Re: Randomly freezing PC....

From	Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid>
Newsgroups	uk.comp.misc
Subject	Re: Randomly freezing PC....
Date	2023-05-25 13:55 +0100
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On 25/05/2023 11:08, SH wrote:
>
>>>
>>> Hmmm, my 2 cents suspicion is on the memory upgrade.
>>
>> Even though the RAM passed the Windows memory tester?

Depends what that is testing, never used it.

>>> What motherboard, what chipset, what rank are the modules? You might 
>>> be hitting limits.
>>
>> Asus Z490 Prime Mobo
>>
>> Processor is Intel i5 10400CPU 2.9 GHz
>>
>> The old memory is 2 sticks of Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK32GX4M2B32 and 
>> the new memory is 4 sticks of Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK64GX4M2E32.

Dual Rank

You could play with downclocking (XMP off + manual settings) in the 
BIOS, but to be fair it should be fine with whatever basic XMP profile 
the BIOS selects, as that would/should have been validated - and you 
should get for what you pay for....

A long time ago, for a short while I used to lab test manufacturers 
motherboards for a memory company so that they could add memory DIMMs 
(DDR2 in those days) to their validation lists. So ran into the Rank, 
BIOS and maximum limits thing regularly, so a bit biased to the fear of 
that.

>>
>> The original and the 2nd SSD is Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVME M.2 SSD
>>
>>> https://uk.crucial.com/support/articles-faq-memory/what-is-a-memory-rank
>>>
>>> Are these particular ram memory modules on the validation list for th 
>>> > motherboard?.
>>
>> Yes they are.

OK, I downgrade my 2 cents suspicion to less than 1 cent. It's something 
else.

* power supply up to powering the new parts?
* graphics driver unhappy with the large memory map?

I think you'll have to diagnose the current windows 11 install, rather 
than randomly shooting fish in a barrel with my suggestions.

The worst is unplugging this, swapping that and that, then ending up 
with other accidental issues.

Involve the kind folks on uk.comp.homebuilt? A bit quiet here.

-- 
Adrian C

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Randomly freezing PC.... SH <i.love@spam.com> - 2023-05-24 11:01 +0100
  Re: Randomly freezing PC.... Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> - 2023-05-25 10:11 +0100
    Re: Randomly freezing PC.... SH <i.love@spam.com> - 2023-05-25 11:02 +0100
      Re: Randomly freezing PC.... SH <i.love@spam.com> - 2023-05-25 11:08 +0100
        Re: Randomly freezing PC.... Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> - 2023-05-25 13:55 +0100

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