OCZ ram compatibility causing screen flickering

Chooseyant

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I have 4x2GB OCZ Platinum DDR2 PC2-8500 1066Mhz Ram. Currently when I run 8GB it causes screen flickering in games, when using 4GB it is fine. I will try 6GB ram today.

Check my system specs in the tab for more info on PC build.

Thanks
 

My Computer My Computer

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Win 7 64bitIntel Q9450 2.66GHZOCZ Platinum 4x2GBPOV GTX 460 1GB
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Win 7 64bit
CPU
Intel Q9450 2.66GHZ
Motherboard
Gigabyte EP43-US3L
Memory
OCZ Platinum 4x2GB
Graphics Card(s)
POV GTX 460 1GB
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung True HD
Hard Drives
Samsung 600GB
PSU
Corsair 750W
Case
Antec 900
Cooling
Stock
Mouse
Lachesis
Have you tried different combinations of sticks (I.E. 1,2 2,3 3,4 1,3 1,4 2,4), to see if it is a particular stick of RAM?
 

My Computer My Computer

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W7 Professional x64AMD Athlon II X3 445 Rana 3.10 GHzPNY XLR DDR3 1600 4x2GBNVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 (fermi) 1GB GDDR5
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Pugh Technologies
OS
W7 Professional x64
CPU
AMD Athlon II X3 445 Rana 3.10 GHz
Motherboard
MSI 870A-G54
Memory
PNY XLR DDR3 1600 4x2GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 (fermi) 1GB GDDR5
Sound Card
Realtek ALC892 onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS VE205t, Viewsonic VX2035WM
Screen Resolution
1600x900, 1600x1050
Hard Drives
977GB Hitachi Hitachi HDS721010CLA332
244GB Western Digital WDC WD2500AAJS-65B4A0
488GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAJS-00A8B0
488GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKS-00UU3A0
PSU
Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W
Case
ThermalTake Armor A90 Mid Tower
Cooling
3x 120mm in, 1x 120mm & 200mm out, self built hydro-cooler
Keyboard
Logitec 55
Mouse
Razer Deathadder
Internet Speed
20 Mbps D/L, 9 Mbps U/L
I just tested 6GB and that worked fine so I will switch the other stick now.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win 7 64bitIntel Q9450 2.66GHZOCZ Platinum 4x2GBPOV GTX 460 1GB
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Win 7 64bit
CPU
Intel Q9450 2.66GHZ
Motherboard
Gigabyte EP43-US3L
Memory
OCZ Platinum 4x2GB
Graphics Card(s)
POV GTX 460 1GB
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung True HD
Hard Drives
Samsung 600GB
PSU
Corsair 750W
Case
Antec 900
Cooling
Stock
Mouse
Lachesis
Okay so I am pretty sure it's one of the sticks because I swapped the working 6GB configuration with one of them and it's starting to flicker. I was using the same memory slot on my motherboard too. Is my next step RMA?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win 7 64bitIntel Q9450 2.66GHZOCZ Platinum 4x2GBPOV GTX 460 1GB
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Win 7 64bit
CPU
Intel Q9450 2.66GHZ
Motherboard
Gigabyte EP43-US3L
Memory
OCZ Platinum 4x2GB
Graphics Card(s)
POV GTX 460 1GB
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung True HD
Hard Drives
Samsung 600GB
PSU
Corsair 750W
Case
Antec 900
Cooling
Stock
Mouse
Lachesis
Where did you buy the RAM?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

W7 Professional x64AMD Athlon II X3 445 Rana 3.10 GHzPNY XLR DDR3 1600 4x2GBNVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 (fermi) 1GB GDDR5
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Pugh Technologies
OS
W7 Professional x64
CPU
AMD Athlon II X3 445 Rana 3.10 GHz
Motherboard
MSI 870A-G54
Memory
PNY XLR DDR3 1600 4x2GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 (fermi) 1GB GDDR5
Sound Card
Realtek ALC892 onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS VE205t, Viewsonic VX2035WM
Screen Resolution
1600x900, 1600x1050
Hard Drives
977GB Hitachi Hitachi HDS721010CLA332
244GB Western Digital WDC WD2500AAJS-65B4A0
488GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAJS-00A8B0
488GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKS-00UU3A0
PSU
Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W
Case
ThermalTake Armor A90 Mid Tower
Cooling
3x 120mm in, 1x 120mm & 200mm out, self built hydro-cooler
Keyboard
Logitec 55
Mouse
Razer Deathadder
Internet Speed
20 Mbps D/L, 9 Mbps U/L
I bought it at MSY to be exact which is a store in Brisbane. The bad thing is I might not have my receipt, have to check some filing cabinets though. It was a couple years ago.
 
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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win 7 64bitIntel Q9450 2.66GHZOCZ Platinum 4x2GBPOV GTX 460 1GB
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Win 7 64bit
CPU
Intel Q9450 2.66GHZ
Motherboard
Gigabyte EP43-US3L
Memory
OCZ Platinum 4x2GB
Graphics Card(s)
POV GTX 460 1GB
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung True HD
Hard Drives
Samsung 600GB
PSU
Corsair 750W
Case
Antec 900
Cooling
Stock
Mouse
Lachesis
OCZ has a somewhat tedious RMA process in my experience, but they do honor their warranty.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

W7 Professional x64AMD Athlon II X3 445 Rana 3.10 GHzPNY XLR DDR3 1600 4x2GBNVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 (fermi) 1GB GDDR5
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Pugh Technologies
OS
W7 Professional x64
CPU
AMD Athlon II X3 445 Rana 3.10 GHz
Motherboard
MSI 870A-G54
Memory
PNY XLR DDR3 1600 4x2GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 (fermi) 1GB GDDR5
Sound Card
Realtek ALC892 onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS VE205t, Viewsonic VX2035WM
Screen Resolution
1600x900, 1600x1050
Hard Drives
977GB Hitachi Hitachi HDS721010CLA332
244GB Western Digital WDC WD2500AAJS-65B4A0
488GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAJS-00A8B0
488GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKS-00UU3A0
PSU
Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W
Case
ThermalTake Armor A90 Mid Tower
Cooling
3x 120mm in, 1x 120mm & 200mm out, self built hydro-cooler
Keyboard
Logitec 55
Mouse
Razer Deathadder
Internet Speed
20 Mbps D/L, 9 Mbps U/L
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