Why do rams fail so much

I had a 1GB X 2 Corsair rams. Later i replaced them with 2GB X 2 for more memories. However, one of the 2 Gigs failed and i switched back to my 1gigs. And then i find out these rams are faulty too.. This gave me the explanation to the occassional blue screen that would happen. I ran a test using memtest 86 through a flash drive and it definitely showed a lot of errors. I mean.. i was going to get RMA for my 2Gigs but now i don't even want to. Can anyone recommend me a more stable ram that can actually be worthwhile? i just needMy system infos are in my sig. Thanks

Are you sure the settings for the memory timings and voltages were correct? not just set to auto and assumed to be right?
for both sets of ram to go bad in the same board makes me suspect that somethign else is making them fail. most ram will last for a long time. i have 30 pin ram here that still works. it's no longer in use but was used over ten years befpore retirement. i have several sets of ddr that have been in use since 2008 or so and work fine. some of it may be older than that.

I have some DDR that has been in use since 2002. RAM doesn't fail that easy so it leads me to assume your settings aren't set right. Go in the bios and manually set all your timings, voltage, and speed.

Just a FYI, memtest will fail on perfectly good memory sticks if your memory settings or voltages are incorrect.

I believe faulty RAM slot on the motherboard can cause problems too.

RAM is pretty reliable. Voltage and clock speed settings can easily make RAM appear to be bad.

Try resetting the BIOS to default values and rerun the tests. Overclocking is fun, but it can have huge impacts on system reliability.

Let us know how you do and if you still have problems.

Sorry for very late late response. The thing is though, even if i put it back to normal clock speed, the blue screen would occur sometimes. And, im using the auto setting also. I have no knowledge of voltage or timing settings. I'm really thinking about just getting something like core i7 and use it at the stock speed. I do a lot of music,audio related works so i'm thinking about not over cloking anymore.

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Originally Posted by dumdum

Sorry for very late late response. The thing is though, even if i put it back to normal clock speed, the blue screen would occur sometimes. And, im using the auto setting also. I have no knowledge of voltage or timing settings. I'm really thinking about just getting something like core i7 and use it at the stock speed. I do a lot of music,audio related works so i'm thinking about not over cloking anymore.

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And we have a winrar. Either Google your sticks or look at the sticker on the side of the sticks. You need to input the timings and voltage manually and retain stock clocks on the RAM to maintain stability. IMO you shouldn't be overclocking if you don't know how to do something as simple as this as you could ruin something in the process.

I would advise checking your power supply. The memory should work fine with the BIOS set to Auto. So borrow another power supply and give it a go.

One additional question: What OS are you using? 7, Vista, XP? If you are using XP, you may have to do a reinstall of the OS.

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Originally Posted by kzaske

I would advise checking your power supply. The memory should work fine with the BIOS set to Auto. So borrow another power supply and give it a go.

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Auto settings don't always work correctly as they set the timings and voltage to the wrong numbers leaving you with unstable RAM. That's why we were saying to manually set them. 9 times out of 10 DDR2 setups will set to the wrong values.