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I have the G.Skill Ripjaws Z DDR3 2400 CAS 9 (4x4gb)

 

So far they have been running fine until last week when I started getting a lot of errors and lockups while gaming, internet browsing, and photo editing.  I finally narrowed it down to my RAM after much troubleshooting.  I ran Memtest86+ and it found errors within the first 5 minutes of testing.  So I figured I would test all 4 chips by first filling up slots 1 and 3 and running the test.  Passed!  Removed those RAM sticks and replaced them with the other two ram sticks in the same slots.  Failed.  So I then took it a step further and took those two sticks and tested individually in slot 1.  Pass and Pass.......... So now I am confused.  I then installed all 4 RAM chips and it passed a full run on MemTest86+.  Computer runs fine for the next few days and then I decide to run it again.  Fail. I even made sure that no wires were touching the back of the motherboard when the side cover is mounted.

 

Anybody have any suggestions as to why it is failing?  I figured it might be the motherboard but still trying to figure out what else might be wrong. 

 

Specs are posted in the bottom.  Have Windows 8.1 Pro.  Thanks for any suggestions you may have.

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I have the G.Skill Ripjaws Z DDR3 2400 CAS 9 (4x4gb)

So far they have been running fine until last week when I started getting a lot of errors and lockups while gaming, internet browsing, and photo editing. I finally narrowed it down to my RAM after much troubleshooting. I ran Memtest86+ and it found errors within the first 5 minutes of testing. So I figured I would test all 4 chips by first filling up slots 1 and 3 and running the test. Passed! Removed those RAM sticks and replaced them with the other two ram sticks in the same slots. Failed. So I then took it a step further and took those two sticks and tested individually in slot 1. Pass and Pass.......... So now I am confused. I then installed all 4 RAM chips and it passed a full run on MemTest86+. Computer runs fine for the next few days and then I decide to run it again. Fail.

Anybody have any suggestions as to why it is failing? I figured it might be the motherboard but still trying to figure out what else might be wrong.

Specs are posted in the bottom. Have Windows 8.1 Pro. Thanks for any suggestions you may have.

I hope your mobo is not corrupted......................

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Maybe the dual channel mode is screwed up?

 

Any way to go about testing this.  I did notice that when I ran Performance Mark, it saw 16 GB's of RAM but with 2 chips.  Rebooted and it saw 4.  Weird.......

 

As for my motherboard being corrupted, You think flashing the bios might help?

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Any way to go about testing this.  I did notice that when I ran Performance Mark, it saw 16 GB's of RAM but with 2 chips.  Rebooted and it saw 4.  Weird.......

I'd find another set of two sticks that are in working condition (for sure), and test them with your mobo. If everything's good - ditch your RAM. If not - I'm afraid you'll have to change the mobo.

 

Oh, and also: check voltage/timings on your current RAM. I've had so much trouble with my Dominators before I noticed they were running at 1.5V instead of 1.65.

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Yeah, I tested it with my old G.Skill Ripjaws X DDR3 1600 and they all passed.  I forgot to mention that part but thanks for reminding me. 

 

I also verified the voltage was set at 1.65 as set by XMP profile 1 and 2 on the on the suspected bad ones.  At least they have a lifetime warranty but so far I can't identify which ram chip is bad.  I talked to tech support and they said to try each chip individually and they will replace that one.  Testing each chip passed.  Ran MemTest86+ 3 times for each chip and they all pass.  I want to say I have a bad motherboard but can't test that theory.

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Now the thing does not want to fail but when I get everything up and running like normal, it fails memtest86+

failing at memtest = RMA

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