Weird Boot Behaviour

[spacedogprincess]

Hey guys, here's a weird (and probably newbie) question for you.

 

So I finally after a long time decided to fill up the two RAM slots of my MB.  I made sure to get the same speed, voltage, etc, as my old RAM (would have bought the same exact RAM but I couldn't find it anywhere, it is three year old RAM.) and upon booting it started, stopped, and then started up like it normally would.  Only did it once.  Went into the UEFI, new RAM detected, and booted into my OS where it also recognises the new RAM.

 

Was this just a one time, computer recognising new RAM thing (It hasn't done this when I install PCIE cards), or should I be worried at all?

[TheGlenlivet]

17 minutes ago, spacedogprincess said:

Hey guys, here's a weird (and probably newbie) question for you.

 

So I finally after a long time decided to fill up the two RAM slots of my MB.  I made sure to get the same speed, voltage, etc, as my old RAM (would have bought the same exact RAM but I couldn't find it anywhere, it is three year old RAM.) and upon booting it started, stopped, and then started up like it normally would.  Only did it once.  Went into the UEFI, new RAM detected, and booted into my OS where it also recognises the new RAM.

 

Was this just a one time, computer recognising new RAM thing (It hasn't done this when I install PCIE cards), or should I be worried at all?

If it only did it the one time, don't worry about it.  I believe this is Memory training.

[Bombastinator]

If it runs you should be fine.  The only thing that might be worth checking is what speed the memory is running at now.

[spacedogprincess]

Just now, Bombastinator said:

If it runs you should be fine.  The only thing that might be worth checking is what speed the memory is running at now.

Does indeed run fine.  And after an hour of normal use including throwing some video editing and 3d Rendering at it, no noticeable issues. 

I'm ashamed to say I didn't check pre-install but post install, 2133 Ram is running at 2197 so I'm getting at least the minimum clock speed as advertised.

 

Looks like this may just be me realising unusual behaviour and getting worried (I usually get nervous whenever I start messing around with installing or removing components) without cause.

 

Thanks for indulging my nervous nature!

[Bombastinator]

6 minutes ago, spacedogprincess said:

Does indeed run fine.  And after an hour of normal use including throwing some video editing and 3d Rendering at it, no noticeable issues. 

I'm ashamed to say I didn't check pre-install but post install, 2133 Ram is running at 2197 so I'm getting at least the minimum clock speed as advertised.

 

Looks like this may just be me realising unusual behaviour and getting worried (I usually get nervous whenever I start messing around with installing or removing components) without cause.

 

Thanks for indulging my nervous nature!

No worries.  It was actually worth twitching about a bit.  Ram sticks don’t always marry like that even if they’re the same brand, model, and speed.  All good though.