RAM Help
RAM Help
Hello, I understand your concern and hope you find some clarity. You're using an ASUS ROG B450-F motherboard with 3200mhz CL16 white Vengeance LX RAM sticks, aiming for a 32GB upgrade. After purchasing the same RAM but in black, your system failed to boot. Your manual suggests supporting up to 16GB, while the website claims otherwise. It seems there might be a compatibility issue or a difference in the specifications between the two. Please double-check the motherboard documentation and confirm the exact RAM specifications listed. Let me know if you need further help!
The LPX and Ryzen models aren’t fully compatible. If you manage to enter the BIOS, I can suggest configurations to maximize performance, though it seems your problem might differ. Have you explored A1+B1 and A2+B2? Or testing them individually? I noticed a system with one stick having a defective die—about 1% of the time it fails to boot. Switching to JEDEC standard frequencies helped reduce that instability from around 5% to near zero.
The memory configurations match across both RAM modules. After any prior XMP or overclocking, clearing the CMOS can help ensure all four sticks are recognized.
My motherboard only has four RAM slots, but I was attempting to install all four simultaneously. I assumed it would work if only one stick failed, so I removed two of the new sticks and it started up fine.
Both sets are 3200mhz 8gb sticks, I did have a setting in the bios that just changed the boost clock from whatever they were to 3200mhz and I didnt reset it not sure if that would chjange anything though cause they are the same speed. Im not sure if its even a detection problem though cause I didnt even get a post, screen was just black and the led on my board was yellow