how to set ram timing

garymcq23 · 8 Feb 2012 at 20:47

hi im trying to set my ram up to work at the right speed i have already set the frequency and voltage but cant find the timing. does anyone know how to set it i have a msi z68a-gd55 g3 motherboard and Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit X 2
1600MHz RAM Speed, CAS 9-9-9-27 Timings, 1.65v memory

Surveyor · 8 Feb 2012 at 21:02

Memory timings are located in the Overclocking menu and then Under Advanced DRAM Configuration.

I'm not sure that RAM has an XMP profile but if it has you could just enable that and then set the voltage manually.

I see you mention 1.65V but that's too high for Sandy Bridge, Intel recommend 1.5V with a maximum of 1.575V.

You could start out with, say, 1.55V to get things working and then try and lower it towards 1.5V afterwards.

garymcq23 · 8 Feb 2012 at 21:13

When I go into the advanced setting it says
Command rate 2
Tcl9
Trcd 9
Trp 9
Tras 27
So is that it the timing set correct ?

Surveyor · 8 Feb 2012 at 21:15

Yes, that's correct.

garymcq23 · 8 Feb 2012 at 21:21

ok thank you

Surveyor · 8 Feb 2012 at 21:30

You're welcome.

Remember to keep the DRAM voltage down.

garymcq23 · 9 Feb 2012 at 10:39

I my voltage on auto and it's running at 1.6v is that not fine if it's on auto?

Surveyor · 9 Feb 2012 at 12:42

garymcq23 said:
I my voltage on auto and it's running at 1.6v is that not fine if it's on auto?

Assuming you have a Sandy Bridge setup then 1.6V is a touch high.

Try and reduce it to 1.575V or below if you can.