Post #2603155

2026-01-12 10:57 UTC

> How can I make sure it's in 100% perfect working condition. ? Memtest is what you're after. You need to boot into it from a USB key because you can't reliably test ram on a running OS. There's a commercial version that has a free offering or [this open source one which I've found excellent](https://memtest.org/). I'd encourage you to sell it. In these trying times, any extra supply is helpful.

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@autriyo@feddit.org 2026-01-12 14:34

It kinda does take a lot of time to properly test ram, especially larger capacities. So OP would need to plan accordingly, because the pc won't be usable during the test.

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@daannii@lemmy.world 2026-01-13 00:32

This is super helpful, thank you. I'm going to do that and then I can screen shot the report and let people know I tested it and what it said. Someone told me I could just put one of the 16gb at a time, in my current motherboard. Start up the PC. If it's good it will start , if not then it won't. But I wasn't sure if that would really be an indicator of condition or not. I mean if completely junk it would. But otherwise not really. Yeah I was just going to sit on it. 1. I worried I would accidentally sell something not in great shape to someone. (But now you have given me a solution to that) And 2. Would anyone even want used ram? (Apparently yes). I'm convinced now. Best to get it to someone who needs it for gaming or software needs.

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@Tetsuo@jlai.lu 2026-01-12 13:34

I think you can do a memtest with Windows included tool that doesn't require to install anything. Type memory check or something in the Start menu and the system should require a restart to boot on the memtest. But obviously setting up a dedicated thumb drive can be useful too.

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