I can't get passed 4.2GHz!

[Mean Aerodynamic Chord 269]

Depends on your Mobo but you should have an option to set the memory profile in bios somewhere like the Extreme Profile here:

 

Cheers

jja

So all I have to do is find that and change it to 2?

[jjjallen 37]

So all I have to do is find that and change it to 2?

 

Actually no - on my system XMP 2 does not work (too aggressive) as this was set during initial testing. So go with profile 1. If you run CPUZ you can see the timing settings for your profiles under the SPD tab. Actually now I'm running a reliable 4.9ghz OC with XMP 1.

 

Cheers

jja

[Mean Aerodynamic Chord 269]

Hmm, I can't find that on my BIOS. Here's what it looks like:

 

 

 

 

I see the XMP menu but all it says is Disabled or Enabled.

Edited January 29, 2013 by linux731

[jjjallen 37]

Item 12 on the first screenie.

 

Cheers

jja

[Mean Aerodynamic Chord 269]

Item 12 on the first screenie.

 

Cheers

jja

Yes, I saw that, but it doesn't have profiles, only a Enabled or Disabled. Where do I set the profile?

[ryanbatc 12,812]

Then it would be enabled... some mobo's only have on or off.

[dazz 69]

Yes, I saw that, but it doesn't have profiles, only a Enabled or Disabled. Where do I set the profile?

 

Just enable it. There's only one XMP profile. The one in that CPU-Z screenshot labeled as XMP-1600.

[Mean Aerodynamic Chord 269]

Then it would be enabled... some mobo's only have on or off.

Just enable it. There's only one XMP profile. The one in that CPU-Z screenshot labeled as XMP-1600.

Okay, I enabled it. My "Adjusted DRAM Frequency" increased from 1333 MHz to 1600MHz.

[dazz 69]

Okay, I enabled it. My "Adjusted DRAM Frequency" increased from 1333 MHz to 1600MHz.

 

Of course it did. That's what your RAM is rated at. Boot into windows and post the same CPU-Z screenshots again, or check your timings are now 9-9-9-24-2T

[Mean Aerodynamic Chord 269]

Of course it did. That's what your RAM is rated at. Boot into windows and post the same CPU-Z screenshots again, or check your timings are now 9-9-9-24-2T

 

[jjjallen 37]

Yes just enable - also another thing I had to do was jack up the mem voltage to 1.65v (for 2133ghz) but since you are running 1600 you can just use the default which is probably 1.5v. A sure sign of a bad memory config is when you hear a whistle when you OC fails. Its the only thing I know for certain when I'm trying OC settings.

 

Cheers

jja

[ryanbatc 12,812]

Personally when I set XMP I don't touch anything mem related after that...

 

I'm curious if this helps the OP or not...

[dazz 69]

That looks perfect now Diego. You should need not worry about memory anymore now ^_^

[Mean Aerodynamic Chord 269]

Thanks Jja, Dario, and Ryan. I'll try OC'ing once again to 4.5.

[Mean Aerodynamic Chord 269]

Hmmm... 4.5 @ 3.355 volts BSOD'ed after I started the small FFT test on Prime95. IDK if this helps. but here's the BSOD message.

 

"A clock interrupt was not recieved on a secondary processor withing the allocated time interval."