- Oct 14, 2021
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I've been having some random bluescreens and game crashes recently and I've now isolated the variables down to two main culprits: the motherboard and the RAM.
Here are my specs:
CPU: Intel i5-11600K
GPU: EVGA RTX 3060
PSU: EVGA 850
Mobo: Gigabyte Z590 UD AC
(NOTE: first PCI-E slot was malfunctional (bsod/reboot loops) but the second slot seems functional. Not sure if these (more infrequent) BSODs are from a malfunctioning mobo though.)
RAM: Teamgroup DDR4 2666 (from another computer. I took it from an older build, put it in an antistatic bag and bubble wrap, and brought it to America as carry-on luggage)
Errors: random BSODs (Kmode exception not handled, irql not less or equal, page fault in nonpaged area, dpc watchdog violation)
Game crashes (LoL, Apex, Destiny): All of them point to 0xC0000005, access violation error, which can range from faulty ram to corrupted system files.
So far I have: ran disk check, ran memtest86 several times (all passed), ran windows memory diagnostics, sfc /scannow, DISM /restorehealth, reset windows, ran as admin in all of those games, etc etc.
I've spent around $400 dollars just on repairs and the whole build cost around $1600 to assemble. I'm sick and tired of my computer having issues, but also I don't want to spend another 100 on a new set of RAM and encounter these issues again, so I just want to be sure if this is a RAM issue or something else.
Should I run memtest a couple more times just to be sure, or should I just get a new pair of RAM?
Here are my specs:
CPU: Intel i5-11600K
GPU: EVGA RTX 3060
PSU: EVGA 850
Mobo: Gigabyte Z590 UD AC
(NOTE: first PCI-E slot was malfunctional (bsod/reboot loops) but the second slot seems functional. Not sure if these (more infrequent) BSODs are from a malfunctioning mobo though.)
RAM: Teamgroup DDR4 2666 (from another computer. I took it from an older build, put it in an antistatic bag and bubble wrap, and brought it to America as carry-on luggage)
Errors: random BSODs (Kmode exception not handled, irql not less or equal, page fault in nonpaged area, dpc watchdog violation)
Game crashes (LoL, Apex, Destiny): All of them point to 0xC0000005, access violation error, which can range from faulty ram to corrupted system files.
So far I have: ran disk check, ran memtest86 several times (all passed), ran windows memory diagnostics, sfc /scannow, DISM /restorehealth, reset windows, ran as admin in all of those games, etc etc.
I've spent around $400 dollars just on repairs and the whole build cost around $1600 to assemble. I'm sick and tired of my computer having issues, but also I don't want to spend another 100 on a new set of RAM and encounter these issues again, so I just want to be sure if this is a RAM issue or something else.
Should I run memtest a couple more times just to be sure, or should I just get a new pair of RAM?
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