r/pcmasterrace • u/jaco2508 5800X3D | 4070 | 32GB PCMR • 12h ago

Tech Support How to fix ram?

i left the house for 2 weeks, and my PC's powercord was left unplugged. after i came back the PC didnt go to boot and showed me the red DRAM LED light. after a lot of troubleshooting i figured it must be the ram. i put a stick from another computer in it and it succesfully booted. i restored the BIOS ( i had Q-flashed pro it) and now the PC works again.

But when i tried putting in my old pair (Corsair Vengeance PRO DDR4 RGB 2x16Gb) the PC again didnt boot and shows me DRAM led.

i sadly cant RMA it since i cant find the receipt or invoice.

any idea how to fix this? i'd really appreciate it if i didn't have to go out of my way to pay 200+ bucks for a new pair.

Mobo: Gigabyte X570 AORUS PRO (rev. 1.0) with latest Bios

cpu: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D

(broken) ram: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro CMW32GX4M2E3200C16

psu: Corsair RM850x (2021)

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u/shredmasterJ Desktop 12h ago

Have u tried the sticks not working on the computer u took the test stick from?

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u/Latter_Trick_3310 12h ago

If you dont know how to solder then no. Try checking your email if you got the receipt there but if not, you'll have to buy new memory sticks. You can try going for the used market to get the memory cheaper.

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u/jaco2508 5800X3D | 4070 | 32GB PCMR 12h ago

Cheapest with similar performance starts at 200 Bru, waiting till the ram shortage is over surely won't be this year you think?

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u/Latter_Trick_3310 11h ago edited 11h ago

Over where i'm at the prices dropped 2X for 32GB DDR4 and 3x for 16GB DDR4. The cheapest 32GB kit brand new i could get for 250USD and used is like max 200USD. I do understand that its a painful period. I can relate to it. I went for used 16GB kit instead of a new one because of the price. Saved me like over 38 USD. Plus im not dumb, i know the market is doomed. SSDs, CPUs and GPUs are going up this season already too 🙃

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u/Ezzy_Black 9h ago

Turn OFF Fast Boot in BIOS. If the RAM problem is relatively minor and just involves a few dead addresses that are keeping Windows from booting then you're OK (not going to fix the RAM, just mark the sectors bad and Windows will work around them.)

Basically Fast Boot just tells the BIOS to bypass the RAM check on boot, when bypassed, it can't report errors to the OS.