BSoDS on newly built PC

[papercut03]

Hi!, 3 days ago I built my very first PC, using this build (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/15tmJ) it was all running great but then yesterday I started encountering multiple BSODs that says Memory_Mangement(this is the most common one), IRQL_Not_less_or_EQUAL(only appeared once) and Page fault in non paged area(only appeared once.) What I did was I reformatted my HDD and while installing the OS, during the "windows is expanding" part to be exact I keep on encountering a problem stating that the files are corrupt or missing. Then I did some research and I found out that Removing one of the RAM sticks would do the trick and it actually did. Right after the installation of OS, I put the second stick back on and it started having BSODs to the point that I can only use my pc for like 5 mins at the most before the BSOD occur. So I removed one of the sticks again and to my surprise it aint having BSOD and as of now its been running for about an hour or so without any problem. I am sorry if this is a stupid question but which one do you guys think is the problem, my mobo's RAM slot or the actual RAM card? pls help me. any help is greatly appreciated and thank you in advance!

 

[dma0991]

Problems like these rarely caused by the physical RAM slot themselves especially when they're new and the contact pins haven't had enough time to oxidize. If the stick that you removed twice is the same, try testing that stick alone. If it BSODs again, chances are you have one faulty stick and you should get them replaced.

 

[papercut03]

I do not experience any BSOD if i only use one of the stick ( i tried both of them individually) however, once i paired them bSODS and errors starts to appear

 

[Kougar]

If both sticks work individually and test fine, then it's a timings, frequency, or voltage problem.

Manually set the correct voltage and timings for the kit of ram if it was a single kit... if you are combining two different kits of RAM then make sure to use the higher voltage & looser timings between the two of them.

 

[Belial88]

Is... is this a trick question or something, or you really don't get it?

Take the 'good' stick, and stick it in the 'bad' slot. If you have a crash, then it' clearly the ram slot on the mobo. If not, then you know it was the bad stick. But to be sure, take the 'bad' stick and put it in the 'good' slot and see if you get crashes (ie ram stick) or not (it was the dimm). Gotta do both these tests to be sure though.

I've had both bad RAM slots and bad ram.

Also, another way to test for bad ram, just raise the voltage/underclock the stick you think is bad. See if that changes the issue. Ie use the bad stick, raise voltage, if it works, another indicator it's the stick. Bad RAM, like bad any chip, is just something that can't do it's stock guaranteed speed, which is just an arbitrarily selected speed. There are lemons with everything.

IE - 99% of i5-3570Ks can do 4.4ghz+. But intel doesn't sell them like that for $50 more, because of the increased rate of returns. so, they sell it for less, and even the 'faulty' chips that can do 4.4ghz+, will still easily do their 3.5ghz, and thus dont get returned and cost intel money. Likewise with RAM, any ram at above 1333mhz CL9 1.5v, is considered an overclock (or underclock conversely). RAM being sold at, say, 1866mhzCL9 1.5v, is just a factory guaranteed overclock, as in if it can't do that, Gskill will refund/exchange for you.

Totally arbitrary, just like any rated speed.