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    Masteroid got a reaction from Ben17 in What Happened?   
    Note : This is copied from my thread in Memory section which got no replies so I am trying here. Thanks.
     
    So Basically I had 2x2 RAM sticks. 
    It beeped and apparently it was a fault with memory.
     
    I thought that one of the RAM Slots on The Mobo went out so I tried all combinations and sure enough one of the RAM Slots didn't work with both sticks installed.
     
    So I ran my PC on 2 GB for a few days and realised I couldn't really do much with 2 gb ram and integrated gfx. So I called up my technician and he came in to check the PC.
     
    The previous night I had basically restored my pc to the "broken" state (inserting both sticks) because of eh "family stigma". Basically undergrad (me) not being smart enough and stuff. So he came in, checks it and it doesn't work, Like expected.
     
    So he grabs the RAM sticks and rubs them with an eraser and both don't work. I told him to insert it one by one and somehow, it didn't work as well. So basically, between the previous night and that day, both RAM sticks died.
     
    Idk why but is there a button in the Mobo to stop the beeping? Because my mobo isn't beeping anymore but not starting either. He takes his own RAM stick out and inserts it into both slots and..It works in both. Welp I was Wrong I guess.
     
    He said that both sticks have burnt out (idk how that happened from the one time I switched on the PC to see if it went back to the broken state).
    And he says he'll get a DDR3 4 GB RAM stick (unsure about mhz but my mobo only supports 1333 mhz and 1066 mhz) for 2800 INR (Approx 40$ US) which I am pretty sure is a scam. But again my family not trusting me to buy a 1500 INR (Approx 20$ US) RAM stick online  and want to go with his solution.
     
    So my questions are ;
    1) Is there a button to turn off the beep codes on the mobo.
    2) What could've possibly happened that caused both RAM sticks to burn at the same time the one time I turned on the PC.
    3) Any Trusted 4 GB DDR3 1333 mhz RAM stick thats cheaper than his amount.
    4) What does rubbing an eraser on the RAM stick do?
     
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    Masteroid reacted to Radium_Angel in Beep Codes   
    Ok, now that we know what the motherboard model is, we can get back to your original question, of the beep codes and what to do about it.
    According to the Biostar website on beep codes here:
    https://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/support/faq_content.php?S_ID=373
     
    It sounds like your RAM has gone bad, or the board doesn't like what you gave it. Pull the RAM out, and power it up, see if the beep codes change. If they do, then it's probably bad RAM (or incompatible) if they don't, then the problem is elsewhere.
    Put one stick back in after you power it off, and then power it up, see what happens
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    Masteroid got a reaction from Radium_Angel in Beep Codes   
    Ok I will try to find it and tell you that tomorrow.
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    Masteroid got a reaction from EllaFloral in Scam or not?   
    Yikes this scared me. I accessed the link on my desktop and i don't think the malicious link is meant for desktops but still I performed a full thorugh scan of my PC and Mobile and nothing came up. 
    Only time can tell now.
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    Masteroid reacted to Happycowdance in PC Build   
    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant Type Item Price CPU Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor $369.99 @ Amazon CPU Cooler be quiet! - Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler $67.49 @ SuperBiiz Motherboard MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $104.17 @ Amazon Memory G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $104.99 @ Newegg Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $52.99 @ Amazon Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $44.85 @ OutletPC Video Card Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB AMP Edition Video Card $358.99 @ B&H Case NZXT - H500 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case $64.99 @ Amazon Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $59.99 @ B&H Monitor Acer - ED242QR Abidpx 23.6" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor $188.87 @ Amazon Keyboard Logitech - G213 PRODIGY Wired Gaming Keyboard $58.90 @ OutletPC Mouse Logitech - G203 Prodigy Wired Optical Mouse $24.99 @ Amazon Headphones Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel Headset $29.99 @ Amazon Speakers Logitech - Z213 7 W 2.1ch Speakers $19.38 @ Amazon   Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts     Total (before mail-in rebates) $1560.58   Mail-in rebates -$10.00   Total $1550.58   Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-13 12:09 EST-0500   changed out the monitor and upgraded the ram to 16gs
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    Masteroid reacted to iLostMyXbox21 in PC Build suggestions   
    dont worry, i like gaming lol
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