Noob question on PC build

[APross44]

It's been years since I've done a from ground up build and I need another set of eyes.

 

My motherboard (Gigabyte B660) defaults my Ram (2x8gb g.skill ripjaw v ddr4-3200) to 2133 instead of the rated 3200. Cpu is intel i5-12600k and no gpu. I am running it dual Channel and tried enabling the xmp profile in the bios and it just puts it into a bootloop. I've tried using the gigabyte software to change it as well but same thing. Bios is updated and gigabyte website confirms ram is compatible as well. I feel like I am missing something stupid. This is for a new plex build to upgrade my old make shift one. 

[Hybris5112]

Have you tried manually adjusting the ram clock speed to 3200?

[trevmlt]

double check the position in the board?

 

[APross44]

57 minutes ago, trevmlt said:

double check the position in the board?

 

I have tried both pairs of slots and the same thing. 

[APross44]

58 minutes ago, Hybris5112 said:

Have you tried manually adjusting the ram clock speed to 3200?

I tried changing the clock speed within the gigabyte software in windows but not through the bios yet. I was kind of defeated a little when trying to enable the xmp profile in the bios boot looped me. My next theory was to go through the voltage and what not but have never attempted that. 

[Stormseeker9]

3 hours ago, APross44 said:

I tried changing the clock speed within the gigabyte software in windows but not through the bios yet. I was kind of defeated a little when trying to enable the xmp profile in the bios boot looped me. My next theory was to go through the voltage and what not but have never attempted that. 

I’d definitely do any such ‘OC’ through motherboard, not via software.

 

try and set it manually to 3200mhz, or the other XMP profile (a bios usually has two) and see if either of these options work.

 

Not sure if your board has 2 or 4 ram slots, but if 4 than ensure to use slot 1&3 (closest to CPU =1) for it to run dual channel.

[APross44]

6 hours ago, Stormseeker9 said:

I’d definitely do any such ‘OC’ through motherboard, not via software.

 

try and set it manually to 3200mhz, or the other XMP profile (a bios usually has two) and see if either of these options work.

 

Not sure if your board has 2 or 4 ram slots, but if 4 than ensure to use slot 1&3 (closest to CPU =1) for it to run dual channel.

It only gave me the option of xmp profile 1 (which from what I am reading is good for 3200) I will try to set it manually and see what that does. 

 

And for the slots I have 4 and I have used both pairs to test but it looks like for my board a2 and b2 (2&4) are what they prefer for dual channel. 

[APross44]

So solved it. Like I said it was something stupid. 

 

Bad module.....I tested each stick by itself and 1 would post with xmp enabled and the other wouldn't post at all but would show up under the total size. 

 

Thanks everyone! Now I just have to go to microcenter to make the exchange.