B150M-HDS general compatibility questions
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Topic: B150M-HDS general compatibility questions
Posted By: LarryW
Subject: B150M-HDS general compatibility questions
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2020 at 11:08am
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I have bought a brand new cpu combo using the ASROCK B150M-HDS motherboard and the Intel G4600, 3.6 GHZ, 3MB Cache, LGA 1151 CPU. Upon assembly of the combo, once the power was turned on, I was unable to get to the bios screen to initiate the setup. The unit powered on, all the fans came on, etc, but no video. Upon further Google troubleshooting I was able to find post on other forums about possibly needing to have the bios updated in order for the motherboard to work with this cpu. It is also possible that I used the incorrect RAM on the motherboard. The instruction manual and the ASROCK website say that this motherboard is compatible with DDR4-2133 ram and no other information can be located about ram comparability. So I purchased a 2x4 8gb) kit. The label on one of the sticks says F4-2133C15D-8GVR. It also says CL15-15-15-35 1.20v Is this RAM compatible? If it is compatible then do I need to send my motherboard back to the store I got this setup from so they can update the BIOS for me so I can get video output for this setup and get this rig to post. Thanks. |
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Posted By: Xaltar
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2020 at 7:24pm
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Check the sticker on your BIOS chip, typically a white sticker with a version number printed on it. If the version is pre P7.10 then you will need to update the BIOS to support that CPU. The G4600 is a Kaby Lake based CPU. To update you will either have to: 1. Use a supported CPU (borrowed, or bought) 2. Take it to a Tech Store/workshop and have them do it for you 3. Contact ASRock Tech support and have them mail you a BIOS chip with the correct version https://event.asrock.com/tsd.asp I believe there is a fee involved for the BIOS chip. Unfortunately there isn't anything we can do to help on the forums here  Good luck and let us know how it goes  ------------- 
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Posted By: LarryW
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2020 at 2:14am
| Thanks a lot. Yeah my bios chip is marked P1.20. The store I bought it from is going to fix the issue for free. What about my RAM. Is that compatible with this board? Thanks. |
Posted By: Xaltar
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2020 at 5:08am
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The RAM should be fine. -------------
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Posted By: LarryW
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2020 at 4:44pm
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The seller that sold me the combo sent me a new board with the updated chip. He accidentally forgot to do that before he mailed it out. So far i like this setup alot. It runs everything i want and need flawless. The speed is pretty impressive for this CPU. I paired it up with a used Evga Geforce gtx 660 and its impressive to say the least. Im able to run the games that most of these you tubers are running and bench marking there systems on with not problems at all. Im seeing alot of hate for Intel, but when these guys start talking about gaming performance Using the Low end 4 core AMD Ryzen and struggling with some of these titles it makes me wonder how my Fresh out the package "New" but few years old 2 core 4 thread Intel CPU is allowing me to play these same games flawlessly and competitively on medium to High settings. I guess those baby AMD Cpu's were still not as good as intel cpu at the time of production. There is no excuse for it actually. I like my little setup. |
Posted By: Xaltar
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2020 at 9:09pm
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That is great news. The GTX 660 is a great GPU for that setup, it should perform very nicely in most games so long as you manage your settings and resolution. E-sports titles in particular should be no problem. Bare in mind reviews use high end GPUs and force the bottleneck onto the CPU. That wouldn't be the case if they paired them with a balanced CPU/GPU combo. You can't expect a 2 core/4 thread baby CPU to extract full performance from a 2080ti  Pair it with a GTX 1050 or lower and you have a nice, well balanced system that will handle most games at decent settings. Once you push past the low end on the GPU side however, you will need a better CPU to get full performance from your GPU. It's all about balance and getting the best possible performance for your budget. It makes 0 sense to spend $500+ on a CPU for a gaming system then throw in a $100 GPU or vice versa. One component will hold back the other. -------------
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