Hi, I built my first setup but I kinda skipped a little research when I installed the ram, I bought two 8gb G.Skill Trident Z ddr4-3000 but my mother board (msi mortar artic H270m) only goes up to 2133. It boots well with one stick of ram but it won't boot if I add both sticks. Is there a way I can add the second ram stick? I assume I have to do some things in my bios but I just can't figure it out.
How to put a 3000 ram in a 2133 mobo
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The fact that you bought 3000 MHz ram has nothing to your problem - if the ram was working as it should, it would simply downclock to 2133 MHz, without any your action. There is a possibility you got faulty RAM or faulty motherboard. You can check that by checking each ram stick separately - if board boots with each stick alone, but not with both, you have problem with motherboard.
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The fact that it is 3000MHz RAM shouldn't make a difference, that will simply just downclock the speed of the RAM to the maximum speed your motherboard can support.
-Have you ensured you installed the RAM sticks as per your motherboard manual?
-If you swap the one stick of working RAM with the 2nd RAM in the same slot, does that still work? If it is specifically one particular RAM module that doesn't work, it could be a faulty module. In which case RMA it.
-Also ensure that your RAM module connections and your RAM slots are clear and clean
- With one RAM module in, have you gone into the BIOS and activated XMP?
-Have you ensured you installed the RAM sticks as per your motherboard manual?
-If you swap the one stick of working RAM with the 2nd RAM in the same slot, does that still work? If it is specifically one particular RAM module that doesn't work, it could be a faulty module. In which case RMA it.
-Also ensure that your RAM module connections and your RAM slots are clear and clean
- With one RAM module in, have you gone into the BIOS and activated XMP?
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