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The less ram the better my computer runs

Discussion in 'Memory - RAM' started by Superjoe9999, Oct 15, 2019.

  1. Superjoe9999

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    Hello! I'm having a weird issue with my computer where when I run it with all 4 of my ram sticks (16 gbs) my computer freezes within minutes of start up. When I take 2 of them out my computer starts running just fine. For the life of me I can't nail down the issue. It doesn't matter what slots I use or which of the 4 sticks are in. As long as I only use 2 everything works peachy. Does anyone have an idea for a fix? It would be most appreciated

    Ive been using these for a while now:

    ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

    G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
     
  2. Tony D

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    Hi and welcome SuperJoe. First I've heard that less RAM is better :). My initial thought while reading your post was that you have a bad RAM module. You kinda proved that wrong with your experimentation. The only thing I can think of is that your RAM may be marginal regarding specs.

    For fun, have you tried booting to Safe Mode with all modules inserted?
     
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    I have and that also resulted in a frozen computer.
     
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    Scratching my head. Try running MEMTEST. It's going to take some time. It doesn't always tag RAM as bad when in fact the RAM is bad. So it's not a great test, but it's the tool we have.
     
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    That was a good idea. Sadly it came back saying there was no issue.
     
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    Try the ram sticks 1 at a time in the slot closest to the cpu.

    Also, is this a new build? Did it ever run fine with all four?
     
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    To get a accurate test on memtest you should run it on one stick at a time. Also try different slots when testing one at a time. I know it would be time consuming but that is the only sure way to tell. I was told this a long time ago by a good tech.
     
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    In this case, it's much easier, much faster, and much more accurate to just try the computer with one stick at a time.
     
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    True but he may want to try all slots one at a time could be a bad slot on the MB.
     
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    Yes of course. That's why I specified to try each stick in slot 1. If all 4 sticks boot in slot 1, then we know all the sticks are fine and it's a bad slot.

    Memtests are very time consuming, not accurate, and can't determine if the issue is the slot or the stick.
     
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    Sounds good.
     
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    Just got done trying this. No errors were found. My computer is not a new build. I've had it with all of these parts for over a year now
     
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    After trying all of the ram sticks in slot one with no errors I then tried a stick of ram in each slot individually. I also found no errors doing this.
     
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    To be clear, the procedure would be trying each stick in slot 1, then leaving slot 1 empty and try each stick in slot 2, then leave slot 2 empty...continue the same for slot 3 and 4.

    You did all that and the computer had no issue each time? If so, did you happen to play around with any bios settings? Perhaps the ram settings? Try resetting the bios settings to default. If all of this doesn't find the culprit, you might have to post on the AsRock forum.
     
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