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Memtest 86+ Fails Insane Amount Of Memory, Should I Be Concerned?

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Posted 05 February 2013 - 08:19 AM

Hi all, long time reader, first time commenter. I was doing a checkup of my system today (while it's still in warranty) and did a memtest on my memory. I usually use HP's built-in memory test, but this time I decided to use Memtest 86+. When I did, I almost fell out of my chair when I saw how many blocks it failed. Hundreds of millions. I started to think this is an error with Memtest, but I restarted and ran it again to see if it would happen again. It did, only I have half as many errors now. Any idea? I'll attach a picture of the fails just for the lols. Thanks for any help!

Edit: Apparently I didn't add the picture. Fixed. Attached Image: image.jpg

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Posted 06 February 2013 - 12:21 AM

Either you have some memory timings that your system does not agree with, or you have bad ram. Double check timings, voltages, and speed. If all are correct, then replace the ram.
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