[fball922]

I posted this in the CPU section because the memory controller is integrated and therefore I think it belongs here...

I can not get my i3 to run my OCZ 1600 memory at 1600mhz! I have tried adjusting every setting and voltage and no matter what it will not boot into Windows with memory anything faster than about ~1528. Has anyone else had a problem with this? Or can someone please recommend me a solution? Any help is greatly appreciated...

Tom

 

[kevingreenbmx]

what timings are you using? include sub-timings.

 

[fball922]

I have tried a number of timings. By subtimings, do you mean those other than the typical four numbers? Sorry I have never messed with timings much, but I have tried both 9-9-9-24 and 10-10-10-24 (stock is 8-8-8-24).

 

[radaja]

the x6 memory multiplier is broken on most boards,make sure you use the x8.
my board wouldnt even boot with the x6.maybe this is the problem?

 

[fball922]

I am starting to believe this is a problem with my RAM, not my CPU. I mean I had read that the i3's had rather terrible memory controllers, but surely they should be able to handle DDR3 @ 1496 and 9-9-9-24 2t, shouldn't they? If I am wrong let me know, but I have a feeling this should work, especially when changing the timings really has no effect...

 

[fball922]

Quote:

Originally Posted by radaja the x6 memory multiplier is broken on most boards,make sure you use the x8. my board wouldnt even boot with the x6.maybe this is the problem?

Yep I have it at 8x187 so it should be good to go. The RAM is spec'd to run at 1600mhz 8-8-8-24 @ 1.65v, so having it run at 1496 10-10-10-24 2t @1.66v really shouldn't make it crap out like it just did (threw a blue screen)

 

[radaja]

are you sure all your other voltages are stable for your OC?.your Qpi/Vtt,your vcore?
for example my 530 had a great IMC and only needed 1.25v QPI/Vtt for [email protected]
and ram at 1600 8-8-8-24.but my i3-540 needed 1.31v QPI/Vtt for the same OC.
could you post all your bios setting with a template so we can see exactly whats what
this bios template might work for your board.just fill in the exact setting that you have set.

Code:

Advanced Frequency Settings:

CPU Clock Ratio 21x

Advanced Core Features  [Press Enter]:

Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech................[Disabled]
CPU Cores Enabled........................[All]
CPU Multi-Threading......................[Disabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)..................[Auto]
C3/C6/C7 State Support...................[Auto]
CPU Thermal Monitor......................[Auto]
CPU EIST Function........................[Auto]
Bi-Directional PROCHOT...................[Auto]

QPI Clock Ratio..........................[Auto]
QPI Link Speed........................[x]
Uncore Clock Ratio....................[auto]
Uncore Frequency.........................MHz

>>>>>   Standard Clock Control <<<<<

Base Clock (BCLK) Control................[Enabled]
BCLK Frequency ..........................[133]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)..........[Disabled]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD)...........[Disabled]
Memory Frequency (MHz)................MHz
PCI Express Frequency (MHz)..............[Auto]
C.I.A.2..................................[Disabled]

>>>>>   Advanced Clock Control   <<<<<

CPU Clock Drive..........................[ 800mV]
PCI Express Clock Drive..................[ 900mV]
CPU Clock Skew...........................[    0ps]

Advanced Memory Settings:

Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)..........[Disabled]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD)...........[auto]
Memory Frequency (MHz)................MHz
Performance Enhance   (SPD)............. [Turbo]
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD)............ [Expert]
Profile DDR Voltage ..................
Profile QPI Voltage ..................
Channel Interleaving.....................[Auto]
Rank Interleaving........................[Auto]

>>>>>   Channel A & B

Channel A Timing Settings            [Press Enter]:
Cas Latency Time........................[9]
tRCD....................................[9]
tRP.....................................[9]
tRAS...................................[24]

>>>>>   Advanced Timing Control

tRC....................................[Auto]
tRRD...................................[Auto]
tWTR...................................[Auto]
tWR....................................[Auto]
tWTP...................................[Auto]
tWL....................................[Auto]
tRFC...................................[Auto]
tRTP...................................[Auto]
tFAW...................................[Auto]
Command Rate (CMD).................. 1 [1]

>>>>>   Misc Timing Control

B2B Cas Delay..........................[Auto]
Round Trip Latency.....................[Auto]

Channel A Turnaround Settings [Press Enter]:
Different DIMMs........................[Auto]
Different DIMMs........................[Auto]
On The Same Rank.......................[Auto]

>>>>>   Channel A Writes Followed By Writes

Different DIMMs........................[Auto]
Different DIMMs........................[Auto]
On The Same Rank.......................[Auto]

Advanced Voltage Settings:

******Mother Board Voltage Control ******
Voltage Types............Normal......Current
--------------------------------------------

>>> CPU
Load Line Calibration...................[Level 2]
CPU Vcore..................1.19375v..[1.xv]
QPI/VTT Voltage..........1.100v.....[1.x00v]

>>> MCH/ICH
PCH Core....................1.050v.....[Auto]
CPU PLL......................1.800v.....[Auto]

>>> DRAM
DRAM Voltage..............1.500v.....[auto]
DRAM Termination.........0.750v.....[Auto]
Ch-A Data VRef............0.750v.....[Auto]
Ch-A Data VRef............0.750v.....[Auto]
Ch-B Data VRef............0.750v.....[Auto]
Ch-B Data VRef............0.750v.....[Auto]

Miscellaneous Settings:[/SIZE]

Isochronous Support....................[Enabled]
Virtualisation technology..............[Enabled]
USB Storage Detect ....................[Disabled] Located In Integrated Peripherals Page

 

[fball922]

Yes I will try to get that up tonight. To quickly address your other remarks, my OC was stable as long as the RAM divider was kept at 6 (so it never really went over ~1200mhz I think). Spring break has officially started for me so I need to pack up some things and go home, so I will post from there as soon as I can.

 

[fball922]

Code:

Advanced Frequency Settings:

CPU Clock Ratio 20x

Advanced Core Features  [Press Enter]:

Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech................[Disabled]
CPU Cores Enabled........................[All]
CPU Multi-Threading......................[Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)..................[Disabled]
C3/C6/C7 State Support...................[Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor......................[Auto]
CPU EIST Function........................[Disabled]
Bi-Directional PROCHOT...................[Auto]

QPI Clock Ratio..........................[x40]
QPI Link Speed........................[7.48ghz]
Uncore Clock Ratio....................N/A
Uncore Frequency.........................N/A

>>>>>   Standard Clock Control <<<<<

Base Clock (BCLK) Control................[Enabled]
BCLK Frequency ..........................[187]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)..........N/A
System Memory Multiplier (SPD)...........[8.0]
Memory Frequency (MHz)................1496MHz
PCI Express Frequency (MHz)..............[Auto]
C.I.A.2..................................[Disabled]

>>>>>   Advanced Clock Control   <<<<<

CPU Clock Drive..........................[ 800mV]
PCI Express Clock Drive..................[ 900mV]
CPU Clock Skew...........................[    0ps]

Advanced Memory Settings:

Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)..........N/A
System Memory Multiplier (SPD)...........[8.0]
Memory Frequency (MHz)................1496MHz
Performance Enhance   (SPD)............. [Standard]
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD)............ [Quick]
Profile DDR Voltage ..................1.5v
Profile QPI Voltage ..................1.1v
Channel Interleaving.....................N/A
Rank Interleaving........................N/A

>>>>>   Channel A & B

Channel A Timing Settings            [Press Enter]:
Cas Latency Time........................[9]
tRCD....................................[9]
tRP.....................................[9]
tRAS...................................[24]

>>>>>   Advanced Timing Control

tRC....................................[Auto]
tRRD...................................[Auto]
tWTR...................................[Auto]
tWR....................................[Auto]
tWTP...................................[Auto]
tWL....................................[Auto]
tRFC...................................[Auto]
tRTP...................................[Auto]
tFAW...................................[Auto]
Command Rate (CMD).................. 1 [2]

 [Do Not Have Any of This]
[B]>>>>>   Misc Timing Control

B2B Cas Delay..........................[Auto]
Round Trip Latency.....................[Auto]

Channel A Turnaround Settings [Press Enter]:
Different DIMMs........................[Auto]
Different DIMMs........................[Auto]
On The Same Rank.......................[Auto]

>>>>>   Channel A Writes Followed By Writes

Different DIMMs........................[Auto]
Different DIMMs........................[Auto]
On The Same Rank.......................[Auto]
[/B]
[/Do Not Have Any of This]

Advanced Voltage Settings:

******Mother Board Voltage Control ******
Voltage Types............Normal......Current
--------------------------------------------

>>> CPU
Load Line Calibration...................[Enabled]
CPU Vcore..................1.19375v..[1.3875v]
QPI/VTT Voltage..........1.100v.....[1.3300v]

>>> MCH/ICH
PCH Core....................1.050v.....[1.14v]
CPU PLL......................1.800v.....[1.9v]

>>> DRAM
DRAM Voltage..............1.500v.....[1.68v]
DRAM Termination.........0.750v.....[Auto]
Ch-A Data VRef............0.750v.....[Auto]
Ch-A Data VRef............0.750v.....[Auto]
Ch-B Data VRef............0.750v.....[Auto]
Ch-B Data VRef............0.750v.....[Auto]

Miscellaneous Settings:

Isochronous Support....................[Enabled]
Virtualisation technology..............[Enabled]
USB Storage Detect ....................[Enabled] Located In Integrated Peripherals Page

Keep in mind that the voltages change from boot to boot with me trying a bunch of different settings, so what you see is simply from the last attempt. I have adjusted the QPI multiplier down with no affect on the BSODs.

Let me know what else you need to see.

 

[fball922]

One thing I am noticing as I test out different settings is that the system seems to be overriding my selection for CAS latency (at least according to CPU-z). Currently, I have 9 selected in the BIOs, but CPUz is reporting a CAS latency of only 7. This could be affecting my memory if it is selecting the wrong CAS, or my i3 if the wrong CAS is selected as I have heard they get finicky about latencies at higher memory speeds.

 

[fball922]

Sorry to resurrect an older thread now, but just as a follow up I returned my OCZ memory and got some excellent ADATA memory. A little more expensive (no rebate) but it runs at and beyond its specs!