I recently bought a new PC that had only 1 stick of 8GB RAM installed. A week later, I decided to upgrade with a 16GB (2x8GB sticks) pack of Corsair memory (Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4 2666 MHz C16 XMP 2.0).
After installing, it booted, but I noticed in CPU-Z that only one RAM stick was recognized. I checked in the BIOS, and found that the stick in slot A2 was recognised, but not B2.
The stick in A2 was recognized as “Corsair 8192 MB 2133Mhz” not 2666Mhz.
I took them out and swapped them around. This time, it recognizes the same stick in B2, but not A2. And again, as 2133Mhz, not 2666Mhz.
I removed them and put the original RAM back in.
Is one of the sticks a dud? Or is there something I'm missing?
I double-checked the memory compatability in the manufacturers website for my motherboard, and everything checks out fine except for the version number. Could that have been the problem?
Thanks.
Specs:
OS: Windows 10
Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
RAM: 8GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (1 x 8GB)
GPU: 4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1650 SUPER - HDMI
PSU: CORSAIR 550W CV SERIES™ CV-550
After installing, it booted, but I noticed in CPU-Z that only one RAM stick was recognized. I checked in the BIOS, and found that the stick in slot A2 was recognised, but not B2.
The stick in A2 was recognized as “Corsair 8192 MB 2133Mhz” not 2666Mhz.
I took them out and swapped them around. This time, it recognizes the same stick in B2, but not A2. And again, as 2133Mhz, not 2666Mhz.
I removed them and put the original RAM back in.
Is one of the sticks a dud? Or is there something I'm missing?
I double-checked the memory compatability in the manufacturers website for my motherboard, and everything checks out fine except for the version number. Could that have been the problem?
Thanks.
Specs:
OS: Windows 10
Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
RAM: 8GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (1 x 8GB)
GPU: 4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1650 SUPER - HDMI
PSU: CORSAIR 550W CV SERIES™ CV-550