F3-12800CL9Q-16GBZL + P55M-UD4 Rev11

[ebberz]

Looking for some help with the BIOS settings for this combination. I bought the ripjawsz kit after doing some reading on whether this quad channel stick would work in my dual channel board. It seemed to be confirmed that it would.

So I fitted it yesterday and after about 20 minutes I had my first of many BSODs.
Initially I thought it was a driver issue because when I refitted my USB cables and powered the box back on I got 4 driver upgrade messages including one for the intellimouse.

However after a few changes I decided to try a fresh build using a spare Samsung F3 I had. First time it hung trying to copy the files from the install CD, second time it blue screened just after it formatted the disk. So i put the old memory back and hey stability. My PC has the following set-up:

i7 860 (1156)
Gigabyte P55M-UD4 (BIOS Rev 11)
ATi Radeon HD 4870 (1GB)
Corsair TX 650W

I've read a few things here and the opinion seems to be I need to up the voltage.
Do I need to do anything else?

Any help appreciated.

[Tradesman]

Might check first that you have the latest BIOS, then since you have a single set go into the BIOS, ensure the timings are set correctly (with CR (Command Rate) at 2T and give that a try

[ebberz]

Cheers for ther reply tradesman.

Yes Rev 11 is the latest BIOS.
Not sure what you mean by single set. it's 4 x 4gb sticks.
Command rate was 2T, I'm going to try again and see if I can get a cpu-z text file dump.

[ebberz]

Chipset
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Northbridge Intel DMI Host Bridge rev. 11
Southbridge Intel P55 rev. 05
Graphic Interface PCI-Express
PCI-E Link Width x16
PCI-E Max Link Width x16
Memory Type DDR3
Memory Size 16384 MBytes
Channels Dual
Memory Frequency 799.5 MHz (2:12)
CAS# latency (CL) 10.0
RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 11
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 11
Cycle Time (tRAS) 28
Row Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC) 128
Command Rate (CR) 2T
Uncore Frequency 2398.4 MHz

Memory SPD
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

DIMM # 1
SMBus address 0x50
Memory type DDR3
Module format UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) G.Skill (7F7F7F7FCD000000)
Size 4096 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
Part number F3-12800CL9-4GBZL
Number of banks 8
Nominal Voltage 1.50 Volts
EPP no
XMP yes
XMP revision 1.2
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 6.0-6-6-16-22 @ 457 MHz
JEDEC #2 7.0-7-7-19-26 @ 533 MHz
JEDEC #3 8.0-8-8-22-30 @ 609 MHz
JEDEC #4 9.0-9-9-24-33 @ 685 MHz
JEDEC #5 10.0-10-10-27-37 @ 761 MHz
JEDEC #6 11.0-11-11-30-41 @ 838 MHz
XMP profile XMP-1600
Specification PC3-12800
Voltage level 1.500 Volts
Min Cycle time 1.250 ns (800 MHz)
Min tRP 10.88 ns
Min tRCD 10.88 ns
Min tWR 15.00 ns
Min tRAS 29.63 ns
Min tRC 40.88 ns
Min tRFC 160.00 ns
Min tRTP 7.50 ns
Min tRRD 6.00 ns
Command Rate 2T
XMP timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC-CR @ frequency (voltage)
XMP #1 9.0-9-9-25-34-2T @ 827 MHz (1.500 Volts)

DIMM # 2
SMBus address 0x51
Memory type DDR3
Module format UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) G.Skill (7F7F7F7FCD000000)
Size 4096 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
Part number F3-12800CL9-4GBZL
Number of banks 8
Nominal Voltage 1.50 Volts
EPP no
XMP yes
XMP revision 1.2
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 6.0-6-6-16-22 @ 457 MHz
JEDEC #2 7.0-7-7-19-26 @ 533 MHz
JEDEC #3 8.0-8-8-22-30 @ 609 MHz
JEDEC #4 9.0-9-9-24-33 @ 685 MHz
JEDEC #5 10.0-10-10-27-37 @ 761 MHz
JEDEC #6 11.0-11-11-30-41 @ 838 MHz
XMP profile XMP-1600
Specification PC3-12800
Voltage level 1.500 Volts
Min Cycle time 1.250 ns (800 MHz)
Min tRP 10.88 ns
Min tRCD 10.88 ns
Min tWR 15.00 ns
Min tRAS 29.63 ns
Min tRC 40.88 ns
Min tRFC 160.00 ns
Min tRTP 7.50 ns
Min tRRD 6.00 ns
Command Rate 2T
XMP timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC-CR @ frequency (voltage)
XMP #1 9.0-9-9-25-34-2T @ 827 MHz (1.500 Volts)

DIMM # 3
SMBus address 0x52
Memory type DDR3
Module format UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) G.Skill (7F7F7F7FCD000000)
Size 4096 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
Part number F3-12800CL9-4GBZL
Number of banks 8
Nominal Voltage 1.50 Volts
EPP no
XMP yes
XMP revision 1.2
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 6.0-6-6-16-22 @ 457 MHz
JEDEC #2 7.0-7-7-19-26 @ 533 MHz
JEDEC #3 8.0-8-8-22-30 @ 609 MHz
JEDEC #4 9.0-9-9-24-33 @ 685 MHz
JEDEC #5 10.0-10-10-27-37 @ 761 MHz
JEDEC #6 11.0-11-11-30-41 @ 838 MHz
XMP profile XMP-1600
Specification PC3-12800
Voltage level 1.500 Volts
Min Cycle time 1.250 ns (800 MHz)
Min tRP 10.88 ns
Min tRCD 10.88 ns
Min tWR 15.00 ns
Min tRAS 29.63 ns
Min tRC 40.88 ns
Min tRFC 160.00 ns
Min tRTP 7.50 ns
Min tRRD 6.00 ns
Command Rate 2T
XMP timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC-CR @ frequency (voltage)
XMP #1 9.0-9-9-25-34-2T @ 827 MHz (1.500 Volts)

DIMM # 4
SMBus address 0x53
Memory type DDR3
Module format UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) G.Skill (7F7F7F7FCD000000)
Size 4096 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
Part number F3-12800CL9-4GBZL
Number of banks 8
Nominal Voltage 1.50 Volts
EPP no
XMP yes
XMP revision 1.2
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 6.0-6-6-16-22 @ 457 MHz
JEDEC #2 7.0-7-7-19-26 @ 533 MHz
JEDEC #3 8.0-8-8-22-30 @ 609 MHz
JEDEC #4 9.0-9-9-24-33 @ 685 MHz
JEDEC #5 10.0-10-10-27-37 @ 761 MHz
JEDEC #6 11.0-11-11-30-41 @ 838 MHz
XMP profile XMP-1600
Specification PC3-12800
Voltage level 1.500 Volts
Min Cycle time 1.250 ns (800 MHz)
Min tRP 10.88 ns
Min tRCD 10.88 ns
Min tWR 15.00 ns
Min tRAS 29.63 ns
Min tRC 40.88 ns
Min tRFC 160.00 ns
Min tRTP 7.50 ns
Min tRRD 6.00 ns
Command Rate 2T
XMP timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC-CR @ frequency (voltage)
XMP #1 9.0-9-9-25-34-2T @ 827 MHz (1.500 Volts)

[ebberz]

So it blue screened about 30 seconds after this past with an IRQL_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL

I amended the RAM settings slightly:
X.M.P -> Profile
Voltage from AUTO to 1.6v

Again blue screen but this time with a PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA.

[Tradesman]

Meant to say try XMP, and prob raise QPI/VTT + .05

[ebberz]

So I changed to XMP (Profile1)
Manually set all settings to 9-9-9-24
Amended the QPI/VTT to 1.3v
Upped the voltage to 1.6v

Here are my settings:

Chipset
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Northbridge Intel DMI Host Bridge rev. 11
Southbridge Intel P55 rev. 05
Graphic Interface PCI-Express
PCI-E Link Width x16
PCI-E Max Link Width x16
Memory Type DDR3
Memory Size 16384 MBytes
Channels Dual
Memory Frequency 799.4 MHz (2:12)
CAS# latency (CL) 9.0
RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 9
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 9
Cycle Time (tRAS) 24
Row Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC) 128
Command Rate (CR) 2T
Uncore Frequency 2398.3 MHz

Memory SPD
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

DIMM # 1
SMBus address 0x50
Memory type DDR3
Module format UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) G.Skill (7F7F7F7FCD000000)
Size 4096 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
Part number F3-12800CL9-4GBZL
Number of banks 8
Nominal Voltage 1.50 Volts
EPP no
XMP yes
XMP revision 1.2
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 6.0-6-6-16-22 @ 457 MHz
JEDEC #2 7.0-7-7-19-26 @ 533 MHz
JEDEC #3 8.0-8-8-22-30 @ 609 MHz
JEDEC #4 9.0-9-9-24-33 @ 685 MHz
JEDEC #5 10.0-10-10-27-37 @ 761 MHz
JEDEC #6 11.0-11-11-30-41 @ 838 MHz
XMP profile XMP-1600
Specification PC3-12800
Voltage level 1.500 Volts
Min Cycle time 1.250 ns (800 MHz)
Min tRP 10.88 ns
Min tRCD 10.88 ns
Min tWR 15.00 ns
Min tRAS 29.63 ns
Min tRC 40.88 ns
Min tRFC 160.00 ns
Min tRTP 7.50 ns
Min tRRD 6.00 ns
Command Rate 2T
XMP timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC-CR @ frequency (voltage)
XMP #1 9.0-9-9-25-34-2T @ 827 MHz (1.500 Volts)

DIMM # 2
SMBus address 0x51
Memory type DDR3
Module format UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) G.Skill (7F7F7F7FCD000000)
Size 4096 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
Part number F3-12800CL9-4GBZL
Number of banks 8
Nominal Voltage 1.50 Volts
EPP no
XMP yes
XMP revision 1.2
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 6.0-6-6-16-22 @ 457 MHz
JEDEC #2 7.0-7-7-19-26 @ 533 MHz
JEDEC #3 8.0-8-8-22-30 @ 609 MHz
JEDEC #4 9.0-9-9-24-33 @ 685 MHz
JEDEC #5 10.0-10-10-27-37 @ 761 MHz
JEDEC #6 11.0-11-11-30-41 @ 838 MHz
XMP profile XMP-1600
Specification PC3-12800
Voltage level 1.500 Volts
Min Cycle time 1.250 ns (800 MHz)
Min tRP 10.88 ns
Min tRCD 10.88 ns
Min tWR 15.00 ns
Min tRAS 29.63 ns
Min tRC 40.88 ns
Min tRFC 160.00 ns
Min tRTP 7.50 ns
Min tRRD 6.00 ns
Command Rate 2T
XMP timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC-CR @ frequency (voltage)
XMP #1 9.0-9-9-25-34-2T @ 827 MHz (1.500 Volts)

DIMM # 3
SMBus address 0x52
Memory type DDR3
Module format UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) G.Skill (7F7F7F7FCD000000)
Size 4096 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
Part number F3-12800CL9-4GBZL
Number of banks 8
Nominal Voltage 1.50 Volts
EPP no
XMP yes
XMP revision 1.2
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 6.0-6-6-16-22 @ 457 MHz
JEDEC #2 7.0-7-7-19-26 @ 533 MHz
JEDEC #3 8.0-8-8-22-30 @ 609 MHz
JEDEC #4 9.0-9-9-24-33 @ 685 MHz
JEDEC #5 10.0-10-10-27-37 @ 761 MHz
JEDEC #6 11.0-11-11-30-41 @ 838 MHz
XMP profile XMP-1600
Specification PC3-12800
Voltage level 1.500 Volts
Min Cycle time 1.250 ns (800 MHz)
Min tRP 10.88 ns
Min tRCD 10.88 ns
Min tWR 15.00 ns
Min tRAS 29.63 ns
Min tRC 40.88 ns
Min tRFC 160.00 ns
Min tRTP 7.50 ns
Min tRRD 6.00 ns
Command Rate 2T
XMP timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC-CR @ frequency (voltage)
XMP #1 9.0-9-9-25-34-2T @ 827 MHz (1.500 Volts)

DIMM # 4
SMBus address 0x53
Memory type DDR3
Module format UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) G.Skill (7F7F7F7FCD000000)
Size 4096 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
Part number F3-12800CL9-4GBZL
Number of banks 8
Nominal Voltage 1.50 Volts
EPP no
XMP yes
XMP revision 1.2
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 6.0-6-6-16-22 @ 457 MHz
JEDEC #2 7.0-7-7-19-26 @ 533 MHz
JEDEC #3 8.0-8-8-22-30 @ 609 MHz
JEDEC #4 9.0-9-9-24-33 @ 685 MHz
JEDEC #5 10.0-10-10-27-37 @ 761 MHz
JEDEC #6 11.0-11-11-30-41 @ 838 MHz
XMP profile XMP-1600
Specification PC3-12800
Voltage level 1.500 Volts
Min Cycle time 1.250 ns (800 MHz)
Min tRP 10.88 ns
Min tRCD 10.88 ns
Min tWR 15.00 ns
Min tRAS 29.63 ns
Min tRC 40.88 ns
Min tRFC 160.00 ns
Min tRTP 7.50 ns
Min tRRD 6.00 ns
Command Rate 2T
XMP timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC-CR @ frequency (voltage)
XMP #1 9.0-9-9-25-34-2T @ 827 MHz (1.500 Volts)

Currently still up (about 5 minutes).

[Tradesman]

Hopefully still up when you read this, if so, monitor and use it some and may need slight adjustments on voltages from here, at maybe + .01 at a time if needed.

[ebberz]

Thanks! Uptime 1hr 54minutes.

[ebberz]

Spoke too soon, firefox and chrome crashes. System has stayed up though..

[Tradesman]

Might raise DRAM voltage + .02

[ebberz]

Less BSOD but more application crashes.

Current settings:
X.M.P -> Profile1
DRAM Timing -> Expert
Manual clock timings for channel A/B -> 9-9-9-24
QPI/VTT -> 1.210v
DRAM -> 1.620v (all settings above that are pink)

[ebberz]

Two blue screens later:

Current settings:
X.M.P -> Profile1
DRAM Timing -> Expert
Manual clock timings for channel A/B -> 9-9-9-24
QPI/VTT -> 1.190v
DRAM -> 1.620v (all settings above that are pink)

[GSKILL TECH]

Have you tried one module at a time just in case one module is not as good?

Thank you
GSKILL TECH