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okay so I spilled soda on my keyboard about a week ago. I went through and cleaned the affected, sticky switches with rubbing alcohol and a Qtip however my keyboard has a volume wheel in the top right corner, it feels very sticky and it kind of grinds a little when I turn it. could there be soda in the turning mechanism? or did the rubbing alcohol possibly remove the grease on the spinning parts? I just need to know if regular mechanical keyboard grease could be applied to this or if it would cause some form of problem with the wheel and mess it up. also I know this sounds really weird but there's still some sticky keys, would my keyboard be able to be put in the dishwasher. the model is RIPJAWS KM780 MX and it's featuring MX brown switches. I know that the dishwasher method is dangerous but I'm VERY specific about my keyboards tactile feedback and the soda is on the inside peg of the switch, making it nearly impossible to get it loose without bathing the thing in something.

Hello, I have a 16gb kit TridentZ RGB 3200mhz and a few days ago without updating any drivers or anything I discovered that one of the sticks's RGB is slightly faster and that makes it out of sync. When i tried to fix it via the Asus Aura software the app crashed immediately after I opened it. So i tried the newest version, some older versions, the tridentz software and none of them started. I updated the BIOS but that didnt help either. My motherboard is x470 Prime Pro currently running a 2600x. There are so many people that got the same problem as me but i coulnd't find a fix.

I have an Asrock Taichi x399 MB with 6x16GB G.Skill Trident RGB RAM which would total to 96GB. Is it bad in any way to populate 6/8 slots on the motherboard with RAM? Will it affect the system badly? In the memory configuration recommendations for the MB the table only shows 2, 4 or 8 sticks. Will Quad Channel still be activated with 6 sticks of RAM? I ask because usually I have only seen like 16, 32, 64 or 128GB but not 96. Is there a reason behind that? Any help is much appreciated!

Hello, I would like to know which RAM brands are the best for laptop gaming regarding speed and performance and WHY? MSI GE63 8RF-099CA (32GB 2666MHz SODIMM at lower latency) Also, where would I find the RAM at a cheaper price? Thank You

My motherboard is Asus EX 320 gaming motherboard - Link processor is Amd Ryzen 3 2200G , zotac geforce gtx 1050Ti and finally my RAM is G.SKILL Ripjaws F4-3000C15D-8GVRB 8GB(1 x 8)- link Although my current RAM speed is 3000Mhz it can't go beyond 2400Mhz because that's the speed supported by my Asus Ex 320 gaming motherboard, also in the beginning i found in windows task manager that my ram current speed was 2133 MHz, then later found that is the default speed of a DDR4 memory and changed it manually to 2400Mhz in bios settings, and also found that the advertised latency of my ram is 15-16-16-35 but in CPU-z it shows So now i am thinking of adding extra 8GB RAM to pair with my G.SKILL Ripjaws F4-3000C15D-8GVRB 8GB So please suggest me a specific RAM which i should buy and it must be compatible with the already existing G.SKILL Ripjaws F4-3000C15D-8GVRB 8GB. Also please give me the link of the RAM's official brand site for my reference.

I have been having a REALLY hard time with this build. I have an ASROCK X570 phantom Gaming X + Ryzen 9 3900x + G.Skill F4-3600C16D-32GTZNC. After puting everything together I had no problems. Configured XMP Profile on UEFI and every was 100%. Then after reading some more, I found out I needed to have Infinity Fabric at the same speed as Ram. I went into UEFI configured the Fabric to be at the same speed as the RAM, and all was fine.... After updating to UEFI 3.2 I saw that CPU Power, SOC and TDC were not shown anymore... I ran it like this for 2-3 months. I got a Noctua NH-D15 And realised that the temps were around 50-60 on idle. After digging a bit I read that it would be better to fix the CPU Voltage at 1.35, so it runs cooler and better. I have been trying to do it on the UEFI, but, even when I have it in the UEFI, the system goes over it. Most times at 1.42 and sometimes getting to 1.54. Before I found the solution to this Voltage thing, one day I shut the PC down normaly. Turn it on the next day and when I get to windows I get a Blue screen after 30 secs. Tried going into windows 2 or 3 times and same happened. Went into UEFI, and saw the RAM was back to stock 2133mhz. XMP was active in UEFI but the ram did not go into the correct speeds. Now I cannot have the 2 stick of ram on the MOBO because i get blue screens... I do not know what to do anymore.... RAM was in the compatibility list of the MOBO, but in 2 and 4 sticks of 8GB not 16GB, but, why would it start acting up after 2 or 3 months after running? Should I replace the ram or try something else? Cheers.

Spec: Processor: Ryzen 5 3600 Cooler: AMD Wraith Prism Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix B450-F RAM: G.Skill Trident Z Royal 3600MHz 16GB (2x8GB) Graphics Card: ZOTAC GAMING GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Twin Fan (Will upgrade to probably a 2070 Super) SSD: Gigabyte 120GB SATA SSD HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB PSU: Corsair CV550 550Watt 80 Plus Bronze Certified Monitor: ASUS VG248QG (24”, Full HD, 0.5ms, overclockable 165Hz) Keyboard: Corsair K68 Mouse: Glorious Model O Headphones: Audio Technica ATH-M30x Case: Gamemax Rockstar 2 Case Fans: 8 x Gamdias AEOLUS M1 120 I'd love to hear the community's opinion and and any suggestion to make the build better is always welcome

Hi, quick question about ram compatability... I have G.Skill TridentZ RGB DDR4-4133 C17 DC - 16GB, (Double this, so 8x4 sticks) and ASUS ROG Strix Z490-E GAMING. Checking the compatability with the motherboard it says it's combatible with 2x8 of this specific ram. (Model: F4-4133C17D-16GTZR) Can i assume it's fine to use 4x8 of this ram as well? Since there physical space on the motherboard for it. I'm having all kinds of different crashing issues, so i'm starting to wonder.

I recently got new ram for my computer but i noticed that on one of the ram sticks it seems that one of the lights in it have stopped lighting up. Things i have tried Switching around the ram in the slots Re-installing RGB software What i have noticed is that it could possibly be an issue with the DIMM slot since the issue seems to only happen on that one slot any ideas what i can do to try and fix this? A picture of the dark spot Relevant hardware installed G.Skill 64GB (4x16GB) DDR4 3200MHz CL16 Trident Z Neo ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO X570 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 70MB Any ideas what could be causing this?> The issue always happen on this one DIMM slot so I'm worried that it might be an issue with the motherboard The ram gets detected in bios will all 64GB with 3200MHz Speed and stuff.

I have looked everywhere and even tried contacting gskill directly to try and get the full list of jedec specifications for the F4-3800C14Q-32GTZN ram kit with no results. It's the c14 3800 kit, if anyone has this kit installed could you please post a screenshot of it's stock jedec specs please.

I am completely new to PC building. Three questions: 1) I have a build guide that is revised from this and I have added the Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro dummy RAM sticks (I like RGB. Please don't say it is pointless; that is not what I am asking) because I want to fill the empty ram slots. 2) I want to switch to G.Skill Trident Z but I don't know if they sell dummy ram sticks. 3) I have also heard 'Dual channel' and 'Quad channel', so if I get 4x8gb instead of 2x16gb, will it be better for my PC?

After installing additional RAM sticks (2 additional sticks identical to those previously installed), the pc will enter a "boot loop" when powered on or when shut down. It does not occur when restarting Windows via the start menu. While in the "boot loop", the pc will power on for a few seconds, then power off momentarily, then power on again, repeating without video output. The pc can be turned off by holding the power button or turned on by holding the reset button while the computer is powering on. When powered on this way, the UEFI splash screen appears twice instead of once and the settings are reset. I have attempted the following solutions with no change in pc behavior: Updating UEFI to latest version Reseating all RAM sticks Reverting to old RAM configuration Only using new RAM CMOS reset via pin short CMOS reset via battery removal (Measured ~3.15V) Windows Safe Start System Specifications: Motherboard: ASRock AB350M Pro 4 (BIOS Ver 6.6) CPU: AMD Ryzen 3600 3.6Ghz (no overclock) Memory: 4x8GB G.Skill Aegis DDR4 3000Mhz CL16-18-18-38 1.35V Video Card: MSI GeForce 1060 3Gb Operating System: Windows 10 Home 10.0.18362 Build 18362 Hard Drive: Western Digital 1TB SSD (Boot Drive): Crucial BX300 120GB PSU: EVGA 430W 80+ White The pc is workable since I can boot it by holding the reset button, but I'd rather not have to go into UEFI settings to get full performance out of my RAM every time I boot up my system from a power off.

Tried all these settings wont boot , my latency is 71.1 any help in tighting is welcomed, quick specs X570 tomahawk 650w evga 2060 super mini 16gb (2x8) Model F4-3600C18D-16GTZRX Msi aio cooler

Slowly building this computer I am planing to have this build done by March or April at the latest what does everyone think so far? Any suggestions for upgrades? Spec's: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 G.SKILL TridentZ 32GB 3200MHz Memory ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming (WiFi 6) ASUS GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER Overclocked Phoenix Fan Edition Seasonic FOCUS 550W 80+ Gold, Semi-Modular Power Supply Western Digital BLACK SN750 NVMe 500GB SSD Western Digital Blue 4TB hard drive Creative Sound Blaster Z Gaming Sound Card CoolerMaster MasterLiquid ML240L RGB V2 AIO Windows 10 Pro Logitech K400 Plus Keyboard Logitech Triathalon M720 Wireless Mouse Case: Cooler Master MasterBox MB500 TUF Gaming Alliance Edition

I am trying to overclock my g.skill 16 gb (8x2) ddr4 3600 memory and everything I try overclocking using the dram calculator. It fails to boot and I had to clear CMOS. I am also using a r5 3600 with a ASUS prime x570-p. Can someone help me please?

Hi! I've recently ordered 2 bars of RipJaws Series 4 D4 (2x16go) memory but there's a note (that I haven't noticed cause I'm dumb) that says that this ram kit isn't compatible with AMD cpu, though some customers reviews said that it worked fine with their Ryzen CPU. Could someone provide me a clear answer or some feedback? BTW my CPU is a Ryzen 5 1600 AF with Zen+ architecture. (ram link : https://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00232232.html#descriptif)

Hello, I have an Acer Aspire A515-51G and I want some opinions before I upgrade my RAM. Right now the laptop has 8GB (4GB soldered on motherboard and 4GB switchable). I'm thinking of removing the 4GB and placing a 16GB, in order to have 20GB (which is the maximum supported for this motherboard). Current RAM run at 2133Hz with CAS 15 and runs at Dual Channel. My two final options are Corsair and G.Skill 1) https://www.corsair.com/eu/en/Categories/Products/Memory/Mainstream-Memory/Corsair-Memory-16GB-(1x16GB)-DDR4-SODIMM-2133MHz-C15-Memory-Kit/p/CMSO16GX4M1A2133C15 [70€ where I live - ~79$] 2) https://www.gskill.com/specification/2/197/1537264131/F4-2133C15S-16GRS-Specification [58‎€ where I live - ~65$] My quenstion is do you think that I'll face any problems if I place a 16GB with the current 4GB soldered. Because they won't run at Dual Channel anymore (it's called flex-mode if I'm not mistaken). Will it be better to have 8GB Dual Channel or 20GB Flex-Mode? Lastly, do you suggest one of the two manufacturers, did anyone faced a similar problem? Thanks in advance, Panagiotis, Greece

I've been using 32 GB (8GBx4 Dual Channel) of Corsair Dominator DDR4-3600 C16-18-18-36 (https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Memory/DOMINATOR-PLATINUM-RGB/p/CMT32GX4M4K3600C16#tab-tech-specs) that I purchased directly from Corsair, however I had to file for an RMA due to a faulty DIMM. These things happen, so I'm not going to knock them for the one bad DIMM. The cost for this was $470. In its place, I purchased G.Skill Trident. Microcenter near me only had a 16GBx4 of DDR4-3600 C16-19-19-39 according to the box (https://www.gskill.com/specification/165/326/1562839473/F4-3600C16D-32GTZN-Specification according to the site) for a total of 64GB costing only $360. Personally, I think 64GB is waaay overkill, however CL16 is worth the extra money - at least until DDR5 comes out. I do get subjectively fine performance from Dominator and G.Skill, they both benchmark around the same, I like both aesthetics (but having most of my hardware connected via iCue is very convenient) and 32GB is more than enough. However, I'm getting double the capacity for over $100 less. My questions is: Do I stick with the Devil I know for the extra $100 and half the capacity; or just keep the 64GB of G.Skill, save the money, and work with something I'm not as familiar with and benchmarks around the same as 32GB of Dominator? For reference: I'm running an Asus X570 Crosshair 8, Ryzen 3900x, and an Aorus 2080 Super OC in a Dynamic O11 with 10 fans total and a 34" ultrawide.

I'm currently trying to figure out what die my memory uses. I have G.Skill's Ripjaws V 3200MHz (F4-3000C15D-16GVKB). I would appreciate if someone were to just tell me, but it would be more helpful to know where to find this information (I will need to find this info for other RAM kits soon). I didn't see it listed anywhere on G.Skill's product page. Thanks for the help

Had built a 3990x system on Asus Rog Strix TRX40-E, just received the 2666mgz 32Gbx8 256 GB kit (F4-2666C18Q2-256GVK) from G.skill which is mentioned in the QVL for the Mobo , a month for the import and they are finally here! Issue comes out to be initially had put 2 ram stick of 3000mhz on the DIMM slots on right of the strx4 socket and one 2400mhz in one of the 4 slots the left of the socket. Used it, tested it, worked fine. Suddenly showed up a "MEMORY:C5 ERROR" on the mini display of the Asus Rog Strix Trx40-E. Now that I looked into it with new rams, whenever I insert any ram on the left dimm slots and try to boot, just the C5 ERROR shows up and doesn't even boot Tried every possible combination: 1. Bios is flashed to latest version 2. Tried resetting CMOS 3. Tested RAMs all are in working condition 4. Also tried the ram positioning. As soon as I put a single ram stick in the primary ram slot of the left channel, the error comes up. ANY SOLUTION TO THIS WOULD HELP. RIGHT NOW STUCK WITH ONLY 128GB of RAM in the right channel.

CURRENT BUILD PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KWsCRk CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor CPU Cooler: Cooler Master MasterLiquid Lite 240 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler Motherboard: ASRock B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL15 Memory Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL15 Memory Storage: PNY CS900 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (used strictly as scratch disc for adobe) Storage: Western Digital Black NVMe 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (main) Storage: Crucial M500 960 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (game drive) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 2 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (long term storage) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB Video Card ISSUE For a bit now I have had stuttering issues and various video playing issues in chrome. I would say for about 6 months or so. Windows will stop responding or hang. Sometimes Windows Update helps and sometimes it doesn't. Though we all know Windows Updates cause more harm than solve haha. Usually a restart will make it okay for a bit. The Ram was previously used in an Intel sytem with an i7 6700 and moved over at beginning of year to the above computer config. Things worked for the most part. I had really bad windows issues( downloading caused system lag/freeze up until download finished, occasional lag of mouse/system) that I solved with a Windows reinstall and thought that would be the end of it. However overtime I have been getting windows explorer hangups and chrome not responding and most recently in last month or 2 blue screens. I first noticed this when trying to play Hitman 2. It would sometimes just not start or it would let me play for around hour on average before blue screening. Leading to a error in page fault (I forget the exact error) that pointed to memory issues in event viewer. I "solved" the blue screening by lowering my ram from 3000 to 2800mhz and the other day I tried to bring it back to 3000mhz after a windows update to see if things got better...well it blue screened upon login screen and/or login with same page fault issues. This happened 3 times in row. Wasn't stable again until dropped to 2800mhz. I decided to check if a bios update was available for my board, and it was. Though it didn't quite fix any issues I am having it did mention better overclocking support for ram. I noticed at this time that they do recommend not updating the Bios if you are using a first gen Ryzen CPU though. I can't remember what for but I needed the latest BIOS update for something important to work on my machine awhile and had no choice to upgrade version 2.90 and this version also states not recommended for first gen processors. I figured since I already had a non-recommended version that I might as well update and so I did get the latest. I noticed a couple things, timings were MUCH better in bios and predetermined more accurately. Even if the board isn't applying the correct main ones (example, it says the current CAS is 16 while it states in the field that it would be set to 15, the actual CAS of my ram). Not sure if it was because of these better timings but now Windows would boot at 3000mhz but blue screened with same page fault issue after about half hour. Again, only being long-term stable after dropping ram to 2800mhz. However, I noticed during all of this that while AsRock supports first gen Ryzen processors they don't even have a QVL list for ram for first gen CPUs. Checking the list for second gen CPUs I notice my ram isn't listed either. Checking some other board for my specific ram modules "F4-3000C15D-16GTZR", I did not find them listed. However, weirdly I found the same models except the CAS latency being 16 CAS instead were listed on some QVLs (and here I thought I was doing myself a favour getting the better CAS Latency). Additionally, I ran only 2 sticks for awhile with little issue and I noticed that some ram module have support on a QVL, BUT they don't support the full 4 stick configuration. Beginning of the year I upgraded from 16GB to 32GB for multitasking and creative work. I am beginning to think that this introduced some of the issues since I regularly use over 16GB of ram. If the board can't support all 4 properly this would explain the page fault issues. QUESTION 1 I have not had problems with the RAM itself before and mostly been stable until recently and most issue with Hitman 2. G.Skill has typically been reliable for compatibility, however I have noticed that AsRock's spport for ram for even even second and third gen processors is really poor. So would you say that it is my board support/compatibility that is causing issues? First Gen CPU issues? or is my ram just not compatible with Ryzen and most boards? All of the above? I am not used to really needing to worry about ram compatibility and this is unfortunately either hard or expensive to test for. QUESTION 2/EVENTUAL SOLUTION I intend to build a new computer based on either 3000 or 4000 series Ryzen with an x570 board (more than likely the Crosshair) in the next 6 months. I unfortunately can't afford the money or the time to invest in the board currently and rebuild the machine. I would hate to replace the ram now if it would work well later down the line with improved ram support from 3rd gen and later processors. However, ram has been dropping price and I could replace my 4 8GB sticks with 2 16GB sticks. This would allow me to upgrade further later, as well as, bring the working ram back down to 2 sticks which seems most compatible with majority of boards. Not to mention the speed increase from 3000 to 3600mhz (though, more than likely wouldn't work with current setup, would be good for future). Hopefully enabling me better stability on current board/cpu until I can upgrade. However, I would hate to buy new ram that I ultimately don't need to find it it's just really a bad combination of hardware and poor support between the board and 1700x. Has anyone else had issues with this particular model (F4-3000C15D-16GTZR) of G. Skill Ram? I thought i was getting the better modules but it seems like its less popular to be supported and people even talk about the CAS 15 modules on forums less than they do the CAS 16 Modules. Is it a strong chance it is the ram and I would be able to solve my problem by buying 32GB of a compatible ram that will be future proof?

I have 2x G.Skill 32GB (2x16GB) Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000MHz CL14 (F4-3000C14D-32GTZR) - 128GB in total. Which x399 motherboard will most likely support this RAM? What about the boards from Asrock (Taichi or Fatal1ty? Any input is much appreciated!

Hello, I am having an issue with my G.skill trident Z rgb lighting. When i boot up PC and open mystic light there is no issue to set the lighting as i want it but as soon as i put PC to sleep and wake it up again it goes to default light setting and when i try to controll it with mystic light it goes bonkers and starts flickering. Tried both mystic light with and without Gskill own software and neither works. I am conssidering switching it to corsair vengeance rgb pro just to be on the safe side as many people claim this flickering on trident might damage it. Anyone has any knowledge of compatibility issues on corsair and their lights or solution for trident issue? Spec: CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600x MoBo: MSI B450 Gaming Carbon Pro AC RAM: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 2x8GB CL15 3000Mhz

so thetitle really says it all, i bought 4 sticks of G.skill ripjaws V 8gb, but speccy and windows is saying i have 64 gb after i switched it out. any help would be appreciated

I have an ASRock AB350M Pro4 motherboard and a Ryzen 3 1200 a GTX 750 with 2x4gb G.skill Aegis ddr4 and they are 2400mhz stock. I have come to the conclusion that the RAM is causing something to happen where it starts artifacting in games and blue screens every 2 hours of gaming. I know it's not the GPU because I've swapped it out for a different one and the artifacting still occurs. Can someone see if I have the RAM in the wrong spots or at the wrong speeds or something? Motherboard specs: https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/AB350M Pro4/index.asp#Specification RAM specs: https://m.newegg.com/products/N82E16820232256 I have the RAM in slots a2 and b2 and they are set to 2400mhz (not auto) and when I change it to auto the RAM underclocks to 2133 Someone tell me if it's user error or the RAM is having compatibility issues.