Been fighting with this for 2 weeks now. I can use my machine just fine with 1 stick of memory in A2. If I put a second stick into B2, the machine does not post. I get an amber light on the MB. Both sticks work because both sticks boot in A2. I AM able to boot the machine with both sticks in A1 and A2, but obviously that means I am using single channel mode and I've been experiencing game crashing in that config.
I've tried two motherboards. One was an MSI Z690 DDR and the one I am using now is the ASUS TUF Z690-PLUS WIFI D4.
I've tried two different CPUs, both i7-12700.
I've tried three different sets of memory. 1: Corsair Vengeance RGB 3200 2: GSkill Neo 3600 and 3: Gskill Trident 3200. All the same issue.
I've tried two different power supplies. Same issue.
Both motherboards are / were using the latest BIOS. I've tried my MB with default settings, XMP1, XMP2, voltage set to 1.4 and all do exactly the same thing.
So with all this said, it's probably not the memory sticks. It's probably not the motherboard. So it has to be something with the CPU right? I've reseated it a few times now , especially since I tried a new CPU. I'm using a basic MSI MAG CoreLiquid P240. Seems to be working good as my idle temps are around 30C
I'm at my wits end here. I've basically replaced the entire machine with all new components and have the same problem. What the heck am I doing wrong here? I suppose I can live with one stick of memory, but since I just spend all this money building a new machine, it'll bother me that I have no upgrade path to more memory AND I am in Single Channel mode.
If I can provide any more information, please let me know. My brain is a bit fried from all this and apologize for any lapse in information.
I've tried two motherboards. One was an MSI Z690 DDR and the one I am using now is the ASUS TUF Z690-PLUS WIFI D4.
I've tried two different CPUs, both i7-12700.
I've tried three different sets of memory. 1: Corsair Vengeance RGB 3200 2: GSkill Neo 3600 and 3: Gskill Trident 3200. All the same issue.
I've tried two different power supplies. Same issue.
Both motherboards are / were using the latest BIOS. I've tried my MB with default settings, XMP1, XMP2, voltage set to 1.4 and all do exactly the same thing.
So with all this said, it's probably not the memory sticks. It's probably not the motherboard. So it has to be something with the CPU right? I've reseated it a few times now , especially since I tried a new CPU. I'm using a basic MSI MAG CoreLiquid P240. Seems to be working good as my idle temps are around 30C
I'm at my wits end here. I've basically replaced the entire machine with all new components and have the same problem. What the heck am I doing wrong here? I suppose I can live with one stick of memory, but since I just spend all this money building a new machine, it'll bother me that I have no upgrade path to more memory AND I am in Single Channel mode.
If I can provide any more information, please let me know. My brain is a bit fried from all this and apologize for any lapse in information.
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