- Mar 31, 2016
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So I got new ram for my 4 year old Dell XPS 8300. And I've been having issues. My pc experiences periodic system crashes (usually once every 2-3 days) to the point that I don't even get a bsod.
The new ram I got is Kingston 4GB 1600mhz, PC3-12800, CL 11, 1.5V. While my old ram was Kingston 2GB 1333mhz, PC3-10600, CL 9, 1.5V. Now I only had enough money to replace 2 sticks out of 4 of my old ram. So I'm technically mixing these two sets of ram together, 2 of the new one and 2 of the old ones but they're both of the same brand. I have the two sticks of new ram in sockets 1 and 3 and the old ram is occupying slots 2 and 4. Now I've ran multiple tests like the windows diagnostic memory tool, and memtest and they've all came back positive with no issues. My plan is to replace the last two sticks of my old memory when I can because I'm thinking maybe there's a conflict between the timings of the old ram and the timings of the new ram. However I'm not sure. I don't want to buy new ram and have the same issues still exist. I know that the specs for the new ram can work on my my PC because I went to the crucial website and found the same ram with the exact same specs for Kingston ram. So I'm wondering what the issues can be and what are my options.
System Specs:
Dell XPS 8300, Core i5-2320 @ 3.00ghz Sandy Bridge
Motherboard model: Dell 0Y2MRG, Bios: A06
The new ram I got is Kingston 4GB 1600mhz, PC3-12800, CL 11, 1.5V. While my old ram was Kingston 2GB 1333mhz, PC3-10600, CL 9, 1.5V. Now I only had enough money to replace 2 sticks out of 4 of my old ram. So I'm technically mixing these two sets of ram together, 2 of the new one and 2 of the old ones but they're both of the same brand. I have the two sticks of new ram in sockets 1 and 3 and the old ram is occupying slots 2 and 4. Now I've ran multiple tests like the windows diagnostic memory tool, and memtest and they've all came back positive with no issues. My plan is to replace the last two sticks of my old memory when I can because I'm thinking maybe there's a conflict between the timings of the old ram and the timings of the new ram. However I'm not sure. I don't want to buy new ram and have the same issues still exist. I know that the specs for the new ram can work on my my PC because I went to the crucial website and found the same ram with the exact same specs for Kingston ram. So I'm wondering what the issues can be and what are my options.
System Specs:
Dell XPS 8300, Core i5-2320 @ 3.00ghz Sandy Bridge
Motherboard model: Dell 0Y2MRG, Bios: A06
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