Perhaps it needed to do some sort of initialization upon posting, but who the hell knows. I'm really not sure why it did not boot initially with this ram.
I did have to hop into the bios and turn XMP on so I could run it at the full 3000mhz. After I installed windows, I decided to just try using the 3000mhz ram again, and wouldn't you know it, it booted up just fine. Step 2 (if S1 did not resolve the problem): Try sub 3000mhz DDR4 and refer to MSI's compatibility chart. So then I loaded up two sticks of Corsair Vengeance DDR4 2400mhz, reset the CMOS, flipped the switch, and FINALLY I witnessed a glorious splash screen! I realize that this does not mean much beyond they just did not test it, but bear with me. My original Corsair Vengeance DDRmhz, and apparently was not listed as supported on MSI's site. However, for me, I needed to do one more thing. Hopefully, this is all you will need to do. My advice, just go get a PSU and try it out). (Note: If you have an 8 to 12 pin adapter, you can maybe give it a shot to see if it works, but I have read several accounts that this does not solve the issue, and one user mentioned they were limited to using only a single stick of ram when they did this. Step 1: Use a PSU with multiple 8 pin CPU connectors. With that said, for whatever reason, this board almost certainly requires it. I find it incredibly difficult to believe that a stock 3600 is going to draw enough power to justify having 12 pins plugged in at all times. Now, I know many are like me and think that the additional 4 pins are for redundancy, and it should not matter if those are plugged in or not. However, my old PSU was missing something important, and that was an additional 4 pin connector for powering the CPU. Now, my old PSU was working fine, and in fact, will be what I end up installing in my old system which I am selling. When I got home, I set up a makeshift testbench and got to work.įirst thing I attempted to do was just try out the new PSU. It was a bit pricey, but one of these will go back to the store in the next couple of days. So after accumulating a few promising leads from other users on what might lead to a solution, I decided to pick up a new PSU on my way home from work, and 16GB of 2400mhz DDR.
So after an absurd amount of troubleshooting and a trip to my local Best Buy, I have finally gotten my board and CPU to not only post, but I have Windows installed, and I am currently using my new rig to write this post.