setting up ram speed

[Dopedimitri]

Having purchase an m5a99fx pro r2 I contacted g skill about their 2133 ram as it was not listed on the boards qvl. They told me that it would work fine but is not plug and play. Is all that means is that I have to go to advanced bios and manually set the speed, which i plan on running at 1866.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231518

link to the ram, hopefully the did not mean i would have to do a bios update first as that would mean It would not post to even to the bios update

 

[Chicano]

That RAM is 1.65 volt, the motherboard supports 1.35v, 1.5v and 1.65v according to the QVL list... the specific RAM model is not listed but RAM is RAM so it should work the same as any 1.65v that's listed. http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/SocketAM3+/M5A99FX_PRO_R20/M5A_Series_DRAM_QVL_201406.pdf

So, the motherboard should auto adjust to 1866Mhz if you're using a AM3+ FX CPU... AM3 Athlon or Phenom only support up to 1333Mhz RAM. So, if you have a FX CPU and the RAM is not running at 1866Mhz, you have to overclock it manually from the BIOS RAM speed settings. You may also have to increase the RAM voltage to 1.65v to make it run at 1866Mhz.

So, which CPU are you using?
In the BIOS, at what speed is the RAM running now? and at what volts?

 

[Dopedimitri]

amd 8350 cpu

 

[Dopedimitri]

i believe its that xmp ram tho, would i be better off spending the extra money to get official amd ram like the r9 gamer series made by amd/radeon? I keep going back and forth because of black friday prices on everything

 

[Chicano]

1. With that CPU your RAM should run at 1866Mhz... what is it at right now?...
2. if it's running lower, try increasing the speed in the BIOS RAM settings.
3. you may have to also increase the voltage to 1.65v


Max RAM speed compatible with FX-8350
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2233942/max-ram-speed-compatible-8350.html

 

[Chicano]

i believe its that xmp ram tho, would i be better off spending the extra money to get official amd ram like the r9 gamer series made by amd/radeon? I keep going back and forth because of black friday prices on everything

No, official or not, any RAM should work... the only inconvenience is it's 1.65V when it should be 1.5v but as long as the motherboard supports 1.65v RAM, there shouldn't be a problem.... you just have to tweak the BIOS settings as necessary to reach the mhz speed both CPU and motherboard support. The motherboard may be set to 1.5v by default and you probably have to set it to 1.65v... but first try changing the setting to 1866Mhz, save the BIOS settings and exit, restart the computer and check the BIOS again, then if necessary change the voltage to 1.65v.

 

[Dopedimitri]

I am doing the build now, and ordering part during black friday, so it's not running anything at the moment lol. Would it be cooler on the board if i just got some 1866 ram running at 1.5 v like the g skill ares or the r7 gamer instead?

AMD Radeon™ R7 Performance Series
8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 MHz CL9

Part Number: R738G1869U2K
Timings: 9-10-9-27, 1.5V

G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-1866C9D-8GAB
DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900)
Timing 9-10-9-28
Cas Latency 9
Voltage 1.5V

 

[Chicano]

Yeah, that would be perfect.

 

[Dopedimitri]

thank you for the help man, ive never attempted anything like this and im just worried about compatibility. Ill go with the 1866 1.5 v from either amd gamer or g skill ares. Once again thank you