Glockster35 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I recently purchased a new motherboard and intended to use my older ram. Having run the system for about a month allowing the bios to set the ram up I noticed my ram was being handled as 1066. Attempts to get this ram running properly have failed and I am now getting the dreaded BSOD in Win 8.1 (much nicer than previous BSOD's I might add). After researching the memory, I have found it is not listed for my motherboard. Am I out of luck or is it possible to get this running properly? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insomniack Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 After researching the memory, I have found it is not listed for my motherboard. Not listed doesn't mean it won't work, it just means it hasn't been tested. Where are you seeing 1066, in the bios? And what is the exact model of the memory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glockster35 Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 Yes, 1066 was listed in the Bios. Memory sticks are Corsair CMX8GX3M2A2000C9, or XMS3. http://www.corsair.com/us/cmx8gx3m2a2000c9.html/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glockster35 Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 Here is a screenshot of my CPU-Z. Maybe that would help you see what I am seeing. It is completely possible I am not reading it correctly. http://i901.photobucket.com/albums/ac217/Boogeyman_1969/CPUZ-3_zpsd942930a.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emissary42 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Please try enabling ASUS D.O.C.P. in UEFI. That should make the Intel Xtreme Memory Profile this kit uses for its specifications (DDR3-2000 9-10-9-27 2T 1.65v) usable with your AMD mainboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glockster35 Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 I have already done that several different times and have BSOD upon loading windows. I also tried to set it as 1866, which ran well for most of the day today, but eventually BSOD'd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emissary42 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 So what settings does D.O.C.P. try to use? Does D.O.C.P. into XMP settings work with only two modules installed? Maybe we can take that as a starting point to adjust timings and voltages manually. To clarify this: There is no memory divider for DDR3-2000 on AM3, that is Intel specific. While you can get DDR3-2133 and DDR3-2400 out of an FX, you will most of the time be limited to one module per channel. With four modules there often is manual tweaking needed to get more than DDR3-1600 or DDR3-1866 out of those processors and some just can't do it. That circumstance is also hinted at in AMDs official specifications for the memory controller: http://mods.hardwareluxx.de/emissary42/apuoc/e42amdprocessorspecificationmemoryspeedtable.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Correct, and those same specs are listed here at Corsairs too. http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showpost.php?p=688604&postcount=6 To clarify this: There is no memory divider for DDR3-2000 on AM3, that is Intel specific. Intel x58 chipsets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glockster35 Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 I will remove two sticks tonight and post results. Hopefully this solves my issue. I really want to run 16 GB though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glockster35 Posted January 3, 2014 Author Share Posted January 3, 2014 Just got home and wanted to make sure I am reading that chart correctly. Is it saying an FX can only run 2 sticks of 1866? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glockster35 Posted January 3, 2014 Author Share Posted January 3, 2014 Not real familiar with CPU-Z. Does it appear to you to be running correctly? http://i901.photobucket.com/albums/ac217/Boogeyman_1969/CPUZ-5_zps45b16afb.jpg I will need to purchase 2x 8GB sticks ASAP, can you guys recommend something that will work best for me? P.S. I prefer Corsair products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Not real familiar with CPU-Z. Does it appear to you to be running correctly? Looks okay. Is it stable?You could change trc to 51 to match the XMP profile, but if it's stable there would be no need to mess with it. CPUz is pretty easy to read. The SPD tab is just static information from the modules. That page will never change. The Memory tab shows you your current configuration. I will need to purchase 2x 8GB sticks ASAP, can you guys recommend something that will work best for me? Any of Corsairs current DDR3 kits would be compatible. I would stay with either Vengeance, vengeance Pro's, Or the Dominator line for your system. Any of those would run great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emissary42 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I don't know about prices outside of europe, but over here the CMY16GX3M2A2133C11® is a decent bang for buck kit out of the corsair lineup. The Platinum CMD16GX3M2A2133C9 and CMD16GX3M2A2400C10 cost quite a bit more but have a very unique look, if you're into that :D: (Of course the chance of getting there trouble free is higher with lower specced kits... but theres no need to go below DDR3-1600 really.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glockster35 Posted January 4, 2014 Author Share Posted January 4, 2014 Looks okay. Is it stable?You could change trc to 51 to match the XMP profile, but if it's stable there would be no need to mess with it. CPUz is pretty easy to read. The SPD tab is just static information from the modules. That page will never change. The Memory tab shows you your current configuration. Any of Corsairs current DDR3 kits would be compatible. I would stay with either Vengeance, vengeance Pro's, Or the Dominator line for your system. Any of those would run great. ASUS UEFI doesn't show TRC settings, can you explain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glockster35 Posted January 4, 2014 Author Share Posted January 4, 2014 I have ordered Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model BLS2K8G3D18ADS3, hope it works out. As I see it CPU-Z is telling me my 200mhz memory is running at 533mhz, which is not acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowbeard Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Not real familiar with CPU-Z. Does it appear to you to be running correctly? http://i901.photobucket.com/albums/ac217/Boogeyman_1969/CPUZ-5_zps45b16afb.jpg I'm confused. Your last CPU-Z shot shows your memory operating at the correct 1002mhz which results in DDR-2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthohol Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Is it saying an FX can only run 2 sticks of 1866? yes, this is not the fault of the ram. it appears he is running into the AMD memory controller limitation. the last cpu-z is for 2 sticks if i understand correctly. regardless of what brand he gets running 4 sticks at 2000 may be futile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glockster35 Posted January 4, 2014 Author Share Posted January 4, 2014 The max bandwidth on CPU-Z says 533mhz. Does this mean it cannot run faster than 533 no matter what ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glockster35 Posted January 4, 2014 Author Share Posted January 4, 2014 Yes, I am currently only running 2 sticks of ram. Which puts me at 8gb. The system runs fine. How does one test for stability? I did purchase two sticks of 1866mhz tota of 16gb yesterday. Should arrive next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthohol Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 you can run memtest86+ link on left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emissary42 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 The max bandwidth on CPU-Z says 533mhz. Does this mean it cannot run faster than 533 no matter what ? This Max Bandwidth entry is generated from the fastest JEDEC profile provided by your current memory. It does not reflect available XMP settings the modules might have additionally, that are needed for basically* anything over DDR3-1600. *since nobody uses JEDEC DDR3-1866 CL13 ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glockster35 Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 I was tired when I ordered the new ram sticks and just noticed it is Crucial and not Corsair. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emissary42 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 If you're running into trouble with your new kit again, that may be because of the newer Micron ICs Crucial uses on most of their current kits. We hat quite a few reports about incompatibilities from users with AMD mainboards at my home forum (XMP not working, no stability beyond DDR3-1600 and so on...). Good luck with these anyways! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowbeard Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 If you're running into trouble with your new kit again, that may be because of the newer Micron ICs Crucial uses on most of their current kits. We hat quite a few reports about incompatibilities from users with AMD mainboards at my home forum (XMP not working, no stability beyond DDR3-1600 and so on...). Good luck with these anyways! I'm confused. The OP has Corsair memory right now, not Crucial. Crucial RAM issues don't apply in this case. Also, XMP is never guaranteed to work with any AMD system so again, that does not apply here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glockster35 Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 If I have any issues they will go back and I will get Corsair as I intended to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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