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    RAM Mistimings and Benchmarking

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by thegh0sts, Jan 17, 2016.

  1. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Here's the results of one of my benchmarks with mismatched RAM timings.

    http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/9931679

    while this particular benchmark completed successfully (subsequent runs did not) longer stress tests with the Heaven bench causes the system just shutdown and reboot and causing the GPU to not be detected.

    Just wondering if mismatched RAM timings can cause this?
     
    thegh0sts, Jan 17, 2016
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    no? no one got any insight?
     
    thegh0sts, Jan 19, 2016
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    Only if one RAM stick is running at faster speed and/or timings that it was intended for.
     
    HTWingNut, Jan 19, 2016
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    OK, i ask because the stock samsung RAM has different timings to the Corsair RAM I now have. but the PC kept crashing at a 1300MHz+ but not when under 1300MHz. so just trying to see if i either hit the wall on the GPU or if the RAM is causing the PC to shutdown.
     
    thegh0sts, Jan 20, 2016
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    Probably GPU.
     
    HTWingNut, Jan 20, 2016
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