After installing new RAMs computer is constantly crashing,

blablaalb

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Recently I have installed new sticks of second-hand RAM. I tested them with Windows memory diagnostic tool and Memtest86 and didn't find any errors, but after installing these sticks my PC started constantly crashing. At first, I thought Windows could be the problem and reinstalled it, but it didn't help. Then I reset BIOS by choosing Load Setup Defaults in the BIOS settings, but it didn't help either. So my question is: can the RAM sticks, which passed memory tests, cause the problem?
Level Date and Time Source Event ID Task Category
Error 9/30/2018 1:48:25 AM EventLog 6008 None The previous system shutdown at 1:10:55 AM on ‎9/‎30/‎2018 was unexpected.
Error 9/30/2018 1:48:27 AM Microsoft-Windows-WER-SystemErrorReporting 1001 None The computer has rebooted from a bugcheck. The bugcheck was: 0x0000001a (0x0000000000041284, 0xfffff98003134001, 0x00000000000021a4, 0xfffff780c0000000). A dump was saved in: C:\Windows\MEMORY.DMP. Report Id: 093018-15646-01.
 

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I don't remember how long did it run, but today I have replaced these sticks to new ones and the problem has gone. Apparently, these sticks were causing the problem. How long does Memtest need to run for?
 

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I usually recommend 8hr to overnight with no errors.