ram i3-2130 8192gb ram total but i have 16gb

[JRMDEEz]

specs

cpu: i3-2130

mobo: Asus p8q67-m do

gpu: gt1030

ram:

slot1:hyper x 4gb ddr3-12800 

slot2: Adata 4gb

slot3: same as slot 1(kit)

slot4: kingston idk(2016)

extra: hynix idk(hp tag)

 

tried 1&3 and 1&2 on hyper x 

but still detects 8gb

it all reports on bios SPD info 

i think its on the cpu but just to be sure i asked on this forum

 

cant find anything related to this topic

if its on the cpu, what do i need to do to use all of my ram?

if i need a 3rd gen, im about to get i3-3240 for 10$(500php)

 

 

 

[JRMDEEz]

and also 2nd gen max ram speed is 1333mhz which sucks

[CWALD]

I would take all the ram out and then try each stick in each slot to see if you have 1 or more bad sticks or slots. If its a compatibility issue then you will have to add them back in one at a time to find the odd one out.

[JRMDEEz]

Just now, CWALD said:

I would take all the ram out and then try each stick in each slot to see if you have 1 or more bad sticks or slots. If its a compatibility issue then you will have to add them back in one at a time to find the odd one out.

but all of them are detected by the motherboard in SPD info

[CWALD]

Just now, JRMDEEz said:

but all of them are detected by the motherboard in SPD info

incompatibilities may only show up in the OS. Could also verify that you are using a 64bit OS

[JRMDEEz]

1 minute ago, CWALD said:

incompatibilities may only show up in the OS. Could also verify that you are using a 64bit OS

yes im using windows 10 pro 64 bit
and here's the spd info on cpu-z

[Fasauceome]

1 minute ago, CWALD said:

incompatibilities may only show up in the OS. Could also verify that you are using a 64bit OS

Would be a lot less than 8GB if that was the case.

 

Just now, JRMDEEz said:

and here's the spd info on cpu-z

What does the memory tab say? And what is task manager reporting? I'm wondering about system reserved memory now.

[JRMDEEz]

Just now, Fasauceome said:

Would be a lot less than 8GB if that was the case.

 

What does the memory tab say? And what is task manager reporting? I'm wondering about system reserved memory now.

[Bitter]

Check the motherboard manual to make sure the memory configuration is a supported one if all the sticks are not the same capacity.

[Fasauceome]

2 minutes ago, JRMDEEz said:

With only 2 slots being allegedly used by windows' measure, I think you should try booting with each stick individually. It might reveal something.

[CWALD]

sorry I had it backwards, I thought your bios was the one saying you had more. I have no idea and would probably just try resetting the Bios. Others may have better options.

[JRMDEEz]

Just now, Fasauceome said:

With only 2 slots being allegedly used by windows' measure, I think you should try booting with each stick individually. It might reveal something.

let me try, but i just bought the hyper x, my old ram is adata and kingston, when i added the hynix, it dosnt work, so i thought it was a memory incompatibility, so o bought  2 hyper-x
tried both hyper-x only, then all of them

[JRMDEEz]

just to be sure DOES 2ND GEN supports more than 3 RAM sticks?

[JRMDEEz]

6 minutes ago, Bitter said:

Check the motherboard manual to make sure the memory configuration is a supported one if all the sticks are not the same capacity.

huh that's weird, I thought upgrading CPU to 3rd gen will make my max ram clock to 1600mhz
anyways it says 4xDIMM, maximum of 32 Gb, is my motherboard ok?

E6500_P8Q67-M_DO.pdf

[JRMDEEz]

27 minutes ago, CWALD said:

I would take all the ram out and then try each stick in each slot to see if you have 1 or more bad sticks or slots. If its a compatibility issue then you will have to add them back in one at a time to find the odd one out.

 

16 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

With only 2 slots being allegedly used by windows' measure, I think you should try booting with each stick individually. It might reveal something.

all of them works fine individually

[Somerandomtechyboi]

Prob dirty socket pins

Though for me instead of half the ram being undetected it just errors and gives e1 code on the pci debug card which is ram related

 

To clean a dirty socket a good method is just dunking the socket with 99% isopropyl alcohol, covering it with something, then leave it for 24h

This has saved my boards a few times

[JRMDEEz]

4 minutes ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Prob dirty socket pins

Though for me instead of half the ram being undetected it just errors and gives e1 code on the pci debug card which is ram related

 

To clean a dirty socket a good method is just dunking the socket with 99% isopropyl alcohol, covering it with something, then leave it for 24h

This has saved my boards a few times

i dont have 99% alcohol laying around, but i will give it a try if i do get one

[Fasauceome]

1 hour ago, JRMDEEz said:

i dont have 99% alcohol laying around, but i will give it a try if i do get one

You could also try half of the slots. Two with a matching pair, then the other two. If one pair of slots does not allow the system to boot, that might be the problem

[Bitter]

Have you booted one stick in each slot to make sure each channel and slot works with each stick?

[JRMDEEz]

2 hours ago, Fasauceome said:

You could also try half of the slots. Two with a matching pair, then the other two. If one pair of slots does not allow the system to boot, that might be the problem

yes, thats my setup before, 2 pairs of the assorted, 2 pairs of hyper-x, 1 of each htper-x and assorted, tried the other slots too, it's like it has a ram cap or something...

[JRMDEEz]

1 hour ago, Bitter said:

Have you booted one stick in each slot to make sure each channel and slot works with each stick?

 

4 hours ago, JRMDEEz said:

 

all of them works fine individually

yes i already did it, all got detected

[Fasauceome]

17 minutes ago, JRMDEEz said:

yes, thats my setup before, 2 pairs of the assorted, 2 pairs of hyper-x, 1 of each htper-x and assorted, tried the other slots too, it's like it has a ram cap or something...

I've never heard of 2nd gen CPUs being limited intentionally to 2 dimms, although now that I think about it, it's possible the memory controller itself is damaged. 

 

How likely is it that you could test with a friend's ddr3? If someone has 2x8GB you could borrow, or even 1x8GB, you might get some answers.

[JRMDEEz]

41 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

I've never heard of 2nd gen CPUs being limited intentionally to 2 dimms, although now that I think about it, it's possible the memory controller itself is damaged. 

 

How likely is it that you could test with a friend's ddr3? If someone has 2x8GB you could borrow, or even 1x8GB, you might get some answers.

i should bought 8gb ram if i know that this wont work, I also upgraded from Athlon x4 760k to this one just for the 4 slot ram, and yet i still have 8gb installed

[Bitter]

Let's forget Windows for a moment, make and boot a USB stick with some kind of Linux. Ubuntu is pretty easy, download the ISO and I use Balena Etcher to make a bootable USB. Boot that up, does it still only show 8GB of memory? You said BIOS sees all 16GB and at some level its there because CPU-Z can read all 4 populated slots. Why is the only outlier here Windows saying 8GB and 2 slots?

 

Nevermind, misread. Hey could it be a problem mixing single and dual rank and mixing them in the same channel?

[JRMDEEz]

2 hours ago, Bitter said:

Let's forget Windows for a moment, make and boot a USB stick with some kind of Linux. Ubuntu is pretty easy, download the ISO and I use Balena Etcher to make a bootable USB. Boot that up, does it still only show 8GB of memory? You said BIOS sees all 16GB and at some level its there because CPU-Z can read all 4 populated slots. Why is the only outlier here Windows saying 8GB and 2 slots?

 

Nevermind, misread. Hey could it be a problem mixing single and dual rank and mixing them in the same channel?

it cant be, because i haved tried putting the dual in slot 1&3 and 1&2

and my friend uses the same ram (also 2pcs) and also has 2 assorted ram on intel i7 4th gen