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    Best RAM testing program

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Doodles, May 15, 2008.

  1. Doodles

    Doodles Starving Student

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    I think a recent computer slowing issue may be RAM related. I know about like memtest and stuff like that, but wats your guys FAvorite and BEST program to tell me if i got some DOA RAm chips? or at least, flawed ones?
     
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  2. ScifiMike12

    ScifiMike12 Drinking the good stuff

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    Memtest for me. Though with some motherboards, it can detect your RAM as being 'defective' even though they work fine on other boards.

    Not everything is 100% guaranteed or accurate.
     
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  3. Doodles

    Doodles Starving Student

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    some of these tests u run at Boot up... but im not sure wats test is good to use, and how to get the results. I head sometimes you can tell right off that bat that you had faulty RAM, even though your computer SEEMs fine. What program is best to do this, and how exactly do you use it?
     
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    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    - memtest86+

    - BIOS diagnostic

    - Windows Memory Tool

    Use all 3 of them
     
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  5. The_Observer

    The_Observer 9262 is the best:)

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    I have only used Metest.It has been good so far.
     
    The_Observer, May 15, 2008
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