I have been struggling with this for two days and I'm still not sure what the heck is going on. I either have a bad memory or a bad motherboard.
This is my build:
ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA
Intel Core i9-13900K - Core i9 13th Gen Raptor Lake 24-Core (8P+16E)
2x - CORSAIR Vengeance DDR5 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 5200 (PC5-41600) C40 1.25V Intel XMP Memory CMH32GX5M2B5200C40
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 15 Gbps GDRR6 192-Bit HDMI/DP
Corsair RMx Series (2021), RM850x, 850 Watt, GOLD
Noctua NH-U12A, Premium CPU Cooler with High-Performance Quiet NF-A12x25 PWM Fans
CORSAIR 7000D AIRFLOW Full-Tower ATX PC Case
I finally traced the problem of not booting, BSOD, and widows randomly closing to memory issues.
I tried two sticks at a time, both in A1-B1 and A2-B2, and the computer seems to be OK - using all four kills me.
Since ASUS provides AIDA64, I used that to benchmark the memory - two sticks at a time, in all four slots.
Here are the results: View: https://imgur.com/a/N25tHv9
Starting from the top: DRAMSet1 - A1-B1 slots, DRAM Set1 - A2-B2 slots, DRAM Set 2- A1-B1 slots, DRAM Set2 - A2-B2 slots.
Look at the "North Bridge Clock Clock" and Memory Type in each image.
In Set1 - North Bridge Clock goes from 800MHz to 1700MHz, Memory Type goes from DDR5-4000 to DDR5-4800
In Set 2- North Bridge clock stays steady at 4600Mhz, but Memory Type goes from DDR5-4000 to DDR5-4800 (same as set 1).
The BIOS is set to complete AUTO in every single thing.
So, to recap, any two sets work just fine, but if I put in all four sticks the system becomes unstable and sometimes will not even boot.
Do I have bad memory, or do I have a whacky motherboard?
Anything you can do to help would be greatly appreciated.
Sorry guys, I can't figure out how to make all four images show up - if you link on the imgur link you can see all four. Never mind, I'm an idiot.
This is my build:
ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA
Intel Core i9-13900K - Core i9 13th Gen Raptor Lake 24-Core (8P+16E)
2x - CORSAIR Vengeance DDR5 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 5200 (PC5-41600) C40 1.25V Intel XMP Memory CMH32GX5M2B5200C40
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 15 Gbps GDRR6 192-Bit HDMI/DP
Corsair RMx Series (2021), RM850x, 850 Watt, GOLD
Noctua NH-U12A, Premium CPU Cooler with High-Performance Quiet NF-A12x25 PWM Fans
CORSAIR 7000D AIRFLOW Full-Tower ATX PC Case
I finally traced the problem of not booting, BSOD, and widows randomly closing to memory issues.
I tried two sticks at a time, both in A1-B1 and A2-B2, and the computer seems to be OK - using all four kills me.
Since ASUS provides AIDA64, I used that to benchmark the memory - two sticks at a time, in all four slots.
Here are the results: View: https://imgur.com/a/N25tHv9
Starting from the top: DRAMSet1 - A1-B1 slots, DRAM Set1 - A2-B2 slots, DRAM Set 2- A1-B1 slots, DRAM Set2 - A2-B2 slots.
Look at the "North Bridge Clock Clock" and Memory Type in each image.
In Set1 - North Bridge Clock goes from 800MHz to 1700MHz, Memory Type goes from DDR5-4000 to DDR5-4800
In Set 2- North Bridge clock stays steady at 4600Mhz, but Memory Type goes from DDR5-4000 to DDR5-4800 (same as set 1).
The BIOS is set to complete AUTO in every single thing.
So, to recap, any two sets work just fine, but if I put in all four sticks the system becomes unstable and sometimes will not even boot.
Do I have bad memory, or do I have a whacky motherboard?
Anything you can do to help would be greatly appreciated.
Sorry guys, I can't figure out how to make all four images show up - if you link on the imgur link you can see all four. Never mind, I'm an idiot.
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