Ram factory problems

[AdamCZE]

Hi there,

 

I just want to know how often or what's the probability, that a ram memory can be bad from factory - and I heard that before from other people, that ram may be problematic from default and not work even if it is compatible etc.

I just experienced it with my newest build - I have bought trident z series from G.Skill - RAM 2x8GB DDR4 3200 16-18-18-38, TridentZ Red Series factory number F4-3200C16D-16GTZB

 

First I've inserted both sticks and my mobo (msi z270 gaming m5) had error code 55 (no memory installed). So I removed one stick and restarted the system - it worked fine, loaded bios.

Thereafter I've removed the working stick and replaced it with the second to verify thats the bad one and it caused the error 55 and was restarting the pc over and over.

 

Now Iam sending the sticks back to the shop to claim and Iam worried, that the same situation can happen again.

Was that just a coincidence or is that a common thing with the ram memory ?

 

Looking forward for more information

 

Thanks

 

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i7 7700k

MSI Z270 GAMING M5

GIGABYTE GTX 1080 G1

SAMSUNG 960 evo

CORSAIR RM650X

 

 

[MorganO]

3 minutes ago, AdamCZE said:

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it happens, nothing much you can do really, 

[-rascal-]

RAM either works or they don't.

 

Usually the defective rate is very low, but it still happens; 99.9% of the time you WON'T get another bad kit again.

 

Even if you can't go through the store, G.Skill offers lifetime warranty, and seem very easy to work with (Customer Support is top-notch)...According to people on the interwebs.

 

Personally, I have not had a single G.Skill RAM stick die on me (I've owned multiple DDR2 / DDR3 / DDR4 kits), so have yet to deal with them.

[AdamCZE]

Now I feel a little bit better about this, that had to be a bad coincidence then.