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Missing RAM

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Hamateer

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Ive got 4x4 gigs of ddr3, the LEDS on all 4 sticks are running. the bios startup screen reads only 8 gigs, as does windows computer properties. CPUZ reads all 16, and all 16 were readable yesterday by windows and bios before i srated installing my new hardware...wtf is going on!?
 
Have look in "msconfig" then click the Boot tab and then advanced. See if the Maximum Memory box is checked or unchecked. As sometimes you can check it or uncheck and reboot and it fixes the issue.
 
Well, what new hardware did you install?
 
I'm pretty sure the mobo/socket are damaged. If I pop my old celeron back in it won't boot and the dram led lights up. I've got a z87 and 4770k on the way, am going to return the 3770k.
 
Hamateer said:
I'm pretty sure the mobo/socket are damaged. If I pop my old celeron back in it won't boot and the dram led lights up. I've got a z87 and 4770k on the way, am going to return the 3770k.
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Sounds about right, I had a similar issue on Win 7 in the past. Turned out to be some bent pins on the MB cpu socket. Luckily I was able to resolved the issue by carefully bending the pins back in place.
 
Do a bios clear and did you look at the pins and see if they were bent when you changed out a cpu. Pretty easy fix to just bent a few pins back in place. Plus you're wasting money going from a 3770k to a 4770k. The Haswell heat is a very bad trade off.
 
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KILLER_K said:
Do a bios clear and did you look at the pins and see if they were bent when you changed out a cpu. Pretty easy fix to just bent a fe pins back in place. Plus you're wasting money going from a 3770k to a 4770k. The Haswell heat is a very bad trade off.
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This horse has been beat. 4770k is just fine. It is more efficient and has a higher IPC, which makes up for its lower over clocks.

Also on 1150you have clear upgrade options. 1155 is dead and eol. Good choice OP.
 
I've cleared the cmos and tried reseating the hsf a good ten times, I'm done with it. The bitch of it is that the problem originally showed up after I merely switched the orientation of my hsf without even opening the socket. I can see a couple bent pins now but as I said I've already ordered the new parts and I'm fed up. I can return the 3770k to MC no problem anyway so its no huge deal. I wanted to avoid buying a new mobo but whatever.
 
Who says the 1150 isn't at the end of its life? They basically did the same with the socket 1155 also. Nothing makes up for heat in any form or fashion. Jumping from a 3770k to a 4770k is a waste period. But if he is happy in the end that is all that matters. His money and he can spend it on what he is happy with.

jmilcher said:
This horse has been beat. 4770k is just fine. It is more efficient and has a higher IPC, which makes up for its lower over clocks.

Also on 1150you have clear upgrade options. 1155 is dead and eol. Good choice OP.
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KILLER_K said:
Have look in "msconfig" then click the Boot tab and then advanced. See if the Maximum Memory box is checked or unchecked. As sometimes you can check it or uncheck and reboot and it fixes the issue.
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Seen many caught out by that one. More common than you would think.

Even swapping from a dual to a quad cpu.
 
Sometimes even cranking down on a mount will cause the same issues with ram. Mostly seems to be the first few slots from a mount over-tightening though. But it is what it is now.

daglesj said:
Seen many caught out by that one. More common than you would think.

Even swapping from a dual to a quad cpu.
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