Are you experiencing issues with your system? Frequent crashes and reboots could indicate a problem with your RAM.
Are you experiencing issues with your system? Frequent crashes and reboots could indicate a problem with your RAM.
Hey there. Over the past few days I've noticed frequent crashes and reboots. It was normal before, but now it keeps happening. Initially I experienced random restarts while using the desktop, then after about an hour or two it became more frequent. My RAM (GSkill Trident Neo 2x32GB 6000CL30) was showing Expo status. I tried lowering the clock speed to 5600, it worked for a day, but yesterday I had another reboot right after Windows booted up on the desktop. I reset the CMOS, changed the BIOS back to default, reinserted RAM sticks, and it's been stable for about three hours of gaming. I ran Windows diagnostics, which fixed an error, but after a full scan with sfc /scannow and DISM it came back clean. All drives are at 100% health, TRIM was applied, and the event logger shows no critical errors or WHEA issues except for an unexpected shutdown. I think the problem might be with the RAM rather than the OS or motherboard (Strix X670E-E Gaming, solid board). Should I consider sending it back for replacement?
If you think the RAM might be the issue, run a test on it. Last year my primary system began acting strange. For some reason I didn't check the RAM until I explored other possibilities. It was the RAM. Probably because RAM is usually quite dependable, we tend to overlook testing it until problems arise.
They suggested testing at 5600 MHz, but it’s tricky to run just one stick and still get useful results if Memtest86 doesn’t point out issues.
Performing the memory test on long running windows now. No results after one attempt; it might be necessary to rerun it if Expo is activated.
I know very little about memtest86, but turning on the expo mode and checking for issues is something I’m curious about.
Memtest completed successfully, took 40 minutes with no errors at 4800MT. Will attempt at 6000MT before bedtime.