First, here are my PC specs (Built via the 2019 Summer Tech Report System Build)
1.) Ryzen 5 2600X
2.) Gigabyte X470 Aorus Ultra Gaming
3.) G.Skill Ripjaws V16 (2x8GB) DDR4-3200 *added 2x8GB more*
Installed the RAM before work, left the PC on for the rest of the day, until I came home later that night. Booted up Red Dead Redemption 2 and played for roughly 30 minutes. Decided to check my Motherboard manufacturer for any BIOS updates, or any updates pertaining to my motherboard. BIOS was up-to-date, updated a few things and the computer decided to blue screen.
Error!
1.) BSOD - ntfs.sys error (Rebooted)
2.) BSOD - Driver_IRQL_NOT_LESS or Equal (Rebooted)
Something felt off, because before I upgraded the RAM i have NEVER had ANY issues out of this PC, because it has been wonderful. I'm still debating if something went a bit wonky with Windows. So, I reformatted. Ran great for roughly 10 minutes, BSOD, again, Driver_IRQL. Reformatted, being sure it was a complete clean, nothing left behind. Success! No more BSOD, no more errors, etc.
I began surfing around and decided to run the Windows Diagnostic Tool, didn't find anything. Ran the Memtest however... and I flipped (I left it run for 8 Hours, 43 minutes, 32 seconds
Iterations: 3,
AdrsMode: 64 BIT
PASS: 2
ERRORS: 15!
Test 0-7 showed 0 errors.
Test 8/9/10 showed 14/1/0 errors
Lowest Error Address 0004fc68460 - 1276.4 MB
Highest Error Address 005fea006b8 - 24554.0 MB
Bits in Error Mask f00000000
Bits in Error - Total: 4 Min 1 Max 4 Avg: 2
Max Contiguous Errors: 1
I contacted Amazon where I bought the 2x additional RAM and spoke to someone over the phone. I explained the situation and they have sent me an e-mail stating to ask a question directly to the manufacturer to see what's going on. They also said "Well due to you building your own PC, it sounds like you have some incompatible RAM for your system." I replied to them that the RAM I bought is the same as the RAM that was originally placed into the PC to begin with, I just wanted to add more. When I'm able to get away from work, I'm going to remove all the RAM but one and start scanning each individual one, to see where the issues lie. If I'm not experiencing anymore BSOD or any type of abnormality, is this acceptable to leave as is? I'm by no means a PC GURU but I'm slowly learning so I can be more knowledgeable regarding these types of problems. I'm also going to send a separate e-mail to G.Skill and see what their opinion is as well. If all my RAM is showing errors, perhaps its within reason to get all of them replaced? Maybe? This forum has helped me so many times before and I love you guys and girls. I look forward to hearing from you!