"ntoskrnl.exe" BSOD - Random moments

[writhziden]

You're welcome. I wouldn't recommend mentioning to Corsair that you didn't do ESD safety by the book. If you were careful, that is all they really expect. Post back, and let us know how things go with Corsair and the module RMA.

 

[timason]

RMA in process, sending package probl today.

 

[writhziden]

Great news. Best wishes the new RAM fixes it. Keep us posted.

 

[timason]

Alright, I received my ram yesterday. It seems to work fine (for now) alone but I wanted to run them with the G-Skill Ripjaws 2x4GB (F3-12800CL9D-4GBRBL), same speed same timing but crashes when with the corsair ones...

BSOD is caused by ram.

 

[writhziden]

Yeah, mixing and matching RAM usually does not work well. Even if you buy the same timings, same manufacturer, same part number, sometimes it will not work if they were bought at different times. Since you are trying with two different manufacturers, there is likely a conflict, or the old ones are just bad.

 

[timason]

Mmh, well too bad... 8gb of ram is not too bad... As if I needed 12gb of ram
Thanks for the help!

 

[writhziden]

Yeah, I only have 6 GB in my high end system, and I do video editing and video intensive PhD research. Never felt the need to upgrade RAM even with doing such tasks.

And you are very welcome. Enjoy the stable system.

 

[timason]

And Irony strikes! As I was reading your sentence with the word "stable", my computer crashed with memory management as problem. Goddammit. I switched back to the faithful G-Skill. I don't understand, they sent me the Ram in a new package, and I processed very carefully installing the ram avoiding ESD. Still, the BSOD haunts...

 

[writhziden]

Do each of the following in this order (with your new RAM):

• Go into the BIOS, go to the exit section, and load setup defaults. Save, and exit.
  
• Do your normal routine for a while and see if the system runs stable. If not, proceed to the next step.
  
• Download and install CPU-Z and Upload screenshots of the CPU, Mainboard, Memory, and SPD tabs. In the SPD tab, upload an image of each slot.
  
  Also, go into your BIOS and post all Voltages (CPU, RAM, NB, IMC, etc.) and all RAM settings (timings, frequency, etc.)
  
  Thanks to Dave76 for help learning RAM Stability

 

[timason]

I shall proceed, but fyi the default settings of ram frequency does not enable XMP directly... Should I reset to default and then change to XMP? Or should I not worry?

 

[writhziden]

Yes, reset to default; try without enabling XMP and see how the system runs first. You can enable XMP later if you'd like.

 

[timason]

I might be talking a bit early, but maybe disabling XMP solves the BSOD. I read on another thread that XMP can sometimes change the bclk, therefore making the system unstable... Weird that would happen with just my corsair ram...

 

[writhziden]

I would recommend disabling it at least to test stability. See how the system responds to the change and post back after a while.

 

[timason]

You problably misread my message, but I did disable it. Hasn't crashed yet.

 

[writhziden]

You problably misread my message, but I did disable it. Hasn't crashed yet.

I did understand that you had disabled it, I just was not clear with my response; my apologies. I meant that is a good step to disable it and was more recommending that you run it that way for a while to see whether it improves stability. It can take days/weeks to be absolutely sure that the system is stable.

 

[timason]

My system crashed. Here are the screenshots...

 

[writhziden]

Timings look good. Manually set them to 9-9-9-24 to make sure they stay there, and change the command rate to 2T. Also, up the QPI/VTT voltage to 1.15 V and see if stability improves.

 

[timason]

It crashed again. Im trying again..

 

[writhziden]

Alright. If current tests do not work, go back into your BIOS, load setup defaults (through the exit section), enable XMP, and save and exit. If you still have crashes after doing so, try running one module at a time in each slot and seeing if you have a bad memory slot on the motherboard. Just run Windows normally and see if the system remains stable with one module in one slot.

Remember to Avoid Static Damage to Your PC when swapping out RAM.

 

[timason]

Looking at your specs, I noticed you have an AMD graphic card. How do you manage with catalyst control center? I don't like it...