Weird Ram Problem

[Kuledud3]

I had made an earlier post about my computer crashing while rendering video. But after hours of troubleshooting, I have found that when I try to dual channel my two sticks of corsair ram, the computer shuts off as if someone unplugged it while rendering. But when I tested with just 1 stick in all of the RAM slots, the render finished with no problem and I am no longer getting crashes. Is this the RAM's or the Motherboard's fault? And what do you recommend I do?

[this-IT-guy]

It could be that your ram isn't supported by the motherboard for the dual-channel. You can check your motherboard manual for a list of the supported RAMs.

[Rich-M]

We need specific information to help answer your question so would you please repost this with appropriate answers to the questions that pertain to your problem, so we can better help you fix your problem quickly.

Computer: Brand Name & Model #

Age of system and relevant components if different :

CPU: Brand, speed

Ram: Type, amount, speed

Operating system: Windows 98, 98SE, ME, XP Home, XP Pro, Vista or Other

Do you run Anti-Virus software: Brand Name, version #, is it up to date?

For Video or Graphic problems:

Video Card: Brand Name, type, speed, Chipset, driver version and date

Video settings: resolution, advanced settings

For Internet problems:

Modem: Brand name and date of driver

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Browser: IE, Netscape, Firefox, Sea Monkey and version #

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LAN or ethernet card(s) or adapters: Brand, # of cards

Router: Brand name, type

# machines on network

Network settings and IP configuration


Please state your specific problem and when it started

Did you change anything, install any hardware or software before the problem started?

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(Run,msconfig,ok,startup) and what is checked

Any power disruption or incomplete shutdowns

Failed Scandisk/chkdsk or defrag attempts

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In addition to all above, is this new or changed ram you added. Mixed ram or new stick?

[Tyree]

PC Specs?
Pre- Built Brand & Model Number
Custom Built- Brand & Model of Mobo-CPU-RAM-Graphics-PSU.
Was the RAM purchased as a matched pair?