3 Beeps on MBP after shutting down?

Hi guys,
I am having a problem where my MBP shuts down and produces three beeps, until I have to force the shutdown by holding the power button. I don't get any error message when i restart my MBP. My MBP works perfectly otherwise. A few things I have done to it were:
- Install a 256GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD
- Update the memory from 2*2GB Samsung 1Rx8 PC3 - 10600S to 2*4GB Patriot DDR3 1333MHZ (I hope this is the correct RAM, I did check before purchasing but please let me know if it isn't)
- Updated the OS from Mountain Lion to Mavericks
- Installed SEP12 (Antivirus) and a few other applications such as Utorrent and Google Chrome
My MBP is a late 13" 2011 model. I have ran a memory test called Remember, below are the results.
Memtest version 4.22 (64-bit)
Copyright (C) 2004 Charles Cazabon
Copyright (C) 2004-2008 Tony Scaminaci (Macintosh port)
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2 only
Mac OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) running in multiuser mode
Memory Page Size: 4096
System has 4 Intel core(s) with SSE
Requested memory: 4678MB (4905672704 bytes)
Available memory: 4678MB (4905672704 bytes)
Allocated memory: 4678MB (4905672704 bytes) at local address 0x0000000101000000
Attempting memory lock... locked successfully
Partitioning memory into 2 comparison buffers...
Buffer A: 2339MB (2452836352 bytes) starts at local address 0x0000000101000000
Buffer B: 2339MB (2452836352 bytes) starts at local address 0x0000000193335000
Running 1 test sequence... (CTRL-C to quit)
Test sequence 1 of 1:
Running tests on full 4678MB region...
  Stuck Address       :                                 setting  1 of 16                                                ok
  Linear PRN          :       setting  1 of 16                                                ok
Running comparison tests using 2339MB buffers...
  Random Value        :       \   ok
  Compare XOR         :             ok
  Compare SUB         :             ok
  Compare MUL         :             ok
  Compare DIV         :             ok
  Compare OR          :             ok
  Compare AND         :             ok
  Sequential Increment:             ok
  Solid Bits          :                                 setting  1 of 64                                                ok
  Block Sequential    :                                     setting   1 of 256
FAILURE! Data mismatch at local BUFA address 0x000000018d653fe8, BUFB address 0x000000021f988fe8
BUFA Data: 0x0b0b0b0b0b0b0b0b, BUFB Data: 0x0b0b0a0b0b0b0b0b
  Checkerboard        :                                 setting  1 of 64
I was a little unsure about reading the results even though it did say failed. Is their a possibility that it could be anything else causing the beeping? The RAM is brand new and I did install it carefully. I have also checked it twice to make sure it is sitting in the slot correctly.
Under About this Mac it does state that there is 8GB of RAM, does this mean that it can detect it but could still be faulty?
After this test I decided to run another memory test using memtest 4.22 the results are below and are different to the first test. Does it matter that i was using my Mac as i was running these tests? Please let me know what you guys think.
Memtest version 4.22 (64-bit)
Copyright (C) 2004 Charles Cazabon
Copyright (C) 2004-2008 Tony Scaminaci (Macintosh port)
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2 only
Mac OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) running in multiuser mode
Memory Page Size: 4096
System has 4 Intel core(s) with SSE
Requested memory: 4423MB (4638306304 bytes)
Available memory: 4423MB (4638306304 bytes)
Allocated memory: 4423MB (4638306304 bytes) at local address 0x0000000101800000
Attempting memory lock... locked successfully
Partitioning memory into 2 comparison buffers...
Buffer A: 2211MB (2319153152 bytes) starts at local address 0x0000000101800000
Buffer B: 2211MB (2319153152 bytes) starts at local address 0x000000018bbb7800
Running 2 test sequences... (CTRL-C to quit)
Test sequence 1 of 2:
Running tests on full 4423MB region...
  Stuck Address       : ok             
  Linear PRN          : ok             
Running comparison tests using 2211MB buffers...
  Random Value        : ok
  Compare XOR         : ok
  Compare SUB         : ok
  Compare MUL         : ok
  Compare DIV         : ok
  Compare OR          : ok
  Compare AND         : ok
  Sequential Increment: ok
  Solid Bits          : ok             
  Block Sequential    : ok                
  Checkerboard        : ok             
  Bit Spread          : ok               
  Bit Flip            : ok               
  Walking Ones        : ok               
  Walking Zeroes      : ok               
Test sequence 2 of 2:
Running tests on full 4423MB region...
  Stuck Address       : ok             
  Linear PRN          : ok             
Running comparison tests using 2211MB buffers...
  Random Value        : ok
  Compare XOR         : ok
  Compare SUB         : ok
  Compare MUL         : ok
  Compare DIV         : ok
  Compare OR          : ok
  Compare AND         : ok
  Sequential Increment: ok
  Solid Bits          : ok             
  Block Sequential    : ok                
  Checkerboard        : ok             
  Bit Spread          : ok               
  Bit Flip            : ok               
  Walking Ones        : ok               
  Walking Zeroes      : ok               
All tests passed!  Execution time: 2741 seconds.
Thanks,
Daniel

This indicates the machine has a RAM issue per Mac computers: About startup tones.
This is either:
Failed RAM
Incorrect RAM
Unseated RAM
If you upgrade the RAM then it's likely #1 or 2. iMacs can be very sensitive to RAM, on these forums for RAM upgrades most experienced users only will use OWC (www.macsales.com) or Crucial RAM.

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