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Corin_Wright
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Hey guys, got a small problem with my system that happens occaisionally.

 

Sometimes, the system basically becomes unresponsive...not completely unresponsive, but to the point where the only way to fix it is to do a force restart.

 

So for example, one program may freeze completely, while other sort of "half stop working", for example, being able to move windows but unable to type or unable to save work etc etc. Basically the computer becomes unusable until I do the force restart. (Can´t even sign out/ choose the restart option from the menu).

 

I have done a RAM health check on the system and everything came back as fine, so I´m not sure what the issue is here. At first I thought it could be an issue with a bluetooth driver as the majority of the times it happens are when I'm using my bluetooth headphones, but today it's happened without that variable, so I'm seeking help.

 

Any advice would be appreciated! 

 

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System specifications?? Almost sounds like it's running out of RAM. 

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CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X ||  CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 Air Cooler ||  RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB(4x8GB) DDR4-3600 CL18  ||  Mobo: ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero X570  ||  SSD: Samsung 970 EVO 1TB M.2-2280 Boot Drive/Some Games)  ||  HDD: 2X Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB(Game Drive)  ||  GPU: ASUS TUF Gaming RX 6900XT  ||  PSU: EVGA P2 1600W  ||  Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow  ||  Mouse: Logitech G502 Hero SE RGB  ||  Keyboard: Logitech G513 Carbon RGB with GX Blue Clicky Switches  ||  Mouse Pad: MAINGEAR ASSIST XL ||  Monitor: ASUS TUF Gaming VG34VQL1B 34" 

 

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4 minutes ago, Corin_Wright said:

RTX 3060 Ti

AMD Ryzen 7 5700G

24GB RAM DDR4, 3000mhz

TUF Gaming B550-Plus

Do you have 3 DIMMs installed? What makes and models are they and have you tried taking the odd one out to make it 16GB?

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CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X ||  CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 Air Cooler ||  RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB(4x8GB) DDR4-3600 CL18  ||  Mobo: ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero X570  ||  SSD: Samsung 970 EVO 1TB M.2-2280 Boot Drive/Some Games)  ||  HDD: 2X Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB(Game Drive)  ||  GPU: ASUS TUF Gaming RX 6900XT  ||  PSU: EVGA P2 1600W  ||  Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow  ||  Mouse: Logitech G502 Hero SE RGB  ||  Keyboard: Logitech G513 Carbon RGB with GX Blue Clicky Switches  ||  Mouse Pad: MAINGEAR ASSIST XL ||  Monitor: ASUS TUF Gaming VG34VQL1B 34" 

 

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10 minutes ago, CommanderAlex said:

Do you have 3 DIMMs installed? What makes and models are they and have you tried taking the odd one out to make it 16GB?

I have 4 installed. I don't know if this is relevant, but after I recently installed a new cooler, it does push slightly against one of the RAM sticks. It doesn't sleep like it's pushing against it a huge amount, but it is pushing against it, nevertheless. 

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4 minutes ago, Corin_Wright said:

I have 4 installed. I don't know if this is relevant, but after I recently installed a new cooler, it does push slightly against one of the RAM sticks. It doesn't sleep like it's pushing against it a huge amount, but it is pushing against it, nevertheless. 

Hi there, 

 

Have you tried as said above? try just two RAM sticks, the RAM stick what has the cooler push on is not good, contact being made can make it unstable. I'd try two just to test. 

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21 minutes ago, Corin_Wright said:

I have 4 installed. I don't know if this is relevant, but after I recently installed a new cooler, it does push slightly against one of the RAM sticks. It doesn't sleep like it's pushing against it a huge amount, but it is pushing against it, nevertheless. 

I would try running the system without the smaller kit installed. That shouldn't affect the system that much as I've had that before and never experienced a system stability issue.

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7 hours ago, CommanderAlex said:

I would try running the system without the smaller kit installed. That shouldn't affect the system that much as I've had that before and never experienced a system stability issue.

Just before I go ahead and do that, what would you say is the best configuration as I've heard some people say running 3 sticks is not ideal.

 

I have two 4gb 3200Mhz and two 8gb 3000 Mhz.

 

What would be the best configuration assuming I have to take out one?

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7 hours ago, Corin_Wright said:

Just before I go ahead and do that, what would you say is the best configuration as I've heard some people say running 3 sticks is not ideal.

 

I have two 4gb 3200Mhz and two 8gb 3000 Mhz.

 

What would be the best configuration assuming I have to take out one?

Best configuration would be to keep the two 8GB 3000MHz modules installed. If you know how to do it and depending on what dies are used, you might be able to overclock them to match the two 4GB modules. 

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CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X ||  CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 Air Cooler ||  RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB(4x8GB) DDR4-3600 CL18  ||  Mobo: ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero X570  ||  SSD: Samsung 970 EVO 1TB M.2-2280 Boot Drive/Some Games)  ||  HDD: 2X Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB(Game Drive)  ||  GPU: ASUS TUF Gaming RX 6900XT  ||  PSU: EVGA P2 1600W  ||  Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow  ||  Mouse: Logitech G502 Hero SE RGB  ||  Keyboard: Logitech G513 Carbon RGB with GX Blue Clicky Switches  ||  Mouse Pad: MAINGEAR ASSIST XL ||  Monitor: ASUS TUF Gaming VG34VQL1B 34" 

 

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Hey guys, so I've just had the same thing happen to me again. I was watching a Youtube video and suddenly the "buffer" icon appeared, my audio stopped, and things slowly began to freeze up.

 

This time I was using my bluetooth headphones again...not sure what the issue is...

 

Is it possible that a bluetooth driver would cause such a series of events? 

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