Motherboard killing RAM Sticks

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HotFlakesTom

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Hello everyone!
I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this or found as to why this was happen.

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So recently I had 16gb x2 originally and noticed my PC only using one of the sticks. Thinking one of the sticks were broken I took this opportunity to upgrade to 2x 32gb (64gb) RAM.
Not even two weeks after putting them in, both 32gb RAM Sticks are fried and no longer working.
Now I updated my bios to that quick patch all the board manufacturers were scrabbling to get out but no further. Going to update to the very latest bios.
I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this? Knows what causes such a freak RAM failure? If there is anything in the bios that I can do to prevent this from happening again? Or am I just THAT unlucky?

**Sorry I should also add that once the RAM Sticks died, the motherboard starting a long continous beep and giving me an error code C1. Which I looked up as a RAM error. I'm basically looking for advice on how to check if the RAM is being over volted or if there is anything I can do to protect my RAM more.**

Thanks for any help you can offer. Motherboard and RAM specs below.

Motherboard GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS MASTER (LGA1700, DDR5, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0, WIFI6E) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM) 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
 
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Ekans2011

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HotFlakesTom said:
Story time:
So recently I had 16gb x2 originally and noticed my PC only using one of the sticks. Thinking one of the sticks were broken I took this opportunity to upgrade to 2x 32gb (64gb) RAM.
Not even two weeks after putting them in, both 32gb RAM Sticks are fried and no longer working.
Now I updated my bios to that quick patch all the board manufacturers were scrabbling to get out but no further. Going to update to the very latest bios.
I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this? Knows what causes such a freak RAM failure? If there is anything in the bios that I can do to prevent this from happening again? Or am I just THAT unlucky?

Thanks for any help you can offer. Motherboard and RAM specs below.

Motherboard GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS MASTER (LGA1700, DDR5, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0, WIFI6E) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM) 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB
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Is the 32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB original kit? It is unclear.

Which 64GB kit have you purchased? Have you checked its presence in Gigabyte's QVL?
 
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HotFlakesTom

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Sorry yes it is a system I had from PC Specialists. Specs below.

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
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Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 24-Core Processor i9-14900K (Up to 6.0GHz) 36MB Cache
Motherboard
GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS MASTER (LGA1700, DDR5, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0, WIFI6E) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
24GB ASUS TUF GEFORCE RTX 4090 OC EDITION OG - 2x HDMI, 3x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
2nd M.2 SSD Drive
4TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ - MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR iCUE H150i ELITE LCD XT RGB CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans
3 x Corsair LL120 RGB LED Fan + Controller Kit
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
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USB/Thunderbolt Options
2 PORT (2 x TYPE A) USB 3.1 PCI-E CARD + STANDARD USB PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]

Memory (RAM) 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB) was the RAM I purchased with PC Specialists and got the same RAM again but at 64gb. Everything looked exactly the same apart from the memory amount.
One of the 16gb sticks seemingly died (In slot 4) I replaced it with x2 32gb. Then both them died in under two weeks. My worry is perhaps overvoltage, but I didn't touch the BIOS since updating to that motherboard fix for intel processors.
 
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BlessedSquirrel

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I dont think it’s the RAM, a first symptom of Raptor Lake degradation is the RAM becoming unstable expect at default speeds (5200MHz)

The BIOS “fixes” have been proven not to work. Which BIOS did you flash?

Would make far more sense it’s the cpu

Shame you didn’t get some advice before ordering
 
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HotFlakesTom

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Sorry I should also add that once the RAM Sticks died, the motherboard starting a long continous beep and giving me an error code C1. Which I looked up as a RAM error. I'm basically looking for advice on how to check if the RAM is being over volted or if there is anything I can do to protect my RAM more.
 
BlessedSquirrel

BlessedSquirrel

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HotFlakesTom said:
Sorry I should also add that once the RAM Sticks died, the motherboard starting a long continous beep and giving me an error code C1. Which I looked up as a RAM error. I'm basically looking for advice on how to check if the RAM is being over volted or if there is anything I can do to protect my RAM more.
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Yes, the first symptom of silicon degradation is RAM errors, but there’s nothing wrong with the RAM, it’s the memory fabric of the CPU causing those errors.

You haven’t answered any questions raised so we’re no closer to having any idea.

As already suggested, remove any XMP timings and leave as default and run a Memtest86 pass. If it passes you know there’s nothing wrong with the RAM, but your CPU is on the way out.
 
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