Blue screen with 2400 Mhz memory

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Mehdi Ameur

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Hi every one

I installed recently 4X4gb g skill trident x ram 2400 MHZ and i'm having issues, when at 2400 mhz system crashes after a minute or two (blue screen, enable to turn on screen, etc)

at 2200 mhz its ok, take time to turn on but able to play games for about 5 min

at 2000 Mhz all ok but crashed after 15 to 30 min

and at 1600 mhz its stable but still crashed after 2 hours ...

always the same screen (BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH)

i tried many thing, like incresing the voltage to 1.8, overclocking the cpu to 4.0 GHZ, i now hav 4 X 4 kingston at 1600 mhz and no more issues !!.


what can i do to know if the problem is from the hardware or not ?

And mostly, what should i avoid in order to keep my material safe ? i heard that i should never increase ram voltage over 1.65 because it can damage somethinf with the cpu ... !!

here are my specs:

- i7-4770k (not overclocked) but can do it if needed
- gtx 770 twin frozn 2gb
- 16gb G.Skill Trident x serie 4 X 4 GB at 2400 Mhz (replaced by 16gb kingston 1600 mhz)
- Asrock Z87 pro 3
- SSD kingston 128 g
- HDD WD 2 TO
- dvd player
- power supply 725 Watt, cooler master extreme 2


thank you
 
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C12Friedman
First things first... completely loading your memory banks isn't preferred (unless you need the maximum ram the board supports) I'd recommend 2x8GB if wanting to run 16GB. Using four modules puts a lot of stress on your memory controller to start with, trying to overclock 4 modules to 2400MHz IMO falls in the realm of "goal" and hoping you have a blue chip CPU.
Do you have extra cooling specifically for the ram? I'm sure you will find in your motherboard manual the recommendation for additional ram cooling if all banks are filled (regardless of speed) - even more important as you try and increase frequency
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Pinhedd

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Intel's Haswell microprocessors are tested to only DDR3-1600 at standard JEDEC specifications. JEDEC's DDR3 specifications go up to only DDR3-2133, there is no standard DDR3-2400 specification so compatibility is often an issue. This does not mean that it will not work, it just means that it is often difficult to diagnose issues when so many components are taken so far outside of their tested ranges.

High speed memory can sometimes be brought back into stable operation by boosting the memory controller voltage a tad bit, I run mine around 1.15 volts which is about 0.1 volts above the programmed default. Try this first if you haven't done so already. Do not overclock the microprocessor cores at all, test the memory controller in isolation.
 
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You prob need a slight OC to carry 2400 which isn't unusual, good thing is you have a 4770K, so simply go into the BIOS and raise the CPU multiplier to 40, that will result in a slight OC to 4.0 GHz, and that should be it, doubt you'll have to increase vCore or do anything else, then set the sticks to 2400, let me know what happens ;)
 
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C12Friedman

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First things first... completely loading your memory banks isn't preferred (unless you need the maximum ram the board supports) I'd recommend 2x8GB if wanting to run 16GB. Using four modules puts a lot of stress on your memory controller to start with, trying to overclock 4 modules to 2400MHz IMO falls in the realm of "goal" and hoping you have a blue chip CPU.
Do you have extra cooling specifically for the ram? I'm sure you will find in your motherboard manual the recommendation for additional ram cooling if all banks are filled (regardless of speed) - even more important as you try and increase frequency
 
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