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I just upgraded to 8GB DDR3-1600 (CAS 9-9-9-24) . The default setting in the BIOS when set to auto is to clock it at DDR-1333 I can change that by setting the FSB/DRAM ratio to 4 which produces the desired speed of DDR3-1600. The system is not presently overclocked so the multiplier is at the stock 200. I have latency settings in auto and they reflect the rated speeds for the RAM. (Actual RAM speed and latency are as reported by Memtest86+.)
The motherboard lists supported memory speeds as "DDR3 1600 (OC)/1333/1066/800."
Since installation, the system has locked up twice, requiring a touch of the reset button. I ran Memtest86+ for a bit tis morning and it soon reported gobs of errors. I set the speed back to 1333 (FSB/DRAM ratio to Auto.) and it is running Memtest86+ without error.
Is this likely a problem with RAM or MB? Should I expect correct operation at 1600 with a Phenom II processor? Should I be bumping the RAM voltage a bit to see if that helps with the problem? There are a few other settings in the BIOS regarding the RAM but I'm not sure what I should be tweaking, if anything. Or should I consider RAMing the RAM?
Sorry, no Windows so no CPU-Z shots.
At present I'm nudging RAM voltage up to see if that helps. 1.500V -> 1.507V still produces errors. I'm testing at 1.515V right now.
thanks,
hank
The motherboard lists supported memory speeds as "DDR3 1600 (OC)/1333/1066/800."
Since installation, the system has locked up twice, requiring a touch of the reset button. I ran Memtest86+ for a bit tis morning and it soon reported gobs of errors. I set the speed back to 1333 (FSB/DRAM ratio to Auto.) and it is running Memtest86+ without error.
Is this likely a problem with RAM or MB? Should I expect correct operation at 1600 with a Phenom II processor? Should I be bumping the RAM voltage a bit to see if that helps with the problem? There are a few other settings in the BIOS regarding the RAM but I'm not sure what I should be tweaking, if anything. Or should I consider RAMing the RAM?
Sorry, no Windows so no CPU-Z shots.
At present I'm nudging RAM voltage up to see if that helps. 1.500V -> 1.507V still produces errors. I'm testing at 1.515V right now.
thanks,
hank