RAM Help 8Gb

[MoonDefender]

Ok so I just built my gaming rig and I installed 8gb of ram (DDR4) and it says that only 4.1GBs is available.
Mobo: http://www.microcenter.com/product/437350/X99_Deluxe_LGA_2011-3_ATX_Intel_Motherboard

RAM: 8gb two sticks of crucial memory

cpu: http://www.microcenter.com/product/437203/Core_i7-5820k_33_GHz_LGA_2011_V3_Tray_Processor

 

[Tradesman1]

Do you have the latest BIOS? Are the sticks in the suggested slots for dual channel? Are the sticks fully seated in their slots? Have you checked the sticks individually w/ Memtest, might have a bad one..

 

[MoonDefender]

Do you have the latest BIOS? Are the sticks in the suggested slots for dual channel? Are the sticks fully seated in their slots? Have you checked the sticks individually w/ Memtest, might have a bad one..

they both show up in the bios

 

[MoonDefender]

This video fixed my problem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UgTnRcXR5o

 

[MoonDefender]

ok just found this out, so my cpu is a six core cpu but only two core are registering. Have any ideas

 

[MoonDefender]

fixed it

 

[Tradesman1]

Great, glad all is well, have fun 😉

 

[MoonDefender]

Great, glad all is well, have fun 😉

Thanks ! I shall have fun!

 

[Tradesman1]

C U Around 😉