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I built a PC (PC#1) & used G.Skill DDR3 4GB (2GBx2) RAM. Every week or two it would have an unexpected shutdown or BSOD so I did a RAM memtest. Turns out if both modules were used there would be errors & it didn’t matter which stick was in which slot (only 2 slots). However either single module worked in either slot.
My other PC (PC#2) happens to use the same spec Micron RAM so I swapped RAM thinking maybe it’s just a compatibility issue with the PC#1. The G.Skill RAM works in PC#2 and there were no memtest errors no matter which stick was in which slot. And the Micron RAM that was swapped into PC#1 also worked. So I left them that way.
IOW I swapped RAM between two PCs and problem was solved.
Now I installed a video card into PC#2 which has the G.Skill RAM & am getting the BSOD every few days & sometimes several times a day. Did a memtest and one module has quite a few errors. I put the original Micron RAM back into PC#2 and everything is fine.
Why did the G.Skill RAM show errors in PC#1 when both sticks were used, yet no errors with just one stick? And no errors in PC#2 before the video card was installed? IOW if it’s bad shouldn’t it be bad no matter what?
And why does the one module now show errors after the video card was installed? I can't believe the video card caused the RAM module to fail.
IOW since this was a memory test not a system test shouldn’t the RAM show errors no matter which PC it’s in? And whether there is a video card or not?
My other PC (PC#2) happens to use the same spec Micron RAM so I swapped RAM thinking maybe it’s just a compatibility issue with the PC#1. The G.Skill RAM works in PC#2 and there were no memtest errors no matter which stick was in which slot. And the Micron RAM that was swapped into PC#1 also worked. So I left them that way.
IOW I swapped RAM between two PCs and problem was solved.
Now I installed a video card into PC#2 which has the G.Skill RAM & am getting the BSOD every few days & sometimes several times a day. Did a memtest and one module has quite a few errors. I put the original Micron RAM back into PC#2 and everything is fine.
Why did the G.Skill RAM show errors in PC#1 when both sticks were used, yet no errors with just one stick? And no errors in PC#2 before the video card was installed? IOW if it’s bad shouldn’t it be bad no matter what?
And why does the one module now show errors after the video card was installed? I can't believe the video card caused the RAM module to fail.
IOW since this was a memory test not a system test shouldn’t the RAM show errors no matter which PC it’s in? And whether there is a video card or not?
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