My pc: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FJVJ7W
I have the PC speced above in the pcpartpicker. I originally installed and ran windows with 32gb of ram and was stable for a few days. Then I started seeing BSOD's. I decided I would try to update my bios. Doing this resulted in failure to boot windows and boot loops. I decided to revert back to my stock bios, windows booted right back up. More BSOD's. So on to memtest86 (with 4 sticks). An hour in, I saw 215 errors on test 6. That was enough to see.
In an effort to find the bad ram, I reduced my ram by 50%. Stick 1 and stick 2 in DIMM slot 1 and dimm slot 2 (red slots). I ran memtest for 7 hours. ZERO errors
I then took those sticks out and put stick 3 and stick 4 into DIMM slot 3 and DIMM slot 4 (black slots). I ran memtest for 8 hours. ZERO errors.
I then took those sticks out and put sticks 1 and 2 back in, but this time into DIMM slots 3 and 4 (black slots). ZERO errors. This is where my test stopped, I put sticks 3 and 4 back in the red slot, removed stick 1 and 2, rebooted and right to windows without issues. Its been stable since.
This however does not satisfy me as I have 16gb of memory doing nothing and 2 open slots. I want them installed. I am currently out of ideas.
Is my motherboard bad?
Is it just memory voltage issues?
is my CPU bad?
Any further troubleshooting steps, ideas, opinions or anything else that can help is greatly appreciated!
I have the PC speced above in the pcpartpicker. I originally installed and ran windows with 32gb of ram and was stable for a few days. Then I started seeing BSOD's. I decided I would try to update my bios. Doing this resulted in failure to boot windows and boot loops. I decided to revert back to my stock bios, windows booted right back up. More BSOD's. So on to memtest86 (with 4 sticks). An hour in, I saw 215 errors on test 6. That was enough to see.
In an effort to find the bad ram, I reduced my ram by 50%. Stick 1 and stick 2 in DIMM slot 1 and dimm slot 2 (red slots). I ran memtest for 7 hours. ZERO errors
I then took those sticks out and put stick 3 and stick 4 into DIMM slot 3 and DIMM slot 4 (black slots). I ran memtest for 8 hours. ZERO errors.
I then took those sticks out and put sticks 1 and 2 back in, but this time into DIMM slots 3 and 4 (black slots). ZERO errors. This is where my test stopped, I put sticks 3 and 4 back in the red slot, removed stick 1 and 2, rebooted and right to windows without issues. Its been stable since.
This however does not satisfy me as I have 16gb of memory doing nothing and 2 open slots. I want them installed. I am currently out of ideas.
Is my motherboard bad?
Is it just memory voltage issues?
is my CPU bad?
Any further troubleshooting steps, ideas, opinions or anything else that can help is greatly appreciated!