Maximus VIII Ranger and Kingston HyperX Fury Black 4x4 2666 MHz incompatible!

[sl]

It may just be a BIOS issue and might be fixed with a future update, but for now the memory modules I have bought do not work with the M8R and the 1302 or earlier BIOS. Not the full set of 4 anyway! I can run any combination of two modules, no problem. But not 4.

Tested with Memtest86+. Motherboard: Maximus VIII Ranger; BIOS 1202; memory Kingston HyperX Fury Black 2666MHz, 4x4GB set
Results:

1. 2 Modules, 2 full passes, 0 errors
2. 2 other Modules, 2 full passes, 0 errors
3. these 4 modules combined, 5 minutes (less than 20% of pass 1), 434 errors - cancelled the test at this point
4. 2 Modules from another set, 1.5 passes and running, 0 errors so far.

Kingston states it's modules should work with all Z170 boards, ASUS listed a few of Kingstons modules on their compatibility list, among them the 2400, 2800, and 3000 MHz versions of the 4x4 set, but that list is from august.

[Chino]

For testing DDR4, HCI Memtest or the Google Stressapp on Linux are the most effective. In regards to compatibility, the FURY DDR4 kit is compatible on the Z170 platform.

1 hour Stressapp pass with a 32GB FURY DDR4 2666 kit with the Maximus VIII Extreme.

[stephan79]

sl@sh wrote:
It may just be a BIOS issue and might be fixed with a future update, but for now the memory modules I have bought do not work with the M8R and the 1302 or earlier BIOS. Not the full set of 4 anyway! I can run any combination of two modules, no problem. But not 4.

Tested with Memtest86+. Motherboard: Maximus VIII Ranger; BIOS 1202; memory Kingston HyperX Fury Black 2666MHz, 4x4GB set
Results:

1. 2 Modules, 2 full passes, 0 errors
2. 2 other Modules, 2 full passes, 0 errors
3. these 4 modules combined, 5 minutes (less than 20% of pass 1), 434 errors - cancelled the test at this point
4. 2 Modules from another set, 1.5 passes and running, 0 errors so far.

Kingston states it's modules should work with all Z170 boards, ASUS listed a few of Kingstons modules on their compatibility list, among them the 2400, 2800, and 3000 MHz versions of the 4x4 set, but that list is from august.

Hi!

I have the exact problem with my Maximus VIII GENE (1302) and HyperX Predator DDR4 3000MHz (HX430C15PB2K4/16).
I'm getting various BSOD's with all four DIMM's installed (error 55 has also occurred), but it's stable with only 2 sticks (even with XMP enabled).

I've already sent an email to both Kingston and ASUS about this. Since all DIMM slots seem to be working separately, I suspect there is an issue with the latest BIOS (?). (Memory modules are fine as they were tested separately)


Regards,

Stephan

[Chino]

DDR4 3000 isn't plug-n-play on all CPUs. If XMP doesn't work right off the bat, you will need to tweak your SA and IO voltages until your system is stable.

[stephan79]

I've already tried changing the SA & IO voltages with high and low values, but no luck. The thing is those modules are not even running stable with stock speed (2133Mhz) with all 4 installed.

I want to run with 16GB on my system, not 8GB 😞 so just ordered new 2x8GB RAM from G.Skill (F4-3000C15D-16GTZB), hopefully this will resolve my issue in a couple of days 🙂

[Chino]

stephan79 wrote:

I want to run with 16GB on my system, not 8GB )

If your motherboard is unable to pick up all 4 modules at stock speed, I'd recommend you verify your installation. Start by making sure the screws for the heatsink isn't overtightened. Clean the RAM slots with compressed air to blow out any dust. And also verify the CPU socket for any bent or missing pins.

[stephan79]

Already done, but thank you for the suggestion 🙂 As sl@sh also stated, I've tried each DIMM and all modules 1 by 1 with no errors.
I suspect that I will have more luck with new G.Skill memory I've ordered since they are specifically designed for Z170 chipset, and the Kingston memory were originally made for X99.

This is not first time I had trouble with Kingston RAM on a ASUS board. On my previous rig, I had Kingston running on a Rampage III Gene and that also was unstable. When I changed that to OCZ RAM it was all good. Both RAM kits were in ASUS QVL list btw.

But I guess some RAM modules shouldn't be in that QVL list from Asus 😐 Time will tell 😉

[yamatosan]

When i installed my 2x4GB sticks of memory I had a similar problem.
Even if i installed them correctly on my Ranger mainboard, only 4GB was visible.
I had to get them out and put them back again and I had 8GB.
Memory sticks that i have are not in the QVL list from Asus, but they work great.

[Chino]

stephan79 wrote:
Already done, but thank you for the suggestion 🙂 As sl@sh also stated, I've tried each DIMM and all modules 1 by 1 with no errors.

Your system should have no problem detecting all 4 modules at stock 2133MHz speed. What I would do is test each slot to make sure it's working properly.

[NemesisChild]

Are you trying to run all four modules with a CPU overclock?

That 2x8GB TridentZ set should run fine.