For the last year, I have had my RAM in my PC set up so that I have two matching RAM sticks in the 2nd and 3rd slots, and a non-matching stick in the 4th slot (I was not aware that matching is important). The matching sticks run at a higher voltage and speed and are larger than the non-matching stick. However, my PC worked fine, until about a week ago.
So around a week ago, I moved my PC from my college back to my house for Winter Break. When I got home, my PC would only turn on for several seconds, turn off, and then it repeated that until I fully shut it off. Eventually, I was able to determine that the PC would not boot unless I had a RAM stick in the first slot, second slot, or both.
If RAM is placed in the third or fourth slot, the PC turns on, but nothing displays. The EZ debug light will turn on for DRAM for several seconds, flicker to CPU, and then back to DRAM. I have been unsuccessful in fixing this issue. I have tried different RAM combinations and nothing seems to work. I know my motherboard and OS are compatible with the RAM and the amount of it. I have not looked at the CPU because I did not think that is the problem, but also because I do not have any thermal paste at the moment for when I would need to reinstall it. However, I did not think it was a CPU problem because the PC works fine when I have RAM in the first two slots.
Currently, I am able to run my computer on 8 GB RAM sticks in the first two slots, for a total of 16 GM of memory. However, I want to be able to place RAM in the 3rd or 4th for several reasons.
1. The RAM I am currently running is mismatched. One stick runs at 1.35V and 3200 MHz, while the other runs at 1.2V and 2133 MHz. I am doing this because my CPU Cooler hovers over my first RAM slot, and only the slower RAM stick is able to fit under it. I would rather run the two matching RAM sticks.
2. The RAM is not running in optimized positions. The motherboard specifies that the RAM should be placed in 1/3 slots or 2/4 slots for optimization.
3. The faster RAM is not able to be run at max potential because it has to run at the voltage and speed of the slower RAM.
My motherboard is a MSI Z270 SLI PLUS: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z270-SLI-PLUS.html
My CPU is an Intel i5-7600k Kaby Lake: https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...-7600k-processor-6m-cache-up-to-4-20-ghz.html
The two matching RAM sticks: https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categ...ngeance-led-configurator/p/CMU16GX4M2C3200C16
The single non-matching RAM stick: https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Memory/VENGEANCE-LPX/p/CMK8GX4M1A2400C16
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
So around a week ago, I moved my PC from my college back to my house for Winter Break. When I got home, my PC would only turn on for several seconds, turn off, and then it repeated that until I fully shut it off. Eventually, I was able to determine that the PC would not boot unless I had a RAM stick in the first slot, second slot, or both.
If RAM is placed in the third or fourth slot, the PC turns on, but nothing displays. The EZ debug light will turn on for DRAM for several seconds, flicker to CPU, and then back to DRAM. I have been unsuccessful in fixing this issue. I have tried different RAM combinations and nothing seems to work. I know my motherboard and OS are compatible with the RAM and the amount of it. I have not looked at the CPU because I did not think that is the problem, but also because I do not have any thermal paste at the moment for when I would need to reinstall it. However, I did not think it was a CPU problem because the PC works fine when I have RAM in the first two slots.
Currently, I am able to run my computer on 8 GB RAM sticks in the first two slots, for a total of 16 GM of memory. However, I want to be able to place RAM in the 3rd or 4th for several reasons.
1. The RAM I am currently running is mismatched. One stick runs at 1.35V and 3200 MHz, while the other runs at 1.2V and 2133 MHz. I am doing this because my CPU Cooler hovers over my first RAM slot, and only the slower RAM stick is able to fit under it. I would rather run the two matching RAM sticks.
2. The RAM is not running in optimized positions. The motherboard specifies that the RAM should be placed in 1/3 slots or 2/4 slots for optimization.
3. The faster RAM is not able to be run at max potential because it has to run at the voltage and speed of the slower RAM.
My motherboard is a MSI Z270 SLI PLUS: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z270-SLI-PLUS.html
My CPU is an Intel i5-7600k Kaby Lake: https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...-7600k-processor-6m-cache-up-to-4-20-ghz.html
The two matching RAM sticks: https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categ...ngeance-led-configurator/p/CMU16GX4M2C3200C16
The single non-matching RAM stick: https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Memory/VENGEANCE-LPX/p/CMK8GX4M1A2400C16
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you