Faulty RAM issue?

Nathan Hill

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For Quite a long time now, I have encountered a few issues that no one has been able to help me solve. I have determined I might have been going about it the wrong way.

Symptoms
Some times programs, especially video games, fail to start, giving me the generic "Has stopped working" error. This error is usually replicated though playing a game. exiting, trying to play it again. usually a reboot fixes it, sometimes I have to reboot multiple times (People tell me it is a registry error, no amount of registry cleaning/repairing has solved it)

I get BSoDs especially during intensive actions. a common cause would be alt tabbing to my second screen while playing a game and trying to load up Twitch or Youtube. (Usually told GPU fault, brought a new one recently and the issue is still present)

Sometimes it will take an unusually long time to load up Chrome and my saved Tabs, often times this is quick, when it does take a long time, a lot of things seem to become unresponsive such as trying to open folders, move icons on my desktop and even trying to minimize chrome.(Usually told connection issue, or a chrome issue)

I wonder if these 3 symptoms together could point to RAM?
 

Markkk

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Most Definitely Easy to check and hard to diagnose

Usual Culprit is incorrect ram Voltage which cause the issues you are experiencing
Typically a cheap Motherboard with Cheap High Voltage Ram and the Motherboard Cannot deliver the Ram Voltage Required. So under any load the system falls over

In bios you can check the Ram Voltage you MB is supplying (Or check Manual)
An Inspection of the Actual Ram chip will show its voltage on the Chip.. Or a search on the Vendors Ram should say what Voltage it needs.
 

Nathan Hill

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hmm, about a year ago I had a surge problem and I lost my mobo and PSU. I build my rig for gaming so I do my research and buy for high end gaming. however I realize now the RAM may have been damaged by the surge. I thought I bought new RAM but now that I think back, I don't think i did since it had survived.

 

Markkk

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Memory Test

Here's how to get started:

Step 1: Open the Start Menu and type in mdsched.exe, then press enter.

Step 2. A pop-up will appear on your screen, asking how you'd like to go about checking the memory. The first option will restart your machine and check the memory right now, and the second option checks the next time you choose to reboot. Pick the option that best suits your needs.

Step 3: Your computer will load a screen that shows the progress of the check and number of passes it will run on the memory. Watch the memory diagnostic tool for errors. If there are no errors, then it's likely that your RAM is not causing any issues, and it's time to investigate other hardware or software issues.

Or use MemTest86 a free memory tool
 

Nathan Hill

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I have used the memory test a few times before. but unless I was missing a step. upon restart there was no indication or notifications. unless there is an issue with my notifications bar.

I will give Mentest86 a try