Putting new RAM into my ASUS A7N8X-X

[GandalftheGrey]

i already have a 1gb stick of Geil ram in my mobo, will another 1gb stick of ram be do-able? just making sure bc i vaguely remember reading something about how to put the sticks in, and sometimes certain combinations don't work. thanks.

[juppy]

Should be fine. That mobo has a max of 3 GB, so you've still got plenty of room. Just try to get as close to the other stick as possible (brand, speed, CAS latency, etc).

[GandalftheGrey]

ok so i got a new stick of RAM and put it in, same brand as my 1st gig of Geil RAM. Ever since then, while playing WoW, my PC occasionally just blacks out and i get a loud buzzing noise from my speakers, it's sort of an ugly crash. any idea what's going on here?

[shadowpr]

Have you tried setting the speed and timings and voltage manually for the ram?

[Panama Red]

I'd suggest testing with Memtest86+ to determine if the new stick is defective or if the two are incompatible. Any errors at all would indicate a problem. Test each stick individually and with the pair intalled.

[GandalftheGrey]

Have you tried setting the speed and timings and voltage manually for the ram?

no i have not.

i think i tried memtest b4 but couldnt figure out how to run it for one reason or another...

anyways, i put it in the 2nd slot instead of the 3rd slot, we'll see how it goes.

[GandalftheGrey]

well it still happens but not as frequently as before, like once every other day maybe. this is not the first new stick of ram i have gone through, so i don't think it's the RAM, but maybe something else like the motherboard maybe...