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Help: memory and/or motherboard problem??

HTC

HTC

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System Specs
System Name HTC's System
Processor Ryzen 5 5800X3D
Motherboard Asrock Taichi X370
Cooling NH-C14, with the AM4 mounting kit
Memory G.Skill Kit 16GB DDR4 F4 - 3200 C16D - 16 GTZB
Video Card(s) Sapphire Pulse 6600 8 GB
Storage 1 Samsung NVMe 960 EVO 250 GB + 1 3.5" Seagate IronWolf Pro 6TB 7200RPM 256MB SATA III
Display(s) LG 27UD58
Case Fractal Design Define R6 USB-C
Audio Device(s) Onboard
Power Supply Corsair TX 850M 80+ Gold
Mouse Razer Deathadder Elite
Software Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS
Currently have 2 * 1 GB of Corsair CL4 DHX with 5 / 5 / 5 / 15 timings running @ 1062 (see pic below for further details)

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So far, so good ... but, if i add 2 more of these DIMMs, it won't even boot. I tried removing them and switching them around (the ones i added only) and it does boot and almost reaches windows ... almost ... but it gets stuck so i have to manually reboot.

Here's what i've tried so far:

- Booting with the DIMMs i added, only, to see if the problem was with one of these -> works fine

- Booted with the 4 again but, this time, adding the "original" 2 DIMMs -> did the exact same thing as the beginning

- Raised DIMM volts from 2.06 (BIOS value) to 2.14 -> same result as before

- Raised VCore by up to 0.0375 to see if it would help -> same result as before

- Raised NB volts by up to 0.1 to see if it would help -> same result as before

- Raised FSBT volts by up to 0.1 to see if it would help -> same result as before


I'm @ a loss here: what may be the problem? Memory? Motherboard?

Any suggestions?
 
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You have to lower your OC for the ram to get recognised. Im not sure how it works but I seen places like overclockers.co.uk they sell you an oc'd rig at for example 3Ghz then tell you if you want 4GB RAM the same rig will be oc'd at 2.6Ghz.

For example check here http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-005-OC

At the bottom of the page they tell you "Note - If you select the 4GB Memory Upgrade option then the CPU overclock is reduced to 3.1GHz - 3.2GHz region to maintain stability with all four memory banks filled."
 
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Black Panther said:
You have to lower your OC for the ram to get recognised. Im not sure how it works but I seen places like overclockers.co.uk they sell you an oc'd rig at for example 3Ghz then tell you if you want 4GB RAM the same rig will be oc'd at 2.6Ghz.
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This RAM worked well, @ this exact same speed in my P5K-SE (8 multi and 442 FSB). Because the Rampage has a lot more options with voltages and such, there might be some differences but i have no idea where :(
 
Black Panther's advice worked: booted @ stock speed and again @ 3536 and it worked.


Thanks, dude: problem solved.
 
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