Ram only works sometimes

[vinnyvilla951]

My PC components:
AsRock N68-GS4 FX 2.0
AMD FX-6300
NVidia GTX 1050ti
Thermaltake Smart 600W
Corsair Value Select 8GB RAM
1TB WD HDD

The problem:
So basically everything in this computer is new, except the RAM and the HDD. So after the computer was built (like 2 weeks ago) it ran fine for the first week, at the end of the first week the computer didn't boot up, the symptoms were that of not having any memory on the computer (fans spinning but no power to my keyboard or mouse, and no video showing on the monitor), so I cleaned and reseated the RAM and the computer worked fine for another few days, now for the past 2 days I've had to reseat the RAM every morning to be able to turn on the computer.
I've ran memtest86 on it for about 5/6 hours and there were no errors, I'm kinda stuck now not knowing if it's really the RAM, or maybe the motherboard slot that may be faulty, and I don't really know how to pinpoint the issue.

 

[Calvin7]

Corsair CMV8GX3M1A1333C9 8GB (1x8GB) DDR3 1333 MHz

Corsair CMV8GX3M1A1600C11 8GB (1x8GB) DDR3 1600MHz

Do you think you have one of these? Do you leave BIOS setting on [Auto]?

 

[vinnyvilla951]

Corsair CMV8GX3M1A1333C9 8GB (1x8GB) DDR3 1333 MHz

Corsair CMV8GX3M1A1600C11 8GB (1x8GB) DDR3 1600MHz

Do you think you have one of these? Do you leave BIOS setting on [Auto]?

I have the CMV8GX3M1A1333C9 8GB, I had my BIOS setting to [Auto] but I now changed it to 1333Mhz before seeing your answer, but I can't say if it worked since my computer normally boots up if it hasn't been turned off for a long time, I also set the voltage to 1.53V since it said it was a 1.5V RAM, and the minimum on the [Auto] option was 1.48V

 

[scout_03]

this is your ram and max it will go is1333 at 1.5 volts and work in single channel https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Memory/Mainstream-Memory/Corsair-Memory-%E2%80%94-8GB-DDR3-Memory-Kit/p/CMV8GX3M1A1333C9 so you could not get higher speed .

 

[vinnyvilla951]

this is your ram and max it will go is1333 at 1.5 volts and work in single channel https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Memory/Mainstream-Memory/Corsair-Memory-%E2%80%94-8GB-DDR3-Memory-Kit/p/CMV8GX3M1A1333C9 so you could not get higher speed .

I never set it at a higher speed, I simply left it at [Auto] before now, and now I put it at 1333Mhz, and I put 1.53V on the BIOS since there's no option for 1.5V, should I put the voltage back to [Auto] or leave it at 1.53V ?

Also on the performance tab of my task manager it shows 1638 MHz even though my RAM doesn't get up to that speed, and in the BIOS it's set to 1333Mhz (the correct speed of the RAM).

 

[scout_03]

put voltage back to auto and use cpu-z spd and memory tab to read ram speed and jedec settings post result of both here and witch slot your ram is in .

 

[vinnyvilla951]

put voltage back to auto and use cpu-z spd and memory tab to read ram speed and jedec settings post result of both here and witch slot your ram is in .

I put the voltage back to auto and the results of CPU-Z are in the spoiler below, my RAM is in slot #2

Spoiler

Memory SPD
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

DIMM # 1
SMBus address 0x51
Memory type DDR3
Module format UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) Corsair (7F7F9E0000000000000000)
Size 8192 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC3-10700 (667 MHz)
Part number CMV8GX3M1A1333C9
Manufacturing date Week 08/Year 12
Number of banks 8
Nominal Voltage 1.50 Volts
EPP no
XMP no
AMP no
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 6.0-6-6-17-22 @ 457 MHz
JEDEC #2 7.0-7-7-20-26 @ 533 MHz
JEDEC #3 9.0-9-9-24-33 @ 666 MHz

DIMM # 1
SPD registers
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F
00 92 11 0B 02 04 21 00 09 03 11 01 08 0C 00 2C 00
10 69 78 69 30 69 11 20 81 20 08 3C 3C 00 F0 83 81
20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
30 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0F 22 65 01
40 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
50 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
60 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
70 00 00 00 00 00 02 9E 01 0C 08 00 00 00 00 4C 3D
80 43 4D 56 38 47 58 33 4D 31 41 31 33 33 33 43 39
90 20 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
A0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
B0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
C0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
D0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
E0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
F0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

 

[scout_03]

so she work at 1333 and try her in slot one but she will still work in a single channel .

 

[vinnyvilla951]

so she work at 1333 and try her in slot one but she will still work in a single channel .

So for me to try her in slot #1 I'd need to move my CPU Cooler (A Hyper212x) because the way it's set up it's over the first slot, so I'd need to change it's orientation, the thermal paste on it and everything, and I'm only going to be able to do so tonight, is there anything else I can test or send to you in the meantime ?

 

[scout_03]

only remove the fan and put ram in slot one the put back fan on cooler to go over ram should work you might not have to remove it and on the amd keep it from fonrt to back for air flow .

 

[vinnyvilla951]

only remove he fan and put ram in slot one the put back fan on cooler to go over ram should work you might not have to remove it and on the amd keep it from fonrt to back for air flow .

Yeah I wasn't the one who set it up, the airflow is currently down to up, so the cooler itself is turned sideways, I gotta turn it straight up, that's why I'm going to do so a little bit later, and then I can change the RAM to the first slot.

 

[scout_03]

could you post a picture of the inside with your case name and model .

 

[vinnyvilla951]

http://imgur.com/HvRb0cY
http://imgur.com/Zew5BnU

Those are the pics.
As you can see, it's no possible to use the first slot, although I'm going to turn my cooler now to try it, I was considering it, since I wanted to test the firstslot, to see if it wasn't slot related.

 

[scout_03]

in the same dust it off and see it you could had a exhaust fan and are you able to get fan in the front panel to create a air flow .

 

[vinnyvilla951]

Yeah, I'll see if I can put some fans in the front, when I change the cooler and the RAM slot what should I send to you ? The CPU-Z Memory diagnostic like I sent you before?

 

[scout_03]

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[vinnyvilla951]

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Yeah I tried to change the orientation of the Hyper 212X and couldn't do it, the screws end up below the heatsink do I can't actually screw then, I just dusted the computer and went back to the way it was, again the computer didn't boot, so I had to reseat the RAM once more, even though I took it off to work on the cooler, and put it back on just before turning the computer on again, it's still working normally as long as I keep it on.

 

[Calvin7]

1333MHz is the wrong speed for FX CPU. It is for AM3 CPUs.

You can use 1866MHz with one DIMM per channel with an FX CPU.
You can use 1600MHz with two DIMMs per channel with an FX CPU. Since your motherboard has 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots, this is not an issue.

NVIDIA nForce 630a Chipset was released in 2007. Not a real high quality motherboard model for AM3+. I would try using memory with higher speed.

 

[vinnyvilla951]

1333MHz is the wrong speed for FX CPU. It is for AM3 CPUs.

You can use 1866MHz with one DIMM per channel with an FX CPU.
You can use 1600MHz with two DIMMs per channel with an FX CPU. Since your motherboard has 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots, this is not an issue.

NVIDIA nForce 630a Chipset was released in 2007. Not a real high quality motherboard model for AM3+. I would try using memory with higher speed.

Oh I get it, but can using a 1333MHz RAM cause what I'm experiencing ? The after it's been for some time I have to reseat it ? Because when I'm with the computer on it works perfectly, I can play games, browse the internet, download stuff, with no problems whatsoever, and it did work for about a week without giving me this problem, can it be the cause of the problem, or is it just that it'd be better if I had a faster RAM ?

 

[scout_03]

well you could keep it this way for now but if you gone get ram your better to check for a system upgrade .

 

[vinnyvilla951]

So guys, I was able to use slot #1 on my motherboard without having to change the orientation on my CPU cooler and the computer booted right up with my RAM. Before that I also tried a different RAM (A Corsair Vengeance 4GB 1600MHz) on slot #2 and the same thing that was happening before happened again, computer simply didn't boot up. And I also tested my RAM on another computer and it worked fine, booted straight up. So I'm certain that it's a motherboard slot problem, I'm going to get it replaced whenever I'm able to, thanks for all the help.

 

[scout_03]

your welcome did you check the board user manual slot one could be for single ram module and the use both for dual .