Hello all,
This is my first post here. I hope some of you can help me out with my issue.
I recently purchased X2 8GB Kingston hyperx Fury DDR4 2666 RAM. My computer currently has X2 8GB RAM that are of the same type. I want to add the extra two RAM sticks so that the total memory is 32GB. However, when I insert the two extra ram modules and start up my computer, all it does is restarts and shuts down on a continuos loop with nothing showing on the Monitor.
I have tested all four memory slots with a single 8GB RAM and each slot works fine and the computer boots normally.
My PC currently contains the following hardware:
Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI ATX motherboard
X2 8GB Kingston Fury DDR4 2666 RAM
X2 Gigabyte GTX 1070 G1 Gaming GPU’s
i5 6600K 3.5GHz CPU
700W Power Supply
Windows 10
Thanks for reading
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
Are sure the new RAM is fully compatible with the system?
Even at this stage, perhaps let crucial.com run a scan (it’s safe and free) and advise?
I have found their reports invaluable in every situation I have let their scan run.
Incidentally – run the crucial scan with only the original RAM installed..
Boot into BIOS and select XMP profile for the memory. This will operate the memory at optimal settings.
It is possible that the memory voltage needs to be raised slightly to support 32GB RAM but the XMP profile just might do this for you. If not, it is worth a try, just keep the jump fairly small.
You did not mention if you are running your i5-6600K at an overclock setting. Please note that when running more than a mild overclock there is less chance of getting a stable overclock with that much RAM installed. In this case a slight bump up in the chipset and possibly ring voltage may be needed but I do not know your CPU/Chipset well to pinpoint the exact issue and resolution so more research may be needed or you may need to back off on the OC.
Another possible, flip out the Lithium battery in the motherboard for a few minutes & then refit.
Then re seat the memory.
Test.
If it is 32-bit, that may have something to do with your problem.
“* Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than the size of the physical memory installed”
http://www.gigabyte.com.au/products…
Maybe you have to change something in the bios.
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Another possible, flip out the Lithium battery in the motherboard for a few minutes & then refit.
Then re seat the memory.
Test.