Comment on The right FUCKING time to get TWO ram sticks damaged

• carrylex@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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• scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Unless it’s ddr5 check your local ewaste recyclers, most have shops where you can buy used parts.

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  • Wispy2891@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    i wonder if it was the motherboard sending wrong voltage or something like that. What are the chances of TWO modules failing AT THE SAME TIME (although it’s the same kit, identical memory, so maybe it could be damaged silicon and i never noticed before)

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    • MigratingApe@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Exactly my thoughts. Take your RAM and test it with another CPU + MoBo combo. Ask friends. I bet the RAM is good.

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    • scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah two sticks at once to me says mobo issue. Maybe not fried, I’d be hesitant to try them in a better mobo to not fry a slot too, but they might still be fine.

      Did you test each stick individually to confirm both are dead? If two sticks are in there and it fails all that means is “at least one failed”. That’s just an indicator to go one stick at a time to determine which one.

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    • Lasherz12@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Try and single out the cpu cache with cache less mode. 2 sticks is a weird issue if timing didn’t slip on the memory controller or overvoltage was applied.

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    • towerful@programming.dev ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Maybe 1 is causing the other to fail?
      Could try the sticks individually.

      It is strange that 2 sticks fail at the same time. It smells like a symptom instead of the root issue.

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      • scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        In fact they should try. Due to dual/quad mode the only thing testing multiple sticks at once will tell you is if any of the sticks have failed. Only going one by one will tell you which ones or how many, otherwise you’ll have red herrings

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• ElectricTrombone@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  What kind of RAM? DDR4? I can sell you old G Skill DDR4.

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• AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I have an old team force ddr4 16gb kitm not exactly top of the line but should do the trick. I’ll gladly sell it to you for a much fairer price than what’s around these days. dm me if interested, no worries if not

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• Ashiette@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Ah too bad, I’d have sold you the RAM at a great discount (~50€)

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