trying to get steady 4ghz

madindehead · 5 Oct 2009 at 11:43

I will defo be looking that XMS3 then. Sounds like damn good RAM for the price ^^

Dysfunctional · 5 Oct 2009 at 11:46

I think i'll follow suit madindahead...fingers crossed...

madindehead · 5 Oct 2009 at 17:38

I now have an RMA for my RAM. Will be buying my Corsair and sending the Patriot stuff back. Thanks to all for your help getting my CPU stable. Just a shame the RAM wouldn't play nice =(

lettuce · 5 Oct 2009 at 17:48

Still undecided on weather to get the Corsair XMS3 or try the OCZ Obsidian. Does the Corsair have XMP??

Arachnae · 5 Oct 2009 at 19:19

lettuce said:
Still undecided on weather to get the Corsair XMS3 or try the OCZ Obsidian. Does the Corsair have XMP??

Yes, it does.

lettuce · 5 Oct 2009 at 19:21

madindehead & Dysfunctional have you tried disabling these options in the bios?

C1E
CPU TM function
Speedstep
C-state

This has 'seemed' to fixed my memory problem, in that flash videos are now not crash whilst running the memory at correct speeds. Give it a go a see if it helps, maybe my memory isnt faulty then??

madindehead · 5 Oct 2009 at 19:26

Yeah. All mine are turned off already. As far as I remember. I can always check again.

Dysfunctional · 5 Oct 2009 at 22:03

yeah i have lettuce...cheers mate

BaDBoY_uK · 5 Oct 2009 at 22:06

Hey all

This is my first post following a friend recommending the forum. Given my new system and my efforts to get to 4.0GHz, I thought I'd post my settings

Motherboard = ASUS Rampage 2 Extreme
CPU = i7 920
Clocked speed = 4.0GHz

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/badboybenno/Untitled-2.png

Settings

CPU Voltage = 1.31V
CPU PLL = 1.92
QPI/DRAM = 1.35
DRAM = 1.64
BCLK = 200
CPU Ratio = 20
Memory = 1600MHz
UCLK = Around 3400

I would suggest reading this thread for tips. It takes time. This took me 4 hours to get stable!
Overclocking guide

Dysfunctional · 7 Oct 2009 at 09:53

Cheers Badboy, tried the settings, but no cigar...buthe link was very good, really indepth on how multipliers, uncore and QPI work together...thanks

madindehead · 7 Oct 2009 at 10:27

Just ordered my Corsair XMS3 1600MHZ RAM. Be here tomorrow, so going to see if it can handle 1600MHz then ^^

McstylisT · 7 Oct 2009 at 12:47

madindehead said:
Just ordered my Corsair XMS3 1600MHZ RAM. Be here tomorrow, so going to see if it can handle 1600MHz then ^^

I am very sure it will my friend. Just tested my new 6GB at 1600mhz and 4ghz. Absolutely no problems. The Corsair ram itself is very good stuff.

McT

madindehead · 7 Oct 2009 at 17:14

McstylisT said:
I am very sure it will my friend. Just tested my new 6GB at 1600mhz and 4ghz. Absolutely no problems. The Corsair ram itself is very good stuff.

McT

Sweetness. Hopefully it will be good for me. I'm just really hoping my IMC isn't the problem. But I don't think it is, as it wouldn't run the Patriot RAM @ 1600MHz and stock CPU settings. Can't wait for this Corsair RAM. Sounds epic.

McstylisT · 7 Oct 2009 at 18:08

madindehead said:
Sweetness. Hopefully it will be good for me. I'm just really hoping my IMC isn't the problem. But I don't think it is, as it wouldn't run the Patriot RAM @ 1600MHz and stock CPU settings. Can't wait for this Corsair RAM. Sounds epic.

Na your right , Your IMC is not the problem at all. It was that bad batch of Patriot ram a few seem to of got lately. The Corsair will put this right im sure. The IMC only has a limiting factor for some with all dimms occupied. Depends how good your i7 chip is i guess. Many can go all the way 12GB , 4.2ghz 2000mhz ram even no problem. Just fine individual chips.

McT

madindehead · 8 Oct 2009 at 11:48

Just a wee update here. New Corsair RAM is now here =D Off to install, and then test these babies @ 1600MHz!

Ok. I installed my new Corsair RAM. All seems fine. Set the multiplier to 8x. Once again, same problem as before =( Then...I discovered I was a giant idiot. For not setting my Uncore multiplier to 2x the RAM multi. Boots fine @ 1600MHz. Now just need to run Prime95 and LinX with full memory.

oggiet · 8 Oct 2009 at 13:10

LOL Good luck mate, let us know how it goes

lettuce · 8 Oct 2009 at 14:27

madindehead said:
Just a wee update here. New Corsair RAM is now here =D Off to install, and then test these babies @ 1600MHz!

Ok. I installed my new Corsair RAM. All seems fine. Set the multiplier to 8x. Once again, same problem as before =( Then...I discovered I was a giant idiot. For not setting my Uncore multiplier to 2x the RAM multi. Boots fine @ 1600MHz. Now just need to run Prime95 and LinX with full memory.

What did you have the uncore set at with the patriot memory then?? As they are the same speed as the xms3, or did the uncore multiliper reset itself when you removed the old memory?

madindehead · 8 Oct 2009 at 14:44

I was going to check that one lettuce. However, with the uncore at 16x and RAM multi to 8x the Patriot RAM would crash during Prime95 blend.

This Corsair is running fine so far. I will test it properly soon. Ran for around 1.5 hours fine. Need to run longer later.

Arachnae · 8 Oct 2009 at 14:47

madindehead said:
I was going to check that one lettuce. However, with the uncore at 16x and RAM multi to 8x the Patriot RAM would crash during Prime95 blend.

This Corsair is running fine so far. I will test it properly soon. Ran for around 1.5 hours fine. Need to run longer later.

I see you even updated your sig to match.. good choice

Dysfunctional · 8 Oct 2009 at 15:40

I think Lettuce and I are waiting in anticipation to see if all goes well madindahead...LOL