TheRealMrChief

Ok cool, thanks for explaining that. At the request of another user I posted the screenshot of the memory tab from my CPU-z, I don't see anything specifying revision #, can you help pinpoint that?

Edit: sorry I thought they would be labeled like I saved them, first is w/ OC second is w/out the NB frequency seemed to bounce up and down a lot more on the OC version, I snipped the window at a low point

Unfortunately I'm stuck at the office but I will screenshot CPUZ when I get home and post that pic. Should I do a screenshot of it with and without Afterburner turned on?

But wouldn't an unstable OC cause crashes in other games to? Also, if it's the OC at fault can you educate me on why my PC won't work with the 2x16 RAM sticks? How/where do I check the Revision of the DIMM's? I already returned the extra 2x8's that I got, I just have my original 2x8's and my 2x16's

Built my first gaming computer this past May, it was my intro to computer gaming so I didn't go crazy I just kept it modest and cost efficient. Please whoever is helping, actually look at my MOBO specs because I think there's something with it that's "holding me back," I'm just too ignorant to know what to look at. Parts list CPU: I5 9600k MOBO: Asus Z390-A Prime GPU: EVGA RTX 2070 Cooler: Corsair 100I platinum Storage: 2 Seagate 1TB internal SSDs RAM: 16GB (8x2) Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3200 PSU: Corsair 750W 80+ Gold Specifics of my problem: So I've recently started playing Escape from Tarkov which is very heavy on RAM usage and if I have my overclock active from MSI Afterburner my game will crash when I'm loading in. Pretty much every time I can just restart the game and make it back into the session as I'm loading in. This doesn't happen with any other game, Apex, PUBG, Cyberpunk, Rocket League, Siege. If I turn my overclock off I won't crash and everything works just fine, just a drop in frames. So my friend told me maybe I'm getting memory leaks and my RAM is the culprit. So I did 2 things thinking one or the other would work. I got 2 more sticks of the EXACT same RAM as I already have, Part #'s and everything match to the T except the Serial # of course. My computer wouldn't even post (BSOD) with that installed. I had to get in to my bios, turn XMP down and "underclock" RAM to like 2000ish MHz for it to even post. So then I took out all my RAM and put in 2x16GB (32GB) of the same brand and type of RAM thinking maybe with all 4 DIMM's full it was drawing too much power or something along those lines (sorry I'm dumb). More or less the same issue, it would post but would periodically crash (BSOD), or I couldn't even load in to Tarkov without crashing, not even entering a match, just the menu. I just want education on what is going. What am I not paying attention to? If I were to make this work with 4x8GB or the 2x16GB sticks what would I need to upgrade or change? My overclock on MSI afterburner is not intense at all, just the stock one it does automatically if you ask it to, and I think +55 on Core clock and +500 on Memory clock. I think the hottest my CPU or GPU have ever gotten was like 73 C and that was during a stability test on UNIGINE. Thanks any advance to to any of you warriors that help!

Slowed speeds to 3000 in XMP and it posted. So am I restricted by other hardware or can I upgrade to higher RAM if I wanted. Don’t want to, just want to learn.

Not to be lazy, looked through my case to spot my CMOS battery, it's under my GPU, would the reset BIOS feature in BIOS menu do the same? Or would I be wasting time/causing other problems? Ignore that, was being lazy. CMOS cleared, now what?

Responded below, but no I haven’t. Backed out of messing with XMP until I fix these new crashes. Not sure exactly what that entails but I’ll look into it after I fix these crashes.

Part #s direct from box, not trying to be lazy, just showing they are exact match, same numbers on the sticks themselves. I didn’t see the timing listed on the packaging. I reseated all sticks last week during a troubleshoot session. All 100% seated. I’m about to google how to clear my BIOS as I know I haven’t done that. Since you understood what the other 2 mentioned I’ll ask you directly. Are they/you saying to lower my frequency in my BIOS to below 3200? Just standard or for the XMP feature? I had set it to 3200 prior to adding the additional sticks, when I just looked at it in BIOS realized it was set to Auto again. I just bumped it to 3200 again and at least posted fine, should I try turning on XMP now that I’ve done that or drop it below? Or...am I talking about the wrong thing all together?

First off I am on my computer at work so sorry if I can't give immediate responses to certain details. Build Specs Mobo - Asus Z390-A Prime CPU - I5 9600K GPU - EVGA RTX 2070 Super AIO Cooler - Corsair 100I Platinum Liquid SSD - 1TB Seagate Internal RAM - Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro Originally 8GB x 2 (16GB) after 3 months of use added 2 more, so now 8GB x 4 (32GB) OS - Microsoft 64bit PSU - 750 W 80+ Gold I'll try to keep this simple and short. Built in late April, my first gaming rig I've ever built. With the help of internet and a friend everything came together and worked great. After 2 weeks of use I decided to enable XMP in the BIOS to just do a basic overclock of my system. Everything worked great. Flash forward 3 months later and the spaces in between DIMM slots was starting to annoy me. Thinking nothing of it I got 2 more of the exact same RAM. (note: i confirmed they are exact matches, manufacturer model#s on RAM sticks matched perfectly) After Installing 2 additional RAM I hooked it back up and put it through some paces; checked HWMonitor making sure everything looked good, ran Discord, Steam, and a few games to make sure everything seemed stable. Everything checked out so I entered BIOS to re-enable XMP. PC wouldn't POST. Re-entered BIOS and disabled XMP. Hopped back in to Windows and decided to just play a game and tackle the issue later. 3 mins into a game and it crashed, BSOD. This is the first time it has ever crashed. Following advice of an acquaintance on Reddit, I downloaded WHOCRASHED app. Ran it and it listed cause as "Possibly from an unidentified driver." Following advice from aforementioned friend I double checked my drivers, BIOS needed an update as I had left it stock out the box. So updated BIOS, now it is at V.1602 Everything still ran completely fine, but will still not POST in XMP and still periodically crashes. Crashes occasionally during a game, more often just when I open too many applications at once which was never a problem before. WHOCRASHED app will give various faults but it always ends "possibly from an unidentified driver". As you might have noticed I'm terrible at this. Any and all help would be appreciated. I will gladly run WHOCRASHED when I get home to provide error logs of my past crashes this past month. Thanks in advance to all who help!

Thank you Nick!

So should I remove my front case fans and mount cpu cooler to the front and just put an exhaust case fan out the back? My current cooler has got to go, it's way too cramped in there and is bumping against my RAM

I'm sorry, I had to copy and edit. I'm looking at a Corsair Hydro Series, H100i RGB Platinum SE, 240mm Radiator, Dual LL120 RGB PWM Fans https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07R6YLDDS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

I'm looking to get this CPU cooler to replace my airflow fan on my new build but I'm concerned about my space. I have a corsair Icue 220T RGB case and an ASUS Z390-A Prime Mobo. Case fans are blowing from the front to the back of the case, I want to mount this Cooler to the top of my case and I'll have an additional more powerful fan venting it all out the back. Can anyone advise me on this? For those wondering what is wrong with my current setup, my current fan you see in the picture can only fit in one way (promise I tried every single possible orientation, either ram was in the way or something else was) and thats blowing towards the front which means it's blowing directly into my case fans blowing backwards. Also my mobo has 4 pin RGB headers and this fan only has 3 pins so it's a wire with no use to me.

I'm looking to get this CPU cooler to replace my airflow fan on my new build but I'm concerned about my space. I have a corsair Icue 220T RGB case and an ASUS Z390-A Prime Mobo. Case fans are blowing from the front to the back of the case, I want to mount this Cooler to the top of my case and I'll have an additional more powerful fan venting it all out the back. Can anyone advise me on this? For those wondering what is wrong with my current setup, my current fan you see in the picture can only fit in one way (promise I tried every single possible orientation, either ram was in the way or something else was) and thats blowing towards the front which means it's blowing directly into my case fans blowing backwards. Also my mobo has 4 pin RGB headers and this fan only has 3 pins so it's a wire with no use to me.