Howdy!
I just put together a new build, and I can't get the memory to OC to its rated specs. Could someone please suggest another line of attack, or some way to determine if the MB or the memory is at fault?
The relevant hardware:
Intel Core i7-5930K
ASRock X99 OC Formula/3.1 LGA 2011-v3 Motherboard
ADATA XPG Z1 64GB (8 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2800 (PC4 22400) AX4U2800W8G17-QRZ
I have the latest version of the BIOS for the motherboard.
I specifically ordered the ADATA memory because its the fastest memory on the Qualified Vendor List for the Formula 3.1 motherboard that is rated for the full 8 slots. See: (http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/X99%20OC%20Formula3.1/?cat=Memory)
While I can OC the CPU just fine, I've never been able to OC the memory to its 2800 spec. To isolate the problem I've reset the BIOS settings to factory default.
Always starting from a fresh reset of the BIOS to factory default settings, I've tried:
Simply raising the memory clock multiplier.
Selecting the XMP settings for the memory
Various selections from the DRAM Preset list that correspond to 2800 & DS memory.
Doing each of the above while adjusting the level of the "System Agent Voltage Offset" which it says to do if OCing memory.
I can get a stable system showing all 64 GB of memory if I by hand go to 2400. Other than that I was able to either have a bootable system, but showing less than the available 64 GB (somewhere between 16 GB and 48 GB), or a system that would not boot at all.
To be honest I didn't document my various attempts very well, (I thought that the XMP setting were supposed to make this easy) so I may have to go through it again.
Any suggestions about either
1) Identifying which piece of hardware may be faulty
2) Alternative methods for attempting to OC the memory.
Thanks for your time and help with this.
I just put together a new build, and I can't get the memory to OC to its rated specs. Could someone please suggest another line of attack, or some way to determine if the MB or the memory is at fault?
The relevant hardware:
Intel Core i7-5930K
ASRock X99 OC Formula/3.1 LGA 2011-v3 Motherboard
ADATA XPG Z1 64GB (8 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2800 (PC4 22400) AX4U2800W8G17-QRZ
I have the latest version of the BIOS for the motherboard.
I specifically ordered the ADATA memory because its the fastest memory on the Qualified Vendor List for the Formula 3.1 motherboard that is rated for the full 8 slots. See: (http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/X99%20OC%20Formula3.1/?cat=Memory)
While I can OC the CPU just fine, I've never been able to OC the memory to its 2800 spec. To isolate the problem I've reset the BIOS settings to factory default.
Always starting from a fresh reset of the BIOS to factory default settings, I've tried:
Simply raising the memory clock multiplier.
Selecting the XMP settings for the memory
Various selections from the DRAM Preset list that correspond to 2800 & DS memory.
Doing each of the above while adjusting the level of the "System Agent Voltage Offset" which it says to do if OCing memory.
I can get a stable system showing all 64 GB of memory if I by hand go to 2400. Other than that I was able to either have a bootable system, but showing less than the available 64 GB (somewhere between 16 GB and 48 GB), or a system that would not boot at all.
To be honest I didn't document my various attempts very well, (I thought that the XMP setting were supposed to make this easy) so I may have to go through it again.
Any suggestions about either
1) Identifying which piece of hardware may be faulty
2) Alternative methods for attempting to OC the memory.
Thanks for your time and help with this.
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