![]() ![]() ![]() If all passes well, then throw a bunch of benchmarks at it, again, if all passes well then in theory I am good to go for daily stuff. If all passes again, then run memtest pro for at least 400% coverage within the OS. If all passes well, then I boot into Windows (scary, cause can't be sure the memory is truly stable yet within OS) tell windows to reboot with Microsoft's memory diagnostic tool & run the default test. Historically, I've always used Passmarks memtest86 now at version 10.4 build 1000 from here If they still meet your needs by providing satisfactory " game play", then great! I hope they continue to do so and that you can "eke out" even a few more years from that "legacy" (old) hardware.īeen reading through this thread, but what's the consensus on testing RAM before booting to OS with DDR5 these days? & does the AM5 platform make a difference? Probably the same can be said for the motherboard and CPU. ![]() That said, while possible, it is highly unlikely your DDR3 was never used. But if electrons (which have "mass" and physical properties) and zipping through circuits, they are banging around and causing wear and tear - not to mention, heat - " the bane of all electronics". There may not be motors and gears and other "moving parts" rubbing against each other, creating friction and wear and tear. But it might just fail to work after years of non-use.īut to your silly comment, have you never heard of an old TV finally giving up the ghost? I am not suggesting 1600MHz RAM will slow to 1500MHz due to age. Across the electronics industry, component aging is a fact of life - one engineers even consider and factor in when designing devices.Īnd yes, even if never used, sitting on a shelf for 15 years, in a climate controlled environment, even RAM can and will age - especially if exposed to oxygen. Cooling fans and drive motors, are other examples. Power supply performance, for example, degrades over time. ![]() That said, depending on the device, yes, absolutely performance may degrade. Click to expand.That's just silly since I never said or implied anything about "performance" degrading. ![]()
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