Dear forum,
Long story short - I have somehow ended up with 2 sticks of 8GB DDR3-2133 Memory with 204-pin form factor, on my Asus Z97-A motherboard. It is sadly too late to exchange these.
My desktop now has 1-3 minute freezes after startup. It can take everything from 1 to 5 min. from startup before this happens. This can happen multiple times, but then stop after max 20 min., where the system then runs fine. I am almost completely sure, from reading around and using pcpartpicker.com, that this problem stems from the aforementioned form factor issue.
Question
My question is: Is there anything I can do to stabilize my system? Or do I have to give the sticks away to someone who'll be able to use them, and then buy new ones?
I have tried safe mode, which somehow seems to fix the problem, but have been unable to recreate this outside of safe mode, no matter which services or software I disabled.
My system is as follows:
Intel - Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler
Asus - Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
HyperX Impact Black Series - DDR3L - 16 GB: 2 x 8 GB - SO DIMM 204-PIN
MSI - GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card
Corsair - Enthusiast 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Thanks
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Update
The sticks used are: HyperX Impact Black Series - DDR3L - 16 GB: 2 x 8 GB - SO DIMM 204-PIN.
These were not forced into the motherboard, but seemed to fit correctly. I apologize for the big mistake.
Long story short - I have somehow ended up with 2 sticks of 8GB DDR3-2133 Memory with 204-pin form factor, on my Asus Z97-A motherboard. It is sadly too late to exchange these.
My desktop now has 1-3 minute freezes after startup. It can take everything from 1 to 5 min. from startup before this happens. This can happen multiple times, but then stop after max 20 min., where the system then runs fine. I am almost completely sure, from reading around and using pcpartpicker.com, that this problem stems from the aforementioned form factor issue.
Question
My question is: Is there anything I can do to stabilize my system? Or do I have to give the sticks away to someone who'll be able to use them, and then buy new ones?
I have tried safe mode, which somehow seems to fix the problem, but have been unable to recreate this outside of safe mode, no matter which services or software I disabled.
My system is as follows:
Intel - Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler
Asus - Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
HyperX Impact Black Series - DDR3L - 16 GB: 2 x 8 GB - SO DIMM 204-PIN
MSI - GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card
Corsair - Enthusiast 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Thanks
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Update
The sticks used are: HyperX Impact Black Series - DDR3L - 16 GB: 2 x 8 GB - SO DIMM 204-PIN.
These were not forced into the motherboard, but seemed to fit correctly. I apologize for the big mistake.