Help! I am in Gigabyte Memory h*ll!!

[jiffy760]

Any help on this issue will result in ridiculous gratitude/groveling
System specs:

Antec 900-2 Case
Gigabyte EP45-UD3R (rev. 1.1, BIOS F11)
Intel E8400 (stock)
Xigmatek Dark Knight Cooler
Crucial Ballistix Tracers (w/Red LEDs) 2x2GB PC2-6400 4-4-4-12@2.0v
Asus ATI EAH-4850TOP 512mb PCI-E
LG DVD+/-RW/DL
Seagate 640GB SATA HDD
Maxtor 300GB SATA HDD
Coolermaster 500w PSU

Windows 7 x64 Retail version


I have been getting BSODs since the beginning!! I have been running stock since day one (about 9 months ago). I have gone through 2 different sets of RAM (OCZ Platinum, and OCZ Reaper), now I am using the Ballistix Tracers (as I thought they were more compatible). I have ran Memtest on these two sticks, one @ a time, over night (14 passes), and received 0 errors. However, I ran 1 stick in the first slot an in 1 pass, it got 102 errors. I then ran it in the second slot, and got 0 errors, as well as the 3rd, and 4th slot. I never received an error using the second stick in the first slot, second, third, or fourth.

I receive these BSODs while playing games, or while idle on my computer (desktop). It is always something like 0x00000005. I don't know the exact error, but I do know that it always pertains to the memory write errors, or access violation, etc. This has seriously made me want to go buy a store-bought computer. I have been building computers for 14 years, and I have NEVER had an issue such as this. And seeing that I finally break down and buy "quality" components, I figured it would be smooth as butter, boy was I wrong!! I have alot of minidumps I can post up here if anyone wants to see them, but ultimately, this is a cry for help, as I do not know what to do from here. Do I replace/RMA the motherboard (maybe it is one/all of my RAM slots?) Could it be my PSU? I have already RMA'd my video card, thinking that was the problem. ANY direction would be immensely appreciated, you have no idea!!

[PhenomII Dude]

sounds to me the system board is the problem - check for debris/wire in the ram slots and degrease all contacts.

[Lsdmeasap]

Please give me your full current settings in a template, link is in my signature.

Just out of curiosity have you tried using slots 2+4 instead of 1+3 and seen if they errors still appear during gaming?

If you are using all Auto for voltages this is likely the issue, you need to set a few things for sure manually. Get me your current settings that are giving you issues and I will advise back

[jiffy760]

Actually, I just took some advice from someone else on this forum. I changed my MCH Core from (AUTO) to 1.2. So far so good. Ran several Memtest86+ passes, and Everest's stress tests on Memory. Everything seems to be going ok!! I only had to change my MCH Core so far. I am using stock settings for the RAM. (4-4-4-12 timings, 2.0volts, and thats all that I changed). I will post back if I get any other issues. Thank you for your help!!

[Lsdmeasap]

Great to hear!! See you on your other thread. If you need more help or suggestions it would be best to continue there as I keep an eye on the Gigabyte section much more than I have time to on the rest of the forum. So I will for sure catch your post in that section, I may miss it here so please keep that in mind.

Glad to hear all is well though, post back anytime!