Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

shankly1985 · 1 Jul 2012 at 13:48

Do I need to flash 2.10 first before 2.20?

chippy08 · 1 Jul 2012 at 14:08

I would but make sure you give it time to update as it takes longer than normal bios update.

shankly1985 · 1 Jul 2012 at 14:16

Went with 2.20 and updated fine

boy was it nerve racking lol You guys get nervous when updating a bios? or just me haaa

gareth170 · 1 Jul 2012 at 14:27

shankly1985 said:
Went with 2.20 and updated fine boy was it nerve racking lol You guys get nervous when updating a bios? or just me haaa

i did when motherboards didn't have flash utilitys in the bios. but using motherboards that have flash utilitys in the biosi don't get nervous

shankly1985 · 1 Jul 2012 at 14:39

gareth170 said:
i did when motherboards didn't have flash utilitys in the bios. but using motherboards that have flash utilitys in the biosi don't get nervous

Its something new to me really, I wasn't going to bother doing it but reading the decrease in voltage I went for it. I think its the fact one bad flash is all it takes and no boot or post.

_Jimlad_ · 1 Jul 2012 at 14:42

I still do bricked a shuttle PC and a dell laptop in the past. Managed to get both fixed under warranty. But never pleasant

Nightglow · 1 Jul 2012 at 14:46

Use to get nervous in the old days doing a bios update, but now it's nearly fool proof, almost impossible bricking it.

_Jimlad_ · 1 Jul 2012 at 16:30

just wish you could backup your bios first, bugs me that i have to reset everything

shankly1985 · 1 Jul 2012 at 17:32

_Jimlad_ said:
just wish you could backup your bios first, bugs me that i have to reset everything

Yer even the save feature is pointless if it dont stick after an update. Lucky I dont change much anyway, All I do is make sure Hard drives are in AHCI Mode, Set CPU OC profile 4.4 and setup RAM timings and voltage. Dont touch anything else.

zoomee · 1 Jul 2012 at 18:13

I noticed one difference between the newer 2.1 and 2.2 bioses - before I needed to enable PPL Overvoltage enabled in order to be able to boot above 4.6Ghz on my 2700k - now I don't!

I also note I don't get the dreaded dual-boot issue I used to get - taking multiple boots to power up whilst above 4.6Ghz

tbh not noticed any difference between 2.1 and 2.2 though.

_Jimlad_ · 1 Jul 2012 at 18:31

shankly1985 said:
Yer even the save feature is pointless if it dont stick after an update. Lucky I dont change much anyway, All I do is make sure Hard drives are in AHCI Mode, Set CPU OC profile 4.4 and setup RAM timings and voltage. Dont touch anything else.

same setup as me buddy

gareth170 · 3 Jul 2012 at 09:23

the CPU OC 4.6ghz profile still sets my vcore to 1.33-1.35v with spikes even with 2.20 bios....

so i guess i will just keep manuel oc.
multiplier 46
vcore auto
LLC level 3

gives 1.30-1.31v under load.

_Jimlad_ · 18 Jul 2012 at 10:54

yes yes yes, i know 16gb is not needed at all....

anyway my pc will run and work like a dream stable as anything with 8gb (2 x 4) however when i add the 2nd set of 8gb it will work on and off with all sorts of strange errors, crashes, blue screens and odd happening.

i have tested each and every stick with mem test and all combinations work fine, its just having 16gb that throws the pc.... Any ideas?

Corsair 650D Case
Corsair TX 650w V2 PSU
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68
Intel 2600k i7 @ 4.4ghz
Corsair H60 CPU Cooler
Corsair XMS3 16GB DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz ( 4 x 4GB)
Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express
2 x 1TB Weston Digital
Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor
Windows 7 Pro - 64 Bit

zoomee · 18 Jul 2012 at 12:15

the problem then is your IMC (integrated memory controller on your CPU). Try relaxing the timings or giving a bit more voltage - should resolve the issue.

_Jimlad_ · 18 Jul 2012 at 13:12

relax the timings ? more voltage... sorry dude im a bit noob with this..

how come it works with 8gb?

i have the right settings in the bios

9-9-9-24 1.65v

qbazdz · 18 Jul 2012 at 13:15

Is that with the XMP profiles selected?

_Jimlad_ · 18 Jul 2012 at 13:31

yeah 1,2 profile?

LtMatt · 18 Jul 2012 at 14:07

Do not add more voltage!! You're already above the recommended max of 1.575v for sandybridge.

zoomee · 18 Jul 2012 at 14:32

_Jimlad_ said:
relax the timings ? more voltage... sorry dude im a bit noob with this..

how come it works with 8gb?

i have the right settings in the bios

9-9-9-24 1.65v

It works with 8gb because 4 sticks of RAM are too much strain on the IMC.

try 9-10-9-24 @ 1.65v for example - if that doesnt work try 9-10-10-24 etc.

oh and LtMatt is correct - don't use more than 1.65v for memory on sandybridge setups!

qbazdz · 18 Jul 2012 at 15:54

I'd actually try just lower voltages if your 2 sticks were happy at 1.5V before getting extra two.
Try zoomee's suggestion and then revert back to 9-9-9-24 but give them just 1.5V and see what happens.