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I haven't had a chance to try it on Linux yet

Before going on, here are the relevant components: MSI 970 Gaming AMD FX-6300 4 x 4GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 2133MHz Windows 10 64-bit When I first built the computer, I had 2 4GB sticks of Corsair Vengeance Pro 2133MHz but in task manager, it was detecting the full 8GB but saying that 4 of them were "hardware reserved". I tried many methods to fix this including going into ms-config and unchecking the "maximum memory" box, updating the bios, and rearranging the sticks. Unfortunately none of these worked and i was convinced that one of the sticks in the kit was bad so I bit the bullet and bought another kit of the same RAM (I was planning on upgrading to 16GB down the line anyway so it wasn't a big deal). After getting it all hooked up, my task manager now says that I have 16GB of RAM but 8.1GB hardware reserved (thus 7.9GB usable). I downloaded CPU-Z to see what it said about the RAM and it detected all 16GB of RAM but in the box labeled "Channels #" it says "Single" (remember there are 4 sticks of ram in the motherboard filling all of the slots). At this point I am at a complete loss as it seems nothing I do will give me back the 8.1GB of RAM being "hardware reserved". Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Unfortunately I don't have another computer that I can test the components on. I built the computer 2 days ago so newly built.

Checked all connections, even took all of the parts out of the case and rebuilt it on the motherboard box just to be sure everything was 100% connected and in place. I also checked both that the CPU was seated properly and that none of the pins were bent.

Parts: Motherboard: MSI 970 Gaming CPU: AMD FX-6300 GPU: Zotac GTX 1050 ti PSU: EVGA 600 B1, 80+ BRONZE 600W RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 2133 MHz When I turn it on, all of the fans and LEDs power up without issue. The buzzer however gives me 5 beeps which according to online sources means a CPU issue. In addition however, my graphics card will power on but will not output any video to the monitor. Another problem concerning me is that USB peripherals plugged into the USB ports directly connected to the motherboard experience power flickering; they will turn on and off once a second. Out of all of the USB ports, there are only 3 that will even power the peripherals at all, the rest flicker as previously stated. I believe that this could be a defective motherboard but i’m not sure if it could be the CPU or PSU causing any of the issues. Any ideas? [SOLVED] I narrowed the solution down to a defective motherboard and RMA-ed the board. Upon installing the new board they sent me, the computer started up perfectly fine no issues at all. Hope this helps someone!