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System Name | 4K Master |
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Processor | AMD 5950x |
Motherboard | MSI Creation x570 |
Cooling | Black Ice Nemesis 360GTX+480GTS, Dual Pumps |
Memory | TridentZ DD4 64GB 3600Mhz |
Video Card(s) | MSI RTX3090 |
Storage | OS: Optane 900p 480Gb, Games: Samsung 860 EVO 4Tb x3 + 970 EVO Plus 2Tb x2 |
Display(s) | LG OLED 55C9 |
Case | Phantecs Enthoo 719 |
Audio Device(s) | Hyperx Cloud Orbit S |
Power Supply | Corsair HX1200i + CableMod Full KIt |
Mouse | Razer Mamba Elite |
Keyboard | Razer Huntsman Elite v2 |
VR HMD | HP G2 v2 + Quest 2 |
Software | Windows 11Dev Preview |
Hi,
So i upgraded to x99 with 5820K, and got 2 separate Dual Channel 16Gb kits of Corsair Vengeance LPX 2666MHz (CMK16GX4M2A2666C16) ( so in total I have x4 sicks of 8Gb each)
For some reason one RAM channel out of 4 is kind of iffy, it only accepts RAM after 10-20 times I try, and then it can stop detecting the ram randomly after some days past or if the PC as disturbed)
Of course I can return the board for a new one, but I dont want to be left without a PC, anyway I have 3 years of warranty (yes its 3yrs not 5 over here, but we dont have RMA system, you bring it back to the shop and they test it and give you refurbished one or a new one after 3-7 days)
I tried to re-seat the CPU didnt help, tested every memory stick and they all work in other channels
So what I was thinking is to use the system in Dual Channel mode, install x2 8gb sticks into one channel and 2 other memory sticks into the other channel.
tipple channel wont work because i have 4 sticks and they have to be of equal size in each channel??
(or they dont? Because the system boots in such castrated mode, with x2 sticks in one channel and one stick each in 2 other channels but im not sure it works in real triple channel mode)
I googled for 4 channel vs 2 channel benchmarks but didnt found nay gaming results, is there any actual FPS differences if I go to 2 channel route?
P.S. CPU-Z can see all 4 sticks of RAM.
BIOS SPD viewer can see al 4 BUT one stick of RAM has no memory value (like where it says that your stick is 8GB or 4Gb or whatever it says nothing)
Also i found a treat that lots of ASUS X99 mobos have the same issue
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2337139/ram-fully-detected.html
Thanks
So i upgraded to x99 with 5820K, and got 2 separate Dual Channel 16Gb kits of Corsair Vengeance LPX 2666MHz (CMK16GX4M2A2666C16) ( so in total I have x4 sicks of 8Gb each)
For some reason one RAM channel out of 4 is kind of iffy, it only accepts RAM after 10-20 times I try, and then it can stop detecting the ram randomly after some days past or if the PC as disturbed)
Of course I can return the board for a new one, but I dont want to be left without a PC, anyway I have 3 years of warranty (yes its 3yrs not 5 over here, but we dont have RMA system, you bring it back to the shop and they test it and give you refurbished one or a new one after 3-7 days)
I tried to re-seat the CPU didnt help, tested every memory stick and they all work in other channels
So what I was thinking is to use the system in Dual Channel mode, install x2 8gb sticks into one channel and 2 other memory sticks into the other channel.
tipple channel wont work because i have 4 sticks and they have to be of equal size in each channel??
(or they dont? Because the system boots in such castrated mode, with x2 sticks in one channel and one stick each in 2 other channels but im not sure it works in real triple channel mode)
I googled for 4 channel vs 2 channel benchmarks but didnt found nay gaming results, is there any actual FPS differences if I go to 2 channel route?
P.S. CPU-Z can see all 4 sticks of RAM.
BIOS SPD viewer can see al 4 BUT one stick of RAM has no memory value (like where it says that your stick is 8GB or 4Gb or whatever it says nothing)
Also i found a treat that lots of ASUS X99 mobos have the same issue
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2337139/ram-fully-detected.html
Thanks
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