Cuntstantin

Hello, I have received the 8gb stick of ram today and I did 3 tests: Heaven Benchmark 4.0 3dmark Time spy Forza Horizon 4 (I took the pictures with my phone since it crashes a lot and I didn't want to take any risks) Here are the results: 2x4gb of ram sticks in slots ddr4 1 and ddr4 2 Heaven Benchmark 4.0 Firemark 3d Time Spy Forza Horizon 4 2x4gb sticks in slot DDR4 1 and DDR2 + 1x8gb stick in slot DDR4 3 Heaven Benchmark 3dmark Time Spy Forza Horizon 4 (really bad quality, sorry) The results are not ideal to say the least but it is what it is

I guess there is no definitive answer, I'll just have to try it out and see how it works. I'll make sure to post the results here since I can't find any other similar thread.

Why is that? 2 more 4gb sticks would cost me 15€ more though weirdly enough

Hello, I was unfortunate enough to build my computer when ram prices were stupidly high, I've paid 85€ for a kit of 2x4gb ddr4 2400mhz sticks (Crucial Ballistix Sport LT BLS2K4G4D240FSB 2400 MHz). I was able to overclock them to 2999mhz. I've been eyeing this single 8gb ram stick (Crucial Ballistix Sport LT BLS8G4D240FSCK 2400 MHz) since it costs just 30€. Since it's the same brand, same timings and same voltage I shouldn't run into any trouble and it should run just fine. I'm aware that I will lose some performance since the memory won't run in dual channel if I add a third stick but will it be compensated by the fact that I have double the ram? I have ran into some issues with some games, for example final fantasy XV, it doesn't run well with 8 gb of ram. Cpu: i5 8400 Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370P D3

Usually if the PSU can't handle a component shouldn't it just shut down the PC though, or a white screen crash is also possible? I'm not very familiar with these situations

Hello, My friend has been having some issues with an used card he bought, a gigabyte 970 windforce. Everytime the card is under load, specifically when playing hellblade senua's sacrifice his pc crashes, he gets a white screen and has no other option than to reboot his system. That happens anywhere from 10 to even 2 minutes of gameplay. He has a cheap 600w PSU, so I think this may be the issue right here, but the thing is that I tried the card on my pc and I only have a 430w Seasonic S12II PSU (plus more 2 more fans and an extra HDD) and the card worked just fine with no crashes, I even tried a game that ran on the UE4 like hellblade, terminator resistance and I had no issues, also tried need for speed heat and crysis 3 and again, no crashes. The temps on the card are just fine, without changing any fan settings the card doesn't get any hotter than 57°C, although that's because I changed the thermal pads on the memory, before it got as hot as 90°C since the original pads became pretty much a sticky paste. While I'm not excluding the fact that the hot memory may have caused permanent damage, could it be that his 600w power supply can't handle the 970? He also has a 1050 and that runs just fine, no issues and no crashes. I know that PSUs are important but I never thought a 600w cheap PSU could be less efficient than a decent 430w PSU, could this be the case here?