The Gigabyte B450i's RAM socket appears to be faulty based on the confirmation.
The Gigabyte B450i's RAM socket appears to be faulty based on the confirmation.
Hey! Over the past week my new PC kept booting into a loop with the motherboard logo. Usually I just restarted it and it fixed. Today it didn’t help, so I began checking. I took out the RAM stick from DDR4_0 – it worked. Then I swapped it with the one from DDR4_1 and it functioned properly. Based on this, I think the RAM is fine and the DDR4_0 board might be faulty. Please confirm before I submit for warranty. I’m using XMP at 3200 MHz. The motherboard is Gigabyte Aorus B450i Pro Wi-Fi rev. 1.0 mini ITX with HyperX Fury 2x8 GB DDR4 3200 MHz CL16. CPU is Ryzen 3 3200G (not overclocked). Storage includes a 500GB NVMe SSD and a 256GB Intel 530 series SSD. The cooler is Noctua NH-L9a-AM4 case, and the power supply has 150W Bronze PSU.
It seems you're asking whether running it on Dual Channel using DDR4_1 functions, but not with DDR4_0. Clarify if you need details on compatibility or performance differences between those modes.
I made an error but the outcome stays the same. DDR4_1 and DDR4_2 are set to 0 and 1 respectively. There are only two RAM slots due to the ITX design; inserting a stick into DDR4_1 won’t help (even if you use one in DDR4_2). Using just one in DDR4_2 works fine.
Have you attempted to turn off XMP in the BIOS? I share the same motherboard, and XMP didn’t perform well for my setup. I usually adjust the memory speed using Ryzen Master (visit AMD’s site to download), which has been very effective so far. You might also try software tools to fine-tune the iGPU if needed.