Getting BSOD, possible RAM problem

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I've been having troubles with my Windows 7 recently. When I normally use my PC, everything stops responding, but my mouse and keyboard are still active. For example, if I'm playing a video game such as CS:GO, it will randomly stop responding and Alt-Tabbing gets me nowhere. Chrome also stops and eventually I can't use my desktop. From here, it does one of two things: BSOD, or everything starts working again if I wait long enough.

I've reformatted but that didn't help, so I assumed it was a hardware problem.
So I tried switching my RAM slots. This temporarily fixed my problem. Things would be fine for a day or two and then everything stops responding again. So I'd switch them again until the same thing happens.

I'm guessing I need to get new RAM, but I want to make sure that I'm not wrong. I'm not very good with this stuff

PC specs:
Intel Core i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz
ASUSTeK P8P67-LE Motherboard
ADATA Premier Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 AD3U1333C4G9-DRH
CORSAIR CX series CX500 PSU
EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Crucial M4 CT256M4SSD2 2.5" 256GB SSD
 
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dwatterworth

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Can you try turning all power options under windows control panel to high power/high performance? It sounds very similar to windows trying to shut off devices it thinks aren't being utilized such as the ssd.

I had the exact same symptoms with failing hard drives on some prebuilt machines in the office and didn't get anywhere until I tried disabling any auto-power saving options.
 
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ADATA, by most people is classed as lower range budget memory.
A few forum users here would not recommend it.
And would probably suggest a better brand of ram.

You should do a memory test of the current sticks in your system.
You can do this if you have a windows install DVD by using the system tools, or advanced repair options.

I would give it a tow or three memory pass test.
You should of course also check that memory is running at the correct speed, timing values and voltage. The information can be found on a sticker of each ram stick or module.

You should check that the settings match what the memory states on the sticker.
And verify the values in question are also set right or detected correctly by the bios of your mother board.

If if turns out they are not then you should set all of the correct values stated on the memory stick into the setting fields for the memory.

You can often get errors due to the wrong timing values or what are called Latency values of memory.
Or when it is under a lot of load or working hard, the voltage often needs a slight tweak in Mv Milli volts to keep it stable under heavy load.

You could always also test one stick at a time.
Because it`s rare for two to fail exactly at the same time.
 
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