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Abdullah Chaudhry
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I recently built my first gaming PC, which worked fine for 2 weeks but now getting BSODs frequently.

I have some questions:

1) do i need z series board in order for RAM to use XMP profile

2) can ram overclocking cause BSOD

 

I have got two sticks of 8gb Corsair Vengeance 2400mhz but in BIOS one shows 2133 and other 2400

I have tested my ram using memtest86 and it sometime shows error and sometime not, i am really confused.

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1) depends on the motherboard's BIOS, but you usually can. Running 2400MHz profile when you have a stick that's only good for 2133MHz though is a bad idea. You're pushing it into unknown territory.

 

2) Yes, definitely

 

27 minutes ago, Abdullah Chaudhry said:

I have got two sticks of 8gb Corsair Vengeance 2400mhz but in BIOS one shows 2133 and other 2400

go back to the store and tell them their sticks dont match their on-box specs.

 

 

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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4 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

1) depends on the motherboard's BIOS, but you usually can. Running 2400MHz profile when you have a stick that's only good for 2133MHz though is a bad idea. You're pushing it into unknown territory.

 

2) Yes, definitely

 

go back to the store and tell them their sticks dont match their on-box specs.

 

 

BSOD usually occurs after 12-14 hours of work, and the ram i have is also not on QVL of motherboard, does it make any difference ??

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15 minutes ago, Abdullah Chaudhry said:

BSOD usually occurs after 12-14 hours of work, and the ram i have is also not on QVL of motherboard, does it make any difference ??

no difference. Unlike CPU overclocking, memory stability isnt guaranteed so easily.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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maybe there is a faulty stick, if its 2400mhz ram outta the box and you have the xmp set for that, it should be fine, try removing the stick that reads at 2133mhz and see if you have the same issues...

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8 hours ago, 5ir5ly said:

maybe there is a faulty stick, if its 2400mhz ram outta the box and you have the xmp set for that, it should be fine, try removing the stick that reads at 2133mhz and see if you have the same issues...

i removed and tested both of them, actually its the 2400mhz stick that causes issues, system freezes on and off while playing game.

what to do now.?

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Try moving the sticks to slots A1 and B1. Can you change the ram speed to 2133 MHz, or change the XMP profile?

CPU: Intel i7 3970X @ 4.7 GHz  (custom loop)   RAM: Kingston 1866 MHz 32GB DDR3   GPU(s): 2x Gigabyte R9 290OC (custom loop)   Motherboard: Asus P9X79   

Case: Fractal Design R3    Cooling loop:  360 mm + 480 mm + 1080 mm,  tripple 5D Vario pump   Storage: 500 GB + 240 GB + 120 GB SSD,  Seagate 4 TB HDD

PSU: Corsair AX860i   Display(s): Asus PB278Q,  Asus VE247H   Input: QPad 5K,  Logitech G710+    Sound: uDAC3 + Philips Fidelio x2

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5 hours ago, Abdullah Chaudhry said:

i removed and tested both of them, actually its the 2400mhz stick that causes issues, system freezes on and off while playing game.

what to do now.?

Most ram I know of have lifetime warranty if you have receipts I'm sure you can. Send it to be tested

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21 hours ago, Tam3n said:

Try moving the sticks to slots A1 and B1. Can you change the ram speed to 2133 MHz, or change the XMP profile?

do changing slots make any difference..? i disabled the xmp profile but the problem is still there.!

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3 hours ago, Abdullah Chaudhry said:

do changing slots make any difference..? i disabled the xmp profile but the problem is still there.!

Not really sure, however some board manuals recommend to fill the slots starting from x1s. If the board happens to be configured such that it expects x1 slots to be filled first, it might cause some issues... I think its worth to try at least.

CPU: Intel i7 3970X @ 4.7 GHz  (custom loop)   RAM: Kingston 1866 MHz 32GB DDR3   GPU(s): 2x Gigabyte R9 290OC (custom loop)   Motherboard: Asus P9X79   

Case: Fractal Design R3    Cooling loop:  360 mm + 480 mm + 1080 mm,  tripple 5D Vario pump   Storage: 500 GB + 240 GB + 120 GB SSD,  Seagate 4 TB HDD

PSU: Corsair AX860i   Display(s): Asus PB278Q,  Asus VE247H   Input: QPad 5K,  Logitech G710+    Sound: uDAC3 + Philips Fidelio x2

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