Asrock 970M Pro3 - 16GB 1600MHZ RAM Problem
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Topic: Asrock 970M Pro3 - 16GB 1600MHZ RAM Problem
Posted By: Paul_MCFC
Subject: Asrock 970M Pro3 - 16GB 1600MHZ RAM Problem
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2016 at 7:52am
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I have 4x 4GB 1600mhz Corsair Vengance Low Profile RAM installed on Asrock 970M Pro3. If I change the frequency of RAM in BIOS to 1600 I get a lot of issues, SATA devices disappear and I can't boot into windows. If I set it back to 1333mhz everything seems to be fine. Please any ideas am I doing something wrong, and just to confirm board supports 4x4gb 1600 ram and it should work? thank you
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Posted By: PetrolHead
Date Posted: 16 Dec 2016 at 2:48am
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" rel="nofollow - Depending on your CPU, the 1600 MHz setting on four sticks of RAM is either a small overclock (OC), a moderate OC or a considerable OC. This is because the internal memory controller (IMC) of the CPU is put under more stress the more sticks of RAM you have (and the more slots the motherboard has). If the exact model of your RAM is officially supported by ASRock for this motherboard, then you might need to increase RAM voltage or CPU-NB (the IMC) voltage and/or speed. So: 1. Check if your RAM is lister on the memory support list (http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/970M%20Pro3/?cat=Memory) 2. Check your BIOS setting for RAM voltage, RAM settings, CPU-NB voltage and CPU-NB speed. 3. Report back with your findings. Also, tell us what CPU you're using. ------------- Ryzen 5 1500X, ASRock AB350M Pro4, 2x8 GB G.Skill Trident Z 3466CL16, Sapphire Pulse RX Vega56 8G HBM2, Corsair RM550x, Samsung 960 EVO SSD (NVMe) 250GB, Samsung 850 EVO SSD 500 GB, Windows 10 64-bit |
Posted By: wardog
Date Posted: 16 Dec 2016 at 9:29pm
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" rel="nofollow - I'd like to know specifically what's the P/N of your Vengence 16GB(4x4GB) matched Kit ? |
Posted By: Paul_MCFC
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2016 at 12:10am
| I don't know exactly what the issue was with 4 x 4gb ram had two matching pairs in alternate dimm slots tested with memtest too. Anyways I got 2 x http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/222321922313%3c_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT" rel="nofollow - HyperX Savage 16GB 2X8GB Dual Channel DDR3 1866MHz and all seems to be stable .... thanks |
Posted By: wardog
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2016 at 1:41am
Using two unmatched The chances of the above are only exacerbated by each kits stick S/Ns that are wide apart. |
Paul_MCFC wrote: