Help getting DDR3 2133 to work with z68 Extreme4

ASRock Z68 Extreme4
i5-2500k
you know the RAM ;)
MSI GTX 970 4gb
Corsair HX750 PSU
128GB Crucial C300 SATA III SSD (boot drive)
500gb WD HD
256GB Crucial MX100 SATA III SSD (The one that isn't recognized) Link to product page: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KFAGCWK?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00

Windows 7


My belief now is that it may be in a SATA port that is causing it to be recognized as an external drive somehow.  I think maybe I should try a different port?


Edited by Hips and Nips - 30 Nov 2015 at 6:03pm

Thanks.  Hey, this is off topic but maybe you know something about why my second SSD drive is not recognized in BIOS but I have been using it in Windows 7 for about a year now? I noticed this because I saw in task manager that Intel Rapid Storage process is taking up 25% of my CPU's resources. Reading up on it, it was suggested that my SSD drives were not operating in AHCI mode. So I checked BIOS and it is in AHCI mode but I then noticed that the second drive isn't recognized at all.

So, new ram came in and works like a charm!  No tweaking needed runs at 1866 :D in dual channel mode.  These ram chips are a full 4 years apart and the only difference I can see is the heat sinks on the new chips are just slightly longer to fully cover the length.  So for future reference, this is a scenario where buying chips with the same product numbers are still compatible despite a 4 year difference.  They even have better timings with 9-10-9-27 but with 2N instead of 1N vs the Tridents which were also 2N.  I might try switching to 1N but I hear that doesn't yield much improvement.  At any rate, 3dmark demo scores are a full 200 points higher with these 4 ram sticks vs the Trident ram.  I am a happy camper.

The cooler has arrived as well but I haven't installed it yet.  After I get that in, I assume I can OC the 2500k with even better results.  As it is now, the highest temp I have gotten under load is 64C on one core and 63C on the other 3.

FYI, the ram I'm currently using now is 2 pairs of (2x4gb) G.SKILL RIPJAWSX F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL DDR3 1866 9-10-9-27 2N 1.5V


Edited by Hips and Nips - 24 Nov 2015 at 10:36am

Ah, well, I have already returned the Tridents.  After sticking my old sticks back in, they worked flawlessly at 1866 with XMP profile and no tweaking required.  They also run at 1.5v so they are more compatible with the 2500k I found out.  The new sticks are on their way so I will see what happens.  Worst case scenario is I'll have to buy another pair at 45.99 which would bring me to the same price as the 2 Tridents anyway.  Another problem with the Tridents were the extra tall heat sinks on them  I have also purchased a Hyper 212 EVO cooler which would not fit with the Tridents so I think this is a better path all around.  I'll let you know if they work.

Also please be aware that having four sticks installed will most likely only serve to aggravate your chances of using four(vs two) at 2133.

1600 with these two specific Tridents you now have should allow you some super low timings. And quite possibly a lowering of their voltage too.

Hips and Nips, are you in the US?


Edited by wardog - 21 Nov 2015 at 5:40am