MSI z87m Gaming and TeamGroup RAM

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Hi

Has anyone else tried using 8gb (2x4gb) 2133mhz TeamGroup Vulcan in an MSI z87m Gaming motherboard?

I just finished putting my base system together last night (just waiting for GPU now) and I have got a feeling that the RAM and Mobo aren't playing together nicely!

In BIOS (updated to latest version) the RAM is being reported as 1600mhz rather than 2133mhz. The system runs fine like this. However, if I enable XMP it picks it up at the correct speed, but then after saving and rebooting, POST fails and I am sent back to BIOS with the settings reset to 1600mhz. I also suspect that this could be the cause of OC Genie not working at all and just getting stuck in a boot loop.

This RAM isn't listed as being supported on the MSI website, so there's a chance it could be resolved through a future BIOS update as this is a relatively new board. I am going to try setting the RAM timings manually tonight, but just wondered if anyone else had this combination working successfully at the correct speed?
 
Nope setting the RAM timings didn't work either.

Anyone got any thoughts as to what might be happening? Think I'll get in touch with MSI support and see if they have anything to say.
 
I also have the Z87M gaming motherboard and am using 2x4gb Kingston Genesis Grey without problem.

When enabling the xmp profile have you checked that it is increasing voltage if needed?

My memory runs at v1.5 default speed but when xmp profile is enabled it has to run at v1.65
 
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the1gooner said:
I also have the Z87M gaming motherboard and am using 2x4gb Kingston Genesis Grey without problem.

When enabling the xmp profile have you checked that it is increasing voltage if needed?

My memory runs at v1.5 default speed but when xmp profile is enabled it has to run at v1.65
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Thanks for the reply...

I have just had a look and yes, voltage does increase when I enable xmp.

Been doing a bit of fiddling and if I manually set the timings to 10,12,12,31 with a voltage of 1.65 (manufacturer's recommended settings) I can get it to boot with a manually selected speed of 1,800mhz. Next step up is 1,866 mhz and this will not boot.

Update: After quite a bit more fiddling, I'm pretty sure I have a bad stick of RAM. I decided to just try running in single channel mode with each stick individually. One of the sticks boots successfully with XMP enabled and runs at the correct speed of 2133mhz, the other one refuses to boot with XMP enabled. I think it's replacement time.
 
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f3rr3t said:
Update: After quite a bit more fiddling, I'm pretty sure I have a bad stick of RAM. I decided to just try running in single channel mode with each stick individually. One of the sticks boots successfully with XMP enabled and runs at the correct speed of 2133mhz, the other one refuses to boot with XMP enabled. I think it's replacement time.
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Ha yeah sounds like your problem then.

Hopefully replacement will work okay.
 
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