my ram (2 x 16G sticks) failed memtest86 spectacularly several months ago. You'd wonder how it could even POST. I ran it after a few suspicious events (mainly GIMP/Fedora crashes, but I suspect they may be GPU errors for reasons -- also GIMP doesn't crash in Windows, though I rarely use it). It's in dual-channel mode with no way to disable that in BIOS, and sticks were purchased separately several months apart in 2018 (same model number and specs, but a HyperX tech said they didn't match, and wouldn't work in dual channel).
I have continued using them with no discernible difference in stability or performance following this discovery. Maybe this test means less than one might suppose.“Funeral director convicted after killing pallbearer at cemetery” |