- Joined
- Dec 20, 2011
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- 52
- Motherboard
- Dell Precision T3600
- CPU
- E-2667 v1
- Graphics
- HD 7950
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
So this is a bit strange,
I purchased four sticks of 4GB PC3 10600R memory for use in my Dell t3600-based hackintosh (I used a pulled motherboard) used off of eBay from a reputable seller. The system runs fine usually for a little while, then starts to bog down, a LOT. The graphics get choppy, it responds very slowly, and eventually freezes. Upon reboot after an episode like this, the machine usually tells me it has found errors with DIMMs, and has corrected them, usually it recommends DIMM replacement. I thought it was just one bad RAM stick, but then the next one failed, then the next. I have one working DIMM that I'm running off of now, and sometimes the system still locks up, and reports errors on reboot. I would have thought it was bad RAM, but since it's eating these like candy bars, is this indicative that there is a problem with my motherboard?
I purchased four sticks of 4GB PC3 10600R memory for use in my Dell t3600-based hackintosh (I used a pulled motherboard) used off of eBay from a reputable seller. The system runs fine usually for a little while, then starts to bog down, a LOT. The graphics get choppy, it responds very slowly, and eventually freezes. Upon reboot after an episode like this, the machine usually tells me it has found errors with DIMMs, and has corrected them, usually it recommends DIMM replacement. I thought it was just one bad RAM stick, but then the next one failed, then the next. I have one working DIMM that I'm running off of now, and sometimes the system still locks up, and reports errors on reboot. I would have thought it was bad RAM, but since it's eating these like candy bars, is this indicative that there is a problem with my motherboard?