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Bad RAM but no memtest errors?
I will try and keep this simple.
I am using 4x 4gb ballistix sport 1600 ram
I was having lots of memory related problems (freezing, blue screens of death)
I took all the sticks out and used them one at a time (normal usage not memtest)
The last stick i tried gave me bad boots and memory related BSOD (irlq not less, memory management etc.)
The same applies for all other slots on the motherboard, good RAM works in all slots, bad RAM doesnt work in all slots.
Now the thing i dont understand is when i run this bad RAM on memtest 86+ for over 5 hours, doing 7 passes, no errors have come up, so to anyone testing RAM, this stick would seem perfectly fine?
Am i missing somethings?
In Brief;
Can a bad RAM stick still not show errors after 7 passes of memtest?
If yes, is memtest reliable?
Thanks
Shawn