Need help with 2400mhz ram

[Solidsnake07]

Hi all

In short I bought 2133mhz ram and I couldn't run the xmp profile and returned the ram. Instead of that ram I bought 2400mhz ram and xmp profile wont work on this ram either. Both sets of ram could run at 2000mhz. I made a thread about the 2133mhz with no help.

Both ram sets had the same settings in my bios excluding timings, So I think there is something I need to change I would be truly grateful for any help. I'm gonna post pictures of all the settings in the bios related to the ram. Yes my cpu and motherboard support these speeds.


Windows 10 Home 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 3770 @ 3.40GHz~3.90GHz 35 °C
Ivy Bridge 22nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 1000MHz (10-11-11-26)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. Z77-HD3 (Intel Core i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40GHz3.90GHz) 28 °C
Graphics
BenQ XL2720Z (1920x1080@144Hz)
Philips 244EL (1920x1080@60Hz)
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (Gigabyte) 40 °C
Storage
1863GB Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH164 ATA Device (SATA) 35 °C
3GB Verbatim STORE N GO USB Device (USB)
Optical Drives
ATAPI iHBS312 2 ATA Device
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio

Related Ram
http://www.corsair.com/en-au/vengeance-pro-series-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr3-dram-2400mhz-c10-memory-kit-cmy16gx3m2a2400c10r

 

[utroz]

The IMC on your cpu may not be strong enough to run ram at that speed as it is overclocking the IMC to do it. It only officially supports up to 1600Mhz DDR3..

 

[Solidsnake07]

Will upping the imc voltage help? I did some research and I found that my CPU can support 2400mhz ram? Or was that information incorrect?

 

[utroz]

Will upping the imc voltage help?

Yes it could help. Just don't go crazy. Also you might want to consider running it at lower Mhz but with tighter timings (you would need to do this manually no easy XMP cheats).

 

[Solidsnake07]

Yeah Imc voltages didnt help I think ill buy a new cpu thats lga1155 that supports the ram, only thing is i was gonna trade in my gtx970 for r9 390x. Not sure what to do.

 

[utroz]

Yeah Imc voltages didnt help I think ill buy a new cpu thats lga1155 that supports the ram, only thing is i was gonna trade in my gtx970 for r9 390x. Not sure what to do.

Unless you get a cpu and run it at 4.5Ghz or more the performance difference will not be that much. Also RAM speed only helps in certain applications and even then not as much as most people would think. I would just keep your current cpu and just upgrade the gpu, but it is your system and your money so if you want the fun of having a new system to play with I totally understand.

 

[Tradesman1]

With a 3770 non K 2133 is often possible set to 2133 with the base timings for 2400, set DRAM voltage to 1.7 and look for the CPUVTT or DDRVTT voltage and try it at 1.15

 

[Solidsnake07]

I tried what you both suggested still cant use above 2000mhz ram with this CPU. I'm tired of the restrictions my lga1155 CPU and motherboard have caused me its time to upgrade, I will ask your opinions going forward, one more thing however.... Whats that website you can use to see if PC parts will go together?

 

[Solidsnake07]

http://www.gskill.com/en/product/f4-3200c14d-16gvk for the ram ddr4 3200mhz

http://www.gigabyte.com.au/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5481#ov for the motherboard gigabyte z170x gaming

http://ark.intel.com/products/88195/Intel-Core-i7-6700K-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-4_20-GHz for the new CPU

I cant help but feel with my current setup adding the 2000mhz ram instead of 1600mhz ram. That my current build is fine and adding $1000 in new parts is overkill? My motherboard and CPU are about 4 years old now I think so I'm probably not far from a system failure anyhow.

Tested it all on PC parts picker seems to fit only i had to choose a similar case couldn't find mine.

Thanks for all the help.