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Forum discussion tagged with ram.
  1. amco_krkic

    Question ''OUT OF MEMORY'' Keeps on shutting down my games sometimes and also my browser

    So ive been getting this ''Out of memory'' error code happening and also a MEMORY MANAGEMENT BOSD when im playing games and watching youtube or just browsing, I never have more than 2-3 tabs open when playing a game and also have discord open aswell but my Corsair venegence 32GB 3600Mhz RAM...
  2. parthokunda

    Question Where is the RAM in my old laptop

    I have a cheap laptop from 6 years ago. As far as I can remember, the motherboard was replaced once. I wanted to maybe upgrade it and use it as a home server to stream. Can you please help me identify where the RAM is located? I am new to this kind of stuff. Thanks in advance.
  3. Futureg

    Question XMP DDR4 RAM ISSUES CRUCIAL 3200

    I need help. I would appreciate any support as it’s been driving me crazy all day. I have just bought the crucial 3200mhz 16GBx2 ram installed them in the correct slots. They are in dual channel according too cpu z. However it says they support xmp 2 but when i go into the bios only 1 xmp...
  4. T

    Question Two ram sticks at the same time do not work, regardless of the slot positioning

    Yesterday my PC was working fine. Today the DRAM light (red light) were on and the PC turns on but keyboard does not work (peripherals in general, mouse included no input). But one of the stick rams work, if I try one of them it works, the PC runs with no issues. But if I put two together in...
  5. E

    Question is there a way to turn off the rgb on my ram kits?

    Hi, my MOBO-Gigabyte B650M DS3H, Ram - Acer Predator Vesta II 30-38-38-76 6000MHz 16gbX2, os- windows 10. is there a way to turn off the rgb on my ram kits? mobo bios version FA4, there's no option for rgb lightning in bios
  6. B

    Question Computer keeps crashing when playing VR games ?

    This happens most when I play Half Life: Alyx where my computer would make a very loud clicking/popping sound from my headphones and all my displays would turn off. My computer would remain turned on but it needs to be turned off and manually restarted. It also appears that my motherboard has a...
  7. Brian_246

    Question I'm having trouble finding the correct RAM for my mobo ?

    Hey Tom Hardware crew needing some more assistance here. I had just recently finished my new build however I am having stability issues with my ram at higher frequencies. My current ram is the CORSAIR VENGEANCE DDR5 32GB 6400MHz CL36 Intel XMP in White (CMH32GX5M2B6400C36W). My board is the...
  8. Kitsuru

    Question Periodical BSODs - - - "Memory_Management" & "Unexpected_Store_Exception" ?

    Hi! This is my second post here now, so I'll jump straight into it: I have this lovely PC here: https://postimg.cc/gallery/0zcwPBn And it's been working fine since I bought it some months ago, except for an issue I had before with my display but we fixed that already. Now, and this has been...
  9. E

    Question does mobo support a ram which isn't on it's qvl list?

    Hi, will ASRock B650M HDV/M.2 support this ram https://mdcomputers.in/acer-predator-vesta-ii-rgb-ddr5-32gb-6000mhz-bl-9bwwr-327.html ? the ram is not on the mobo's qvl list.
  10. E

    Question how many more years 32(16X2) GB RAM would be relevant for 1440p gaming?

    Sorry if it's a stupid question, but can someone plz give a rough estimate of how many more years 32(16X2) GB DDR5 RAM would be relevant for 1440p gaming? this is important cause i'm deciding if i'll buy ASRock B650M HDV/M.2 or not cause it has only 2X ram slots.
  11. L

    Question PC screen randomly shutting off and pc restart

    PC was built about a month and a half ago and have had no problems with it at all. this past week the pc has started shutting off on me. it doesn't matter if I'm gaming or just browsing the internet. both monitors will go black like there is no connection and I can still hear the game or video...
  12. A

    Question Can the Optiplex 390 motherboard desktop fit 32gb of RAM?

    Hello everyone Hi everyone i saw some posts that found that 16gb ram or two sticks of 8gb worked on the motherboard for the Optiplex 390 but I'm wondering if it's possible to use 32gb with two 16gb sticks found on PC part picker. I won't really be able to upgrade the PC anytime so soon, so I'm...
  13. Arturas Kulickis

    Question My PC isnt booting, is it a RAM issue or a Motherboard issue?

    Hi all. I recently purchased a "retro PC" on eBay for a project of mine, mainly for its MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum board. This PC was listed as working and even had photos proving that it worked. However I received it today and found that it doesn't boot properly. It turns on perfectly fine, runs...
  14. Ricardo1399

    Question What to do with my RAM?

    I currently have 2x 8gb DDR4 corsair vengeance pro premium sticks and I got 2 more of the same ones from a friend that upgraded his. Will it be beneficial if I put those 2 extra ones in with my current sticks? I’ve seen a couple posts saying that it could even slow my pc down instead of making...
  15. P

    Question I have 24GB RAM installed but only 8GB is usable because 16GB is "Hardware Reserved" ?

    Hello Everyone! My system Info: Processor: AMD FX-8370 Motherboard: Gigabyte 970a-ds3p-rev 2.0 RAM installed: 24GB DDR3 Windows 10 64-bit I had 16GB of RAM installed and working without any issues. I recently installed another 8GB RAM stick on my motherboard. But, after installing that, my...
  16. B

    Question RAM usage 90%+ at idle. Task manager shows nothing.

    Hi all, been a long time since I posted here but can't seem to solve this one. 16GB DDR5 RAM @ 6000mhz sitting at 95%+ usage at idle in Windows 10. Task manager shows the process utilising the most ram is antimalware service executable at ~150-200mb, all other services <80mb. However...
  17. W

    Question What RAM to buy for DDR3 531MHz ?

    I’m looking to buy some ram for my windows 7 toshiba satellite pc, the dram frequency is 532MHz? i don’t know anything about pcs so advice on what to buy would be appreciated.
  18. furkan99

    Question Ram Slots B1 and B2 dont work after cpu upgrade

    Hello, I bought a Ryzen 5 5600 processor yesterday and installed it. At first it didn't work and I disassembled the processor. When I disassembled it, 2 pins were bent. I fixed these pins. (They are all very smooth now) After this stage, I reassembled them. However, when I insert any RAM into...
  19. Denam Pavel

    Question Setting the ram XMP profile causes games to crash and be unplayable

    I've had my pc for some time but I've only turned the ram's XMP on recently, and my game's (only tried dragon's dogma 2) started crashing after only a minute of play and it was unplayable. It has two xmp profiles, one is the advertised 6000 MHz and the other is at 5600, the second lower speed...
  20. R

    Question Memtest86 is not booting ?

    I ran Memtest86 in the past and it worked, but now it's not working anymore. I try booting it up, but it gets ignored and proceeds to Windows. I looked on this forum and didn't find the answer. There was just someone saying he's PC was older and people said that he needed to put his BIOS on UEFI...
  21. B

    Question Why can't I add 128gb of RAM to my motherboard?

    I recently added 64gb of RAM running at a speed of 6400mhz. My computer was stable so I then added another 64gb of RAM (128gb) and I noticed that nothing was showing up on my PC when I booted it up. It's been running for 7 hours now and nothing has posted yet. I also tried turning off Extreme...
  22. Reexiss

    Question Pc boots, but theres an error with the ram

    Hello everyone, for the past year, my pc has been running fine, no issues or anything. Then 2 days ago i decided to upgrade from a ryzen 7 3700x to a ryzen 9 5950x. And i also went ahead and installed a noctua NH15D cooler, instead of using the stock cooler that came with my old cpu. During the...
  23. luisdex

    Question PC restarts 3 times then boots into windows after changing RAM timings

    A year ago, I bought 2 used 8gb G.Skill 3600 RAM sticks from a friend and installed them alongside my existing 2x8gb Corsair 2666 sticks, everything worked fine at 3000mhz for the mismatched sticks, until the day I decided to mess with the RAM timings and after that day, my PC keeps restarting 3...
  24. A

    Question RAM Stick Works On Relative's Computer, No Longer Works On Mine...

    Hello everybody. So I have sent my computer to a relative who is a technician, and as it turns out, my machine indeed crashed due to one of the two 32GB 2666MHz DDR4 RAM sticks dying. He tested his PC's own RAM on my motherboard and it came back to life. But this is disconcerting: He also...
  25. Biro2001

    Question Can't enable X.M.P. on Gigabyte Aorus z790 PRO x

    So I put together another pc build, and after making sure that windows is installed correctly I ran into some weird problems. I can't seem to get past Bios when enabling XMP memory profile, the system doesn't boot after I switch Xmp on and I can't reach into the Bios anymore, only if I clear...
  26. E

    Question is this build good? trying to go cheapest with perfomance

    should I sell my asus laptop with i7 7gen and 1050ti with 16gb ram and 1tb storage and make a small gaming pc instead under 400$ with a used gpu, it will be a 2nd pc because I own a high-end gaming pc with 13700k and 4080 so it will be a secondary pc in case friend come plus I still have a...
  27. S

    Question Help Needed: Making Old Laptop Faster for Chrome (ACER V5 - 471p-6605)

    Hello enthusiasts, My old Acer V5-471P-6605 laptop is running really slow these days. It's got an Intel Core i3 processor, 4GB RAM, and a 500GB hard drive. I mainly use it for browsing with Chrome, but even with just 6-8 tabs open, it's struggling. I'm looking for some advice on how to speed it...
  28. S

    Question Video Export is 2x faster on 2023 Lenovo Legion 5 Pro than on a more powerful 2022 Asus ROG STRIX SCAR ?

    I have an ASUS ROG STRIX SCAR 17 With i9 12950HX and RTX 3080Ti from 2022 that I have been using for editing my videos. I am trying out a new Lenovo Legion Pro 5 with i9 13900HX & RTX 4060. The RTX4060 is supposed to be inferior to the 3080 Ti dGPU and the 13th gen i9 is supposedly not much of...
  29. A

    Question I'm trying to figure out the RAM clock situation, 2133Mhz and 3600Mhz ?

    System Information ------------------ Product Name: MPG B550 GAMING PLUS OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-bit Ver.2009 (OS build 22631.3235) BIOS Version: 1.G0 BIOS Release Date: 01/30/2024 CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core Processor Memory: 64 GB @ - 16 GB DDR4-2132, Corsair CMK32GX4M2D3600C18 - 16...
  30. robjols

    Question DDR5 ram speed caps at 5400 with advertised 6000 speed

    Not really sure if it's my hardware or some secret setting in bios. I set the speed past 5400, anywhere from 5600-6000, and it defaults back to 4800. I know it has probably been asked before, but I cannot figure it out from other people's occurrences, as mine pertains to me, not them! Any advice...
  31. willyburns

    [SOLVED] New build boots to Windows Recovery Environment every time ?

    Windows 11 fully updated and installed on a clean, formatted Samsung 970 M.2 NVMe. On cold boot it will always boot into the Windows Recovery Environment, and then when I've rebooted into the UEFI and restarted that way it boots fine. Continues to stay solid no matter the task after this . . ...
  32. H

    Question Does 32GB RAM make a difference in gaming ?

    I currently have 16GB of ram so i want to upgrade to 32GB but will it make any difference when it comes to gaming? a lot of people say that the difference is night and day and that with 32 GB you get no stuttering in games or atleast 95% of the stuttering is gone while gaming when you have 32...
  33. D_Ashy

    Question Ram upgrade black screen

    I have upgraded my ram in my Acer nitro 5 laptop from this...
  34. P

    Question System not POSTing, DRAM light - only without a specific second DIMM

    I'm relatively new to PC building, but this is my forth build so far. I have two RAM kits, one in my personal rig that works fine, 2x8GB Crucial DDR4-3200 CL16; the other is a 2x16GB kit, also Crucial, DDR4-3200 CL22. The RAM is brand new, the motherboard isn't, but is working fine with my RAM...
  35. pritamthecoder

    Question PC not starting up with new Corsair 3200Mhz RAM ?

    Motherboard: GA-H110M-DS2 Existing RAM: Corsair 2400 Mhz 8GB New RAM: Corsair 3200 Mhz 8GB Processor: i5 6500 My motherboard supports 2133/2400 Mhz RAM and considering the i5-6500 supports only 2133 it downgrades the frequency to 2133. Due to unavailability of 2400 Mhz stick, I went on buying a...
  36. B

    Question Pc not booting, I really don't have a clue what's going on

    So, I've had my pc for a while and just got it back from a friend who was fixing it, im going to invest about 500$ into new parts, (GPU,PSU,Case,And maybe a cpu or motherboard(this will determine which one)) My old gpu crapped the bed and all my ram i have suuspicions of being bad but then my...
  37. A

    Question Compatibility issue when adding RAM modules on HP G3 705 - - only recognizing single module ?

    Hi folks, I'm facing a challenging issue with upgrading the RAM on my refurbished HP G3 705 PC and could really use your expertise. The system originally came with 8GB of Hynix RAM, and I've attempted to upgrade it by adding three more 8GB modules from Dolgix, an Indian supplier. While each...
  38. JonasPC

    Question Problem with high RAM usage even though I have almost no programs open ?

    Hello, I have a problem with my RAM. As soon as I start my PC, I have a usage of around 85%, even though I have almost no programs open. Does anyone know what might be causing this and how I can fix it?
  39. tanday

    Question RAM & SSD problems ?

    i got this prebuilt PC at the end of last year. I tried to replace my old ram sticks and ssd to this new pc hoping for higher performance but it seems the ram is broken so i took it out and replace with new ram and with the ssd at first it was ok using it but after a while pc shows some error so...
  40. Ejziggy

    Question Installed new ram and no display with either the new or old sticks now.

    I just bought ddr4 2x16 Corsair Vengeance ram sticks to replace my same brand 2x8 sticks. When I put in the new sticks I'm not getting video output and when I put back in the old ones I'm now not getting display as well. I've re seated the sticks multiple times and put only one in the PC to see...