So I was getting random bluescreen errors and traced it to a memory issue. I ran memtest86 and got thousands of errors, removed the 2nd and 4th stick of RAM and got no errors. My first attempted fix was to replace the RAM. I had bought my RAM about 2 months prior and it was a 4pck of G.SKILL Ripjaws V series 16GB ea. So I went to Micro Center and bought 2 sticks of the same RAM and slotted them in, thousands of errors again. I happened to have a duplicate motherboard (Asus ROG Strix Z390-E) around for a build I was putting together for my wife. It was brand new, never opened so I figured what the hell lets swap it out and see if the 2 slots were faulty. So I swapped out the motherboard and again thousands of errors. When I removed the 2nd and 4th sticks again everything went back to fine and memtest reported no errors. All drivers are up to date and windows is up to date as well. I have Kasperski Anti-Virus and no issues have ever been found by it. I have never had any heat issues with the computer either. I have been using the computer for awhile now with only 2 sticks and everything works fine but I hate having all this RAM sitting around that I can't use simply because I don't know what to do to fix the issue. If anyone has any advice I would greatly appreciate it. PC specs below.
Processor - Intel Core i7-8700K
RAM - 32 gig G.SKILL Ripjaws V series
Motherboard - Asus ROG Strix Z390-E
GPU - RTX 3080
PSU - EVGA SuperNOVA 650G+
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System agent voltage - 1.2
Vccio - 1.2
Tried various speeds from 1800MHz to 3000MHz
Update: tried reinstalling the original set and clearing the CMOS, unfortunately no change.
I swapped the RAM from slots 2 and 4 with 1 and 3 and no change with that either.
Processor - Intel Core i7-8700K
RAM - 32 gig G.SKILL Ripjaws V series
Motherboard - Asus ROG Strix Z390-E
GPU - RTX 3080
PSU - EVGA SuperNOVA 650G+
Edit:
System agent voltage - 1.2
Vccio - 1.2
Tried various speeds from 1800MHz to 3000MHz
Update: tried reinstalling the original set and clearing the CMOS, unfortunately no change.
I swapped the RAM from slots 2 and 4 with 1 and 3 and no change with that either.
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