So...lately my computer has started to crash. The symptom is a blue screen given about an unrecoverable error that will randomly happen. When it happens, it happens every time I reboot. It is the same or similar screen I get when I overclock the memory or CPU too much.
My System:
ASRock X99 Extreme 4
16GB x 4 Corsair DDR4 Dominator ram sticks, stock speeds
Intel 5820K CPU @ 1.275V, 4.3Ghz
Corsair HX something watercooling
Other stuff...
So, obviously, overclocking will cause the issue but it still occurs if I run everything at stock.
The issue seems to resolve itself temporarily (for a few months) if I raise my DRAM voltage. I raised from 1.2V to 1.3V and it works. Eventually, it stops working and I have to raise it again. At this point, it is at 1.38V and still not stable. Immediate crash after windows bootup and login.
If I remove a single ram stick then everything works fine again (at least for now, not sure for how long). It doesn't matter which stick or which slot I remove it from. Re-ordering the RAM sticks also doesn't matter. It also doesn't matter which voltage I run it at. 1.2V or 1.38V. If I am using 1-3 sticks then it works fine. I do not have other ram sticks brands to try.
So at this point, the theory is that the motherboard is the issue and a component has slowly failed that controls the DRAM voltage. Having more ram sticks would increase the load preventing some voltage regulator from working. Raising the voltage would temporarily fix the issue until it "fails harder".
Anything else I can try? At this point I have not spent money trying to fix it but think a new motherboard is the only solution. Of course, I can just call it a first world problem and run with 48GB of ram and see if it ever fails. That's way more than I typically use anyways.
My System:
ASRock X99 Extreme 4
16GB x 4 Corsair DDR4 Dominator ram sticks, stock speeds
Intel 5820K CPU @ 1.275V, 4.3Ghz
Corsair HX something watercooling
Other stuff...
So, obviously, overclocking will cause the issue but it still occurs if I run everything at stock.
The issue seems to resolve itself temporarily (for a few months) if I raise my DRAM voltage. I raised from 1.2V to 1.3V and it works. Eventually, it stops working and I have to raise it again. At this point, it is at 1.38V and still not stable. Immediate crash after windows bootup and login.
If I remove a single ram stick then everything works fine again (at least for now, not sure for how long). It doesn't matter which stick or which slot I remove it from. Re-ordering the RAM sticks also doesn't matter. It also doesn't matter which voltage I run it at. 1.2V or 1.38V. If I am using 1-3 sticks then it works fine. I do not have other ram sticks brands to try.
So at this point, the theory is that the motherboard is the issue and a component has slowly failed that controls the DRAM voltage. Having more ram sticks would increase the load preventing some voltage regulator from working. Raising the voltage would temporarily fix the issue until it "fails harder".
Anything else I can try? At this point I have not spent money trying to fix it but think a new motherboard is the only solution. Of course, I can just call it a first world problem and run with 48GB of ram and see if it ever fails. That's way more than I typically use anyways.