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MoriSori
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I ran the intel diagnostic test on my CPU ( i5 6500) I saw that the IMC ( Integrated memory controller failed can that cause an effect on my PC?

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n_scott_pearson
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Of course it can. It means reading-from and writing-to memory operations could fail. This is catastrophic. You cannot trust a system to run properly and not corrupt your data if the memory controllers are failing. Time for a new processor. Yours is almost 8 years old and suffering the effects of old age.

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