I just installed new ram on PC, I get black screen from time to time at start up.

[Army198523]

Hello,
I currently have a issue with my desk top, I upgraded my ram from DDR3 1333 to DDR3 1600 Mhz and I have 4 sticks that are 4 Gigs each, I have taken the sticks out and reset them in the mother board twice, I hear and feel the clicks that their set in to place, the computer is recognizing them. Every so often since I have upgraded, the pc will go black screen at start up. I manually shut down the computer with the power button and turn it back on it starts up fine. It doesn't do this every time. Im not recieving a error or a error beep. The mother board I have is
Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 Motherboard


I just need help figuring this out. In my Bios I changed the DDR3 1333 to DDR3 1600. Games seem to work fine, and also all programs seem to work fine. Please help. O yea I did not have any static electricity around and the proof of that is the sticks work, I only recieve this black screen every once in a while and it never did this at all before I upgraded my ram. The ram I have is

G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR

Thank you for your advice and help!!!!

 

[carnageX]

Try running a memtest: Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool

 

[Army198523]

I have never used this tool before, will I get codes? If so do you want me to send you these codes? Or will it explain to me whats wrong.

 

[MindoverMaster]

All you do is boot off the CD of it and let it run. Any errors you get, you have a bad RAM stick. 2 passes is minimum. Overnight is recommended.

 

[carnageX]

Also, if you get errors and can't identify the stick the errors were on, you'll want to test each stick individually.

 

[Army198523]

Do I need a CD or can I download from the link that Carnage gave me?

 

[MindoverMaster]

It's an ISO file you download. Burn it to a CD.

 

[carnageX]

Either burn the ISO to a CD, or create a LiveUSB. Either way, you have to boot off of it (can't be run within Windows).

 

[Jnathan]

That test will take ages to complete but if you got the faster CPU then it will be relatively faster. get it tested as one of the members said.

 

[MindoverMaster]

That's why we recommend to run overnight. And the CPU has little to do with the RAM checking process.