Ram ceased functioning during the night.
Ram ceased functioning during the night.
Hey, I've been using an 8GB DDR3 RAM (1600MHz) with a 4GB one for more than two years. One morning when trying to boot my PC, I saw an error code 10 on the motherboard. After some troubleshooting, I removed one of the RAM sticks—initially it stopped working again—but after replacing the 8GB stick and leaving the 4GB one in, it functioned properly for a day. Then I powered off the PC overnight, turned it back on the next day, and the issue resurfaced with error code 10. I replaced the RAM again, but it booted normally with the 4GB stick. I tested it in another PC, but it didn’t work at all. I’m worried about buying another one because I don’t want it to fail again. Could the motherboard be the issue? Or is the PSU responsible? Also, why does the 4GB stick still work while the 8GB one seems damaged? I’ve tried everything and haven’t changed anything, so I’m unsure what’s wrong.
In the workplace we use several AM3+ systems (different platforms, DDR3 still), and one PC kept failing its RAM. Every two years we swap in two sticks, but the issue persisted. I think the motherboard might have had a bad slot or was getting too much voltage with all four slots active. Most RAM makers handle replacement easily—even if both 8GB sticks failed, they’d send new ones for free (provided you bought them new and not secondhand). My system used up three RAM modules, and I could have gotten a fourth, but I stopped because it was inconvenient to ship them. Now I use only three sticks. If you get another, try a different slot. If you can afford it, get two so you can set up dual channels properly.
Check if the boards are bare or include unnecessary heat spreaders. Compare the ICs from both 8GB and 4GB sticks to see if they match. Also review the ICs for the 4GB stick to compare with the 8GB ones. You can also adjust the voltage manually, but unless the device was over 2.4V, it’s unlikely your ICs will fail that easily. Asrock’s diagnostics are thorough, so it should not be able to reach such high voltages, and you’ve already seen similar issues with a failed Z77 Extreme4 crossflash.
Hey, thanks for reaching out. Sorry for the delayed response. I can't return the item because I purchased them from places like eBay (not in the U.S.), and I'm unsure why both options worked so well. They booted normally even after a regular shutdown, but they stopped working again after the second attempt. Both slots were used separately, and I tested my other 4GB RAM on each one—it still functioned. I didn’t mention that these are Kingston low-profile RAM modules; they’re slim and compact compared to standard RAM. They’re still 240-pin DDR3, so it’s possible there’s something else at play. Here’s a photo for reference.
hey, yes they are bare pcb i don't think i understand what do you mean by ICS, but they are different rams, 4GB is a samsung , 8GB is kingston, but my first 8GB ram died as it was paired with the 4gb one, so when i got the second one, i suspected that they might not work together so i just used the 8GB stick on it's own, and yet it still died the second time i tried to boot my pc, which was like 10 seconds after i shut it down because i wanted to see if the same problem happens again ( it did ) as for the voltage, my MOBO has it set to auto but still i tried setting it to 1.5v manually to no avail. now i'm stuck because i'm afraid that if i went to buy yet another ram, the same thing would happen again, idk what to do, everything else works fine , i even paired my 4GB ram with another 2GB and it works perfectly... Here's a pic of the ram in question.
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