Annoying BSOD's

adazrambo

adazrambo

adazrambo

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Hey Guys.

Right I've purchased a few new bits.

MSI h170 M3 Motherboard & Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 from ******. Long story short when booting it constantly BSOD with Kernal errors. Generally once it's started it performs extremely well and has run all the latest games without problems or overheating. Now when I called ****** to find out what may be happening the Techy said that the RAM wasn't compatible with the mobo because it's not on the tested list, I kind of think this is just a ploy to get me off the phone if anything so just wondered if you guys had any ideas before I threw it out the window.

Just so you guys know what I've already tried.

Reseating everything and replaced SATA cables
Replaced HDD for an alternative SSD
Reinstalled Windows multiple times
Removed any rogue network drivers and ensured all BIOS is on latest version
Memory test throwing up no errors

Fast running out of ideas :(
 
Have you checked the timings and speed are correct for your RAM in the BIOS ? Have you set it to a profile etc ?

You might find if you relax the timings a bit it doesnt BSOD. It would show its not 100% compatible.
 
varkanoid said:
Have you checked the timings and speed are correct for your RAM in the BIOS ? Have you set it to a profile etc ?

You might find if you relax the timings a bit it doesnt BSOD. It would show its not 100% compatible.
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It's currently set to auto but picking up the correct voltage and memory type.

Haven't adjusted the timings yet though so maybe that's the cause?
 
I've had more compatability problems with DDR4 than any other type of memory in the past. Best to stick to the board manufacturers list. Do you know if MSI have the LPX on their list of approved memory?
 
cadmunkey said:
I've had more compatability problems with DDR4 than any other type of memory in the past. Best to stick to the board manufacturers list. Do you know if MSI have the LPX on their list of approved memory?
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It's not on that list, unfortunately, was kind of hoping I could force it to work with an adjustment to the memory timings, surprised more people haven't had this issue, unless i've fried another component or something.
 
You can try, but I haven't managed to get memory working in an incompatible board. DDR3 was much better for that. Your motherboard doesn't seem to be on Corsairs list for any of their memory at all.
 
cadmunkey said:
You can try, but I haven't managed to get memory working in an incompatible board. DDR3 was much better for that. Your motherboard doesn't seem to be on Corsairs list for any of their memory at all.
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Clever me!

Does it sound more likely to be this the cause of the BSOD or do you think i may have ESD'd the Graphics Card when installing?

Do you know of any better alternatives for RAM and i'll purchase, thanks for your advice btw, much appreciated.
 
adazrambo said:
Clever me!

Does it sound more likely to be this the cause of the BSOD or do you think i may have ESD'd the Graphics Card when installing?

Do you know of any better alternatives for RAM and i'll purchase, thanks for your advice btw, much appreciated.
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Kingston have your motherboard listed.
Try other memory manufacturers online checkers, they guarantee that the modules work with your board then.
http://www.kingston.com/en/memory/s...erX_Memory_for_MSI_Motherboard_H170_GAMING_M3
 
Jamesyboyjim said:
does your ram have an xmp profile in the bios? Have you tried setting it to that? Assuming ddr4 works the same way as 3. Remove any overclocks on your cpu too.
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It does, but it's simply an option of 'enable' or 'disable' so not sure if it's picking anything up on that?

in terms of removing overclocks it's the bog standard 6600 I5 i'm running, do you know where i'd find the option to remove any OC's on this?
 
adazrambo said:
It does, but it's simply an option of 'enable' or 'disable' so not sure if it's picking anything up on that?

in terms of removing overclocks it's the bog standard 6600 I5 i'm running, do you know where i'd find the option to remove any OC's on this?
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Try enabling it, that should then run the ram at the desired settings / voltage.

I'm not familiar with your motherboard so wouldn't know where to point you, If you haven't overclocked it yourself then I expect its running at stock.
 
adazrambo said:
It's currently set to auto but picking up the correct voltage and memory type.

Haven't adjusted the timings yet though so maybe that's the cause?
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yeah but does the timings match the reported timings for the RAM. You need to check. use something like CPU-Z to see your timings and the check the timing spec for the RAM. Do they match ?

Also like has been said take it off auto and relax the timings a bit.
 
Think i've made some progress.

Read on another forum that the CPU fan may be too tight, also pins may potentially be bent on the socket. When i took the CPU out, 1 of the corner pins were definitely bent, so i used tweezers to move it back into position and reseated everything. I have now powered it up 3 times and no BSOD in sight. Is this a common thing? dont remember being forceful with anything when i installed it.

Don't want to count my chickens yet, but hopefully this is a step in the right direction.
 
Pins are easy to bend during installation. As long as it fixes the BSODs it should be fine. Be careful not to overtighten the heatsink and fan. I would personally do it using a hand screwdriver (as opposed to drill / electric screwdriver).
 
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