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My machine is locking up a lot lately. I have an AMD 399 chipset with a 1st gen Threadripper 1900. I'm using this RAM
(Crucial Ballistix Sport AT)
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on this board
(ASRock X399 Taichi)
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this cooler with dual fans
(Noctua NH-U14S)
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I also have a 512 GB Samsung 970 NVMe and a 1TB HP 950 NVMe installed and a few optical drives.
I also have an EVGA 3080Ti and an EVGA 3060.
The machine will lock up tight at various times. Note that I fold with the machine 24/7.
I know that the RAM is not fully compatible. The first issue showed when I bought a matching kit of RAM for 8 x 8GB = 64GB RAM. The Board just didn't like it. So I put one 4 x 8 kit in my drawer for future use and have been running the other 4 x 8 GB kit since 2019.
Steps taken:
I recently moved this system from one case to another. I'm using a different power supply so that isn't it.
While I did not reseat the HSF on the CPU, the cooling configuration is completely different. I'll re-do the HSF. Could that be it?
I'm thinking of getting AMD compatible RAM while it's reasonably cheap yet. For bragging rights only I'd like to get 8 x 8GB = 64 which is half of the 128 that this board maxes out at.
(Crucial Ballistix Sport AT)
Crucial Ballistix Sport AT 3200 MHz DDR4 DRAM Desktop Gaming Memory Kit 16GB (8GBx2) CL16 BLS2K8G4D32AESTK - Newegg.com
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(ASRock X399 Taichi)
Open Box: ASRock X399 Taichi sTR4 ATX AMD Motherboard - Newegg.com
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(Noctua NH-U14S)
Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3, Premium-grade CPU Cooler for AMD sTRX4/TR4/SP3 (140mm, Brown) - Newegg.com
Buy Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3, Premium-grade CPU Cooler for AMD sTRX4/TR4/SP3 (140mm, Brown) with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!
I also have a 512 GB Samsung 970 NVMe and a 1TB HP 950 NVMe installed and a few optical drives.
I also have an EVGA 3080Ti and an EVGA 3060.
The machine will lock up tight at various times. Note that I fold with the machine 24/7.
I know that the RAM is not fully compatible. The first issue showed when I bought a matching kit of RAM for 8 x 8GB = 64GB RAM. The Board just didn't like it. So I put one 4 x 8 kit in my drawer for future use and have been running the other 4 x 8 GB kit since 2019.
Steps taken:
I recently moved this system from one case to another. I'm using a different power supply so that isn't it.
While I did not reseat the HSF on the CPU, the cooling configuration is completely different. I'll re-do the HSF. Could that be it?
I'm thinking of getting AMD compatible RAM while it's reasonably cheap yet. For bragging rights only I'd like to get 8 x 8GB = 64 which is half of the 128 that this board maxes out at.
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