970 extreme 4 + 32GB RAM dual channel
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Topic: 970 extreme 4 + 32GB RAM dual channel
Posted By: China-Sourcing
Subject: 970 extreme 4 + 32GB RAM dual channel
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2017 at 12:37pm
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" rel="nofollow - 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. |
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Posted By: wardog
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2017 at 1:03pm
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" rel="nofollow - Using ONLY your two new sticks, will it run and test/bench ok? |
Posted By: China-Sourcing
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2017 at 10:40pm
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Running on the 2 new ones now, no problem. have only tried the 2 slots recommended in manual cheers T
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Posted By: wardog
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2017 at 4:22am
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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. |
China-Sourcing wrote:Posted By: China-Sourcing
Date Posted: 30 Jun 2017 at 10:52am
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" rel="nofollow - 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 |
Posted By: wardog
Date Posted: 30 Jun 2017 at 11:09am
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" rel="nofollow - 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? |
Posted By: China-Sourcing
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2017 at 12:27pm
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" rel="nofollow - 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  |
Posted By: China-Sourcing
Date Posted: 05 Aug 2017 at 2:23pm
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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
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Posted By: Codemang87
Date Posted: 05 Aug 2017 at 4:34pm
| It wouldn't hurt to reset and update your bios if it's not up to date. |
Posted By: parsec
Date Posted: 05 Aug 2017 at 9:58pm
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. ------------- http://valid.x86.fr/48rujh" rel="nofollow"> 
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