Memory Speed Help Needed

[Machinist]

Hi,
I just built a new rig and I'm having trouble getting my memory to run at the proper speeds. Nothing is overclocked, the only thing I have changed is memory XMP1 set in bios.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

My Rig
http://pcpartpicker.com/b/JcYrxr

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[Karadjgne]

Have you manually set the speed in the bios, or just relying om xmp?

 

[Machinist]

Ive been relying on xmp, im not up to snuff yet with playing with the memory settings

 

[Bean007]

Hi,
I just built a new rig and I'm having trouble getting my memory to run at the proper speeds. Nothing is overclocked, the only thing I have changed is memory XMP1 set in bios.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

My Rig
http://pcpartpicker.com/b/JcYrxr

There are times that you need to set it manually in the bios to be correct. Even name brand ram will have issues with the mobo it's being put into. Sometimes it's the mobo companies fault as well as the ram company. However your max speed on the ram according to the manual is 1600 and I couldn't find the memory table for overclockable ram which will show a list of what companies they've tested at higher speeds. Also Bios firmware F4 has a update to address Enhanced Memory Ability. This was dated April of this year.

Ok nvm I found it, well not the table but the specs show and oddly enough not in the manual that the ram could be OC'ed to 3300.

 

[fkr]

so what i do is download cpuz
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z/versions-history.html

open that program and go to the spd tab

on that spd tab you will see all of the ratings for your RAM

the one labeled xmp-xxxx will have all of the settings that you want to enter when in the bios if you need to do that manually

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above is a pic of my rated speeds, although i run the 977MHz speed with the 10,10,10 timings

 

[Machinist]

CPUID Pics added.

 

[fkr]

this should be the download for your manual

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4949#manual

page 48 and 49 have the info for memory timings

 

[fkr]

your speeds are correct

all your numbers are ddr or double data rate so your 1200 is actually effective 2400

nice ram btw

 

[fkr]

i would also use the second xmp profile as it is a little faster with the command rate CR of 1T

you actually will not notice with your pc but why not

 

[Machinist]

your speeds are correct

all your numbers are ddr or double data rate so your 1200 is actually effective 2400

nice ram btw

Thanks fkr

 

[Machinist]

speeds were running at 1333 for banks 3/4 and always ran @ 666 for banks 1/2

 

[fkr]

are all of your speeds okay now and where are you reading them from if not.

btw slots 1 and 3 go together and slots 2 and 4 go together.

did you buy your ram as a 4-pack or have you upgraded.

 

[Machinist]

I bought the ram as 2 packs of 2 16gb each. So the 666mhz is ok????

 

[Machinist]

some of my replies arent coming up

 

[Machinist]

i set xmp2, set all timings manually and still get 1.50v @ .666mhz on 2 slots

 

[Machinist]

also set all to 1T command rate

 

[fkr]

so when looking at cpuz and using the spd tab you can go through your ram one slot at a time on the top left. are all of your ratings the same.

are all of your ram the same manufacturer and model also. it is always best to buy ram in bundles.

if i cannot help you quickly i will find an expert on these forums to help. i know one guy on here that knows way to much about ram.

 

[Machinist]

so when looking at cpuz and using the spd tab you can go through your ram one slot at a time on the top left. are all of your ratings the same.

are all of your ram the same manufacturer and model also. it is always best to buy ram in bundles.

if i cannot help you quickly i will find an expert on these forums to help. i know one guy on here that knows way to much about ram.

Yes, all ratings are the same.
All 4 of my sticks are the exact same.
After all the settings all timings are the same except for the 1T command rate.

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[Machinist]

Thanks to everyone for the help. Especially fkr. I hate memory, always gave me a hard time.

 

[fkr]

i set xmp2, set all timings manually and still get 1.50v @ .666mhz on 2 slots

where are you getting this reading from.

 

[Machinist]

From CPUID

 

[Tradesman1]

Your at 2400 , timings are good - you should be fine, the CR (Command Rate ) at 1T is a bonus, most run at 2T.

 

[Machinist]

Thanks Tradesman1, the 666mhz is still throwing me off. But if you say its good than its good.

 

[Tradesman1]

You are seeing the 666 in the SPD tab that's simply 4 different profiles that the sticks can use - ALL the DRAM is running at the settings shown in the memory tab 1199 10-12-12-31 313 (and the 1199 is true freq - take it times 2 for rough 2400 or the DDR (DOUBLE data rate)

 

[Machinist]

Thanks for the explanation. I appreciate it.

Thanks again everyone.