Four RAM kits failed in 2 years. Now what? I’m trying to…
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Four RAM kits failed in 2 years. Now what?
I’m trying to work out what’s killing my RAM and would appreciate a second opinion before I spend more money.
**Build:**
* Board: ASRock B450M Pro4
* CPU: Ryzen 7 5700X3D (Upgraded from Ryzen 5 2600X in July 2024)
* PSU: Cooler Master MWE Gold 850 V2 (upgraded in July 2024)
* GPU: RTX 3070 TI
* RAM:
* G.Skill F4-3600C16 2x16GB (upgraded in dec 2024) - RMA dec 2025
* G.Skill F4-3600C16 2x16GB (RMA replacement) - RMA April 2026
* G.Skill F4-3600C16 2x16GB (RMA replacment #2 ) - Died Oct 2026
* G.Skill F4-3200C16 2x8GB (old ram kit that works fine for years before upgrade) - Died Nov 2026
**What happened:**
1. The 3600 kit went bad. I confirmed this by testing both kits against both CPUs. RMA’d.
2. The replacement 3600 kit went bad. RMA’d again.
3. The second replacement also went bad a few months after that. I just swapped back to my old 3200 RAM kit because I was tired of paying shipping for the RAM to die again.
4. Today the old reliable 3200 RAM kit started acting up so I ran Memtest86 and started getting errors even at JEDEC speeds.
**What I know:**
* Used Memtest86 to check sticks for errors when I started noticed issues (random crashes or corrupt files when launching games)
* Until today I never had issues with the 3200 kit (used it while I was waiting for my RMA return)
* The only settings I would enable is XMP profile then run Memtest86 to ensure new ram is stable.
**What Next:**
1. I don't have a 2nd PC (just laptop) how can I go about determining if this is actually a MoBo, PSU, CPU/Memory Controller issue?
2. I would really like to get my computer back in working order but don't really want to just throw money at it. Are there diagnostics I can perform (or maybe take to shop?) For other components?
#technology #hardware
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I’m trying to work out what’s killing my RAM and would appreciate a second opinion before I spend more money.
**Build:**
* Board: ASRock B450M Pro4
* CPU: Ryzen 7 5700X3D (Upgraded from Ryzen 5 2600X in July 2024)
* PSU: Cooler Master MWE Gold 850 V2 (upgraded in July 2024)
* GPU: RTX 3070 TI
* RAM:
* G.Skill F4-3600C16 2x16GB (upgraded in dec 2024) - RMA dec 2025
* G.Skill F4-3600C16 2x16GB (RMA replacement) - RMA April 2026
* G.Skill F4-3600C16 2x16GB (RMA replacment #2 ) - Died Oct 2026
* G.Skill F4-3200C16 2x8GB (old ram kit that works fine for years before upgrade) - Died Nov 2026
**What happened:**
1. The 3600 kit went bad. I confirmed this by testing both kits against both CPUs. RMA’d.
2. The replacement 3600 kit went bad. RMA’d again.
3. The second replacement also went bad a few months after that. I just swapped back to my old 3200 RAM kit because I was tired of paying shipping for the RAM to die again.
4. Today the old reliable 3200 RAM kit started acting up so I ran Memtest86 and started getting errors even at JEDEC speeds.
**What I know:**
* Used Memtest86 to check sticks for errors when I started noticed issues (random crashes or corrupt files when launching games)
* Until today I never had issues with the 3200 kit (used it while I was waiting for my RMA return)
* The only settings I would enable is XMP profile then run Memtest86 to ensure new ram is stable.
**What Next:**
1. I don't have a 2nd PC (just laptop) how can I go about determining if this is actually a MoBo, PSU, CPU/Memory Controller issue?
2. I would really like to get my computer back in working order but don't really want to just throw money at it. Are there diagnostics I can perform (or maybe take to shop?) For other components?
#technology #hardware
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