Likelihood of Memory Controller on CPU Failing

[ArtoriaPendragon]

Hello all,

 

I recently switched over from an ASUS Z170-A motherboard and i5 6600k CPU to the ASUS X99-E and i7 6800k CPU. After about 8 hours, my computer failed and any attempts to reinstall Windows was met with BSODs (I've posted about this already and would like to thank everyone that tried to help). I have switched out for another X99-E motherboard, borrowed my friend's Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 RAM, and I was still getting BSODs and thousands of errors in Memtest (All in test 5). At first I didn't believe that it was the CPU acting up but after thinking for a bit, I remembered that memory controllers were now on the CPUs themselves. I have already gotten a return from Amazon and another 6800k is on its way. 

 

Because of all the issues that this has caused me this week, I was wondering how likely that would arrive with faulty controllers or how likely they would develop this issue later on in their lives.

[Ashley MLP Fangirl]

i've never experienced it. ever. and i have a lot of computers.

[Gaurav S Rao]

On 10/10/2017 at 4:48 PM, ArtoriaPendragon said:

Hello all,

 

I recently switched over from an ASUS Z170-A motherboard and i5 6600k CPU to the ASUS X99-E and i7 6800k CPU. After about 8 hours, my computer failed and any attempts to reinstall Windows was met with BSODs (I've posted about this already and would like to thank everyone that tried to help). I have switched out for another X99-E motherboard, borrowed my friend's Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 RAM, and I was still getting BSODs and thousands of errors in Memtest (All in test 5). At first I didn't believe that it was the CPU acting up but after thinking for a bit, I remembered that memory controllers were now on the CPUs themselves. I have already gotten a return from Amazon and another 6800k is on its way. 

 

Because of all the issues that this has caused me this week, I was wondering how likely that would arrive with faulty controllers or how likely they would develop this issue later on in their lives.

 

On 10/10/2017 at 4:52 PM, firelighter487 said:

i've never experienced it. ever. and i have a lot of computers.

Ive never experienced it too 0_0

[ArtoriaPendragon]

Just now, Gaurav S Rao said:

 

Ive never experienced it too 0_0

Which is why I'm wondering how often it happens. It seems like the CPU would be the last thing to actually be faulty when it comes to memory issues.

[WereCat]

CPU OC + XMP?

If yes, try everything on stock clocks then CPU OC + Stock RAM or CPU Stock + RAM XMP.

 

My Patriot Viper DDR3 kit also throws a lot of errors in Test5 when I use XMP.

[ArtoriaPendragon]

3 hours ago, WereCat said:

CPU OC + XMP?

If yes, try everything on stock clocks then CPU OC + Stock RAM or CPU Stock + RAM XMP.

 

My Patriot Viper DDR3 kit also throws a lot of errors in Test5 when I use XMP.

 

It was OC'd but I went back to stock settings when the BSODs started happening. Same with the RAM, I was running at stock the whole time. Still had the issues so I have another 6800k arriving today.