memtest86 usage?

ekÆsine · 04-15-2005, 05:04 AM

does anyone know why memtest86+ v1.55 (http://www.memtest.org) is recommended over memtest86 v3.2 by overclockers? I've tried both and they are almost identical.

also when testing memory am I supposed to use the standard default test for 3-4 hours or do I loop test #5 for 50 passes or more? or what is the correct method of testing memory?

Apokalipse · 04-15-2005, 07:05 AM

I'd say you should do the 3-4 hours to test the memory itself, or do the loop to test stability after overclocking

not sure why people would recommend v1.55 over v3.2 though

charles_scott · 04-15-2005, 10:05 AM

How would you do the loop test? Ive never realy used memtest but i plan on doing it

ekÆsine · 04-16-2005, 02:36 AM

charles press C to get into the config menu and choose test#5 which is the block move test. it will loop indefinately. you need to wait for at least 50 passes which takes about 40 minutes. I heard 10 passes on test#5 is equal to 1 hours of memory testing on prime95. 50 is sufficient for stress testing a memory OC from what I gathered, but you still have to run prime95 after for a few hours

Nubius · 04-16-2005, 05:07 AM

well, I've had RAM where it errored specifically on tests 4 and 7, so IMHO I'd say let the whole set of defaults run 3-4 hours and I guess if you still aren't satisfied, then just loop test 5 and bam you pretty much have a definitive answer as to whether or not it's stable.

As far as 1.55 being chosen over 3.2 I honestly don't know

04-15-2005, 05:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
ekÆsine Wizard Techie Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,940	memtest86 usage? does anyone know why memtest86+ v1.55 (http://www.memtest.org) is recommended over memtest86 v3.2 by overclockers? I've tried both and they are almost identical. also when testing memory am I supposed to use the standard default test for 3-4 hours or do I loop test #5 for 50 passes or more? or what is the correct method of testing memory?

04-15-2005, 07:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
Apokalipse Multicellular Eukaryote Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 12,949	I'd say you should do the 3-4 hours to test the memory itself, or do the loop to test stability after overclocking not sure why people would recommend v1.55 over v3.2 though __________________ 1 + 1 = 3 if you define 3 as a result of 1 + 1

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charles_scott Wizard Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,337	How would you do the loop test? Ive never realy used memtest but i plan on doing it __________________

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04-16-2005, 02:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
ekÆsine Wizard Techie Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,940	charles press C to get into the config menu and choose test#5 which is the block move test. it will loop indefinately. you need to wait for at least 50 passes which takes about 40 minutes. I heard 10 passes on test#5 is equal to 1 hours of memory testing on prime95. 50 is sufficient for stress testing a memory OC from what I gathered, but you still have to run prime95 after for a few hours

04-16-2005, 05:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
Nubius Banned Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660	well, I've had RAM where it errored specifically on tests 4 and 7, so IMHO I'd say let the whole set of defaults run 3-4 hours and I guess if you still aren't satisfied, then just loop test 5 and bam you pretty much have a definitive answer as to whether or not it's stable. As far as 1.55 being chosen over 3.2 I honestly don't know