Best to do as mentioned previously and test each stick individually to rule out the DIMM slots as well.
If the output is like this then you have bad RAM so the stick(s) need replacing.
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If the output is like this then you should replace the motherboard, however you can leave that DIMM slot empty although it's not advised to use a system with a faulty motherboard.
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Stand on the bare kitchen floor with no socks on. No cardboard, no carpet, nothing but linoleum or tile.Ah okay! I'll use your suggestions but I have a few questions. :) Is it possible to use an opened cardboard box to stand on while working inside the pc whether its placed on the kitchen floor or carpet? As for tapping 1 or 2 on the water taps, does it have to be done by using a cup of water to tap it? Is there any other way to disapate esd on myself?
Anti-static wristband and anti-static bag should be delivered by tomorrow.
Touch the water faucet with your bare hand. That's ground, and you want to touch bare ground to dissipate the ESD. DO NOT touch the faucet wile handling a source of electricity, or while touching the plugged in computer.
Will do! :) I hope its just the faulty ramstick and I'll be sad if all ram sticks passed the first slot which it would be a motherboard slot due to bad slot.
Ah...alright, I'll work on the kitchen then. :) Good thing is that the kitchen wasn't that far away from my room, however the weight of a pc can be a bit heavy to carry. Also, the kitchen floor is tiled floor (might be ceramic-like?).Stand on the bare kitchen floor with no socks on. No cardboard, no carpet, nothing but linoleum or tile.Ah okay! I'll use your suggestions but I have a few questions. :) Is it possible to use an opened cardboard box to stand on while working inside the pc whether its placed on the kitchen floor or carpet? As for tapping 1 or 2 on the water taps, does it have to be done by using a cup of water to tap it? Is there any other way to disapate esd on myself?
Anti-static wristband and anti-static bag should be delivered by tomorrow.
Touch the water faucet with your bare hand. That's ground, and you want to touch bare ground to dissipate the ESD. DO NOT touch the faucet wile handling a source of electricity, or while touching the plugged in computer.
Good idea on tap the water faucet. Unfortunately, I've never done that before and I hope I don't make a mistake. If else, I'll look for a tutorial about disapating esd. I mean, it shouldn't be that hard, right?
Currently testing 1 ram at the time in the first slot. So far, no errors after the first pass. I'll let it run until it completed the 7 pass.
I just realized, when I took all 3 ram sticks, these sticks all labled as f3-12800cl10s-8gbxl. As far as I'm concerned, the "s" stands for single channel. Is that the reason why I get these errors because these sticks are made for single channel? I'll test the second stick afterwards. :)
Yeah the 8gb sticks are single channel kits. Likewise, if I add the same stick with the same model that is designed for single channel kit, will that cause memtest errors? I think I might've found the answer since g.skill reccomend it buying either 16gb (2x8gb) and 32gb (4x8gb) in kits, not individually.
As I'm testing, I've completed testing the first 2 sticks, no errors in 8 passes. Testing 3rd stick right now.
What's more important than what G.Skill advises is what the motherboard manual says. A single module in a channel will not run in dual channel mode. If the other channel has two modules, it's capable of dual channel mode but that doesn't mean it will run in dual channel mode. The extra module could slow access to the entire memory package. Some motherboards (BIOS) allow it but assign the extra module to System Reserved Memory or run all the modules in single channel mode. Some just flat error-out or even won't boot. It's never been advisable to have an open slot in a channel but your manual should describe if and where the extra module should be placed.
I didn't catch that you had three modules before. Windows looks at all installed memory as a single block. The modules are NOT accessed sequentially so data could be spread over the beginning of the block as well as the end of the block. (Or anywhere in between.) Having part of the block running dual channel mode and part in single channel mode used to cause all sorts of problems but I'm not familiar with the newer hardware. That's where your MB manual is your best friend.
Quite a few bad reviews on that board
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - Newegg.com
Which exact set of ram did you buy
G.Skill Ripjaws X 32GB - Newegg.com
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