So, I recently bought components for my Ryzen build and noticed that more than half the memory (8.1 GB) has been hardware reserved. I Googled and saw that it was a common problem and there were a few recommended fixes including checking maximum memory limit using MSConfig. There were a few people who said they switched the RAM Modules around on the Mobo a few times and it worked, which I've tried several times but with no luck. Some said it could be the x32 OS but my Windows is x64 too.
Another thing I noticed was my RAM sticks are running at lower speeds at 2400 MHz when they are rated at 3200 MHz. I went to the BIOS and used the XMP profiles and manually overclocked them but it won't POST with those and then I am redirected to the BIOS with the settings restored. My BIOS also reports 8 GB of physical memory but it IS detecting memory in the two slots.
I tried overclocking these manually but no matter what I do, it won't POST with anything higher than 2400 MHz. I am now stumped and have no idea what to do. I checked my BIOS and downgraded it too to more than 5 versions and still couldn't get it to work. Interestingly, when I used only the one stick, the XMP profiles run quite smoothly. I tested them both individually and both get the advertised speeds. It's when I run them in dual-channel that I encounter problems.
I am not sure if the two problems are correlated are not but please, any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
My Specs:
CPU: R5 1600 AF @ 4.0 GHz
Motherboard: MSI X470 Gaming Pro
Memory: T-Force Delta RGB DDR4 16GB (2x8GB) 3200MHz (PC4-25600) CL16
GPU: MSI RX 580 Armor 8G