[SOLVED] RAM or Mobo Issue?

[MrThankUvryMuch]

Hello,

I recently built my first PC, and it was working great for a month or so, really loved it and still do. I have run into an issue, though, and I believe either my motherboard or RAM is defective. My specs are below for reference to potential issues. I'm heavily leaning towards the RAM being the culprit but I still want to ask in case. So to start, I started to have bluescreens a couple weeks ago infrequently and ignored them, but today I had two within the space of 30 minutes and recorded the error codes. "PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA" and "MEMORY_MANAGEMENT". These both related to RAM as a possible cause, so I ran the Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool and it did say I had a hardware issue with the RAM. My RAM is dual channel, so I took out one stick and ran it again, and it found I had hardware issues. So I thought that was the defective stick. Well, I removed that stick and put in the other one to make sure, and with that other stick there isn't even a signal being output to the monitor. I switched them out again and got the same results: One works but the diagnostic tool says it has issues, and the other doesn't even output a signal. So I ask: Is this my RAM or my motherboard? I think it's just both sticks are defective, since they both display issues and I get different results with each stick being plugged in one at a time, but isn't that extremely unlikely? I'm not sure, I could use some guidance here. Thank you.

Specs: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8RF3LJ

 

[Vic 40]

Looking at what you tell just rma the ram.Seems indeed the problem.

 

[MrThankUvryMuch]

Looking at what you tell just rma the ram.Seems indeed the problem.

I agree. I'll do that now. Thanks!

 

[Vic 40]

You're welcome.😊

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

reading your next thread that has been closed:

No, no board manufacturer just has problems with "fast" RAM. and if your memory is rated for 3200, then the memory's default speed is not 2133. this is just you needing to load it's proper XMP or set it up yourself in the BIOS. "overclocked" would mean anything over 3200, you have it "underclocked" at 3000.

Both sticks, then the "dead" stick by itself, and then the seemingly faulty stick by itself

one is "faulty" and one is "dead"? then the system would not boot at all or would fail with an error on the post screen.

with diagnostic pointing to problems, it is more than likely the RAM itself. even if they may function properly now or even some of the time, there's a good chance of failure(s) in the future. it probably is best that you have RMA'd them.

did you ever try your friend's memory in your motherboard to test the DIMM slots?

 

[MrThankUvryMuch]

reading your next thread that has been closed:

No, no board manufacturer just has problems with "fast" RAM. and if your memory is rated for 3200, then the memory's default speed is not 2133. this is just you needing to load it's proper XMP or set it up yourself in the BIOS. "overclocked" would mean anything over 3200, you have it "underclocked" at 3000.

one is "faulty" and one is "dead"? then the system would not boot at all or would fail with an error on the post screen.

with diagnostic pointing to problems, it is more than likely the RAM itself. even if they may function properly now or even some of the time, there's a good chance of failure(s) in the future. it probably is best that you have RMA'd them.

did you ever try your friend's memory in your motherboard to test the DIMM slots?

Oh, I should've marked this thread as answered. I did test my friend's RAM (he has the exact same), and problems were still detected with the diagnostic. Turns my RAM is incompatible with my CPU at any speed above 2666mhz. I always thought it was odd that I could never clock it to 3200 without a post fail, now I know why. So i just bought the fastest compatible RAM I could find for a trade in at 3000mhz.