I think I diagnosed the cause of my BSOD, I want a second opinion

gherrick

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The computer I built BSODed 4 times since late july and so I decided to get to the bottom of it. I first ran microsoft ram diagnostics which told me I had a hardware issue. Afterwards, I ran memtest86+ and immediately got errors. After that, I ran the test on the first stick in the first ram slot and immediately got errors. Now I'm running the second stick in the first slot. So far, the second stick has ran 2 passes with no errors. Is it safe to say that the first stick is the culprit and it's time to do an RMA?
 

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It's sounding like it's that first stick. However, you may wanna test another stick in the same slot (first slot) to make sure it's not the slot that's bugging out but the stick itself. If it's the slot, replace the whole mobo.
 

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2nd stick just made a 3rd pass. After it makes a 5th pass, I will do a pass on the other 3 slots with the 2nd stick to insure it's not a motherboard issue
 

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At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate x64i3-2120Corsair Vengeance 4GB x 2Sapphire 6870
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
i3-2120
Motherboard
Asrock z68 Pro3 Gen3
Memory
Corsair Vengeance 4GB x 2
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire 6870
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VH236
Screen Resolution
1920*1080
Hard Drives
WD 500GB Caviar Blue
PSU
Corsair CX 500W
Case
Phantom 410
Cooling
Stock
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