Hello everyone,
First of all here is my system:
Intel i7 4770K @ Stock speed + cm hyper evo 212 cooler
MSI z87 GD65 Gaming motherboard
4x4 GB G.Skill RipjawsX 1866 MHz ram (2 kits of F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL)
Sapphire AMD Radeon 7870 O.C 2GB gpu
120 GB Samsung SSD + 1TB WD Caviar Black + 1TB Samsung Spinpoint HDD
750W Thermaltake Toughpower PSU
Corsair Carbide 400R case + couple of system fans
Windows 8.1 pro
And here is my problem:
I've upgraded to this system at December 2013, but first bought 2X4 GB G.Skill RipjawsX 1866 MHz ram due to my limited budget. I was using the system without any hiccups until the middle of March.
Then a few weeks ago after I got my salary and fixed my budget I've bought another pair of G.Skill 2x4 GB RipjawsX 1866. Exact same model number, timings and voltage.
But after that I start having some random BSODs even while idling on desktop or surfing on the net. It is just random. Sometimes 3-4 days without any issue but then a BSOD after 30 mins or a few hours after starting my computer.
I was using Windows 7 then upgraded to Win 8.1 Pro. But continue getting those BSODs.
I haven't made anyother hardware change or a single driver change. My first BSOD was 2 days after I bought the new pair of RAM.
So I start thinking that the two pairs have a slight and a random compatibility issue. The pairs working fine alone but not together it seems.
The part number for both pair is F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL. Timings for XMP profile is 9-10-9-28 2T @ 1866 MHz @ 1.5v
I tried increasing the voltage to 1.65v, since G.Skill tech support told me that it's the safe maximum voltage. Few days without any issue but then my PC just froze randomly. Didn't get a blue screen though. Just resetted the PC and continue using like that few more days without an issue.
Then I decided to decrease the voltage to 1.60v to see if it works stable. 4-5 days of no BSOD, but then tonight I got another BSOD while playing a game.
So what should I do here?
Right now I raised the voltage back to 1.65v, XMP disabled and timings are 9-10-9-28 2T @ 1866 MHz. I'll keep it like that for few a week to see if I have another BSOD.
So does that voltage really safe and won't harm my rams in the long run? (my case has proper cooling and a decent airflow btw)
And also what else do you suggest? What should I do if I got another BSOD with these settings? What settings should I use?
First of all here is my system:
Intel i7 4770K @ Stock speed + cm hyper evo 212 cooler
MSI z87 GD65 Gaming motherboard
4x4 GB G.Skill RipjawsX 1866 MHz ram (2 kits of F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL)
Sapphire AMD Radeon 7870 O.C 2GB gpu
120 GB Samsung SSD + 1TB WD Caviar Black + 1TB Samsung Spinpoint HDD
750W Thermaltake Toughpower PSU
Corsair Carbide 400R case + couple of system fans
Windows 8.1 pro
And here is my problem:
I've upgraded to this system at December 2013, but first bought 2X4 GB G.Skill RipjawsX 1866 MHz ram due to my limited budget. I was using the system without any hiccups until the middle of March.
Then a few weeks ago after I got my salary and fixed my budget I've bought another pair of G.Skill 2x4 GB RipjawsX 1866. Exact same model number, timings and voltage.
But after that I start having some random BSODs even while idling on desktop or surfing on the net. It is just random. Sometimes 3-4 days without any issue but then a BSOD after 30 mins or a few hours after starting my computer.
I was using Windows 7 then upgraded to Win 8.1 Pro. But continue getting those BSODs.
I haven't made anyother hardware change or a single driver change. My first BSOD was 2 days after I bought the new pair of RAM.
So I start thinking that the two pairs have a slight and a random compatibility issue. The pairs working fine alone but not together it seems.
The part number for both pair is F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL. Timings for XMP profile is 9-10-9-28 2T @ 1866 MHz @ 1.5v
I tried increasing the voltage to 1.65v, since G.Skill tech support told me that it's the safe maximum voltage. Few days without any issue but then my PC just froze randomly. Didn't get a blue screen though. Just resetted the PC and continue using like that few more days without an issue.
Then I decided to decrease the voltage to 1.60v to see if it works stable. 4-5 days of no BSOD, but then tonight I got another BSOD while playing a game.
So what should I do here?
Right now I raised the voltage back to 1.65v, XMP disabled and timings are 9-10-9-28 2T @ 1866 MHz. I'll keep it like that for few a week to see if I have another BSOD.
So does that voltage really safe and won't harm my rams in the long run? (my case has proper cooling and a decent airflow btw)
And also what else do you suggest? What should I do if I got another BSOD with these settings? What settings should I use?
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