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orange9035
Member

04-08-2018, 10:11 PM

Hey everyone, three years ago I did a full upgrade on my PC. It was all smooth until about a year ago when the RAM slots began failing. Now I’m using just one slot out of the two available. My board is a TUF x570-PLUS, and I’ve checked online—seems like many users face the same problem; the slots just stop working.

I have the specs ready: CPU Ryzen 7 3700X, GPU NVidia 3080, RAM 2x16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 at 3200MHz, plus a couple of NVMe drives and an SSD. I’m thinking about getting another case with Fractal Meshify and a dual cooler if that helps. I also have one 1TB NVMe drive and one 1TB SSD. Any suggestions for a better motherboard that could prevent this issue in the next year? Thanks!

orange9035

04-08-2018, 10:11 PM #1

Gustavgurra03
Posting Freak

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04-08-2018, 10:11 PM

Are you certain the issue was with the slot rather than the RAM? I also own Corsair Vengeance 16GB modules; one failed after six months, I returned it via RMA and received a functional replacement.

Gustavgurra03

04-08-2018, 10:11 PM #2

Are you certain the issue was with the slot rather than the RAM? I also own Corsair Vengeance 16GB modules; one failed after six months, I returned it via RMA and received a functional replacement.

Iatedapie
Junior Member

04-08-2018, 10:11 PM

Sure, I also tested both RAM sticks; they function. They only fit in the first RAM slot, which is a bit unusual.

Iatedapie

04-08-2018, 10:11 PM #3

Sure, I also tested both RAM sticks; they function. They only fit in the first RAM slot, which is a bit unusual.

Defoise
Junior Member

04-08-2018, 10:11 PM

It might relate to the CPU memory controller. If you can, test another CPU first before swapping the board. This seems more likely since the CPU handles memory management.

Defoise

04-08-2018, 10:11 PM #4

It might relate to the CPU memory controller. If you can, test another CPU first before swapping the board. This seems more likely since the CPU handles memory management.

pierre_man123
Member

04-08-2018, 10:11 PM

Check if the problem persists without the other CPU or the person who borrowed it.

pierre_man123

04-08-2018, 10:11 PM #5

Check if the problem persists without the other CPU or the person who borrowed it.

RobertXDB
Junior Member

04-08-2018, 10:11 PM

I’d purchase the most affordable option and then send it back once you’ve checked the board.

RobertXDB

04-08-2018, 10:11 PM #6

I’d purchase the most affordable option and then send it back once you’ve checked the board.