RGB control for RAM

[Andrew Lobban]

Hope someone can help.

I got Crucial Ballistix RGB 16GB Kit (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Desktop Gaming Memory (Black) for my son's PC which has an ASRock A520m-hdv motherboard.

Crucial website said it was 100% compatible but I am unable to control the RGB lighting with the Ddr4 M.O.B. software from Crucial and it just cycles through different colours.

It's not the end of the world if it can't be controlled but I was wondering if this a limitation with the motherboard or an issue with the software/RAM?

Grateful for any advice.

 

[MissChief]

Likely software related. I had to use the Gigabyte software to see the RAM as I also have a Gigabyte graphics card.

 

[Andrew Lobban]

Thanks for your reply. I had heard some people were using Asus armoury crate as a workaround but wasn't sure if it was the limited functionality of the motherboard or not that was the problem.

 

[Glanza]

Install the Asrock RGB software or openrgb and see if you can change it then

 

[Andrew Lobban]

Install the Asrock RGB software or openrgb and see if you can change it then

Thanks I'll give that a go tomorrow. I've only got my son a basic Asrock A520m-hdv motherboard to keep the price down so it might be it doesn't have that functionality.

 

[Andrew Lobban]

Hi guys, just to report that I was able to control the RGB effects with the Asus Armoury Crate software.

Thanks all.

 

[ttaskmaster]

Same here - I use Asus Aura for mine. X99 boards in particular are hideously incompatible with this RAM, despite what Crucial's website said at the time. They've now fully acknowledged this incompatibility, which is definitely CB MOD software related since other brands of software can control it just fine, but since the RAM is discontinued, they don't really give a ****.
It's a real shame, as the DDR3 version was awesome and their MOD has some unique patterns, which is why I bought the DD4 CBTT in the first place.