Check if the 1.35V DDR3 RAM fits your 1.5V DDR3 board.
Check if the 1.35V DDR3 RAM fits your 1.5V DDR3 board.
Recently I have an issue on my system. Here's my system : Processor : I7 4470 Motherboard : Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2PH (this is new, just bought it yesterday) Memory : V-gen DDR3 2x8GB 1600Mhz 1.35v PSU : Unknown Brand 500w Storage : HDD 1 TB No dedicated GPU The problem is my system randomly freeze with artifacts on screen. I already tried stress testing with AIDA64 and I know that it's not the CPU or the on board VGA. I know exactly it's the RAM problem because when I stress test the RAM, it immediately freezes. What I have done : 1. use the combination 2x8gb 1.35v RAM = error 2. 8gb 1.35v & 8gb 1.5v RAM = unstable, eventually error, at one time I can run it for 6 minutes straight (stress testing AIDA 64) no problem... 3. 4gb 1.35v & 8gb 1.35v RAM = stable 4. 8gb 1.5v only = unstable 5. 2x8gb 1.35v on an older motherboard H61M I believe = stable, no problem my question is : is the 1.35v is incompatible with my motherboard? Should I replace my RAM with 1.5v? Or is it something else? I'm already at my limit here. FYI, this is my office PC, so replacing an entire PC with modern one is out of the question. Please help me, and thank you in advance.
I anticipate 1.35v RAM will function properly in a 1.50v motherboard. Based on what I recall, DDR3L operates at 1.35v and serves as a low-voltage variant of DDR3. Raising the voltage to 1.5v shouldn't cause major issues. You might test it at 1333v to check performance improvements.
Thank you for your message. It seems there might be an issue that hasn't been addressed before. I didn't adjust the RAM speed, but I did set the voltage to 1.34 in BIOS without success. This appears to be the first time I've encountered such a problem. Could it be related to a RAM failure? It's also worth noting that before upgrading my motherboard, I used an ECS card and received a warning about incompatibility. The support suggested it might be overclocking the RAM, which could explain the overheating.
It seems the issue might stem from both the RAM quality and the voltage supply.
Check each test stick individually. Do you think your sticks are bad? I don’t see many others using VGen sticks except us Indians.
Reducing voltage generates less warmth. It's possible to operate a 1.35V DDR3 at 1.50V without issues. Higher voltage tends to boost consistency.
Absolutely, I'm here. I've tried it too, and it's causing errors.
Hey there! It looks like your system might be struggling with that RAM setup. You should probably switch to DDR3 sticks instead. There are some used 8GB sticks available for around 110rb on Tokped. If you bought the board just to test it, consider returning it unless your old ECS had other problems.