Memory overclock settings for G.SKILL Trident DDR3-2400 on ECS Z77H2-A

[ddaupert]

Guys,

I bought a bundled mobo, memory set from Newegg, got pushed into unfamiliar territory.
I haven't overclocked before. I am not interested in overclocking CPU, but have to oc
memory, since the board's default is DDR3-1600

I've read OC tutorials, think I have a handle on some of the settings I need,
so I'll post the list, but there are still a lot of settings where I'm uncertain,
I haven't found info on them.

G.SKILL Trident specs:
- DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200)
- Timing 10-12-12-31
- Cas Latency 10
- Voltage 1.65V

Pretty sure of these:
Memory Clock Multiplier 1.00
Memory Multiplier 24
CAS# Latency(tCL) 10
RAS# to CAS# Delay(tRCD) 12
Row Precharge Time(tRP) 12
RAS# Active Time(tRAS) 31

Not so sure on these (some of the letters in parenthesis are hard to read
on bios screen, so I might have a few wrong):
Command Mode(tCMD) 1 or 2?
Write Recovery Time(tWR) ?
Row Refresh Cycle Time(tRFC) ?
Active to Active Delay(tRRO) ?
Write to Read Delay(tWTR) ?
Read CAS# Precharge(tRTP) ?
Four Active Window Delay(tFAW)?
Refresh Interval(tREFI) ?
CAS# Write Latency(tCWL) ?
CKE minimum pulse width(tCKE) ?

Motherboard: ECS Golden Z77H2-A2X(1.0) LGA 1155 Intel Z77
CPU: Intel Core i7-3770 Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W
Memory: G.SKILL Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 2400 (PC3 19200)

/dennis

 

[weaselman]

Does the board support Xmp mode in the memory section, if you have the option.
It should read the settings of the memory can configure it auto if enabled.

 

[mlcaouette]

I suggest manually setting to the dimms supplied specs (timings,voltage,and speed) leaving all other timings on auto. See if it works, post back with your results.

 

[ddaupert]

Does the board support Xmp mode in the memory section, if you have the option.
It should read the settings of the memory can configure it auto if enabled.

I build a PC maybe every 2-3 years, and each time is a learning curve. I read up on xmp profiles, new to me,
and found that yes, the ECS Z77H2-A2X board supports two XMP profiles. Profile 2 did indeed load the settings.
Whew! There was a time delay posting back while chasing down another (unrelated) issue, but with that sorted,
the box runs nicely.

Thanks for the assist!

/dennis

 

[ddaupert]

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