The Thing: Gigabyte GA-H67M-D2-B3. Intel Core I5-2400. CoolerMaster Hyper TX3. Kingston HyperX 90GB SSD OS. Seagate 250GB SATA3 HDD Storage. 8GB DDR3 1333 Corsair. CoolerMaster Elite 343. ThermalTake Toughpower XT 775W. HP LA2205WG. LG BH12LS38 The Boy's PC: Gigabyte Z68X-UD3-B3 Intel Core I5 2500K, Cooler Master Hyper TX3, 16GB Corsair Vengeance @1600mhs Crucial M4 128gb OS, WD 500gb SATA-1 pictures and music EVGA GTX560 non TI, HP LA2205WG Corsair TX750, Thermaltake Matrix Silver Case Optiarc 7200s

04-07-2012	#4
bigmike7 MyCE Resident Old Fart Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Diehard Old CDFreak Lurking In The Back Of Your Mind Posts: 10,079	Yo mrloren- Suggest sticking with 1.6 - since you said it was stable - and what the hey - why chance it-eh __________________ Mike (Y) <- - - (a tribute to someone) Brayden & Lil Burnits Proud Cyber Grampie - 'CERCA, TROVA' - 'NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM' Work Computer = ZT Systems i7-2600 CPU w/16GB DDR3-1333 RAM/ Win7 Pro-sp1 /Intel 510 120GB SSD @ SATA3 /Western Digital VelociRaptor 500GB Workstation HDD @ SATA3 /Corsair 650 watt PSU /Pioneer BDR-2207 as BD burner /Lite-On iHBS-112-04 as Reader/Ripper and BD Disc Quality Tester /AOC i2757fh 27 inch S-IPS monitor w/LED backlight /XFX Radeon HD6870 w/2GB GDDR5RAM /Ashampoo Burning Studio 2012 /DVDFab 9 Burning Computer = HP xw8400 workstation w/ Two Xeon 5160, dual core, 3.0 mhz CPU's w/ 16gb PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM /Win7 Pro-sp1 /Intel X25-M G2 160GB SSD /Western Digital Caviar Black 640gb w/64mb cache HDD /Corsair 850 watt psu / Optiarc AD-5280S-CB-PLUS w/v1.Z7 fw as Disc Burner and Disc Quality Tester /Optiarc AD-5280S-CB-PLUS w/v1.Z7 fw as Disc Reader/Ripper /ATi Radeon HD 5770 w/1gb GDDR5 Ram Videocard /HP 24" LCD /Ashampoo Burning Studio 6 /DVDFab 9 On The Shelf: (1) Benq 1640, (1)BenQ 1640 @EW168, Pioneer (2) 115D, (3) Optiarc 7200A, Optiarc 7260A, Asus DRW-24b1ST

04-07-2012	#5
mrloren MyCE Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chula Juna CA Posts: 285	This has been driving me a little buggy! The memtest error, just one after 3 hours, is this ok? After I am done downloading the new Max game, I am going to try a little timings thing I have been reading about. Stock on this stuff is 9-9-9-27. Some of the reviews say to have it at 8-8-8-24 @ 1.5v worth a shot. __________________ My PC: Asrock Z77 Extreme4, Intel Core i7-2600k Sandy Bridge @ 3.5GHz. CoolerMaster Hyper 212. 16GB Crucial Ballistix 1866mhz. Crucial M4 256gb OS, WD 1TB Blue SATA3 Stuff, WD 1TB Black Movies 2 EVGA GTX560ti in SLI. ASUS VH232H 23" Full HD 1080p LCD Cooler Master HAF 922M. CORSAIR HX-1050W. Burners Pioneer BDR-206DBK, AD-7241S, LG BH12LS38 The Thing: Gigabyte GA-H67M-D2-B3. Intel Core I5-2400. CoolerMaster Hyper TX3. Kingston HyperX 90GB SSD OS. Seagate 250GB SATA3 HDD Storage. 8GB DDR3 1333 Corsair. CoolerMaster Elite 343. ThermalTake Toughpower XT 775W. HP LA2205WG. LG BH12LS38 The Boy's PC: Gigabyte Z68X-UD3-B3 Intel Core I5 2500K, Cooler Master Hyper TX3, 16GB Corsair Vengeance @1600mhs Crucial M4 128gb OS, WD 500gb SATA-1 pictures and music EVGA GTX560 non TI, HP LA2205WG Corsair TX750, Thermaltake Matrix Silver Case Optiarc 7200s

04-07-2012	#7
mrloren MyCE Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chula Juna CA Posts: 285	I just turned it up to 8-8-8-24 @1.6v. Over 1/2 the reviews I have read said this is the perfect timing for this RAM. I have had Prime 95 going now for over an hour and I am @ a temp of 56c and grinding with no errors. I have to wax the wifes car today (she found out I got computer junk) I am going to run memtest while I am doing that. I am on the newest F-13 BIOS for my MB I don't think the RAM it self is bad. I did run memtest at work on each stick for over 3 hours each on a HP DC8200 with no errors. Think it's a voltage settings thing. __________________ My PC: Asrock Z77 Extreme4, Intel Core i7-2600k Sandy Bridge @ 3.5GHz. CoolerMaster Hyper 212. 16GB Crucial Ballistix 1866mhz. Crucial M4 256gb OS, WD 1TB Blue SATA3 Stuff, WD 1TB Black Movies 2 EVGA GTX560ti in SLI. ASUS VH232H 23" Full HD 1080p LCD Cooler Master HAF 922M. CORSAIR HX-1050W. Burners Pioneer BDR-206DBK, AD-7241S, LG BH12LS38 The Thing: Gigabyte GA-H67M-D2-B3. Intel Core I5-2400. CoolerMaster Hyper TX3. Kingston HyperX 90GB SSD OS. Seagate 250GB SATA3 HDD Storage. 8GB DDR3 1333 Corsair. CoolerMaster Elite 343. ThermalTake Toughpower XT 775W. HP LA2205WG. LG BH12LS38 The Boy's PC: Gigabyte Z68X-UD3-B3 Intel Core I5 2500K, Cooler Master Hyper TX3, 16GB Corsair Vengeance @1600mhs Crucial M4 128gb OS, WD 500gb SATA-1 pictures and music EVGA GTX560 non TI, HP LA2205WG Corsair TX750, Thermaltake Matrix Silver Case Optiarc 7200s

03-07-2012	#2
eric93se MyCE Resident Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 3,622	You should be fine at 1.6V! It may have to do with your subtimmings and if you relax some of them it may make it stable at a lower voltage. I also like those FPS games and I recently got Tom Clancy Ghost Recon Future Soldier its good. Also the game RAGE is pretty good.

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04-07-2012	#8
mciahel Senior Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 17,050	I consider memory modules that need a higher voltage than specified by JEDEC as defective. Contact your vendor and demand a replacement. Michael __________________ Mini-FAQ for Samsung DVD writers * HOWTO Flash Firmware of a Samsung (TSST) DVD writer How to attach disc quality scans

05-07-2012	#9
mrloren MyCE Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chula Juna CA Posts: 285	Well the memory is good. I went to wax the car and pulled two sticks out and installed them in the thing. The thing booted right up with them in and had been running memtest for over two hours with no errors. The two in my PC had one error at the same time. I changed sticks and same thing. The thing has no errors while my pc still comes up with one. So it my MB does not like this stuff. I will see if Gigabyte will do an RMA on my board. Now here is the weird part I am running XMP 1866 @ stock timings 9-9-9-27 @1.5v right now. __________________ My PC: Asrock Z77 Extreme4, Intel Core i7-2600k Sandy Bridge @ 3.5GHz. CoolerMaster Hyper 212. 16GB Crucial Ballistix 1866mhz. Crucial M4 256gb OS, WD 1TB Blue SATA3 Stuff, WD 1TB Black Movies 2 EVGA GTX560ti in SLI. ASUS VH232H 23" Full HD 1080p LCD Cooler Master HAF 922M. CORSAIR HX-1050W. Burners Pioneer BDR-206DBK, AD-7241S, LG BH12LS38 The Thing: Gigabyte GA-H67M-D2-B3. Intel Core I5-2400. CoolerMaster Hyper TX3. Kingston HyperX 90GB SSD OS. Seagate 250GB SATA3 HDD Storage. 8GB DDR3 1333 Corsair. CoolerMaster Elite 343. ThermalTake Toughpower XT 775W. HP LA2205WG. LG BH12LS38 The Boy's PC: Gigabyte Z68X-UD3-B3 Intel Core I5 2500K, Cooler Master Hyper TX3, 16GB Corsair Vengeance @1600mhs Crucial M4 128gb OS, WD 500gb SATA-1 pictures and music EVGA GTX560 non TI, HP LA2205WG Corsair TX750, Thermaltake Matrix Silver Case Optiarc 7200s

06-07-2012	#13
mrloren MyCE Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chula Juna CA Posts: 285	Yes, I am 99% sure it's the board not liking this stuff. The memory is now at friends house and no errors for over 5 hours. I have my Corsair back in now and it's fine. Ran memtest all day while at work on the Corsair with no errors. Guess I will either have to get a new board or deal with the oversized heat spreaders. __________________ My PC: Asrock Z77 Extreme4, Intel Core i7-2600k Sandy Bridge @ 3.5GHz. CoolerMaster Hyper 212. 16GB Crucial Ballistix 1866mhz. Crucial M4 256gb OS, WD 1TB Blue SATA3 Stuff, WD 1TB Black Movies 2 EVGA GTX560ti in SLI. ASUS VH232H 23" Full HD 1080p LCD Cooler Master HAF 922M. CORSAIR HX-1050W. Burners Pioneer BDR-206DBK, AD-7241S, LG BH12LS38 The Thing: Gigabyte GA-H67M-D2-B3. Intel Core I5-2400. CoolerMaster Hyper TX3. Kingston HyperX 90GB SSD OS. Seagate 250GB SATA3 HDD Storage. 8GB DDR3 1333 Corsair. CoolerMaster Elite 343. ThermalTake Toughpower XT 775W. HP LA2205WG. LG BH12LS38 The Boy's PC: Gigabyte Z68X-UD3-B3 Intel Core I5 2500K, Cooler Master Hyper TX3, 16GB Corsair Vengeance @1600mhs Crucial M4 128gb OS, WD 500gb SATA-1 pictures and music EVGA GTX560 non TI, HP LA2205WG Corsair TX750, Thermaltake Matrix Silver Case Optiarc 7200s

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