New RAM, great graphics, but now CTD !!!!

[Cyborg_Soldier]

Holy Crap this is frustrating. I just bought and installed some new ram.
OCZ Value Series (2x512) pc3200... I got it to replace my 512 (2x256) Kingston Hyper X pc4000. (the 2x256 hyper x modules have been discontinued- so they are hard to find and expensive , thus I did not buy more to upgrade to a gig)

BF2 runs so much better now... BUT NOW I'M CRASHING TO DESKTOP constantly... usually it's between games, just before the loading/verifying.

NOTE - this was NOT happening until just today when I replaced the ram.
NOTE - I have two installs of BF2 on seperate drives and it CTD's on both.

My system seems to be running great otherwise. Just BF2 CTD problem.
Any ideas??? So frustrating to have all the stuttering gone and then CTD !

for a little background here's my other thread asking about upgrading my ram http://forums.totalbf2.com/showthread.php?t=19042

is7 mobo, 9800pro-128

[NoSoup4You]

Uninstall and re-install the game. Games can be sensative to hardware changes (I'm surprised Windows hasn't given you a fuss).

[Cyborg_Soldier]

Hey King,
It's only been a few hours, but windows is running fine (faster than before).
I was just thinking that I would try uninstalling and reinstalling. God, what a pain in the arse! I'll update thread if that works. Any other suggestions appreciated.

[NoSoup4You]

No problem. If Windows was to hassel you it would most likely be right away. I've seen this happen when people put new RAM into a system, although it doesn't happen all the time.

[ZiRo]

leave the computer on overnight running prime95 test 5, it gives the RAM a bit of a workout which can help with stability.

[imported_Davis]

Oh boy... Windows will not have a fuss over upgrading ram, you just need to be smart enough to buy the correct ram your systemboard supports. The only problem Windows has a fit with is a hotswappable harddiskdrive to another system with an entirely different setup. Please don't stop, your humor is killing me!

Sorry for that hijack... he just needs a smack in the head.

Moving forward... OCZ is good memory, but it may be a possibility it's bad ram or just that your timings are off. Also, just to confirm what Ziro stated you also want to burn in new hardware for 24-48hours before even attempting to use it. There is software out there just for that purpose such as Burnintest. You may also want to remove any overclocks you may have set.

Another thing.. if you just slapped your memory in and let your system adjust your timings you may want to manually set them. If you manually set them try setting the bios to automatic and see what happens. If neither improves your performance double check your timings with the manufacturer.

[bigthumbs]

ocz memory

not supplying enough voltage to it.. I bump my corsair pc3200 cas 2
ram up to 2.75v (2.5v is default) and it gives total stability.

this should be done with your bios but check ocz's website, i believe they say their ram is good and warrantied to 2.8 or 2.9V .



or it could just be that you have something set in your bios which is running the ram at timings it shouldnt be running at.

[noriego]

bigthumbs might be on the right track, but you might try something else as well. Before you up the voltage, dbl check the mb isn't trying to run the ram at the higher fsb of the old ram (3200<4000). Should just be 200mhz.

Alternatively, if you discover your ram is getting overclocked, upping the voltage will probably gain back your stability. But I doubt it is because wouldn't you know if you were synchronously OC'ing your proc and ram?

[sra_slimshady]

Check To See If You Put Your Ram In The Single Channel Slots
I Did That And It Kept ****ing Crashing

Make Sure You Got The New Ram In The Dual Channel Slots!!!

[Cyborg_Soldier]

update

Thanks much to everyone who made suggestions...

Ok... went in and manually set the timings.. the "auto' set timings were at 3-4-4-8 (my old ram's timings)... changed them to 2.5-3-3-6 ... things seem more stable now...
NOTE this ocz val ram is rated at 2.5-4-4-7 but I've read that they can go 2-2-2-5.. (FATMOM originally suggested this ram)... I'll wait a few days before going more aggressive with the timings.

anyway - problem "seems" to be fixed, but I've only played a couple of games.

THUMBS
or it could just be that you have something set in your bios which is running the ram at timings it shouldnt be running at.

[Cyborg_Soldier]

Played for about 2+ hours and then had a CTD just now... but hey that used to happen once in awhile anyway.

[NoSoup4You]

Oh boy... Windows will not have a fuss over upgrading ram, you just need to be smart enough to buy the correct ram your systemboard supports. The only problem Windows has a fit with is a hotswappable harddiskdrive to another system with an entirely different setup. Please don't stop, your humor is killing me!

Sorry for that hijack... he just needs a smack in the head.

Moving forward... OCZ is good memory, but it may be a possibility it's bad ram or just that your timings are off. Also, just to confirm what Ziro stated you also want to burn in new hardware for 24-48hours before even attempting to use it. There is software out there just for that purpose such as Burnintest. You may also want to remove any overclocks you may have set.

Another thing.. if you just slapped your memory in and let your system adjust your timings you may want to manually set them. If you manually set them try setting the bios to automatic and see what happens. If neither improves your performance double check your timings with the manufacturer.

I said I had seen it before, not that it was his problem, jackass.

[imported_Davis]

go to start run: type "eventvwr.msc /s" without the quotes. What errors do you see during the times you have problems?


No offense King, but you have no clue what you are talking about..