aces40love Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Hi. I have recently installed the 4 gig ram kit (TW3X4G1600C9DHX) in an Asus Maximus Extreme board. I had to manually set the mhz timing to 1600 and latency in the BIOS and left everything else set to auto. The system will boot to Vista (32 bit), however it is very slow. Sometimes it won't boot to the OS at all and I have to reset and boot to the last known good configuration. I am not overclocking anything through the BIOS as I would like to get the system stable first. Any ideas on what my BIOS settings should be for optimum stability and performance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted April 9, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted April 9, 2009 With the CPU you have the memory frequency should be set to DDR1333 unless you over clock the CPU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aces40love Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 I lowered the Mhz to 1333 but am still having the same issues. Any ideas on what else could be going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted April 9, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted April 9, 2009 Did you test the modules one at a time with http://www.memtest.org and did you set the memory Voltage to 1.7-1.8 Volts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aces40love Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 Yes - I set the voltage to 1.80 last night and then ran memtest which reported no errors. The Mhz was set to 1330 and the latency at 9-9-9-24. Although this problem didn't occur until I installed the ram, maybe there are some other components causing the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted April 13, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted April 13, 2009 This MB is based on Intel X38 Express and as such you cannot run the memory faster than the CPU's FSB which is DDR1333. So if the system is stable at DDR1333 please leave it there and you should be good to go. Or is there some other issue I am missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoomaroo Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 I am able to pull it up to 1066 only. Dual Channel locks the machine up prior to the BIOS loading. I know the Maximus Extreme & CM3X2G1600C9DHX are supposed to work together (checked them on this site prior to purchase). My DRAM only allows DDR3-1066, and then DDR3-1600 from the timing menu ("Manual" option). How do you pull up this choice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted August 6, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted August 6, 2009 stoomaroo, That would apply in your situation as well but in your case the fastest you can run the memory would be DDR1066 unless you over clock the CPU. This MB is based on Intel X38 Express and as such you cannot run the memory faster than the CPU's FSB which is DDR1333. So if the system is stable at DDR1333 please leave it there and you should be good to go. Or is there some other issue I am missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoomaroo Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 the fastest you can run the memory would be DDR1066 unless you over clock the CPU Is there a good spot I could read about "My first overclocking"? I have all the supposed settings for this board and RAM kit -- but any changes from the "Auto" settings lock up prior to the BIOS loading. Finding out where to change the voltage, and the cocktail of getting 1066 to 1333 would be useful... regards, stoomaroo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted August 6, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted August 6, 2009 I am sorry no we do not, only the tested settings are whats supported. It is hard when over clocking as there can be so many variables. But I would try and lower the memory frequency to the next step down if you want to over clock the CPU and then you may need to go even lower as you raise the CPU FSB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoomaroo Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Alright - fair enough. Are these tested settings posted? I found the link that indicated that my RAM & motherboard are supported with each other. The specific settings - I could not find. regards, Stoomaroo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted August 6, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted August 6, 2009 From the link in my signature Testing parameters for TWIN3X/XMS3-1600C9DHX (IN): TW3X2G1600C9DHX Data Sheet TW3X4G1600C9DHX Data Sheet Motherboard make and model: ASUS P5K3, P5E3 Premium/Deluxe ! Each pair is tested and packaged together using the following settings: Advanced Jumper Free AI Overclock: Manual CPU Control: AUTO FSB Frequency: 400 MHz PCIE Frequency: AUTO DRAM Frequency: DDR3-1333 MHz DRAM Timings Control: Manual CAS# Latency:___________9 RAS# to CAS# Delay:______9 RAS# Precharge:__________9 RAS# Activate to Precharge:24 DRAM Static Read Control: Disabled DRAM Dynamic Write Control: Disabled CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled CPU Voltage:__________1.4500V CPU PLL Voltage:_______1.6V DRAM Voltage:_________1.6V FSB Termination Voltage:_1.3V North Bridge Voltage:____1.55V All settings not listed should be left at AUTO or BIOS Default Maximum DDR3 recommended VDIMM: 2.00 Volts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoomaroo Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 1. I guess i wasn't following the same link in your signature. 2. Found them all except for the following :confused: ones. Each pair is tested and packaged together using the following settings: Advanced Jumper Free [:confused:] - i pull all my jumpers? AI Overclock: Manual CPU Control: AUTO [:confused:] - could not find it FSB Frequency: 400 MHz PCIE Frequency: AUTO [can only put in a # - no "Auto"] DRAM Frequency: DDR3-1333 MHz [DDR3-1334MHz - close enough?] Maximum DDR3 recommended VDIMM: 2.00 Volts [:confused:] - a setting or recommendation? My system is freezing prior to BIOS again...although a subsequent reboot returns it to 1066 with your settings (except the ones posted above). I am running BIOS revision 1302 (3/24/09). I guess you guys do this all day? I don't know where I would have started to find this stuff out. regards, stoomaroo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted August 7, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted August 7, 2009 These settings are not MB specific only what we use to test the modules on our production line. and you would use them for reference when setting up your system... And I really doubt that your Q6600 CPU will over clock to these settings with out some tweaking of the CPU Vcore and the CPU Multiplier. I would start with default settings with the memory frequency set to DDR1066 and as you raise the CPU Frequency it will raise the memory frequency as well. Just work you way up slowly and use http://www.memtest.org to test the system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoomaroo Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Finally was able to run a stable 1333MHz (CPU @ 3.06GHz). The Memtest loaded from the GRUB menu ran clean, and I am getting the 9-9-9-24 automatically (i.e. BIOS guessed via "Auto" settings. BIOS revision 1302 "Extreme Tweaker" Tab: Ai Overclock Tuner: Manual OC from Memory Level Up: PC3-10660 FSB Frequency: 333 PCIE Frequency: 100 DRAM Frequency: DDR-1333MHz (all other settings on "Auto") Works like a charm. Thanks for all your help. regards, Stoomaroo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted August 7, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted August 7, 2009 NP Thank you for letting me know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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