Upgraded to Z170-A, 16gig DDR4 3200 and i5 6600k = Problems

Philip_StAsaph

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Jul 30, 2016
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Hello all

I have just upgraded my PC to the specs in the thread name.
To be more specific. The RAM is:

Corsair Vengeance DDR4 2x8gb 3200.

I have only had issues with windows crashing since the upgrade. It freezes at seemingly random points. Usually one program goes, I can click on another and then a cascading of freezing until nothing works and I have to hard reboot.

I have removed 1 stick of RAM. So far my PC has been on for 10 mins and counting without error and seems to be working ok.

Does this mean the rams bust? I have some incompatibility issues? the mobo doesn't support? (the listed tested memory does include this ram but in 4x4 format)

sorry if this is covered elsewhere I did try searching but couldn't find a related article.

Thank you in advance
 
Solution
DRAM is prob fine, many 6600Ks can't handle 3200 at stock, try a small OC to the CPU and will prob be fine. Else can also try raising the DRAM voltage + 0.05 and the VCCIO voltage up + 0.075 (VCCIO feeds the MC (memory controller))

Lutfij

Titan
Moderator
1| Can you please pass on your full system's specs inclusive of your OS?
2| If you can get into BIOS without a reboot then there may be an issue with your OS or the timings of your ram. Have you made sure your BIOS is up to date?
3| Have you ruled out that the installer isn't corrupt?
4| You may want to try the stick that you've removed but as a stand alone stick to see if the slots are faulty. It's not unusual to see a board have faulty ram slots.
5| Speaking of slots, have you made sure the rams are populated in the right slots?
 

Tradesman1

Legenda in Aeternum
DRAM is prob fine, many 6600Ks can't handle 3200 at stock, try a small OC to the CPU and will prob be fine. Else can also try raising the DRAM voltage + 0.05 and the VCCIO voltage up + 0.075 (VCCIO feeds the MC (memory controller))
 
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