I've been having an issue with my computer and I tried almost all I can remember, without coming close to understanding what is going on.
My specs are:
MSI B450 gaming plus max (bios up2date)
Ryzen 5 5600
Corsair 800W psu (new and gold+)
M.2 SSD working fine
RX 6700 XT
4x 8gb Kingston hyperX cl12 2400mghz RAM
Since I got this issue I even got a new CPU, thinking that would be the problem, so I tested with a R5 5600 and with my old 3600, both presenting the same issue.
The issue is, PC won't boot with all 4 sticks of RAM. Yet, it is working fine with 3 sticks. There is no setting of max ram on windows. Issue persists on W10 or W11.
The slots are interchangeable, but with some random results. The slot that doesn't work isn't always the same.
All 4 sticks of ram work on their own, so they are also interchangeable.
If I try to add the 4th stick, sometimes I have to take all but one off and boot with just one. Only after booting successfully can I add another stick, but never on the same rail. Trying dual channel almost always fails.
And by fail I mean PC won't boot at all.
When it does boot, either with 1 ram stick or the 3, everything works perfectly, passings memTest with no issues, being able to game without issues.
Just to thicken the plot, this PC worked fine with the 4 sticks of RAM for about 2 years, never a single issue, until this randomly started.
This happens with default bios settings, with XMP profiles, overclocking and overvolting RAM, undervolting and or underclocking RAM.
This happens with ram fastboot on or of.
I think I tried everything but new RAM or new Mobo, but I have no one to borrow them from, and I would hate to buy a replacement part to turn out to be the wrong one.
Can you help me with any ideas?
My specs are:
MSI B450 gaming plus max (bios up2date)
Ryzen 5 5600
Corsair 800W psu (new and gold+)
M.2 SSD working fine
RX 6700 XT
4x 8gb Kingston hyperX cl12 2400mghz RAM
Since I got this issue I even got a new CPU, thinking that would be the problem, so I tested with a R5 5600 and with my old 3600, both presenting the same issue.
The issue is, PC won't boot with all 4 sticks of RAM. Yet, it is working fine with 3 sticks. There is no setting of max ram on windows. Issue persists on W10 or W11.
The slots are interchangeable, but with some random results. The slot that doesn't work isn't always the same.
All 4 sticks of ram work on their own, so they are also interchangeable.
If I try to add the 4th stick, sometimes I have to take all but one off and boot with just one. Only after booting successfully can I add another stick, but never on the same rail. Trying dual channel almost always fails.
And by fail I mean PC won't boot at all.
When it does boot, either with 1 ram stick or the 3, everything works perfectly, passings memTest with no issues, being able to game without issues.
Just to thicken the plot, this PC worked fine with the 4 sticks of RAM for about 2 years, never a single issue, until this randomly started.
This happens with default bios settings, with XMP profiles, overclocking and overvolting RAM, undervolting and or underclocking RAM.
This happens with ram fastboot on or of.
I think I tried everything but new RAM or new Mobo, but I have no one to borrow them from, and I would hate to buy a replacement part to turn out to be the wrong one.
Can you help me with any ideas?