New PC Build Problem (p5n-e SLI/Hynix RAM)

extremist said:
My brother bought exactly the same configuration and we got exactly the same error today when he tried to boot for the first time. Details are as follows.
  • ASUS P5N-E SLi mobo.
  • Hynix 2x1GB DDR2 800 RAM (marked as HYMP512U64EP8S5 but on the invoice it says it's HYMP512U64CP8S5.

We cannibalised my pretty Kingston HyperX RAM from my rig and all of a sudden his system booted fine. Installed Windows (Vista, I know, I know) and flashed the BIOS to the latest version (even though the BIOS was already at the latest version that had memory compatability fixes).


This didn't work for us/me. We tried using my old Sahara flashdisk but the BIOS simply refused to see it. We used a good ol' stiffy in the end.

We tried the Hynix RAM again and still nothing. I overvolted it, but stopped short of manually keying in the latencies. The Hynix RAM works fine in my rig for some reason (ASUS P5N32-E SLi). It's definitely not a power issue because (a) HyperX RAM drinks more juice and (b) we tried using my Antec 420W PSU in his machine already.

So it's definitely the RAM so I guess we'll call ComputersOnly on Tuesday and try to sort this thing out. We're LANning on Monday (tomorrow) so I guess I'm stuck using the silly 5-5-5-12 Hynix and my brother gets my 1337 4-4-4-12 HyperX for the day. (I paid R400 more to shave 1ms off each of the latencies?! Weak!)
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This might come at the wrong time :p but I have never heard of Hynix RAM...
But as you said it must be a Mobo/RAM issue...
I have always used transcend or Kingston and have seen a mobo fry before my RAM! :D
 
I've found Hynix ram in a friends iMac when we opened it. If Apple uses it... Must be alright.
 
Hynix was also the first to make GDDR5 ;p

I gave my Hynix RAM back and got Kingston RAM instead. My PC posted first shot, no problem at all after that. Just very frustrating going through the whole ordeal :\
 
Hynix = Hyundai, and IIRC is one of the biggest memory manufacturers...

EDIT: ... or at least, they were a Hyundai company... and to be precise, they're the world's sixth largest semiconductor company.
 
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