Yet another RAM installation failure

iMuteYou · Nov 25, 2015

Hello!
I've recently decided to ressurect my old PC, so I started with adding more RAM. Old RAM is Kingston 2x2 GB dual-channel. I went online and got this one. I put them in, computer starts up, until the point of windows (x64) loading, where it freezes. The motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3. Then I tried removing the old memory and puttin the new one in every slot. Like this, I can see the RAM in BIOS (4GB), but it won't go past bios-loading. Could you please help me with this one?

Also, these are a couple of screenshots to Memory and SPD tab of CPU-Z: Link

Supahos · Nov 25, 2015

Try upping dram voltage to 1.55 see if that will boot... You bought 2 single sticks instead of a kit (assuming I'm reading you right) the reason they sell 2x4gb kits is to ensure they will work together

Supahos · Nov 25, 2015

Also check each stick individually... And check speeds they may be trying to run at 2000mhz with 1600 mhz memory as a leftover from your old memory

iMuteYou · Nov 25, 2015

Supahos :

I bought 1 stick of 4 GBs, I'll try upping the voltage in a couple of minutes, will get back with an answer. Thanks for your time!

Supahos · Nov 25, 2015

You'll want the new single stick closest to your cpu as its slower you want the computer to try and use its settings. They will all have to run at the speed of the slowest stick (generally)

I suspect it may have kept your 2000 speed from old sticks... when u just added the new memory I guarantee it tried to run that stick at 2000 and caused the failure

iMuteYou · Nov 25, 2015

Supahos :

Funny thing is that I suspected the old RAM wouldn't be at 2000MHz(check SS in main post)

Supahos · Nov 25, 2015

Oh you never enabled xpm on them so they were running stock speed 1333 like all memory does. No ram is plug and play above 1600 cl 11

iMuteYou · Nov 25, 2015

Supahos :

Ok, so I managed to enable xmp with the old RAM and got it to 2000mhz, which is supposed to be running. Then I added the 4gb stick I ordered online and it still does the same thing. However, with only the new RAM plugged, it got past BIOS but it froze again on windows load-up.

iMuteYou · Nov 25, 2015

Also, upping the voltage to 1.65 gives me a pixelated loading screen freeze, so I don't think this is the problem.

Supahos · Nov 25, 2015

What speed are yourunning the new stick at? It's possible its bad going from 1333 to 2000 on the old ram will help some

iMuteYou · Nov 25, 2015

Supahos :

It's defaulted to 1600, the stick's basic.

iMuteYou · Nov 25, 2015

Could it be an incompatibility with the CPU/Motherboard?

Supahos · Nov 25, 2015

Cpu, no motherboard maybe but usually no. Try enabling XMP on it by itself and see if that fixes it some ram hates default 1600 11-11-11-30 timings

iMuteYou · Nov 25, 2015

Ok, so I did some BIOS tinkering and I got windows to show me a KERNEL_SECURITY_ERROR with old+new RAM, and with just the old RAM it locks my screen resolution to 1024x768 and can't change it.

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