Okay, around June, I have reported black screens and subsequent restarts here in the site; I recently tested the CPU, mobo, and PSU on different test benches to rule in which causes my crashes.
Then it came to me that it was the RAM that I neglected (since it past MemTest countless times, I thought there was no problem); tested with different sticks and had no crashes that I used to in Prime95 or any other stress test.
Then returning my own RAM back in the system, true enough, in less than a minute of the stress test (Prime95) it crashes into a black screen and restarts.
I then RMA'd my RAM 2 weeks ago and got a fresh batch today; I eagerly placed my RAM into my system and then tried Prime95, and to my dismay, it crashed again, this time a full blue screen of death.
Luckily, I tried a little something that I read while I was waiting for my new RAM, that is, slightly over-volting my RAM.
The RAM I got is the G. Skill Sniper 1600 1.25v series, I read that this RAM may not be able to run properly in my motherboard (Asrock Extreme 4 Z77) in the marketed 1.25v. I then Upped the voltage into 1.4v, lo and behold, Prime95 is running without any crashes.
Now here comes my REAL QUESTION, is it just fine and dandy to have over-volted my RAM to 1.4v when it was marketed at 1.25v? It is running stable with no crashes... They (where I read this trick) said it was alright so long as it is stable, but I trust you guys more than that site where I read about over-volting in the first place.
Sorry for the long message btw
Gist of my System:
CPU: i7 3770
Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme 4
RAM: 2x4GB G.Skill Sniper 1600mhz