Hey guys,
Hope everyone is doing well! I have a question...
I decided to upgrade my older pc build rather than scrap it and get a new build going... I have a Asus x58 sabertooth motherboard that had an Intel i7 910 or 920 (2.6ghz) and recently upgraded to a Intel Xeon 3.09ghz because it was fairly cheap. It is a 1366 slot so my options are limited now adays. The processor increased performance but in a month or so I will get a i7 990x extreme (because I think its the best for my old motherboard?)...
Anyways, for now my processor is fine but I have an issue. I recently purchased 6x4gb-1660 DDR3 all together in a set. When I go into Bio’s it shows the DRAM frequency at 1333, and when in Windows, it only shows 16GB and not 24GB. So when I go into Bios to change the frequency to 1600, I get an error “Failed to overclock”. Upon inspection I notice “If CPU is locked, only 1333 can be ran”. Is this why my computer is only picking up 16gb and not the whole amount? I tried reseating the ram, using the MemOK button on the motherboard... nothing works. I cannot change to 1660, it wont let me boot up. If I put the frequency to 1333, and have everything on “Auto” it works fine, but again only picks up 16gb. I purchased all the ram sticks in a set from a single supplier, they’re all the same...
When I installed the new cpu, I updated the bios with asus latest bios update. Everything is up to date, and I am puzzled...
I assume my problem is my cpu being locked, not sure tho.... any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
Hope everyone is doing well! I have a question...
I decided to upgrade my older pc build rather than scrap it and get a new build going... I have a Asus x58 sabertooth motherboard that had an Intel i7 910 or 920 (2.6ghz) and recently upgraded to a Intel Xeon 3.09ghz because it was fairly cheap. It is a 1366 slot so my options are limited now adays. The processor increased performance but in a month or so I will get a i7 990x extreme (because I think its the best for my old motherboard?)...
Anyways, for now my processor is fine but I have an issue. I recently purchased 6x4gb-1660 DDR3 all together in a set. When I go into Bio’s it shows the DRAM frequency at 1333, and when in Windows, it only shows 16GB and not 24GB. So when I go into Bios to change the frequency to 1600, I get an error “Failed to overclock”. Upon inspection I notice “If CPU is locked, only 1333 can be ran”. Is this why my computer is only picking up 16gb and not the whole amount? I tried reseating the ram, using the MemOK button on the motherboard... nothing works. I cannot change to 1660, it wont let me boot up. If I put the frequency to 1333, and have everything on “Auto” it works fine, but again only picks up 16gb. I purchased all the ram sticks in a set from a single supplier, they’re all the same...
When I installed the new cpu, I updated the bios with asus latest bios update. Everything is up to date, and I am puzzled...
I assume my problem is my cpu being locked, not sure tho.... any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!