M4A79XTD EVO and DDR3 1600 !

[uscool]

Hi, im wanting to buy ddr3 1600mhz for M4A79XTD EVO board with a Phenom II 955

http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_I...WHm&templete=2

im worried that i will have problems if i buy any ram thats not in the qvl list for motherboard and wanting someone to confirm it will work and what settings etc

F3-12800CL7D-4GBRH

F3-12800CL8D-4GBRM

would like the cl7 timings would it work with this board ??

Thank You

[GSKILL TECH]

Both will work fine, but the CL7 is still limited for this motherboard. You will only be able to run 8-7-7-24. But hopefully once they come out with a BIOS update you will be able to run CL7 at DDR3-1600.

Thank you
GSKILL SUPPORT

[uscool]

Thanks is that 8-7-7-24 at 1600mhz, that would be fine cause i can only find 8-8-8-24 @ 1600 and not knowing if they would be compatible with my board. would these also run at 1333mhz what timings ? ,

Thanks for your help was nervous about buying any ram and not knowing if it would work etc and having that hassle

[GSKILL TECH]

Yes, 8-7-7-24 at DDR3-1600. Should be able to run 7-7-7-21 at DDR3-1333. Keep us posted on the results.

Thank you
GSKILL SUPPORT

[uscool]

finally have ordered the parts should have them within few days to put together

Asus M4A79XTD EVO 790X Socket AM3

AMD Phenom X4 965 Black Edition 3.4GHz 125watt

F3-12800CL7D-4GBRH

i noticed that asus have updated the bios M4A79XTD EVO BIOS 0704 - 2009/12/04 update
have they got this ram running at rated 7-7-7-24, or still works at 8-7-7-24, have asus been notified about getting this ram working at the rated spec ?

ok once i got it and in order to get it running at 1600mhz, i set timings to 8-7-7-24, what voltage should i run them at ? any other settings would i have to change ??

Thanks

[GSKILL TECH]

Yes, ASUS is aware of the issue. Voltage should be fine at 1.60V-1.65V.

Thank you
GSKILL SUPPORT

[uscool]

Thanks for great support, thats why i went for G-Skill, got cpu, motherboard today, ordered the ram from another site still with post hopfully be with me few days time, will report back once i got it all put together

[uscool]

finally got everything and put together, seems like its running fine

first i got 7.5 in windows 7 rating, i changed the tRC to 34 and command rate to 2T copied that from the rams XMP settings at 1600mhz, was that ok to do ? By doing that windows 7 rating for ram now to 7.7

F3-12800CL7D-4GBRH



I aint tried 7-7-7-24 just 8-7-7-24, you sure the 7-7-7-24 dont work ?

Thanks

[Tradesman]

Give it a try...and if it doesn't, might try 7-8-8-23 or 24, if you can get the CL to 7 you might pick up a tenth or so in your WEI

[uscool]

just tried 7-7-7-24 1.6v 1600mhz doesnt even post, wasnt expected it to work, so CL7 still not working on this board,
it runs great on 8-7-7-24 tRC 34 2T 1600mhz, so i think i gotta be happy with that, unless asus release bios that fixes it

So i got it at 8-7-7-24 tRC 32 2T 1600mhz 1.60v, is that the best settings i can set this ram on this board ??

Thanks for your help very much happy