Possible cause could be RAM, PSU, or motherboard issues.
Possible cause could be RAM, PSU, or motherboard issues.
I’m checking for possible hardware issues. I recently swapped my RAM in April because the game was crashing during intense gameplay. It’s known for heavy memory usage. I bought a new 32GB stick after the previous one failed, opting for 64GB instead of 16GB. When I tried to install Corsair RAM, it wouldn’t boot. So I decided to swap it out when I saw the 64GB was discounted at the same price as the 32GB package. After that, I managed to get it running at around 2100MHz, but not the advertised speed. I’ve been testing at 3000MHz, which helped, but it still didn’t stabilize.
During troubleshooting, I noticed the computer wouldn’t start after a night of inactivity. I unplugged both the GPU and RAM, then powered it back on—it worked again. Later, after a few hours of gaming, the PC froze in Cities Skyline and I manually shut it down. The next day it booted up, but I encountered BSODs while trying to launch games. I eventually got into the BIOS, but it would freeze there. The following day it powered on fully, and I ran tests, updated drivers, and changed the BIOS firmware. After reassembly, it started normally outside the case.
I’m hoping this points to a cabling or thermal problem, but it kept crashing later. I ran various diagnostics—Windows Memory Diagnostic, Repair Tool, MemTest86, Unigine, Cinebench. The results were mixed. Creating a USB drive caused it to crash again. I managed to get it running temporarily, but it would freeze in BIOS and then restart.
I updated the BIOS driver, disassembled everything, and reassembled it on my desk. It’s now open rather than in a case, which is encouraging. Still, I suspect power delivery might be the issue—either the PSU or the motherboard isn’t supplying enough voltage. The power test showed the PSU drawing 250W while the CPU used 300-600W. That’s unusually high for a 750W PSU and seems excessive.
There’s also some confusion about ASUS MBO boards, voltages, and whether the vertical GPU might be affecting performance. I also noticed BIOS error codes that weren’t resolved, and a push lock flag issue with NTOSTRNL. It seems the RAM might be failing, or there could be a compatibility problem with the motherboard after driver updates. I’m also questioning if the case or cooling setup is impacting the RAM’s operation.
Thanks, yes it seems like an issue as well. I’m curious if there’s something deeper going on since this is the second set of RAM in six months.
It seems you're expressing uncertainty about something. Could you clarify what you mean?