Bad Ram = Ctd

FIREWALL · 09-19-08, 11:17 AM

Thought I'd post this here but did the same thing in SH4 AND il2 1946 and GTR2.

I first swapped out vid card 7800 gt 512 mb to backup 7600gs 512mb.

Still CTD when things got busy.

Friend brought over 4 1gb ddr sticks and no ctd.

Now it's just a matter of trial and error which one or more are bad.

I'm posting this so noboby else goes thru this hair pulling experience.

Just because I had 4 gigs of ram running dual channel don't mean squat if one or more sticks are bad.

When I booted up or ran BELARC or looked in system it showed 4 gigs.

I guess when running game and lots of things are happening graphically a stick blows a fuse or sumpthin. :p

I recently replaced all 4 when I was haveing this problem with GWX 2.1.

I posted this long winded thread so it might save someone else this headache.

Btw I want to again thank Privateer for past (2.1) and present help trouble shooting this problem.

This just proves " If it can go wrong it will at the worst possible time " ( IN THE MIDDLE OF A FECKIN CONVOY ATTACK ) :rotfl:

09-19-08, 11:17 AM	#1
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Bad Ram = Ctd Thought I'd post this here but did the same thing in SH4 AND il2 1946 and GTR2. I first swapped out vid card 7800 gt 512 mb to backup 7600gs 512mb. Still CTD when things got busy. Friend brought over 4 1gb ddr sticks and no ctd. Now it's just a matter of trial and error which one or more are bad. I'm posting this so noboby else goes thru this hair pulling experience. Just because I had 4 gigs of ram running dual channel don't mean squat if one or more sticks are bad. When I booted up or ran BELARC or looked in system it showed 4 gigs. I guess when running game and lots of things are happening graphically a stick blows a fuse or sumpthin. :p I recently replaced all 4 when I was haveing this problem with GWX 2.1. I posted this long winded thread so it might save someone else this headache. Btw I want to again thank Privateer for past (2.1) and present help trouble shooting this problem. This just proves " If it can go wrong it will at the worst possible time " ( IN THE MIDDLE OF A FECKIN CONVOY ATTACK ) :rotfl: __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???