My ram is not compatible with my mobo? (see below)

Robert_216 · May 24, 2016

I've just purchased a new 16gb (2x8) crucial ballistix sport ram. The pc booting up fine etc, but when I tried to play Star Wars Battlefront (2015), its always crashing just like Battlefield 4. I switched back the old 8gb (2x4) corsair vengeance (the red one) ram sticks, and everyting runs perfectly fine along with the two mentioned game. My mobo a gigabyte b85-d3h rev 2.0. Is there any idea, whats wrong?

Thineswar · May 24, 2016

so you mean this kit?

according to here, that kit is not supported with that motherboard. you should've checked this before you made that purchase

however, this should not be a major issue.
are your drivers up to date?
what gpu are you using?
do the crashes not happen at all with the older ram kit?

Robert_216 · May 24, 2016

Thineswar :

Yeap, that kit. The older kit works fine everytime.
My drivers up to date, and using an r9 390x gpu
If the ram incompatible, could you suggest an other mobo for a i5 4570, what is compatible this ramkits?

Thineswar · May 24, 2016

how much is your budget? and does it need to be micro atx?

Robert_216 · May 24, 2016

Thineswar :

Nope, it will be fine if it not micro atx. The pricing stay on the mid-level mobo's prices

SkyNetRising · May 24, 2016

Can you post screenshot from CPU-Z memory and spd sections?

Robert_216 · May 24, 2016

SkyNetRising :

Of course, but little later, because I am at the work.

Thineswar · May 24, 2016

after having looked through at least 10 different gigabyte motherboard's supported memory lists, i can say that they don't ever test their motherboards with that kit of ram.
this might mean that that kit is not the one at fault here.
could you post the rest of your specs?

Robert_216 · May 24, 2016

Thineswar :

Intel i5-4570
Sapphire tri-x r9 390x
Fsp epsilon 750w
OCZ Vortex 240A ssd
seagete 1tb
WD green 1tb

Thineswar · May 24, 2016

nothing seems to be off.
try running memtest86+

Robert_216 · May 24, 2016

Thineswar :

2nd times passing the memtest

Thineswar · May 24, 2016

with no error?
you are using the crucial kit right?

Robert_216 · May 24, 2016

Thineswar :

Yes, there is no problem yet

Robert_216 · May 24, 2016

SkyNetRising :

Here it is: http://imgur.com/a/fHUUP

Thineswar · May 24, 2016

2 pases should be sufficient.
i should've told you earlier but try testing the sticks individually as well.
also, have you monitored your gpu and cpu temperatures while gaming?

Robert_216 · May 24, 2016

Thineswar :

Yes, everything is good, but my cpu started to be warmer: 65c - I think, time to apply new thermal paste

SkyNetRising · May 24, 2016

Robert_216 :

Try setting CL to 10 in BIOS and see if that resolves crashing problem.

Robert_216 · May 24, 2016

SkyNetRising :

Wow. It look like a solution! I played two battlefront match without a single crash. It was a lucky guess, or it's a well known method?

SkyNetRising · May 24, 2016

It's well known fact, that decreasing performance settings can improve system stability.
Opposite is true for overclocking.
Glad it worked out for you.

Robert_216 · May 24, 2016

SkyNetRising :

I really thank you for it!!!

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