First off, apologies if this is the wrong location for this. New to the forum and don't usually post on them...
Specs:
- Ryzen 5 3400g
- Corsair Value Select 8gb 2400mhz
- CiT 500w PSU (originally a 240w Xenta PSU which came with the PC)
- Asus Prime A320-K
- SG Barracuda 240gb SSD
As stated in subject, every time I add another stick of RAM (8GB) to my PC it begins to crash constantly whilst trying to run games (any game and no matter what graphics settings I use). The new stick of ram is identical, save for the model number having a couple of extra letters on the part number. CMV8GX4M1A2400C16 and CMV8GX4M1A2400C16N2. Both have the same frequency, die, timings everything. Like I said, identical.
The errors I get are all over the place. Reboot loops, green screen, BSOD, driver time-out errors but this only happens when I add the 2nd stick of ram.
I've tried everything I can think of and some advice from the lovely people over on GTribe;
- Tested each stick individually (both are working fine)
- reset cmos
- have the most recent BIOS update
- reverted graphics drivers then updated to most recent.
- Set the frequency 2133mhz (which seemed to work for a few days but has begun again)
- Installed extra fans (incase it was a cooling issue)
- upgraded the PSU from the Xenta 240w to the CiT 500w (thought it could be a power issue)
- Ensured everything is connected to the motherboard correctly (seems like hundreds of times at this point)
- Monitored CPU temp (33-38 idle, mid 40's under load)
- Rewired the entire system (came pre-built and all cables were bundled over the CPU Cooler)
I've probably tried a few other things but at this point I can't remember. This has been going on since the 15th Feb.
For reference here's a link to the PC;
https://www.ebuyer.com/990835-xenta-mt-ryzen-5-3400g-8gb-ram-240gb-ssd-no-os-desktop-pc-xr-d5166
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I'm at a loss as to how to fix the issue as I can not figure out what the cause is. I'm wanting to upgrade this week (mobo, ram and case) but if this is an issue with the 3400G I really don't want to waste the money!
*As I'm typing this all up I've just noticed according to CPUZ, the frequency is only 1200mhz (could this be the issue?).
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
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