ASRock Forums : 970 extreme 4 + 32GB RAM dual channel https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:28:45 +0000 Sat, 05 Aug 2017 21:58:46 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=5405 <![CDATA[ASRock Forums]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ <![CDATA[970 extreme 4 + 32GB RAM dual channel : China-Sourcing wrote:Hi sorry...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5405&PID=34082&title=970-extreme-4-32gb-ram-dual-channel#34082 Author: parsec
Subject: 5405
Posted: 05 Aug 2017 at 9:58pm

Originally posted by China-Sourcing China-Sourcing wrote:

Hi sorry for the delay I was away on business.

The 2 sticks that came with the computer I have attached pics.

the other 2 sticks didn't come as a pair from newegg I just bought two of the same sticks. They are in my computer now. I've used combinations of both and haven't had a problem (1,4)(1,3)(2,3)(3,4) etc


My understanding was that if the sticks have the same timings and voltage and were the same model, they could be run in dual-channel and you could buy them individually?

 2 old sticks



Memory is sold in matched sets for a reason. Mixing random samples of the same model of memory together may or may not work.

wardog asked you to post a picture of all four DIMMs, although we know the two new DIMMs you bought were sold individually, so we know they are not a matched set.

The two original DIMMs in your picture are also not from a matched set. If they were, the serial numbers would be sequential, but they aren't. The last four digits of the serial number are not sequential.

But of more significance is the date on the two original DIMMs, 2012. G.SKILL does not manufacture their own memory chips, they buy them from various sources. We don't know what the dates are on the two new DIMMs you purchased, but I doubt they are from 2012. Assuming a date of say 2015 - 2016, at least three years newer, the chances are the memory chips in the new memory are different than the original memory. Mixing memory with different chips is usually when problems are encountered.

In this situation, it is very difficult to determine if the board is the problem or not. The memory controller is part of the CPU, so the board does not play as great a role in memory compatibility as it has in the past.

Your best chance of using all this memory together is to put the original memory in one channel, and the new memory in the other channel. Since you are using four DIMMs, you should try increasing the DRAM voltage a bit.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2017 21:58:46 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5405&PID=34082&title=970-extreme-4-32gb-ram-dual-channel#34082 <![CDATA[970 extreme 4 + 32GB RAM dual channel : It wouldn&#039;t hurt to reset...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5405&PID=34071&title=970-extreme-4-32gb-ram-dual-channel#34071 Author: Codemang87
Subject: 5405
Posted: 05 Aug 2017 at 4:34pm

It wouldn't hurt to reset and update your bios if it's not up to date.]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2017 16:34:14 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5405&PID=34071&title=970-extreme-4-32gb-ram-dual-channel#34071 <![CDATA[970 extreme 4 + 32GB RAM dual channel : bump,I&#039;m thinking about just...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5405&PID=34069&title=970-extreme-4-32gb-ram-dual-channel#34069 Author: China-Sourcing
Subject: 5405
Posted: 05 Aug 2017 at 2:23pm

bump,

I'm thinking about just buying a new mobo. Just want to confirm that if the sticks are working together in different combinations of dual channel, the issue is indeed my motherboard.

Cheers
T
]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2017 14:23:37 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5405&PID=34069&title=970-extreme-4-32gb-ram-dual-channel#34069 <![CDATA[970 extreme 4 + 32GB RAM dual channel : Hi sorry for the delay I was away...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5405&PID=32860&title=970-extreme-4-32gb-ram-dual-channel#32860 Author: China-Sourcing
Subject: 5405
Posted: 15 Jul 2017 at 12:27pm

Hi sorry for the delay I was away on business.

The 2 sticks that came with the computer I have attached pics.

the other 2 sticks didn't come as a pair from newegg I just bought two of the same sticks. They are in my computer now. I've used combinations of both and haven't had a problem (1,4)(1,3)(2,3)(3,4) etc


My understanding was that if the sticks have the same timings and voltage and were the same model, they could be run in dual-channel and you could buy them individually?

 2 old sticks



Edited by China-Sourcing - 15 Jul 2017 at 12:34pm]]> Sat, 15 Jul 2017 12:27:54 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5405&PID=32860&title=970-extreme-4-32gb-ram-dual-channel#32860 <![CDATA[970 extreme 4 + 32GB RAM dual channel : Can you post a pic of the stickers...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5405&PID=31998&title=970-extreme-4-32gb-ram-dual-channel#31998 Author: wardog
Subject: 5405
Posted: 30 Jun 2017 at 11:09am

Can you post a pic of the stickers on all 4 sticks?

So, in pairs, as they came 2 with the computer as one pair, and the other two you bought, play nice when paired with it's twin/sibling? But not cross populating using one old and one new?
]]> Fri, 30 Jun 2017 11:09:10 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5405&PID=31998&title=970-extreme-4-32gb-ram-dual-channel#31998 <![CDATA[970 extreme 4 + 32GB RAM dual channel : Hey hey,thanks for the reply.I...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5405&PID=31994&title=970-extreme-4-32gb-ram-dual-channel#31994 Author: China-Sourcing
Subject: 5405
Posted: 30 Jun 2017 at 10:52am

Hey hey,

thanks for the reply.

I bought this computer second hand, it came with 2x8GB sticks

earlier this year I bought another 2 sticks from Newegg.

I've tried different combinations of all the sticks and they all work dual channel with each other @ 16gb.


any other information I can provide?

thanks in advance again

]]> Fri, 30 Jun 2017 10:52:31 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5405&PID=31994&title=970-extreme-4-32gb-ram-dual-channel#31994 <![CDATA[970 extreme 4 + 32GB RAM dual channel : China-Sourcing wrote:32GB...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5405&PID=31652&title=970-extreme-4-32gb-ram-dual-channel#31652 Author: wardog
Subject: 5405
Posted: 26 Jun 2017 at 4:22am

Originally posted by China-Sourcing China-Sourcing wrote:

32GB of F3-1066CL9S-8GBXL G.skill 4x8GB @ 1333

<snip>

long story short I had the above rig with 2x8GB of the above ram. Ran fine no problems. I then bought 2 more for a total of 32GB.

Are these 4 sticks you have 4 "loose' sticks bought individually and not as a Kit(s)?

I have a hunch you have as when someone uses "F3-10666CL9S-8GBXL" to describe them they are 4 separate sticks not from a Kit.


I need to clarify what you have/are using before proceeding further.



]]> Mon, 26 Jun 2017 04:22:31 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5405&PID=31652&title=970-extreme-4-32gb-ram-dual-channel#31652 <![CDATA[970 extreme 4 + 32GB RAM dual channel : Running on the 2 new ones now,no...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5405&PID=31625&title=970-extreme-4-32gb-ram-dual-channel#31625 Author: China-Sourcing
Subject: 5405
Posted: 25 Jun 2017 at 10:40pm

Running on the 2 new ones now,

no problem.

have only tried the 2 slots recommended in manual


cheers
T
]]> Sun, 25 Jun 2017 22:40:01 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5405&PID=31625&title=970-extreme-4-32gb-ram-dual-channel#31625 <![CDATA[970 extreme 4 + 32GB RAM dual channel : Using ONLY your two new sticks,...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5405&PID=31478&title=970-extreme-4-32gb-ram-dual-channel#31478 Author: wardog
Subject: 5405
Posted: 23 Jun 2017 at 1:03pm

Using ONLY your two new sticks, will it run and test/bench ok?
]]> Fri, 23 Jun 2017 13:03:40 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5405&PID=31478&title=970-extreme-4-32gb-ram-dual-channel#31478 <![CDATA[970 extreme 4 + 32GB RAM dual channel : 970 extreme 4FX832032GB of F3-1066CL9S-8GBXL...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5405&PID=31477&title=970-extreme-4-32gb-ram-dual-channel#31477 Author: China-Sourcing
Subject: 5405
Posted: 23 Jun 2017 at 12:37pm

970 extreme 4
FX8320
32GB of F3-1066CL9S-8GBXL G.skill 4x8GB @ 1333
550W PSU
GTX680
win7 64
no O/C


long story short I had the above rig with 2x8GB of the above ram. Ran fine no problems. I then bought 2 more for a total of 32GB.

Can't get it to boot, errors when going into windows.

I've tested each stick individually and they work fine, also tested different combinations of 16GB using old and new and also fine. I tried 24GB and I got it to kind of work. Would boot into windows but overall my computer seemed slower and CPU seemed bottled.

Am I just trying to get too much out of this mobo? I know it's not on the approved list for memory, but 16GB worked.

I would like to upgrade to AMD4 once it's become a bit more mainstream, and just max what I have now.

thanks in advance for any advice or help~ I'm doing a lot of video edits hence the ram.




Edited by China-Sourcing - 23 Jun 2017 at 12:38pm]]> Fri, 23 Jun 2017 12:37:01 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5405&PID=31477&title=970-extreme-4-32gb-ram-dual-channel#31477