How to install and configure RAM in a PC - Step By Step Setup Beginners Guide
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- Опубліковано 23 лип 2024
- A Beginner's Guide to Installing and Configuring RAM in a PC. a Step By Step Setup Beginners Guide that will help you to get all of the performance out of your RAM, Speed and Stability.
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0:00 Intro
0:13 Explaining the DIMM slots and channels for installing RAM
1:06 How to Install 2 sticks of RAM into the correct channels
3:26 How to Install a stick of RAM in the correct channel
3:52 How to install four sticks of RAM correctly
6:25 How to enable XMP in the BIOS and how to setup RAM in the BIOS
8:10 Describing XMP on AMD Chipsets and Describing XMP on Intel Chipsets
8:46 How to clear your CMOS to configure your RAM
9:15 How to remove the CMOS Battery or how to change the CMOS Battery
10:16 How to install a CMOS Battery
11:13 How to check the Speed of your RAM in Windows
11:38 Discussing everything we went over in the video on how to correct install RAM
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While, I go over common ways to install RAM into your PC, your motherboard, not all motherboards support the same configurations. Please check your motherboard manual to be 100% sure. Also, we also did make 1 mistake, the date and lot code portion, though not really a mistake. This was originally How to install RAM in a PC for Beginners but it would work out fine as How to install RAM in a PC for Beginners as well. Original How to Install and Configuring RAM in a PC Easy To Follow Guide, you know if your wondering how to install ram in pc.
Different memory manufacturers place their date/lot codes in different places, and their sequence codes as well, though the naming could be different as well. So the date and lot code here, on these sticks of RAM is "2865 2021 Nov", built in November probably 28th, lot 65 in 2021. Here, since it is its own sticker, the sequence differentiates the memory, 21454955296, 21454955294, 21454955295, 21454955293, the number at the end, 3,4,5,6 tells you which is which. I hope this makes sense to you, if not, please let me know in the comments and I can help you.
We show you how to install RAM on the Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) as an example, but I show you how to configure the RAM on the ASUS TUF Gaming Z690-Plus WIFI D4 motherboard. We then show you how to configure XMP and we show you the timings and how to set them but I don't set them because we are using an XMP profile so you can see if RAM Speed really matter. This will show you how to change ram speed in bios but it will help you how to install new ram in pc and installing ram in a pc or installing new ram on pc.
How to install ram in a PC for Beginners and we go over how to install ddr4 ram in pc or how to install ddr4 ram into a pc. Having the RAM correctly installed can mean the difference between dual channel memory and single channel memory, dual of course providing the most performance.
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We go over How to Install and configure RAM into a PC, a Beginners Guide. Here we help make sure to get all of the performance out of your RAM and settings just right, speed and stability.
I bought two sticks of ram few months ago bought two new ones last week now my pc will blue screen randomly in games they are the exact models as far as i can tell
Ddr4 3200mhz cl16 ocpc
even the same manufacturer Samsung
But i cannot get xmp working on it only works on 2133 without xmp
Is there any fix or will i have to sell my ram
They are not the same, install them like I show you here and you will probably not be able to use xmp together. You will have to cater your speeds to the slowest one, and the higher voltage.
@joegt123 let me know if you want help, you need to put in a little work
Really love your videos. Let whatever the video is, but you always give in-depth theorical knowledge and show by doing practically too. I love getting extra knowledge and info
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Just wanted to say Thank You ! for this video. Just installed some new ram and your tips on the bios settings made it very painless!!
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great video. really nice to see you go into depth about most of the basic details for installing ram. most youtubers and people skim over them because they assume you know them
yeah, I try not to, but it's hard to think of it all, it's only common sense, if you find out about it first, and if you have never heard about something, you don't know anything about it to establish common sense, so I try hard to help everyone with even the simplest of tasks, because if you have never done it, it can be scary, but after your first time,... it's cake. Thanks so much for coming by my friend and checking it out, it means the world to me and I am so very happy you enjoyed the video.
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@@herpderp_6488 thanks so much my friend, I really do appreciate it.
Wow! Almost 25K, you’re doing amazingly, keep up the good work! This video also helped me config my RAM to get XMP working properly, tysm!
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good luck my friend.
Best guide ever. Slow and steady. Thanks man
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thank you man, i know for some this is simple but your videos are so clear and done at a good pace , i appreciate ppl taking time to help explain to others , thank you
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Great video, a lot of people only explained the physical installation but I didn't know you had to change the settings in the bios so thanks for that
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Bought a cheap open box prebuilt back before the pandemic and its starting to really show its age so I picked up a bunch of parts to overhaul it on black Friday. Thanks for this, I have no idea what I am doing but am excited to learn.
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Another very helpful vid, Iggy! Thanks for all your hard work.
Thanks so much my friend, it means a ton to me. I really hope it helped.
You give a in depth information that some others don't explain Thanks for the Great info
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Thank you! This helped alot. Perfect video
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Thanks a lot, it was an amazing well detailed video!
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You are amazing with all your knowledge
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this helped me a ton when I upgraded from 16gb to 32gb (ddr4 g skill V). when I added the 2 sticks of new ram it wouldn't boot. so I removed the 2 new sticks, disabled DOCP (XMP for intel) then installed the 2 new sticks and it booted! but when I tried to turn DOCP back on it wouldn't boot again, so I lowered the clock speed from 3600 to 2933 and boom we are cooking, it works now. thanks my man 💯
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This video is by far the best and easy to follow hugely underrated. Thanks for the video
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@@ThisBytesForYou can you help me chose the correct ram please running a 15 11400f on Asus TUF b560 plus mobo need atleast 8gb X2 or can run 8gb x4
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great tutorial, thank you!
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Thanks for this video🙏
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You just earned another subs. I'm a complete beginner to the PC community. I bought a used PC with only one stick of 8GB RAM and I bought a new one to increase it to 16GB. After that, I booted up my PC and my monitor doesn't have any signal, I was panicking and scared cause it's my first PC I bought with my own money and at that time I thought just getting a new RAM is gonna be easy. The pre-installed RAM has 2666MHZ and the one I inserted has 3200MHZ. So I was like maybe that's why, but when I did a bit of research, that my MOBO and CPU has lower max RAM speeds than the new RAM I bought and it says that the MOBO will auto down clock the higher RAM speed to match up the limit from the MOBO. But even then, my monitor has no signals from my PC even after I boot it up. Now I'm just using the pre-installed RAM 1x8GB 😅
Well thank you so much my friend, I am so very happy I could help you and I thank you so much for your support it means the world to me. As for the RAM, yeah it can be a bit picky but if you drop in the 3200Mhz RAM alone, set the RAM speed to 2666Mhz, with the highest of the 2 voltages and set RAS, CAS, TRAS and the others to Auto you should be good to add the other, maybe not perfect though. Give that a try and see if it helps, in this case you cannot use XMP, you have to set that to Manual and the RAM sticks have to be in slot 2 and 4.
Great video 👍🏻
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You earned a sub, your video really helped me
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Thank you!!! You are life savior!!!
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DUDE i thought my 1k computer was done, at least thought the graphics card was gone. Thank you for this! saved my month at least... started working, and even got the 2x8gb xtra ram installed :)
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If you’ve told one lie, stolen anything, or lusted (which is adultery of the heart), you’ll be found guilty on Judgment Day and end up in Hell. But there’s good news: Though we broke God’s Law, Jesus, the prophesied Messiah, perfectly kept the Law, fulfilling all righteousness. He paid the fine for sinners ( that we could never pay ) by suffering and dying on the cross-absorbing the wrath of God that we deserve. “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” Then Jesus rose from the dead and was seen by hundreds of eyewitnesses. Today, repent and trust Jesus; God will grant you forgiveness and the gift of eternal life. God bless
Just the perfect pace and level of detail necessary to understand the process. Thanks.
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Hey man thank you for the in dept tutorials. I just built this new PC having issues with it. I did not know about the SN with the sets. I just stuck all 4 in there. Was having crashing issues. I have 2 sets of 2x8 @ 3600. Once I put the matching sets together on their channels. It's been smooth. It makes sense, the matching set should go together on the same channel because they have been tested together. I hope from here it will be stable. All I can do is test it from here. Thank you
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You don't install ram you download ram everybody knows that
Whoops, I feel so stupid
WOW, I just downloaded 64 gigs of ram and I've never been so happy! 👍🏼 Thanks! 😊
Classic hahah
@@themerculator I am learning so much from this
@@ThisBytesForYou LoL glad we all could help on your learning journey!
Thanks for the full install not just a vid of popping it in the motherboard
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I know this is a beginner guide, but if you're going through the entire process of configuring memory in bios etc as well I would recommend testing and making sure the overclock (xmp is an overclock) is also stable.
i recommend memtest86 mounted on a usb boot drive as it will test the full address range outside of windows 10.
But other than that. very good guide thanks.
thanks bud, XMP is an overclock, but since it was developed, I have never had an issue with XMP, ever. I wanted to teach people how to set the memory up through JEDEC standards, but, a 13 minute video would have turned out to be a 20 minute video. Finding voltages, finding where the timings are then telling people which should be set where, that would have failed well out of a beginner guide.
XMP, falls perfectly into a beginners guide, and chances are, any stick of memory you buy will have an XMP profile.
@@ThisBytesForYou Yeah, maybe I was unlucky but I had actually gotten an unstable ram kit once recently. It was 2x16 GB CL18 3600 Mhz g skill ripjaws. Pretty common ram. Didn't like the overclock XMP profile 1 in a msi b550 bios with a 5600x. Failed memtest with memory overlcock but was fine in JEDEC (2333 Mhz or something). Replaced with corsair ram same speed and timing and it worked perfectly and passed memtest. Go figure. The unstable ram caused slight instabilities with CTD's in game but that's about it daily driving was stable.
Prior to ordering these GSkill sticks, I had just bought Corsair memory for my new build, my older workstation died, so I figured to go all out.
Sadly, the Corsair, XMP or JEDEC would only post when it wanted to, and stay working when it wanted to as well, worked perfectly fine with some older Patriot Viper 4133Mhz, but I only had 32Gigs, I wanted 64Gigs for Video and photo editing, to make sure I had 0 hiccups. 3 days of playing with that, i sent the memory back (which was not a bad thing, because I didn't realize I ordered 3200Mhz RAM) and then bought these, slightly faster 3600Mhz, but also with tighter timings and running XMP all day long, not a single issue with these.
If anything, XMP helps you find issues quicker I guess haha. Glad you got everything working, but in both cases, it wasn't XMP, it was just defective RAM, XMP just showed the issue quicker. I don't know about you, but I don't want JEDEC, I want rated speeds.
the other thing I didn't mention (for 2 reasons) was the QVL. The Qualified Vendor List has all the memory that was tested to work on the board. As product development engineer, I worked with companies to get memory tested when there was issues but they would only test and certify memory that was paid to get tested... that seems very shady to me. I won't say which motherboard manufacturers, this was before my days reviewing, so that's 1 reason I don't use QVL and the other is because they mostly don't have RAM I want to use on there hahaha.
But the QVL is there to let you know what RAM is good to use and if it's not there, you run the risk of it not working, and also potentially support not working with you because if its not on the QVL, that's the issue.
Chances are the RAM is going to work, but when using RAM, I at least like to verify if for AMD, it is stated that it is certified AMD compatible and the same for Intel.
@@ThisBytesForYou interesting read, you have an interesting background!
In regards to the QVL I also find that these are rarely up to date - could be because memory manufactures are constantly changing their model numbers / chipsets or they just don't have the testing capability for all the different memory that's out in the wild currently. There's a good chance alot of the memory model numbers that are listed in Gigabyte or Msi etc motherboard QVLs aren't even purchasable anymore as they are older model skews.
Once again thanks for the video, you should do a video on your experience in the field.
Excellent as always
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Really thanks alot
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Haven't started on my first build yet but it'll be with an Asrock B650m-hdv motherboard.
Fairly certain I understand the bois update process but the cmos battery removal is a nice tip to know just in case.
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Thanks. I have ddr5 with this type slot and I had hard time with install ram in.
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@@ThisBytesForYou definitely. Most of the other top results on this topic only go through snapping them in and turning it on lol love the additional info as someone who thinks of themselves as more tech savvy..
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Hey dude. I hope you can answer this question. I had xtreme trouble with a pc, which basically had me buying almost another full pc to try and fix. I gave up in the end and bought a complete new pc. This 1 is a Gigabyte B660M Gaming X AX DDR4 Motherboard with 12700 cpu and 2x8gb TForce sticks. In my stock pile from buys to fix last pc, I have 4x16gb TForce sticks (2 seperate 2x16s, bought at different times). After watching this vid, Im a little confused whether I can put all 4 larger sticks in as I notice that the CL numbers are different from 1 set to the other. ie CL 16-18-18-38 1.35v and the other is CL 16-20-20-40 1.35v. Can I throw all these 4 sticks in my new pc?
well, first, while it isn't 100%, check to make sure the memory is in the QVL, if its in the QVL, qualified vendor list, a list you can find on the motherboard manufacturers support site for your board: www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B660M-GAMING-X-AX-DDR4-rev-1x/support#support-memsup, if its there for sure it works, if not, there is a big change it will work, but it may not. If you watched the video, I show you how to you can get both to work together, but because they are different CAS settings, its best to set the XMP setting to Auto, see if it works. If it doesn't work, enable XMP, see where it sets it to 16-18-18-38, then change it to manual, and change it to 16-20-20-40 at 1.35Volts also make sure you install the memory the way I show you..
If I buy a ram kit and want to upgrade do I need to remove the old 8gb ram stick that’s already in there before I put the 2 new ones in
So you didn't watch the video
Wow man amazing video... so clear man, thank you. So in order B2-A2-B1-A1 gotcha...
Do you recommend 4x modules at say, 32GB, or 2x modules at 32gb??
Also, could I just switch off PC at mains, and hold power button for a minute to drain CMOS, without removing?
And will this, or removing CMOS, delete my overclock profile in BIOS? I would like to just load it again if possible...
For dual channel, its best for 2 sticks of RAM, also it is easier to overclock 2 sticks over 4. If you clear your CMOS yes you will lose your overclock, I highly recommend you take pictures of all your BIOS screens, flash to the latest BIOS and then pop in the new memory to get optimal performance.
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Thanks a lot I was wondering why my pair of ram sticks wasn’t giving me the mhz I wanted, resettled them properly.
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I just ran across this video for some reason I didn't get to see it I don't know why but I'm going to watch it now
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thanks for this video. i was trying to install my ram and the bottom latch wasnt opening up. i was really scared to push it open. even in the mobo manual it showed both latches open. after i saw your video i did it
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Hey i got a 6600rx and when I installed it and it booted my screen was rainbow dots idk where I can show u lmkk how to fix I got the drivers for the card but it didt fix it
Check to see that the cable is seated properly, the HDMI or DP cable or maybe find a different one, if you are sure the monitor is perfect.
Thank you ❤
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i didnt know about the purpose/usage of XMP before. on my current pc when i added more ram, i just changed the clock speed to what it was rated at(3200). there's a good chance i'm not running the optimal or rated cas latencies after watching this video lol.
Always a pleasure my friend, so happy I could help, this will also help temperatures and stability
Can you do a build with the ASUS tuf gaming z590 plus Wi-Fi or something similar in the future?
Well, I would need to get that board, it might be difficult, since I don't work with Asus, but maybe this video is what you need, please let me know: ua-cam.com/video/eRj1oSruq1U/v-deo.html
Hi I just brought Asrock z590 steel legend with. I9 trying to figure a good ram DdR4 no higher than 2666 the company stated and cosair works better can yo give me a ideal memory for this board had not built a computer since 2011 duo core.
this is what I am using on my system now, its solid. this is my Amazon affiliate link: geni.us/P67C6 but it's 3600, why do you want to go so low?
I got 2 x 8gb ram to add to my 2x 8gb ram that i already have in the pc and when i installed it my pc didn't start anymore the fans went on and off the whole time. I first removed the 2 ram sticks that I bought new and now everything seems to be working normally. I have now seen in your video that these numbers are important which are on the ram sticks on my old 2 ram sticks the last digits are 49 and 50 but on my new ones the last digits are 23 and 75 that means these new ram sticks are incompatible? or can I use them?
like I show you in the video, keep the similar RAM in the same channel/banks, then adjust the BIOS for the higher latency and higher voltage and you should be good, I never recommend missing RAM, but this may make it work, check out the video.
So how do you get in that menu where you enable XMP? I know you said delete key or F2 but do you press that as soon as you turn the pc back on or?
looks like the video cut off, sorry about that. After installing the RAM, when you turn the PC back on, start tapping the Del or F2 key to get into the BIOS, where it is in your BIOS, what is the manufacturer and model number of your motherboard?
@@ThisBytesForYou It’s a cyber power pc but the motherboard is a ASRock B-760MC
I bought a pre-built pc on best buy and the ram sticks are a 16gb set that were positioned in b1 and b2, if I were to buy a 16gb stick (I can't find another 8gb x2 set of the same model) would it be ok for me to put that 16gb in b1 and the other 2 8gb sticks in a1 and a2? ALSO wonderful video, I understand much more than i did before!!!
SO happy you benefited from this video, with that, it should have answered your question as well.
Thank you so much for this video. It was very concise, well filmed, and greatly informative! Your video was very helpful for a novice like me who doesn’t know too much about “turning wrenches” on a PC, so to speak.
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What if I add 2 new 16g and keep the original 8 g. Let's say the original 8g pair is A1 and B1; should the 16g pair be placed in A1 and B1 and then put 8 g in A2 and B2? Or does that matter?
Follow along, I go over this in the video.
installing ram is very satisfying not gonna lie!
it is, and the performance improvement is amazing... in my eagerness to make this video, I forgot to mention that hahah. Thanks so much my friend, I really hope you enjoyed this video.
@@ThisBytesForYou yes this video was very good! keep up the good work bro!
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@@ThisBytesForYou i subbed btw
@@Mff69 Thank you so much my friend, I greatly appreciate it and your support
wish i had seen this video back when i first built my rig lmao would have helped me so much, but i guess better late than never
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Very interesting. Silly question: what if i have 6 Dimm slots, had 2 sticks installed, then bought 3 more to install. Do they have to be installed in pairs or can i get away with a odd number?
what processor and motherboard do you have?
I just tried to add new 2x16g ram (Corsair vengeance) to my Lenovo legion 26IAB7. The computer boots into windows and using the task manager I can see that computer recognizes the 32g of ram. But then shortly freezes and start a cycle of resetting. Is the ram bad, not using with me Mobo (IB660ME) or is it something else? The CMOS is in a bad location on this board, it looks to be behind my GPU.
did you do what I showed you in this video
I have a problem where if I use any slot other than A1, the computer will not turn on/project to the monitor. All of the sticks work in A1, but will not in the other 3. The slots were tested and they all work, but the moment I put in a stick of ram it just refuses to just go. Motherboard is a Z490-A-Pro (MS-7C75).
your memory may not be listed in the motherboard QVL, but what I recommend is to use that 1 stick of RAM and flash your board to the latest BIOS version then try again.
Thank you10/10
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One question. I setup my own PC (not professionally) and I'm used to using the right-most slot and the other (one slot apart) for two DIMM sticks. What got me confused is the Aorus x470 gaming 7 wifi's manual. The manual shows labels on the ram slots 4,2,3,1 in that order from left to right. I would like to ask for your opinion about this. Does it mean that I am using slots 2 and 1 in this configuration according to the manual? If so, should I move the other ram to the slot beside the first ram (inserted in slot 1)? I hope this makes sense. Thanks in advance!
going by the diagram on page 5, you would install the RAM on yeah, 2 and 1, a bit odd the way they labelled it.
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@@ThisBytesForYou Thank you so much for the quick response! I guess I have my rams installed correctly then. I find it really odd how they labelled the ram slots too. Now a follow up question. Is it good to upgrade to a 64GB (2x32GB)3600mhz ram on my x470 board with my current CPU (Ryzen 7 2700x)? Im currently on 16GB 2666mhz ram and it bottlenecks my PC all the time when I play games and multitask. If so, do I really need to update my BIOS from F5 to F60+? I'm scared of bricking my PC by updating my BIOS lol! Can I just keep my current BIOS and just use AMD Ryzen Master to OC the new pair of rams to get the rated 3600mhz speed?
Thanks!
no, NEVER mix your RAM, if you will be buying 2x32, take out your old sticks and use the new RAM, and should you update your RAM, watch this quick short: ua-cam.com/users/shortsg5CV_TlGN1k
No matter which way I go in the screen to get to the bios I have been able to go to a screen that resembles what you show as the bios screen. I go into a screen that can take me to the bios screen, but again like I said it does not look anything like the screen you show in this video. What am I doing wrong?
well, many motherboards have different BIOS', but the idea is similar, what is your motherboard manufacturer and model number?
I've tinkered with a few builds and had to try different things to get components to register. This motherboard does not like new ram. I've tried a couple things so far but here to see if there's anything else I can try. I've reset the cmos, and tried a few different configurations but in short no new ram will register and if I use only new ram it won't start at all. 😊
For now, what you can do, is change the memory from XMP, and set it to the lowest speed of all the memory, and the highest voltage of the memory. So if one stick was 2800Mhz and the other was 3200Mhz, set it to 2800Mhz. For voltage if one is 1.4 volts and the other is 1.2volts, set it to 1.4volts. I am not saying that is what the speed or voltage is of your memory, just an example. The issue COULD be in the RAS, Tras, Cas latencies, if they are drastically different, set it to the highest. for example, if 1 stick is 9,9,9,28, and the other is 10,10,10,32, set the timings to 10,10,10,32. Try not to touch the timings unless you need to.
Hey do i have to do the BIOS thing or can i just plug the ram and the computer will automatically detect it
It may, it may not, the bios thing makes it work and give it performance, totally up to you if you like performance and things to work. I saw may or may not, because every board is different and memory is different as well, what works for me on my board, may not work for you on your board but XMP.... it's pretty universal, since it is a standard.
ty sir
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Hi im following ur step by step build and im actually using the same z690 d4 mb , but i have 4 sticks of ram and wondering if XMP will work with 4 slots fully applied
yes it will work perfectly well..... IF they are they same type of RAM, same manufacturer and model number.
@@ThisBytesForYou yes it is now i will update the bios and of course throw ur vid thanks
@@Don-tm2wh awesome my friend, let me know how it goes for you.
@@ThisBytesForYou there is a beta version of the bios but i will go with the previous version 1003
Thanks my problem solved 😎🔥
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@@ThisBytesForYou im your old friend i found your channel 2 years ago i watched your pulse rx 5500xt unboxing video (from my old yt account) and i asked some questions from u and u said ure from cuba 😁 i remember
ahhh yes, good stuff my friend, sorry its been a while I haven't see your nick, or maybe you changed your tag recently when YT updated it?
@@ThisBytesForYou i also cant remember my old account name 😆😆🥲
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can I put different ram frequency on A1 and B1 because my A2 and B2 is dual rank with 3200mhz and when I looked at the guide of my motherboard I saw that A1 and B1 doesn't support 3200mhz, it only supports up to 2900mhz if single rank and 2600mhz if dual rank, please I'm new to building pc I need help
You can but it can cause issues, you won't be able to use xmp and you have to set the slowest speed, highest voltage and highest cash, ras, tras latencies to get it to work correctly. Not worth it.
@@ThisBytesForYou what if I put the same brand, speed, frequency of ram on all of the 4 slots?
@@user-xb4gx4ob2h chances are they are using different ics and surely are made with different time stamps, there is a chance for issues, if you buy them all at once, there is less of a chance.
Hi I have 2x8gb xpg d50 for many months and right now I was added 2x8gb xpg d60 if I use just 2 slot it work but if 4 slot it doesn't boot.
Did you watch the video...
@@ThisBytesForYou Yes enabling XMP works thanks
Im looking to upgrade from 16gb ram to 32gb. Im new to pc gaming, will this swap affect save files or games downloaded on my pc? In other words will i lose data or be required to download games again
RAM does not store anything permanently, it is temporary storage in your computer that gives applications a place to store and access data on a short-term basis. Your hard drive or SSD is where the permanent data is stored. No worries friend, we were all noobs with PC's when we started, and this is a noob friendly place, I try hard with all my videos to teach you everything. If you feel like I am missing something and it makes sense to make, let me know. Very happy to help.
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Very helpful. I thought I ordered the wrong ones. 😅
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If I have an existing ram stick in one of the slots that I need to install the new sticks, should I move it or just put the two sticks in a different spot
And if I need to move the single stick, where do I put it?
did you watch this video?
Sorry, I must’ve missed it, should I just remove the old ram if it’s different than the new stuff or if I should keep it where should it be
Please watch the video, I go over all of this is detail.
If you only have 2 sticks should you always use A/B1 first or A/B2?
you should always read the manual for your board, many boards have it different, but the way I installed it, is the more common way.
I'm on a bit of a tight budget so don't hate too hard, but my situation is this:
I bought a PC, prebuilt but fairly basic spec (it's not for gaming primarily so is OK for what I need to do) but there is room for some small improvements. So I have 2 ddr3 ram slots, and the spec sheet of my motherboard says it can take 16gb. So 2 x 8gb. It came with 1 x 8gb installed. I have tried a few different sticks that are the same speed and stuff but in the second slot, no new ram will register, it just shows the single 8gb. But if I put the new ram in on its own, the pc just won't boot or show display. So I want to make sure there's nothing else I can try before I spend more money on a matching pair of 2x8gb. I've tried the cmos battery and also the jumper to clear the cmos and reset everything. In the past this has worked for new components.
no hate my friend, you do what you have to do to get by, we've all been there. So for now, what you can do, is change the memory from XMP, and set it to the lowest speed of all the memory, and the highest voltage of the memory. So if one stick was 2800Mhz and the other was 3200Mhz, set it to 2800Mhz. For voltage if one is 1.4 volts and the other is 1.2volts, set it to 1.4volts. I am not saying that is what the speed or voltage is of your memory, just an example. The issue COULD be in the RAS, Tras, Cas latencies, if they are drastically different, set it to the highest. for example, if 1 stick is 9,9,9,28, and the other is 10,10,10,32, set the timings to 10,10,10,32. Try not to touch the timings unless you need to.
can you do a how to plug in all the cables (psu, cpu cooler, case etc) to the motherboard
I can and will, thanks so much for checking this video out, btw but in the meantime, maybe this video will help you: ua-cam.com/video/Fn-9wSsi-Sg/v-deo.html, let me know if it does.
@@ThisBytesForYou yea it kinda does
@@paradox2976 good stuff my friend, please let me know if I missed anything. I plan on making one just for the psu.... oh oh oh oh, I forgot about this one, let me know if it helps, but I still plan on making another: ua-cam.com/video/Dv1qK2phCFM/v-deo.html
Hi,
I see version in ram like v3.5 and in another ram v4.32 but the speed and ram serial like both same voltage also both same.
Now do i need to care about those version will it affect anything?
Please answer
You dont have to ask me to Please answer, as you can see with all the other comments, I reply to everyone. It does mater but if you do like I show you in this video you should be good. You are not looking for the serial number, you are looking for the date and lot code, like I show you here, though the version numbers will line up as well= unless you are telling me you have 3 or 4 different types of RAM,. if so you are asking for trouble.
@@ThisBytesForYou Thank you,I have Corsair vengeance 2x8gb in the back all the serial,ram speed mhz , voltage all are same,But now the question is I see version like in one stick it says v4.32 and in another stick of ram it says v3.43,So now does the version matter or not and also does it have any performance degraded in multi task..?
I can't tell you, since I don't know what the difference IC and firmware wise is, all you can do is try it but install it like I show you here.
@@ThisBytesForYouI just bought a new ram stick..Watched your video and installed as you say...It was clean tutorial...At that time only I noticed the version are different.However its working perfect.. Just want a clarification.. Thanks for quick reply...
good stuff bud, I hope it keeps working right for you.
If I have 16gb (2x8) and want to go to 32gb (2x16) both at 3200hz will I need to do anything in terms of adjustments? I tried to just add two sticks, but it then wouldn't let the computer turn on so I just sent the other two back. I still want 32gb of ram, but I just want to replace the ram sticks I currently have.
watch this video, I go over matching the memory. The memory should be purchased together, but when it is not, even if its the same manufacturer and model number, you risk the memory not being compatible. The way I show you in the video to match the memory should help your scenario.
@@ThisBytesForYou so yeah that's kinda what I'm confused about. You show that the last few numbers are different and I just looked at mine and the two are the same (Probably due to being TForce ram) so does that just mean they were in the same pack? Yeah this probably does explain my issue I had though...I've watched dozens of videos and you're the first to point this out.
so, to save time, I cut it out, but its in the description. Not all vendors have it the same, some will have it in different sections. Get the memory side by side, there will be 1 number off, and that will be the date/lot code, or sequence, etc.
@@ThisBytesForYou gotcha thanks so much for the help and the video! I'll be saving this for when I change out the RAM in a few months, take care...you have a wonderful channel!
Awesome my friend, so very happy I could help you. A lot of people don't know this actually, but while I was a Product development engineer at Alienware and Velocity Micro, when we would run lines I found this out the hard way and I worked closely with Corsair, Crucial, Patriot and others to make sure we could get matching codes, it was a game changer.
Make sure to share the video if it has helped, and please do like and subscribe, I come out with videos like this every week to try and help on tons of things. Thanks again my friend for your kind words and support, it means a ton to me.
My ram is 4400Mhz I got 2 ram sticks . Do I put my frequency to 4400Mhz or lower? Can you please make a video explaining the targeting between Cpu frequency & Gpu frequency and ram.
Well it all depends on a few thins, so that I can help, please list the manufacturer and exact model number of the following components:
1. Motherboard
2. CPU
3. RAM
@@ThisBytesForYou b550-F motherboard gaming wifi | A ryzen 9 5900x tough ram thermaltake. How do I check the model number? Thanks for helping me
Sadly you are bound by AMD's infinity fabric. The highest you will safely and easily be able to hit is about 3800MHZ with a FCLK of 1800 on this board. Newer BIOS' may get you higher, and to hit a 1:1 ratio, you will need to go lower. I have been able to hit 4100mhz, but on a completely different board.
@@ThisBytesForYou oh shit.. my settings were so off. Thank u soo much man ❤💥💯
@@W-N-S always a pleasure my friend, so very happy I could help you. If you haven't already, please consider subscribing, I come out with videos just like this every week and with almost 400 videos, I am sure I have something else you might need. If not, let me know, if it makes sense, I might make a video out of it. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to help you out.
Hey, Bytes, this is a long shot, but: Would you happen to know why I'm getting 100% Disk Usage after having upgraded my RAM and doing a BIOS update/CMOS reseating? My PC's never had this issue before, but now it's instant 100% usage from the moment I login. I've tried scanning the system, and using CrystalDiskCheck, but they both showed the HDD as being in perfect health. I don't know what more I can do at this point, besides cloning my HDD to an SDD.
open task manager, right click on the taskbar, and click "Task Manager",, there click the tab that reads "Disk", this will sort it by whats eating up your disk, you can right click on it and select end task. If that doesn't work, click start, type CMD, right click on "Command Prompt" and select "Run as Administrator". This that command prompt, run each of these lines
Each will take a bit.
SFC /scannow
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
Either way, I don't recommend cloning a disk, especially one you are having issues with, your copying the problem to another drive, that doesn't make sense, make a clean install of windows, I have videos on both though. A clean install will make you feel like you have a brand new computer, ESPECIALLY if you are installing on an SSD versus an HDD, I have a video coming out on that, stay tuned.
@@ThisBytesForYou I've tried those steps several times. No errors ever found, and the Disk Usage drops significantly after RestoreHealth. But upon restarting the PC, the problem comes back. I have many files on this HDD that I'd rather not lose, and I don't want to reinstall all my programs.
@@swandive46 here you go: ua-cam.com/video/4BtdMcqwaFg/v-deo.html
@@ThisBytesForYou So, after several more hours, I looked into Event Viewer. I saw an error pop up during my latest session, about some paging file (can't remember what it was) that couldn't be written to due to running out of space for the file. Googled the error, and found a random article about a way to modify the size of the file to go from 25mb to 256+mb, so it won't fill up so quickly. Rebooted the PC (and reseated the HDD for good luck), and the Disk Usage shows as 30-51% on the Processes Tab, but would sometimes show 100% on the Performance Tab (it never went above 51 on Processes). My programs still ran fine, and everything launched up, so the HDD was still healthy.
I used that chance to follow your Macrium Cloning video, and cloned my HDD to my new 2TB SSD. Took an hour-and-a-half to finish. No errors or issues, and I tested the SSD. Booted up within 10 secs (my HDD took several minutes to boot up, so I was amazed at the SSD speeds). All my files were on the SSD and applications ran fine. I was honestly surprised that Macrium was able to copy my Linux partition (I dual boot) without any issue. With all that, I'm just waiting for my heatsink to come in (I'm dumbfounded that m.2 SSDs don't ship with a mounting screw + heatsink by default), and then I plan to replace my HDD with a SATA SSD for extra storage. Thank you for your PC breakdown video, as I've always been wary of looking into PCs, much less modifying one!
I do have one question: When I boot from my SSD, it shows as still being C drive, even though it should be my D drive. I know it's my SSD, since I have tabs open on it that I don't on my HDD. Just wanted to know, if it's supposed to showing up that way? I checked on System Configuration tool, and it only lists the one OS, even though both my SSD and HDD are bootable.
Great info to have, a 256gig M.2 is TINY,, I always recommend at LEAST a 500Gig for a C drive, sure at first you have a lot of free space, but it fills up quick. A page file is virtual RAM, A system managed page files automatically grows up to three times the physical memory (If you have 8Gigs, it can grow to 24Gigs, 16gigs can grow to 48Gigs and so on ) when the system commit charge reaches 90 percent of the system commit limit. It doesn't worry about free space,.... thats when windows crashes and acts up, because it doesn't have free space and your drive is QUICKLY try to process what is occurring, 100% disk utilization because the drive is full and is fully being used.
As for linux, thanks for letting me know, I was not 100% sure. I know a physical cloner will copy it, but wasn't sure how deep Macrium went.
Yes that is a limitation of many cloning titles. Go into Disk Management, right click the start button and click "Disk Management", located the older disk that shouldn't be the C drive, right click on the partition and click "Change drive letter and paths..." apply and Ok and you are good.
I installed some RAM and a new SSD drive onto my HP 15R laptop (checked to make sure they were compatible). It works fine at first and then once it starts getting hot the screen flickers and then eventually will not come back on. I thought it was the wire, because I pinched it when I first put the HP back together. Replaced the wire and it's better and doesn't immediately start happening, but still eventually does the same. IF I leave the top cover unsnapped and just lay it on top (without the keyboard connected), the issue does not occur (which is why I think it's a heat issue). There is not a fan in the PC as well. Will adding a fan fix this? What do you think is causing this? Will removing the battery fix this--could it be the CMOS? I didn't reset it or change any settings like you did in the video. Also, it has always gotten hot right below the mouse pad (from day 1). I have always had to be careful with it, because if it gets too hot the mouse pad will quit working. I bought a lap desk which has kept this from being an issue.
what is the exact model number of this laptop, the HP 15R laptop, it will have a bunch of letters and numbers after that, maybe on the underside.
@@ThisBytesForYou Yes, at the time that I posted I was not able to put the whole number. It is 15R 132WM
by updating it to an SSD, it should have cooled down some, mechanical drives get hot. Sounds like during the upgrade, you removed a thermal pad or maybe thermalpaste. Do you know if it had a thermalpad or thermal paste between the cpu and the heatsink? Celerons get hot, the Pentium N3540, and a Pentium.. sadly they do get hot. That system does however have a fan, this is the fan off of my amazon affiliate link: geni.us/tmXe1C
@@ThisBytesForYou This was my first laptop upgrade and I was not aware of the thermal pads or paste. I try to put back anything I take off if I can. I will definitely get the fan from your affiliate page and was just searching for one after I posted here. So this helps a lot. Do you have a video showing how to do the thermal paste or pad? I'm sure I can find one somewhere if not. Thank you so much for you're help. I really appreciate it.
Did you ever remove the heatsink from the CPU? And always a pleasure my friend, so happy I could help.
Hi.. quick question, I need help.
Added a diferent ddr4 to the desktop and the PC wont Boot.. makes beep beep beep sound. If I remove the CMOS battery, Will restart motherboard settings and work proprely with both slots occupied? Do you think it Will work? Thanks in advance
My English is not perfect, sorry for that.
The PC is hp gaming desktop. Seems like it doesnt like different components. I updated the BIOS sucessufely, but I dont have any options to activete xmos and dual channels.. I dont have any options. So I thought, maybe if I remove the battery, might work.. that's my doubt
did you watch this video?
@@ThisBytesForYou I tried a quick answer.. because I didnt have the time get and dont know if you mention all CMOS battery topic in some part. But I Will, if you say the answer is there.
I couldnt find an answer.. minute 9 I saw what you did.. but then the BIOS dont haver any xmp options, because this board from hp is somehow restrictive.. can you provide the answer.. its enough to remove the battery? Thanks for your time
to recap the video,... how many sticks of RAM do you have, and are any of them different manufacturer and model numbers? It's not a simple cut and dry answer.
I still don't know what ram I need for the rog strix b760 f gaming WiFi motherboard
I mention to check in your QVL, here is your QVL: rog.asus.com/us/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-b760-f-gaming-wifi-model/helpdesk_qvl_memory/ , QVL stands for Qualified Vendor List. For example, this is on your QVL, and on my Amazon Affiliate: geni.us/8BTx7C5
Ughh, I just built my PC and put them in A1 B1.. instead of A2 B2 like you say and my manual say... My huge heatsink and fan on my CPU blocks me from taking them out without removing the entire heatsink and fan assembly and putting them in the 2 slots...
I do not have any extra thermal paste, I dont have any issues atm with performance or stability but should I buy some new thermal paste and take them out of the 1 slots and move them to the 2 slots? Or is it not that big of a deal? It is an intel bases system if that matters. i7 12700k and Asus z690 D4 board
yes, I do recommend buying some extra thermal paste so that once you remove the heatsink, you can clean both surfaces and reapply. You don't have issues yet or that you know of, is your machine picking up the correct amount of RAM? It is a big deal since chances are you are running on single channel, and it would affect Intel and AMD systems alike because both have the memory controllers built into the CPU.
You can leave it if you like, but I would not.
@@ThisBytesForYou yes it is picking up the full 32gb of ram atm, is there a way i can benchmark the before and after with some test to see the difference?
of course, you can use 3DMark, PassMark, etc, this video might help too: ua-cam.com/video/kb8j2j41KOs/v-deo.html
@@ThisBytesForYou sounds good thank you!!!!
@@ThisBytesForYou good news all i had to do was take off the fan and i snuck em out! in a2 b2 now!
I have new built pc when i use windows memory diagnostic it said it has hardware problems found. I checked again using memtest86 but it said my Ram has passed the test. What would be the issue? When I play games OC at 3600 it bluescreen but when I clock down to 3200 it is fine.
well, your overclock is the issue, what is the manufacturer and model number of your memory?
@@ThisBytesForYou It is a Gskill Ripjaws ddr4 32gb (2x16) 3600 mhz
F43600C18D 32GVK
Specs:
Ryzen 5 3600
Asrock B550 Pro4
ok, what BIOS version are you on?
@@ThisBytesForYou P2.60
interesting, it seems that BIOS is no longer listed, you should update your BIOS, make sure this link I am sending you is your BIOS, then update it.
They could have removed it because there were issues, the updates since 2.60 (which doesn't exist on their site) are AGESA updates, which have to do with memory, cpu and more.
After you Flash the BIOS, go back in the BIOS, load optimal defaults, save and exit, then go back in the BIOS and enable XMP and don't touch anything else int he line of memory and see how it does: www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/B550%20Pro4/index.asp#BIOS
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What do I do if my screen just goes black right after ?
You probably didnt seat the memory correctly, you mixed the RAM, or you have them RAM in the incorrect slots, have you checked your motherboard manual?
I have one set that ends in 90 an 91 and another set that ends in WZ -1 and WZ -2
Would these work together?
@@KellogzYT maybe, give it a try, listen to how I saw to make them work together and that will be your best bet
@@ThisBytesForYouwould there be an exact timestamp?
@@KellogzYT watch the video, I'd have to watch it again to tell you were it is, I'm in a lot of pain right now, you don't have to watch it though.
@@ThisBytesForYou ok thank you hope you feel better soon
@@KellogzYT thanks, back gave out, never happened before
What about 3 sticks is it possible
you would drop down to single channel, it is possible but messy, slow and leaves more room for errors unless of course your talking about triple channel memory, then the same would apply, but where I say 2, pretend I say 3 (If your board uses triple channel)
I have ASUS TUF Gaming Z690-Plus WiFi D4 with 12th gen i9. I watched one of you videos to update the BIOS on it. Thanks for the video.
I tried the "AI overclocking" you see on the main BIOS page. It says to click on the icon but it doesn't seem to have much performance
there is a bit of performance, you may not notice it but what XMP provides is additional stability for someone that may not know how to set timings, memory speed, voltages and more. Also, it is completely my pleasure my friend, so very happy you enjoyed it.
@@ThisBytesForYou I need to set the XMP, I haven't done it yet after watching this video, thanks for the videos they help a lot
@james Blodgett Always a pleasure my friend, so very happy you stopped by, trusted in me to help you, liked and subbed as well as took a moment out of your day to thank me. It means a ton to me and I am so very happy I could help you
@@ThisBytesForYou I had a reply with a video I made "Cinebenching" my pc but it's not here. But I have a video that shows I get about 15000 pts. & that air cooler I have cools it pretty well.
Editing to say I realized I didn't reply with a video.
hahha no worries my friend, so happy everything working out for you and a nice score as well
What if i install just one stick of ram, the previous one's number won't match with the new one's as you mentioned matching 294, 295 ....?
Wait you mean, have 3 sticks of ram?
@@ThisBytesForYou No, I have two RAM slots on the motherboard of a computer, there is now a 4 GB RAM installed, now if I want to buy a new RAM, what will happen?
you will need to buy another 4Gig, but I recommend replacing that 4 gig and getting 2 x 8Gigs. What is the motherboard manufacturer and model number? @@mdgalib1802
@@ThisBytesForYou it's a Dell pc, Pc's model is Dell vostro 3670MT, the system information says the motherboard manufacturer is Dell and product is "0FPP7F" and the version is "A00". It's an old pc bought in 2020, cpu is intel i5 9th gen.
ahhh, ok, thats a little different. On the back, maybe the top, there is a label that reads "Dell Service Tag" can you give me that number? That tells me EXACTLY what is in your machine.@@mdgalib1802
omg this is way more complicated than i thought it was going to be
Good thing you have this guide to help you, it's helped a ton.
@@ThisBytesForYou apparently i got RAM that wasn't compatible with my mobo
@kakashi7280 that's a possibility but have you checked the motherboard manual to see what banks they are supposed to be installed into, this is for about 90% or more of configurations but some are different. What is the manufacturer and model number of your motherboard and ram?
I bought a packet of 2 ram sticks 1 is 970 the other is 972. Is that bad?
I think that is close enough, as long as you install it the way I showed you, you should be good.
I did and it works perfectly. Thank you for the help and the video's
Always a pleasure my friend, so very happy you stopped by, trusted in me to help you, liked and subbed as well as took a moment out of your day to thank me. It means a ton to me and I am so very happy I could help you.
Nice video.
I followed the steps and apparently my new RAM is working but as soon as I do a demanding task like 3D rendering or live preview of a 3D model my computer restarts automatically. Any idea of what could be happening?
It could be so many things, doesn't sound like RAM though, but of course it can be.
Have you checked your CPU and GPU Temps? I like to use HWMonitor, GPU-Z and MSI Afterburner to check temps.
Gaming and Workstation tasks like Solidworks, AutoCAD, etc punish your CPU and GPU. GPU more if you are using GPU acceleration but if you have 2 monitors, I would highly suggest, have 1 monitor doing you rendering or 3D modelling, then have up on the other, HWMonitor and GPU-Z monitoring your temperatures and you may notice them quickly going over 99°C, the tJunction for most hardware is between 90 and 99°C and if it passes that, it will usually throttle (lowering the speed to keep it from burning out) but if its too much it will just quit.
The other thing could be power,
So that I can help, please list the manufacturer and exact model number of the following components:
1. Motherboard - manufacturer and exact model number
2. CPU - manufacturer and exact model number
3. RAM - manufacturer and exact model number
4. Video Card - manufacturer and exact model number
5. Power supply - manufacturer and exact model number
6. Monitor - manufacturer and exact model number
@@ThisBytesForYou
Thank you very much for your quick response.
I just did some tests with the programs you suggested and the temperature doesn't seem to be a problem. So I leave you the data that you have requested, hoping that the problem is evident to someone with your experience:
1. Motherboard: MSI B85-G43 (MS-7816)
2. CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz
3. Patriot Memory Viper 3 Black Mamba DDR3 1600 16GB (2x8GB) - PV316G160C9K
4. Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING OC 12GB GDDR6 Rev 2.0
5. Nox Urano VX650 650 W Model NO: NXURVX650
6. LG 27UD69-W 27" LED 4K Ultra HD IPS
The only new items are the GPU and memory modules since I changed them a week ago. Until then the setup was working just fine although very slow in my 3D work.
@@Chelentano your system looks fine, I recommend updating your BIOS to the latest version: www.msi.com/Motherboard/B85-G43-GAMING/support
After you update your BIOS, go into your BIOS, into the exti section (I think, I can't see your BIOS layout) and select "Load Optimal Defaults", save and exit, then come back into the BIOS enable XMP profile, set your other settings but do not touch anything under the memory, where you enabled XMP. Give that a try.
@@ThisBytesForYou Unfortunately that didn't work for me either. The BIOS was already updated and after following the rest of the steps that you have described, the result is the same.
I can also confirm that there is no manufacturing defect in the RAM as I had requested a replacement and new ones give the same result. I'm starting to think I'm going to have to make do with my old 8GB of RAM.
@@Chelentano first, are you correctly putting them in slot 2 and 4 and not mixing in the other 8 gigs of RAM, don't mix RAM? Also, have you tried swapping the ram you have in slot 2 to slot 4, and 4 to 2? Have you checked if your memory is in the QVL for the board?
My 4th slot on my motherboard died so what slots do I put them in I have 2 sticks. I have them in the first 2 slots.
Hmmm, you might have no choice, what is the manufacturer and model number of your board?
@@ThisBytesForYou gigabyte b660 DS3H AC DDR4 motherboard. Yeah for some reason when I put a single stick of ram in the 4th slot lt boots to bios and gives me a boot failure when xmp is set. When I change it to 2133 PC boots fine in the last slot
@@nols7404 So, first off, have you watched this video? I want to make sure you have the RAM placement correctly, it sounds like you might be a little off. I just want to make sure.
@@ThisBytesForYou when I put the ram slots in 2 and 4 the right placement PC only posts at 2133mhz ram. Because theres something going on in the 4th slot in my testing.
What is the model number and manufaturer of your RAM (its a long string), and what BIOS version are you on, on your motherboard?@@nols7404
Tip if it wont go in: if it's aligned correctly, you have to push REALLY hard. WAYYYYY harder than you'd expect. Literally so hard you might almost feel the board bending quite a bit.
yeah, there is a fine line at where I can say that since I dont want anyone pushing too hard and damaging their board or ram, I state it but still
Im a newbie to ram things. I wanted to ask one thing. I have a packed pc. Is it completely safe to change the ram of it?
yes, what is the manufacturer and model name of it?
@@ThisBytesForYou Lenovo ideacentre G5 gaming
its not showing up, but Crucial shows you what kind of RAM you can get, www.crucial.com/store/advisor#hero, you can go by manufacturer and model number of the RAM in there and buy something like it... but you risk it not working.
@@ThisBytesForYou thank you
@@ThisBytesForYou and oh sorry my pc is Lenovo ideacentre gaming 5 and model 14IOB6
what if Memory at 11:27 show no info?
do you have xmp enabled and your bios set to uefi or legacy?
@@ThisBytesForYou i got working. i just reset my PC. it good
good stuff my friend.
When I boot up my PC I get this prompt - "Devices changed ( cpu or memory) or cmos have been cleared. Please enter setup to configure your system.”
Press f1 to run setup
Press f2 to load default values and continue."
I do have a slow flashing redlight next RAM on motherboard.
Any idea what it is? Everything works fine I think.
Any help great appreciated.
cheers.
have you watched this video to see how to correctly install your memory and then how to set it up in the BIOS?
@@ThisBytesForYou Yes everything is seated correctly. The RAM wouldnt work if it wasn't Thanks anyways.
@Sid Vish actually, you're incorrect, the RAM could potentially work if it were not fully seated but you would have issues, you're having issues right? Regardless I was talking about the M.2 not being correctly seat, but whatever, what do I know. The other thing is your CMOS battery could be dead.
@@ThisBytesForYou I wasn't being funny. I do appreciate you replying.
The only issue Im having is what I stated although it didnt do it this morning when I booted up my PC. Still a slow false red light behind motherboard though.
I did a few hours gaming and everything worked great.
if your having issues, and they go away after a bit of using it, that is an issue, it could be small right now and get bigger over time. What is the manufacturer and model number of your cpu, motherboard and RAM?
If you put the ram is it gonna install by itself?
Have you watched the video?
@@ThisBytesForYou i didn't watch the full video but I'm good now it's done. Sub.
always a pleasure my friend, I asked because I show you in the video what to do, thanks so much for your support and I hope you enjoyed the video.
I have oc tweaker but it doesn’t show that
Doesn't show what, xmp profiles, xmp profiles are programs into the memory, your memory may not have it, what is the manufacturer and model number of the ram, its written in the sticker.