CMD16GX3M4A2800C12 Issue with Asus Maximus VI Extreme and Intel Core i7-4770K

[FubarJeb]

Hello everyone, I have a new computer build and I'm having some issues with it. I understand that the XMP timings for my RAM is too much for my CPU to handle even though my motherboard supports it. In addition I'm using the latest BIOS for my motherboard and latest drivers for my hardware. However, I'm not sure what timings I should use to have a stable gaming platform. I would appreciate any feedback or advice to help me come up with a solution. Here is my current problem.

 

Problem 1: Windows 7 crashes after about 10-15mins when I use two or four sticks of ram in my PC and set the Ai Overclock Tuner setting in the BIOS to XMP.

 

Problem 2: Windows 7 crashes while in a game for about 10 to 15 mins when I use all four sticks of ram in my PC and set the Ai Overclock Tuner setting in the BIOS to Manual /Auto.

 

Current Status: Windows 7 doesn't crash (as much) when I use two sticks of ram and set the Ai Overclock Tuner setting in the BIOS to manual.

 

*NOTE* I did run Memtest86+ with all four sticks of RAM for about 21hours straight and had no errors. Although, I do have another issue where my System won't keep the correct time after a few mins. of being on.

 

MEMORY SPECS:

CORSAIR Dominator Platinum CMD16GX3M4A2800C12 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 16GB (4 x 4GB) Speed:DDR3 2800 (PC3 22400) Cas:Latency12 Timing:12-14-14-36 Voltage:1.65V Unbuffered Quad Channel Kit

 

PC BUILD SPECS:

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor

Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Extreme ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2800 Memory CMD16GX3M4A2800C12

Storage: 2x (RAID-0) Corsair Neutron Series GTX 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk

Storage: 4x (RAID-0) Western Digital VelociRaptor 1TB 3.5" 10000RPM Internal Hard Drive

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan 6GB Video Card

Power Supply: Corsair 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

 

OTHER:

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Case: Corsair 650D ATX Mid Tower Case

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition

Optical Drive: Asus BW-16D1HT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 12g Thermal Paste

Monitor: Asus VG278H 120Hz 27.0" Monitor

Keyboard: Logitech G19s Wired Gaming Keyboard

Mouse: Logitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse Wired Laser Mouse

Headphones: Logitech G35 7.1 Channel Headset

OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (latest service pack and patches installed)

[peanutz94]

Do you have the latest BIOS for your MB?

 

I would expect the crashs at 2800mhz. That is a HUGE memory overclock for your system. I would try something more reasonable like 1866 or 2133mhz with DIMM voltage set to 1.65v.

[FubarJeb]

Do you have the latest BIOS for your MB?

 

I would expect the crashs at 2800mhz. That is a HUGE memory overclock for your system. I would try something more reasonable like 1866 or 2133mhz with DIMM voltage set to 1.65v.

 

I do have the latest BIOS installed on my motherboard. Last night, I installed all four sticks of RAM in to my motherboard and set the Ai Overclock Tuner to XMP. However, I changed the MHz to 1866 and it still crashed. So, I set it to 1600 MHz and it still crashed.

 

There was no blue screen, just a hard shutdown and it restarted on it's own. I had all the other settings set to Auto in my BIOS. I'm not sure what's causing it to crash. I haven't overclocked the CPU yet.