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  "path": "/threads/system-damaging-ram-over-three-months-of-use.3894095/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-16T19:17:10.000Z",
  "site": "https://forums.tomshardware.com",
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  "textContent": "I made the mistake of using PCPartPicker's compatibility tool to determine if my choice of motherboard and memory would work together. I bought the Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite AX V2 Rev 1.5 w/ a 5700x3d CPU and paired it with 32 gb of G.Skill F4-3600C16D-32GVKC. Fortunately or unfortunately, the system worked together cleanly on first install back in September of 2024. More than a year later, in late November of 2025, I started getting Memory_Management BSODs. At the time, I still wasn't aware that the memory wasn't on the QVL list -- I assumed that my compatibility research had been thorough. Instead, I updated my motherboard's BIOS, and then when that didn't solve the problem, I used memtest86 and found several hundred errors, even with XMP disabled. I RMA'd the RAM and G.Skill sent me two more sticks, which passed another memtest with 0 errors w/ XMP disabled. I assumed my problem was solved and didn't do any further testing.\n\nUnfortunately, three months later, I got another set...\n\nRead more",
  "title": "System damaging RAM over three months of use."
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