Yes, a slightly scratched motherboard can impact RAM modules by causing instability or failure.
Yes, a slightly scratched motherboard can impact RAM modules by causing instability or failure.
The traces remain intact, so everything should be okay. It looks like the image doesn’t show any damage.
The issue might be due to a mismatch between the RAM module version and what the system expects, or there could be a compatibility problem with the software.
OS can hold full usage at any time. Consider using a dedicated memory stress tool such as memtest by HCIdesign instead of running benchmarks like userbenchmark
The full capacity is ready in the OS. Note: I had trouble getting memtest86 to run, though windows memtest completed without issues.