Ram problem

[KyleC]

Hi I'm in need of some help! I am currently trying to install a 512mb ddr pc3200 into my system, however originally I had just a 512mb ddr pc3200 stick now I have a different brand but it is also 512mb ddr pc3200, anyways my computer keeps crashing when I have both installed. So basically my motherboard I believe is a nForce I think.. http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p..._Neo2_Platinum my mobo looks like that except instead of 2 green ddr slots it only has 1..but has 2 purple ddr slots so yeah...anyways since each ddr stick was different..I bought two sticks of the same brand same everything..and I installed it and boom computer won't go past the xp loading screen...Also to add I removed all the sticks and just put 1 of the new ones in and everything worked fine but with 2 sticks it wont work..and it wont work with 1 old stick and one new one...please help! i apologize for grammar etc. Im just kinda pissed atm...
I did post in the computer forum but OOT is much more busy and I need help so I can get my comp up and running i'm on my wifes comp [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[Elevens]

Wrong forum.

[Brain]

[flash8pro]

What slots did you enter the RAM into? If you are using two DIMMS (RAM sticks), use one green slot and one purple slot (adjacent to one another).

[KyleC]

Thanks for the help flash 8 not sure what simm is but i believe it's the 2 diff colors? the green and purple slot..anyways i just put one of each new stick in each color adjacent to each other and it works but i was just playing wc3 and i got a crit error? can it still be messing up? thanks for your help

[flash8pro]

Hmmm... I'd try the following test (you download it). Give it some time, it usually takes awhile (let it run overnight). That will put the memory through its paces to see if it has any errors. Then we'll have a little more info about what's going on. If your memory has errors, time to send it back.

Memtest 86.

[neuroman]

[KyleC]

Ah thank you for your help once again flash8 I found the problem my computer for some reason started overheating...bought a fan boom problem fixed!

[flash8pro]

Cool - how did you discover that your computer was overheating?

[Power_Mad]

While a fan can help, you may want to invest in thermal paste if you are overclocking or stressing your RAM out. Unless you are gaming or doing other system-heavy tasks, I wouldn't worry about it, though.