BSOD when using a certain RAM slot

GertV · 18 Jul 2016

Hello

I've been having this BSOD issue for quite some time now during certain games and finally decided I should do something about it.

Things I have done already:

formatted my pc
memtest (two times overnight no issues found)
Updated bios to a new version but not the newest
played around with my RAM sticks

The last thing is where things get interesting. I've got 4 slots on my motherboard as per the manual I am using slot A2 and B2. However this configuration gives me a BSOD after 5-1 hour of stress testing(prime985)When I run one stick in slot A2 it is having the same issue. When I put the same stick in B2 there is no issue for over 8+ hours (longest I've run it for). I've tried reading and understanding the minidump files but came up blank. So I am hoping a more experienced guy can help me out with my issues. But my guess right now is that my MB has become defective, I really hope this is not the case though

essenbe · 18 Jul 2016

Put the other stick in B2 and test it. That should tell you something.

GertV · 18 Jul 2016

I'm doing that now, really hoping someone can find a hint in the crashdump / other information though.

essenbe · 18 Jul 2016

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And turn off driver verifier.

GertV · 18 Jul 2016

essenbe said:

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And turn off driver verifier.

Added more information, and I already have it turned off. Because when I had it on to test, my computer wouldn't even boot anymore so I had to do system restore.

essenbe · 18 Jul 2016

The purpose of Driver Verifier is to make your computer BSOD.

essenbe · 18 Jul 2016

Let's see what happens to the Ram test.

GertV · 19 Jul 2016

Did the test with stick 1 and 2 in slot B2 and it worked both times. The moment I move one to A2 it starts failing again.

essenbe · 19 Jul 2016

That sounds like a bad motherboard slot. See what happens if you put the sticks in slots the other 2 slots.

essenbe · 19 Jul 2016

Please let me know if you have any BSODs with the ram in the other 2 slots. I feel confident you have a bad Dimm slot. I just want to see if you have just 1 bad slot or more than 1. A bad stick of ram will throw errors in any slot you put it in. If it only throws errors in one slot, but passes memtest in the other slots, it is a bad slot not bad ram.

You can try to RMA the board because of the bad slot, without any more testing, or you can see if the other 2 slots are OK and use them. The decision of whether to RMA the board will be up to you. If it were mine, I would RMA it. We don't know, and have no way of determining, if it is simply a bad slot or if it is another problem which will eventually get worse in time.