RAM Causing Blue Screen?

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HaydosD

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I built a computer a while ago, and it has been going absolutely fine.

However I just added another 8GB stick of RAM to total 16GB, as well as removing a WiFi card. The only difference between the RAM is that the newer stick has the max speed of 1866MHz, compared to 1600Mhz on my old one.

Adding this RAM seems to be causing my computer to blue screen with DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION. From what I have read it seems that this error is to do with the computer not responding in time, and just before it blue screens it slows down a lot.

So basically what I would like to know is: Is this new stick of RAM making my computer blue screen, and if not what is and how do I fix it?

Cheers
 
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So, are you saying I should just take it out?
They are the same brand (G.SKILL Ripjaws), same quantity (8GB).
The only difference is the speed, but it gets limited to 1600MHz anyway as my mobo doesn't "support" 1866MHz, and the original stick limits the new one too.
 
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Even the same frequency/timing ripjaws could be different from set to set. They could have different ICs entirely, single rank instead of dual rank, pcb revisions, ect. This is why mixing RAM yields mixed results.
 
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Mkay, so ... I honestly dont know if it makes difference, or what to do lmao.. but Speecy is saying I only have single channel, shouldn't it be dual? http://gyazo.com/d391b0a3a69bf56e8d230a92684872f9
 
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My mobo "Supports Dual Channel DDR3 1600", so should I have it on that setting?

EDIT: mobo link for reference: http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Fatal1ty%20H97%20Performance/
 
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Righto, so turns out I'm just dumb and place RAM stick in right slot so that fixed Dual Channel problem.

As for blue screens, I will just have to run it for a bit to see if it has fixed it or not, and if not I guess I just stop using new RAM stick...

Thanks a bunch for the help.
 
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