I bought 4 ram sticks ( I tested all 4) and can only use DIMM 1 and 2. 1,2 and 3 give blank monitor but it does stay on. 1 2 3 4 boot loop. 2 and 4 boot loop. 1 and 3 boot loop. 2 and 3 boot loop.
#MSI motherboard DIMM slot 4 causes boot loop.
night herald
vale crow
I bought 4 ram sticks ( I tested all 4) and can only use DIMM 1 and 2. 1,2 and 3...
Have you checked you rmotherboard's QVL-RAM?
low crest
Did you have memory in the board before?
night herald
Have you checked you rmotherboard's QVL-RAM?
Not sure what that means
night herald
Did you have memory in the board before?
Yes but only in 1 and 2
low crest
Reset the cmos. And start with memory in slots 2 and 4
night herald
I tried with 2 and 4 and it doesn't start but lemme reset the CMOS
pale swallow
I tried with 2 and 4 and it doesn't start but lemme reset the CMOS
Have you tried to reseat the CPU/check for bent pins?
night herald
Have you tried to reseat the CPU/check for bent pins?
I have not but my cpu works fine when only DIMM 1 and 2 have ram. I've just played CP 2077
And I've checked my cpu works good
pale swallow
And I've checked my cpu works good
I ask because part of the CPU is it's memory controller. If CPU is not seated properly, then it is possible that the PINs responsible for that task are not making proper contact.
night herald
Ah I see
I can reseat it yes
I just replaced the thermal paste
Would I have to replace it again?
vale crow
How recently did you replace the thermal paste?
To be on the safe side, clean and reapply with new thermal paste.
night herald
Tim
vale crow
TIM = thermal interface material
just another name for thermal paste
if you have a lot of thermal paste, then just clean and reapply
Also, use rubbing alcohol/isopropyl alcohol to clean RAM contacts
use compressed air to blowout DIMM slots... worth a try.
Good luck!
pale swallow
I bought 4 ram sticks ( I tested all 4) and can only use DIMM 1 and 2. 1,2 and 3...
Did you buy 4 individual sticks of the same RAM, 4 individual sticks of different RAM, or a single kit that already had all 4 sticks in it?
vale crow
Not sure what that means
QVL - a list(s) that shows components that have been tested and verified to be compatible with a particular motherboard.
night herald
Did you buy 4 individual sticks of the same RAM, 4 individual sticks of differen...
4 x 8gb
All the same model
pale swallow
From one kit, or did you buy 2 2x8 kits?
night herald
One kit
pale swallow
Alright, next would be what Omega suggested and checking to see if that kit is compatible with that MB.
What is the model of the MB and the model of the RAM?
night herald
The amount of ram is compatible but idk ab the models
Lemme check
Msi z97 g45
Mobo
Corsair vengeance pro series ddr3
Ram
pale swallow
Corsair vengeance pro series ddr3
If you click on the link above the MSI Global description, then it will take you directly to the compatibility page for memory. You want to look for something on the RAM that looks like:
CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10
There are other Corsair options, but the serials all should look like that formatt.