Question Issues with testing RAM that might be damaged ?

[Blue_Whale]

Hey.

I have two DDR3 kits, I would like to test, but I am not sure if they are damaged, or potentially could damage the "new" motherboard. .......

My very old system, dropped dead out of the sky ....... I removed the two DDR3 sticks, marked them A and B, and put in a single replacement stick, and it ran perfectly for 6 months ........ until it crashed. tried again with another single stick, but this time, the dear old thing did'nt wake up........ I'm thinking the ram sockets got fried and / or the ram is damaged.

My question is, is there a risk of damaging the ram sockets on the "new" motherboard, by trying to use the two above mentioned, DDR3 kits.

Thanks in advance.

 

[falcon291]

Not very likely and the new mainboard will also be old and cheap, so go ahead.

 

[Blue_Whale]

Not very likely and the new mainboard will also be old and cheap, so go ahead.

Thanks, still, my new motherboard was pretty hard to find in my part of the woods ........

 

[falcon291]

Thanks, still, my new motherboard was pretty hard to find in my part of the woods ........

As I wrote not very likely. Of course, there is always some chance that a broken component can damage the mainboard albeit it is not that much.