Random lock ups - memory?

slipd · 17 Jul 2022 at 21:42

Hi guys,

My gaming rig had been playing up for a while now, very randomly though,so difficult to pinpoint. I'm thinking the ram, I'm currently using 4*8GB matched Corsair sticks at the moment so it's possible something is hidding there.

Tonight, and my rig is stock and very well cooled, I had a browser window running and Teamviewer session going - that was it. Then things started to hang... I couldn't even shutdown in the end, had to force it.

Is there anything I can try before checking in with Corsair, possibly even investing in 2*16GB sticks?

Thanks.

SonicSW20 · 17 Jul 2022 at 21:51

Run a memory stability test, that should expose a RAM problem if you have one.

Tetras · 17 Jul 2022 at 23:10

How long did it work okay?

Have you run any diagnostics on the hdds/ssds (and looked in event viewer for errors)?

XMP turned off?

slipd · 18 Jul 2022 at 06:19

SonicSW20 said:
Run a memory stability test, that should expose a RAM problem if you have one.

Thanks! I ran the Windows Memory test tool a while ago and that came back negative. Maybe try it again? Is Memtest86 still a thing?

slipd · 18 Jul 2022 at 06:26

Tetras said:
How long did it work okay?

Have you run any diagnostics on the hdds/ssds (and looked in event viewer for errors)?

XMP turned off?

My build has been rock solid since 2020 - and its had an absolute hammering! But in the last few months it has become a bit sketchy...

I had a couple of bsod a couple of weeks back but touch wood, that was a bad driver issue and appears to have sorted itself with updates.

My nvme C drive seems fine, a bit warm under load but nothing outrageous.

XMP is on but only so I can run the ram at their specified 3200MHz speed.

I think I'll start with some more memory testing

JollyJamma · 18 Jul 2022 at 08:34

slipd said:
Thanks! I ran the Windows Memory test tool a while ago and that came back negative. Maybe try it again? Is Memtest86 still a thing?

Use TM5 instead of the windows test.

JollyJamma · 18 Jul 2022 at 08:36

Memory Testing with TestMem5 TM5 with custom configs

www.overclock.net

There you are

slipd · 18 Jul 2022 at 18:20

JollyJamma said:
Memory Testing with TestMem5 TM5 with custom configs

www.overclock.net

There you are

I've loaded the anta777 (low), any thoughts on how long I should run the tests for?

JollyJamma · 18 Jul 2022 at 21:15

slipd said:
I've loaded the anta777 (low), any thoughts on how long I should run the tests for?

an hour or 4. See if you get an error in that period.

Tetras · 18 Jul 2022 at 21:36

slipd said:
XMP is on but only so I can run the ram at their specified 3200MHz speed.

For the record, that's technically an overclock with 4 dimms on a zen 2 cpu. The newer zen 2 cpus are rated to 2933 with 4 single rank dimms, I think.