First of all thank you for making the software.
I'm building a new PC, with specs:
CPU: AMD 3600X
MOBO: Gigabyte X570 Pro Wifi
GPU: Nvidia 2060 super founders edition
and latest Windows 10 update and BIOS
Initially, I got G Skill RAM modules: F4-3600C16D-32GTZNC and ran with XMP enabled, but the system was getting BSODs. Resorted to memtest86 -
1. With 2 sticks - only 2 errors in Test 6 in 2/4 passes, everything else was good
2. Pulled out 1 stick - all tests passed
3. Ran the other stick in the same slot of step 2- only 2 errors in Test 6
4. Ran the "good" stick in step 2 in the slot of "bad" stick(step 3) in step 1 (hope this is explained well enough...) - everything passed
Based on above I quickly declared that one stick was bad and I needed new RAMs. Bought a slightly different model with different timings: F4-3600C18D-32GTZR
Right after inserting new modules, I went straight to memtest86 again, this time, no error - great!
Then I reinstalled Windows 10 just in case. Two hours later got another BSOD. And later crashes in games as well.
So I did another memtest86 - once again only two errors in Test 6. I even disabled XMP but still, same errors in Test 6 and only two.
I'm entirely confused and frustrated, and would appreciate some help -
1. With the initial set of RAM modules, was I right to conclude MOBO was good and one stick was bad?
2. Does it mean I'm just getting two sets of bad RAMs in a row?...This sounds too unfortunate to be true, so should MOBO be back on the suspect list? Could it be other hardware components in the system?
3. Given that it's always Test 6 for both two sets, and only two errors, could it be that RAMs are actually not the problem here?
4. Any suggestion on other test configurations or hardware setups I could try?
5. What's your opinion on what's happening here?
Thank you.
I'm building a new PC, with specs:
CPU: AMD 3600X
MOBO: Gigabyte X570 Pro Wifi
GPU: Nvidia 2060 super founders edition
and latest Windows 10 update and BIOS
Initially, I got G Skill RAM modules: F4-3600C16D-32GTZNC and ran with XMP enabled, but the system was getting BSODs. Resorted to memtest86 -
1. With 2 sticks - only 2 errors in Test 6 in 2/4 passes, everything else was good
2. Pulled out 1 stick - all tests passed
3. Ran the other stick in the same slot of step 2- only 2 errors in Test 6
4. Ran the "good" stick in step 2 in the slot of "bad" stick(step 3) in step 1 (hope this is explained well enough...) - everything passed
Based on above I quickly declared that one stick was bad and I needed new RAMs. Bought a slightly different model with different timings: F4-3600C18D-32GTZR
Right after inserting new modules, I went straight to memtest86 again, this time, no error - great!
Then I reinstalled Windows 10 just in case. Two hours later got another BSOD. And later crashes in games as well.
So I did another memtest86 - once again only two errors in Test 6. I even disabled XMP but still, same errors in Test 6 and only two.
I'm entirely confused and frustrated, and would appreciate some help -
1. With the initial set of RAM modules, was I right to conclude MOBO was good and one stick was bad?
2. Does it mean I'm just getting two sets of bad RAMs in a row?...This sounds too unfortunate to be true, so should MOBO be back on the suspect list? Could it be other hardware components in the system?
3. Given that it's always Test 6 for both two sets, and only two errors, could it be that RAMs are actually not the problem here?
4. Any suggestion on other test configurations or hardware setups I could try?
5. What's your opinion on what's happening here?
Thank you.
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