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RAM Failure

reda77

reda77

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System Specs
Processor i5 2400
Motherboard asus p8h61mx
Memory 8 gb ddr3 1300 mhz
Video Card(s) nvidea gtx 1050 2gb
Storage 600GB HDD
hello everyone
i have a problem i would appreciate if someone can help me
i have 4 gb ram 2gb x2 sometimes i have to remove 2gb ram and clean it then put it back so my computer would boot up and it's always the same ram that's causing the problem it works perfect with the other one
so should i buy an other one cause im worrying if i bought a new one it will do the same thing
 
Clean it how?
It could either be the memory or something with the board or processor. You could try testing one stick at a time. Take the stick that normally fails and test it in a different slot. If it still fails, it's probably the memory. If it starts working, it's board or processor.

The best way to test would be to put the memory in a known working computer to see if it works there.
 
xvi said:
Clean it how?
It could either be the memory or something with the board or processor. You could try testing one stick at a time. Take the stick that normally fails and test it in a different slot. If it still fails, it's probably the memory. If it starts working, it's board or processor.

The best way to test would be to put the memory in a known working computer to see if it works there.
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clean it like blow air in it and the other 2gb ram work with no problem in two slots but the other one sometimes the computer won't boot with it but sometimes it works
 
Sounds like the memory is bad then. If you have a second computer, it might be worth trying to nab the memory from that one to make sure that PC can run stable with different RAM.
 
Sometimes boards wont boot unless your RAM is setup in the proper single/dual/quad channel configurations. My X79 Pro does this. Not sure if my old P8Z68 Pro used to do it.
 
FreedomEclipse said:
Sometimes boards wont boot unless your RAM is setup in the proper single/dual/quad channel configurations. My X79 Pro does this. Not sure if my old P8Z68 Pro used to do it.
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it was working great the last month only these days started
i think it's my ram :(
 
reda77 said:
it was working great the last month only these days started
i think it's my ram :(
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hard to come up with a better diagnosis without knowing the full spec of your machine.
 
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