Hello all readers and contributors,
Did anybody install successfully 2x4GB of RAM in P5QC MB?
I try to find 2x4GB DDR3 RAM, which may work in Asus P5QC motherboard. According to the MB manual and/or Asus web specification it shall support up to 8 GB of DDR3 RAM. However, QVL does not suggest any vendor for modules of this size.
I have replaced DDR3-1333 2x2Gb Kingston memory (KVR1333D3N9K2) modules by brand new 2x4Gb memory DDR3-1333 Team Elite (TED34096M1333HC9, DS, 16 individual chips) by Team Group.
Unfortunately, MB gets totally frozen with Team Elite DIMMs when factory default setting of bios parameters is used.
Strangely enough, I was able to run it for a while when I enforced “DRAM Frequency” to DDR3-1066” RAM in bios “AI Tweaker” setting, memtes86+ was able to run and did not report any error. But when I disconnected the power cable, it got frozen again and I was not able to repeat that. I guess that it proves that MB “understands” chip density.
My configuration:
- Asus P5QC, bios version 2103 (the latest one)
- CPU Intel Dual Core 2 Quad Q9550 (2.84GHz)
I do all test with bare MB equipped only by PCI VGA card; it was switched for another one too, to verify that there is no influence.
What I did:
- installed only one 4GB DIMM / frozen MB
- enforced DDR3-1333 by AI Tweaker / frozen MB
- enforced DDR3-1064 by AI Tweaker / temporarily run, frozen after power cable disconnecting and reconnecting
- enforced DDR3-800 by AI Tweaker / frozen MB
- enforced 9-9-9-24 by AI Tweaker / frozen MB
- increased DRAM voltage to 1.52 V / frozen MB
- asked Asus and was pointed to QVL / no help
- asked Team Group / no response so far
BTW:
After memtest86+ tests of Kingston RAM I had to run it as DDR3-1066 instead of DDR3-1333 because NB heat production caused occasional errors. First round of tests was ok; errors always show up in second round.
Thanks for any tip or advice,
Jiri
Did anybody install successfully 2x4GB of RAM in P5QC MB?
I try to find 2x4GB DDR3 RAM, which may work in Asus P5QC motherboard. According to the MB manual and/or Asus web specification it shall support up to 8 GB of DDR3 RAM. However, QVL does not suggest any vendor for modules of this size.
I have replaced DDR3-1333 2x2Gb Kingston memory (KVR1333D3N9K2) modules by brand new 2x4Gb memory DDR3-1333 Team Elite (TED34096M1333HC9, DS, 16 individual chips) by Team Group.
Unfortunately, MB gets totally frozen with Team Elite DIMMs when factory default setting of bios parameters is used.
Strangely enough, I was able to run it for a while when I enforced “DRAM Frequency” to DDR3-1066” RAM in bios “AI Tweaker” setting, memtes86+ was able to run and did not report any error. But when I disconnected the power cable, it got frozen again and I was not able to repeat that. I guess that it proves that MB “understands” chip density.
My configuration:
- Asus P5QC, bios version 2103 (the latest one)
- CPU Intel Dual Core 2 Quad Q9550 (2.84GHz)
I do all test with bare MB equipped only by PCI VGA card; it was switched for another one too, to verify that there is no influence.
What I did:
- installed only one 4GB DIMM / frozen MB
- enforced DDR3-1333 by AI Tweaker / frozen MB
- enforced DDR3-1064 by AI Tweaker / temporarily run, frozen after power cable disconnecting and reconnecting
- enforced DDR3-800 by AI Tweaker / frozen MB
- enforced 9-9-9-24 by AI Tweaker / frozen MB
- increased DRAM voltage to 1.52 V / frozen MB
- asked Asus and was pointed to QVL / no help
- asked Team Group / no response so far
BTW:
After memtest86+ tests of Kingston RAM I had to run it as DDR3-1066 instead of DDR3-1333 because NB heat production caused occasional errors. First round of tests was ok; errors always show up in second round.
Thanks for any tip or advice,
Jiri