Question Running out of memory all of the sudden

[xalcer13]

Since the past weeks my pc is been constantly having memory issues when it didn't had them before. A month ago I could have over 100 tabs in Chrome open, watching videos or a streaming in the background, with Discord open in a call while playing resource heavy games without a single memory problem. Now with a few tabs in Chrome if I open a game that never gave me problems before, crashes one or both of them.

I've checked the memory in task manager and it barely gets higher than 44%, so at first I thought it could be a virus but every single scan says the pc is clean. The second option could be that is getting way hotter here, but that would turn off the pc instead of just crashing the programs. The pc haven't got any hit, so the hardware should be fine.

I really have no idea why is it happening or what to do anymore to fix it. I've been playing the game without problems for a whole year and now all of the sudden every time I want to play is a ticking bomb until it crashes.

Specs:

OS: Windows 10 Pro
Processor: i5-9600k
RAM: 16 GB
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Motherboard: Z390 AORUS PRO-CF

 

[xalcer13]

Just because hardware always worked before, doesn't discount it from blame. Half the problems on this forum happened "suddenly" so it could be something broke. I would check all the hardware and make sure


run this on CPU - https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/15951/19792/intel-processor-diagnostic-tool.html?

Try running memtest86 on each of your ram sticks, one stick at a time, up to 4 passes. Only error count you want is 0, any higher could be cause of the BSOD. Remove/replace ram sticks with errors. Memtest is created as a bootable USB so that you don’t need windows to run it

you checked drives... so I won't list them

No real tests for GPU or Motherboard. WIth GPU you run benchmarks and see if you crash. With motherboard, you check everything else and then use a process of elimination to reach a conclusion

What PSU do you have?

Processor diagnostic:





Memtest86: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vtNeh32AzUdJXE-J-4hicr5f8CRbBQJz/view?usp=share_link

I've never used the program before, so I don't know it the result are for one of both ram sticks.

The PSU I have right now is a Seasonic Focus Plus 750 Gold (SSR-750FX)

 

[SkyNetRising]

Memtest86: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vtNeh32AzUdJXE-J-4hicr5f8CRbBQJz/view?usp=share_link
I've never used the program before, so I don't know it the result are for one of both ram sticks.

Memtest:

Result

FAIL

2 ram modules tested.
Test 9 - 2 errors.

Increase dram voltage to 1.35V and redo the test.

Can you show a photo of your system with side panel removed?
(upload to imgur.com and post link)

I suspect, ram modules are in wrong slots.

 

[xalcer13]

Can you show a photo of your system with side panel removed?
(upload to imgur.com and post link)

https://imgur.com/a/llzEeul

View: https://imgur.com/a/llzEeul
Sorry for the quality

Increase dram voltage to 1.35V and redo the test.

No idea how to do that.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Sorry for the quality

As suspected
You have to place ram modules in slots A2,B2 (2nd and 4th counting from cpu).

No idea how to do that.

Go into BIOS and set DDR voltage to 1.35V
M.I.T/Advanced Voltage Settings/DRAM voltage Control

 

[xalcer13]

As suspected
You have to place ram modules in slots A2,B2 (2nd and 4th counting from cpu).

Really? I'll change them then. How different is to place them in A1, B1 instead of A2, B2? It's been running like that for years now.

Go into BIOS and set DDR voltage to 1.35V
M.I.T/Advanced Voltage Settings/DRAM voltage Control

I think I did it right. Here are the new results: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UYe7QF5CppaXcPEzEFa1CvrFGeZ4HalG/view?usp=sharing

The voltage was in Auto. Should I change it back or leave it at 1.35V?

 

[SkyNetRising]

Really? I'll change them then. How different is to place them in A1, B1 instead of A2, B2? It's been running like that for years now.

Did you change ram slots or not?

I think I did it right. Here are the new results: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UYe7QF5CppaXcPEzEFa1CvrFGeZ4HalG/view?usp=sharing

Test is still failing.

The voltage was in Auto. Should I change it back or leave it at 1.35V?

You can leave it at 1.35V.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Redo memtest with only single ram module installed.
Find, which ram module is faulty.

 

[xalcer13]

Redo memtest with only single ram module installed.
Find, which ram module is faulty.

I removed both ram sticks and tested them both with only one in the A2 slot, the one farthest from the CPU. No error in either test.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E9L_5BtnEYgXmgOh6GA5hmORizz9tcWL/view?usp=sharing

I've placed both back, now in A2 and B2.