RAM not getting detected by Gigabyte MB sometimes, weird problem. Please help

CaptnAwsome

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English is not my 1st language so forfive me if there is any error.
My specs-
i5 4430
Gigabyte B85M-D3H
Corsair Vengeance Pro 2x4GB 1600Mhz
Rx 480 reference
Seasonic G 550

I first noticed the problem when draw distance in my games were suddenly reduced and it was shuttering. It was working fine in day before that. In witcher 3 there was texture and shadow pop in everywhere. I thought it was a driver problem so tried reinstalling driver. If you want you can read about it HERE.

Drivers did not fix it so I did a clean windows install and it still didn't fix the problem it. So I thought it was a hardware problem. Some old thread suggested I should do a memory test with individual sticks. I removed both my RAM stick from slots 3,4 and Put one RAM in slot 3, my PC didn't even boot. there was constant beep sound like the sound when there is no RAM inserted.

I had this problem before when I cleaned my PC a month ago. I had my RAM in slots 1,2 after cleaning when I put the RAM's in slot 1,2 there was a constant beep. Then I put it in slots 3,4 and it worked without a problem. I didn't pay much attention then(my fault) because I didn't had GPU then and I though one of those ddr3 slot was faulty.

So I started testing both RAM sticks now.
Both stick work fine on slot 4 without any problem.
Also RAM-1 doesn't work in slot 1,2, but sometimes work on 3.
RAM-2 sometimes work on slot 1,2,3. But wont work if I put it in the same slot that I removed RAM-1 from. (This is the weird part).
Both RAM works if I put RAM-1 on slot 4 and RAM-2 on slot 3 but then there is the problem of draw distance in game (I'm still not 100% certain if its connected to RAM or not)

So I really dont know if its my motherboard or RAM is the problem. RAM has lifetime warranty but MB is more that 3 years old so no warranty on that. Can someone help me figure which is the problem exactly? and is that draw distance problem is because of my RAM?

Sorry for the long post but Please help me
 

SBennett13

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This sounds like the exact problem my friend had with the same motherboard. The problem is the motherboard, not the RAM. I installed a new motherboard for him and BANG, works perfectly. If you don't want to buy another motherboard or can't afford one, then you will be stuck using single channel RAM. I think there may be a problem with those older motherboards. Plus, different revision versions have been released which leads me to thing that they were faulty in the first place.
 

CaptnAwsome

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Thanks. I will try to find another motherboard to test it on.