I recently bought 2 packs of 16GB G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series RAM from a person online. According to the seller, the RAM was going to be used in a build but the build was put off and the RAM was never used. Here is the link to the item details.
When I received the RAM and installed it (before you ask I made sure the RAM was seated correctly), my ASRock Z68 Pro3 Gen3 motherboard only recognized 16GB dual channel and not the whole 32GB. The RAM has run at 1600 MHz and is now running stable at 2133 MHz. The mobo supports up to 32GB.
I don't believe the RAM is bad, so excluding faulty memory, how would I get the mobo to recognize all four slots?
ETA: I believe the issues may lie in the configuration of the RAM. It may not be recognizing all the RAM because of dual channel. I'm not sure but if I could get someone's clarification on the matter I would really appreciate it.
When I received the RAM and installed it (before you ask I made sure the RAM was seated correctly), my ASRock Z68 Pro3 Gen3 motherboard only recognized 16GB dual channel and not the whole 32GB. The RAM has run at 1600 MHz and is now running stable at 2133 MHz. The mobo supports up to 32GB.
I don't believe the RAM is bad, so excluding faulty memory, how would I get the mobo to recognize all four slots?
ETA: I believe the issues may lie in the configuration of the RAM. It may not be recognizing all the RAM because of dual channel. I'm not sure but if I could get someone's clarification on the matter I would really appreciate it.
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My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Professional 64-bitIntel Core i5 2500K (overclocked to 4.3 GHz)G.SKILL Ripjaws X 32GB 2133 MHzEVGA GTX 560 Ti Superclocked
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Custom Desktop
- OS
- Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
- CPU
- Intel Core i5 2500K (overclocked to 4.3 GHz)
- Motherboard
- ASRock Z68 Pro3 Gen3
- Memory
- G.SKILL Ripjaws X 32GB 2133 MHz
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA GTX 560 Ti Superclocked
- Sound Card
- Realtek High Definition Audio (onboard sound)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer S232HL LED LCD
- Screen Resolution
- 1900x1080
- Hard Drives
- Muskin 120GB SATA III SSD (OS drive)
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM (storage drive for music,videos,pics,some games,etc.)
- PSU
- OCZ ModXStream 700W
- Case
- Antec 300
- Cooling
- Hyper 212+ (push-pull); Case: 2x140mm, 3x120mm
- Keyboard
- Basic HP wired keyboard
- Mouse
- Logitech M705 Wireless
- Other Info
- HP DVD Writer 1260t
