Seems like my RAM went bad

[Mephi00]

Hello guys,

So I've got two upgrades since this happened, the first one were two new nvme ssds and the other was an upgrade in ram, I added another 16gig kit, with tighter timings(the other one wasnt available anywhere).

After fiddeling with M.2 genie in my boards bios, but nor getting it to work properly, I had to clear the cmos to get it back to booting. From this point on I experienced a lot of BSODs, which were only fixed by downclocking my RAM from 3500C16 to 3200C16. Fast forward to just 10 mins ago, I experienced a freeze, where the audio would still play / get transmitted from the internet, but the PC wouldn't react to any input.

 

Please post your ideas on why this would happen, I would love to get my 3500C16 and 24/7 stability back.

 

Specs:

MSI MEG Z390 Ace

9900k

2x8 GSKILL Trident z rgb 3600C17

2x8 GSKILL Trident z rgb 3600C16 (C17 wasn't available)

(new ssds) 2x2tb adata xpg sx8200 pro

sys drive samsung 960 evo 250gig

[Stahlmann]

As you have 2 different sets of ram, don't enable XMP. Just increase the frequency to 3600MHz would be my guess for more stability. But buying 2 different kits of ram is calling for trouble. Another option would be to sell both kits and get a new 2x16GB kit for guaranteed compatibility.

[Mephi00]

27 minutes ago, Stahlmann said:

As you have 2 different sets of ram, don't enable XMP. Just increase the frequency to 3600MHz would be my guess for more stability. But buying 2 different kits of ram is calling for trouble. Another option would be to sell both kits and get a new 2x16GB kit for guaranteed compatibility.

I never used xmp I always set frequencies manual. The weirdest thing is, that the crashes started after I had to clear the cmos....

It worked fine for 24hrs before that, with the usual timings and frequency