Incompatible RAM?

[bucknasty1618]

My PC keeps freezing randomly after a few hours, I've run MemTest and the memory test in my bios with no problems, but from looking at forums I think it may be a timing issue. I've looked and apparently my motherboard isn't on the list for the RAM on the Patriot website. Is there another way you can figure out what kind of voltage/timing RAM needs? Or did I screw up not checking to make sure the RAM was compatible with the mobo?

MOBO
MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

RAM
Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 15000) Desktop Memory Model PXD38G1866ELK

CPU
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K

 

[Proximon]

Or you might need a voltage tweak to the RAM or CPU, or a BIOS update, or something else entirely, like a new PSU or a new HDD cable

Download and run CPU-Z and look at the SPD tab. That will give you all the potential settings for the RAM. Don't run them at the advertised settings though. Look for something lower to test.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 1.5 Volt DDR3 1066/1333/1600*/2133*(OC) DRAM, 32GB Max

From the Motherboard specifications. The memory you have installed is listed at DDR3-1866 @1.65v.


-Wolf sends

 

[bucknasty1618]

Here's the CPU-Z stuff on my RAM at 1333 (667Mhz) which I've been at the whole time apparently (from looking at MSI's Control Center utility)

This may have just been a software issue afterall.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/311001-31-build-freezes-randomly#bas

 

[bucknasty1618]

Scratch that. Check the link above. I'm thinking its a problem with my SSD or HDD.

 

[eddieusa]

ok bucknasty,,,let me know what you find out. I'm just getting ready to build a system with the same ram and cpu,,and I have a SSD also. Hope I don't have trouble with it.

 

[bucknasty1618]

ok bucknasty,,,let me know what you find out. I'm just getting ready to build a system with the same ram and cpu,,and I have a SSD also. Hope I don't have trouble with it.

Well, first of all, changing the SATA port from 2 to 7 allowed my SSD to realize it was missing the Marvel Controller drivers. Why? No idea. However, this didn't totally prevent the lockups.

The only advice I would give is to make sure your motherboard actually supports the RAM (mine does not even support 1866). I've talked to MSI and they told me to up the voltage on my RAM (the board auto configures the RAM speed down to 1333). I changed my DRAM voltage setting to 1.55v and haven't had any problems yet.

Best of luck to you!

 

[bucknasty1618]

Best answer selected by bucknasty1618.

 

[Proximon]

It's a fairly common issue. New boards, new BIOS, still a few bugs to work out The early adopter tax.

 

[bucknasty1618]

It's a fairly common issue. New boards, new BIOS, still a few bugs to work out The early adopter tax.

Yes, I've found this out the hard way I suppose. What I really wanted out of building my own computer was some knowledge and experience and doing all this troubleshooting has definitely helped me with that