MSI H67MA-E45-B3 (7678) System Freeze

I get freezes very often on this computer when using dual channel mode .
both of my rams are fine (2x Kingston 2GB same model) , I have tried them on both slot 1 or slot 3 , everything was fine , but when I use them on slot 1 and slot 3 , system freezes
I am using Windows 8 Pro , page file is now 300 MB min , 600 MB max .
The graphics card is : MSI NGTS-450 Cyclone .
and the CPU is i5 2310 .
I am running on BIOS Ver 3.2 (latest version)
power info :
3.3v = 3.3
5v = 5
12v = 11.6-11.7

Install only a single stick of ram then clear the cmos: >>Clear CMOS Guide<<
Run the system with optimized defaults and assuming the system is stable, re-flash the bios to the most recent. (attached)
Memtest is included with the forum tool, make sure to run it prior to any flash. If any instability is detected DO NOT FLASH.
1st check to make sure this is your board:
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/H67MA-E45--B3-.html#/?div=BIOS
2nd: Install the forum flash tool:
>>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<<
Place the attached archive on your desktop and your fat32 formatted usb stick in a the computer.
then start the tool and point it first at the compressed archive then to the usb stick using mode 1.
Then boot to the usb and proceed to flash the bios. I would recommend running memtest which is included with the forum tool prior to flashing. I would also suggest doing this with only a single stick of ram installed in the primary DIMM for the flash.

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