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Bios setting for DDR3 DIMM 2400Mhz and CPU AMD X8 FX-9590

wildwolf
Level 7
Hi World,

Last december I bought:
- CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z AM3+
- CPU AMD X8 FX-9590 unlocked
- DDR3 DIMM 32GB(8x4GB) 2400Mhz KHX24C11T3K4/32X Kingston HyperX Beast
- Cool System Corsair CW·9060008·WW Hydro Series H80I

I discoverd (unfortunately too late) that the CPU AMD FX-9590 is not so easy to overclock. I was able to set my RAM memory to 1866 Mhz, but if I set to 2400 Mhz the system become instable and it crashes.

Can somebody help me to set bios parameter?

Thank you
Walter
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chris635
Level 7
Check to see if ECC is turned off. I had to do this to get my ram stable.


In the bios
1.advanced
2.memory configuration
3.ecc mode

Ecc is for error correction. That kind of ram are for work station's.
Chris...Have a nice day.

I turned off ECC but my system continue to be unstable... may be there are more settings to do. I attached my bios screenshot in another post.

wildwolf wrote:
I turned off ECC but my system continue to be unstable... may be there are more settings to do. I attached my bios screenshot in another post.


How is it unstable wildwolf, from a stress test, playing games or are you unable to boot to windows?

There is no obvious errors in your config of Bios and with a little more Tweaking, you should be right. Save a profile as you go.
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My System Specs:

MB:ASUS ROG Crosshair VII Hero/WiFi GPU:EVGA GTX 1080 sc PSU:Corsair AX-1200i
CPU:
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Memory:G.Skill TridentZ F4-3200C14D-16GTZR SSD:Samsung 500GB 960 EVO M.2


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MeanMachine wrote:
How is it unstable wildwolf, from a stress test, playing games or are you unable to boot to windows?

There is no obvious errors in your config of Bios and with a little more Tweaking, you should be right. Save a profile as you go.


Hi,

With ECC parameter set to OFF and 2400 Mhz settings windows 8.1 do not boot.
With ECC parameter set to ON and 2400 Mhz settings windows 8.1 boot and after a random time and a random operation (use a browser or antivirus scan) the blue screen of death appears 😞

If I use the configuration I sent the computer work but the memory frequency is 1866 Mhz

chris635 wrote:
Check to see if ECC is turned off. I had to do this to get my ram stable.


In the bios
1.advanced
2.memory configuration
3.ecc mode

Ecc is for error correction. That kind of ram are for work station's.


Yeah, I have no idea why ASUS turns that option on by default---makes no sense. How many gamers actually use ECC RAM in their gaming rigs? And lets be honest, the CHVF-Z is a gamers motherboard.

HiVizMan
Level 40
Could you list the bios settings you use for setting up your memory, or post a screen shot using F12 and a fat formatted usb stick.
To help us help you - please provide as much information about your system and the problem as possible.

Hi,

I am sorry for my late to reply you. I attached screenshots with actual configuration 1866 Mhz. It is stable.

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Walter

MeanMachine
Level 13
I will need to know your memory DIMMs specifications for analysis.

ECC (which stands for Error Correction Code) RAM is very popular in servers or other systems with high-value data as it protects against data corruption by automatically detecting and correcting memory errors.
Standard RAM uses banks of eight memory chips in which data is stored and provided to the CPU on demand.
ECC RAM is different as it has an additional memory chip which acts as both error detection and correction for the other eight RAM chips.

There are a few downsides to using ECC RAM. The first, and most obvious, is that not every computer can use ECC memory. Most server and workstation motheboards require ECC RAM, but the majority of desktop systems either won't work at all with ECC RAM or the ECC functionality will be disabled.
We owe our existence to the scum of the earth, Cyanobacteria

My System Specs:

MB:ASUS ROG Crosshair VII Hero/WiFi GPU:EVGA GTX 1080 sc PSU:Corsair AX-1200i
CPU:
AMD R7 2700X Cooler: Corsair Hydro H115i Case: Corsair Carbide 780t

Memory:G.Skill TridentZ F4-3200C14D-16GTZR SSD:Samsung 500GB 960 EVO M.2


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MeanMachine wrote:
I will need to know your memory DIMMs specifications for analysis.

ECC (which stands for Error Correction Code) RAM is very popular in servers or other systems with high-value data as it protects against data corruption by automatically detecting and correcting memory errors.
Standard RAM uses banks of eight memory chips in which data is stored and provided to the CPU on demand.
ECC RAM is different as it has an additional memory chip which acts as both error detection and correction for the other eight RAM chips.

There are a few downsides to using ECC RAM. The first, and most obvious, is that not every computer can use ECC memory. Most server and workstation motheboards require ECC RAM, but the majority of desktop systems either won't work at all with ECC RAM or the ECC functionality will be disabled.


Yes I know ECC and I was surprise to find that parameter in the BIOS and I was more surprised to discover it was enabled.

The problem is how to set the memory in the right way 🙂 Do you also know a memory test software, because I spend a lot of time to test a new ram configuration. Unfortunately the blue screen of death happens randomly 😞