7.9/16gb RAM, No Dual Channel?

ProGinga

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Hello people!

So I'm using a MSI Gaming 970 motherboard, along with Ballistix 8gb (2x4) ram. I have one kit together in slots 1 and 3, and another kit in 2 and 4. There is a total of 16gb recognized RAM, however, only 7.9 is usable while 8.1 is reserved. ALSO ALSO, using CPU-Z, it says I'm in Single Channel with a DRAM frequency of 666.6 MHz.

My previous MOBO i was only using one kit, for a total of 8gb, and only 4/8 was recognized. I switched to a new Mobo because of this (and because it was time for an upgrade), so I'm assuming it also wasn't running dual channel then as well.

I tried switching them around and it's currently still only running single channel, 7.9 usable with 8.1 reserved. I'm ASSUMING if I can get it to Dual Channel, then I can use all 16gb.

All help is appreciated :)
 
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