faulty ram or incompatible ram?

[ReinhartX]

I got a new build recently with the following specs

Asus B150 Pro gaming aura
8x2gb ram g.skill Ripjaws
i5-6500
samsung evo 850
WD blue 1TB
win 10
gtx 970
superflower ledex 550w

However i seem to be plagued with BSOD at times, the errors are either BAD MEMORY, BAD POOL HEADER etc. Sometimes the BSOD does not happen and i can do my own stuff with no issue. There was even once windows will not startup (i.e all i see is the circle dots loading and a black screen). tried to readup on google and seems to show this is related to RAM issues so would like to seek advise based on the following

-Have updated my drivers, checked malware and antivirus, only did not update BIOS to latest as i read that its as a last resort.
- have tried reslotting the RAM sticks, correct ram slots according to manual
- already reformatted due to the black screen of death that never start windows
- did a memory test and it did say hardware problems detected at the start


one key thing i noted is the full model read as F4-2400C15D-16GVR which is not found on the manual for the motherboard though there are similar ones, unsure if this is due to a newer model not updated.

have also noticed that this cause some software issues like websites crash and unable to load, games will sometime just crash and stop responding

so would like to see if did i buy the wrong RAMs, or the RAMs i got was faulty to begin with? or the issue lies elsewhere

 

[lifeishard]

G skills ram you go to corbell for RMA. Google for the address, they at amk.

 

[ReinhartX]

G skills ram you go to corbell for RMA. Google for the address, they at amk.

no issue if i have to do it...

but sometimes it works fine...and as mentioned at my first post would like to confirm its not that the model mismatch as well. Unsure if RMA fail cause sometimes it works then they wont change also ._.

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

done memtest yet?

 

[ReinhartX]

done memtest yet?

is it the mdsched.exe thing?

did not do it fully, at the starting it already said hardware problems detected so didnt go further..

i guess i should do 100%?

 

[LLCSG12]

For skylake, the fist thing u need to do is to update to latest bios for stability

 

[ReinhartX]

i just did the full memory test.

the event viewer log mentioned as

The Windows Memory Diagnostic tested the computer's memory and detected hardware errors. To identify and repair these problems, contact the computer manufacturer

theres also a pop up that says Your Computer has a memory problem.

if this leads to RMA would like to double confirm updating of BIOS / model number not related to the problem as not found in manual is the problem.

 

[commach]

I got a new build recently with the following specs

Asus B150 Pro gaming aura
8x2gb ram g.skill Ripjaws
i5-6500
samsung evo 850
WD blue 1TB
win 10
gtx 970
superflower ledex 550w

However i seem to be plagued with BSOD at times, the errors are either BAD MEMORY, BAD POOL HEADER etc. Sometimes the BSOD does not happen and i can do my own stuff with no issue. There was even once windows will not startup (i.e all i see is the circle dots loading and a black screen). tried to readup on google and seems to show this is related to RAM issues so would like to seek advise based on the following

-Have updated my drivers, checked malware and antivirus, only did not update BIOS to latest as i read that its as a last resort.
- have tried reslotting the RAM sticks, correct ram slots according to manual
- already reformatted due to the black screen of death that never start windows
- did a memory test and it did say hardware problems detected at the start


one key thing i noted is the full model read as F4-2400C15D-16GVR which is not found on the manual for the motherboard though there are similar ones, unsure if this is due to a newer model not updated.

have also noticed that this cause some software issues like websites crash and unable to load, games will sometime just crash and stop responding

so would like to see if did i buy the wrong RAMs, or the RAMs i got was faulty to begin with? or the issue lies elsewhere

That's the problem, you are squeezing 8 modules of 2GB ram into 4 ram slots, The problem lies between the chair and the keyboard.

/joke

i just did the full memory test.

the event viewer log mentioned as

The Windows Memory Diagnostic tested the computer's memory and detected hardware errors. To identify and repair these problems, contact the computer manufacturer

theres also a pop up that says Your Computer has a memory problem.

if this leads to RMA would like to double confirm updating of BIOS / model number not related to the problem as not found in manual is the problem.

Memory test detected error, almost confirmed the problem lies with the ram. Sometime, the ram module are perfectly OK if use along with the latest BIOS. For your case, it's a risk trying to update the BIOS in such unstable condition, you might bricked the BIOS during the process.

RMA the ram, bring along the motherboard and ask them to help you on the BIOS update.

 

[cscs3]

8Gx2. Try running your PC with 1x8G removed. If still happen, use the other 8G ram and try again. Unlikely both ram bad.

Also make sure BIOS setting is not set to over clock. You should make sure PC is stable before any over clock attemps.