What methods ensure the greatest stability for DDR4 RAM?
What methods ensure the greatest stability for DDR4 RAM?
I'm sorry about the outdated RAM setup, but I'm here to help you figure out the issue! I have an i5-13500 CPU paired with an Asus B760 TUF PLIS D4 WiFi motherboard and 16GB of 3200mhz G.Skill Ripjaw RAM. My PC is mainly used for photo editing, but I also play Dota and sometimes it crashes. I'm trying to understand why this happens and want to upgrade to better RAM if needed. Can you help identify the problem?
I haven't experienced any problems with G Skill RAM. You might want to review the Reliability History and Event Viewer to check for useful event codes. Try reducing the RAM speed below XMP settings to see if it improves stability. If not, temperature issues may be the main cause—are you keeping track of them?
Start booting memtest86+ and let it operate overnight. This will rapidly reveal any real memory problems. If it successfully completes without errors, it indicates there’s nothing running under Windows that could be worse.
Increasing RAM capacity can be challenging. Even with identical part numbers, you can’t guarantee the performance of four memory sticks together. Moreover, adding four sticks increases stress on the CPU and motherboard memory controller.
Generally, the safest upgrade is to replace everything with new components.
There are QVL lists available on the motherboard and certain memory websites that indicate which memory modules have passed testing. Since your equipment is quite old, these lists may not reflect current status.
The list on the motherboard site remains the most reliable starting point.
yes i keep an eye on the temperature, never exceeded 65 degrees. i don’t claim the memory is having issues, but i’m planning to replace it with two new sticks. the old one is somewhere else. i just wanted to ask which brand you prefer most. all my PCs have gskill memory, while the rest are fine with ryzen. the issue might be the first memory or a bug. thanks for your time if you think the best stable RAM I can get is available.
I just checked the reliability monitor and it shows crashes coming from armourysocketserver.exe. It seems ASUS still has software issues. What do you think?
I think it’s possible to remove that hardware without much trouble, except for a few ARGB settings. Other programs might work too, but they depend on the hardware.
I also appreciate G Skill RAM. What I value most about Trident and Ripjaws is how similar they are—sometimes one has bling and sometimes it doesn’t. Intel tends to be more forgiving with RAM compared to AMD or Ryzen, based on my experience.
Having problems with XMP on two sticks of RAM is uncommon. It gets harder with four sticks, as some boards struggle with the power delivery. If you plan to add more, I’d suggest getting a matching pair for the desired capacity, or go for four if necessary. Just avoid picking random "same" sticks if you’re already facing speed and timing issues.
i am also a fan of g skill, but i just wanted to set up a fair pc for my work with photos and my portfolio. i knew it wouldn’t be a big issue at first, but it made me nervous when i had to handle it! i’m okay working the motherboard without the armory crate, which wasn’t what i expected from the start! i plan to buy two 64gb ram modules and will only use these. my current ram will go into a pc i have in the basement where i like to work on projects and get ideas from the internet. thanks for your time... i found my way to master yoda!! thanks, i’ve never used reliability before!