I'm here to help with your Ram problems. What do you need assistance with?
I'm here to help with your Ram problems. What do you need assistance with?
Hey, a month back I installed a new PC and faced serious issues, mostly with the RAM. All applications would crash repeatedly. After troubleshooting my hardware, I discovered that deleting one stick of RAM fixed everything. The system became stable. Without overthinking, I sent my RAM to a repair shop, which accepted it and provided a replacement. I installed it and initially thought everything was working properly until the problems returned. I realized my computer was generating excessive virtual memory, which helped prevent crashes but caused significant performance drops. I decided to manually set the virtual memory to 1GB. The most puzzling part was that any app using more than 50% of the RAM would crash. For instance, with 7-9GB installed, even opening a new tab in Chrome showed an "out of memory" error despite having extra space. When playing games, exceeding 8GB of RAM triggered crashes. It seems Windows is correctly identifying 16GB as available but only using 8GB effectively. I've tried enabling and disabling XMP settings without success. I'm not sure what to do next. I believe the RAM is fine since I've already tested two different kits, but I need guidance. Please help.
Avoid adjusting virtual memory; let Windows manage it. If one stick doesn’t work, double-check the second one is placed correctly. Keep both in, disable XMP, and run MemTest64. Share any crash dump files if you have them—I’ll review them.
sticks fit perfectly in their positions. The 2nd and 4th slots match the CPU socket. I ran a memtest on the old unit with both XMP and disabled, no issues found. I’ll repeat the test with the new one. I don’t have any .dmp files. The event viewer says the display driver stopped responding but recovered. Because of this, I purchased a new GPU two weeks ago, though it didn’t resolve the problem—I already suspected a RAM issue. The reliability monitor reports a hardware problem labeled as LiveKernelEvent. No further details are available; games close without logs and just jump to the desktop.
It seems you're noticing performance issues with a problematic driver. You might want to revert to the version that's compatible with your current GPU.
it is yes, I believe I attempted every possible software solution available online. everything is current. this clearly isn't a GPU problem. i tried using older versions on both GPUs, but it still crashed. both GPUs function perfectly in another PC. i discovered this question with someone who had the same issues and mentioned a display driver error related to faulty RAM: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/wind...h=1&page=3 i have replaced my RAM sticks already, but the problem persists. the only relief so far was removing one stick of RAM, though now I have 8GB instead of 16GB, which isn't a real solution.
I strongly dislike g.skill. It feels like the "rice boy" of RAM. I've experienced more than once that a set arrives with premium heat spreaders, only to discover after removal that the RAM is two completely different models, even though they were marketed as a matching pair and new in the box. All I can say is either replace it with something from another brand (just my opinion) or run MemTest86 on your current setup to see what happens. Consider reverting your OS to an earlier version or try a Linux Mint LiveUSB—if the problems disappear, it's likely a software issue; if they persist, you probably have hardware trouble.
It depends on what you're testing, but generally aim for a thorough run.
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