Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H + F3-12800CL8Q-16GBZH issue

[MattZ]

Hello,
I'm having major instability issues (frequent crashes/freezes) while attempting to run F3-12800CL8Q-16GBZH (4x4GB) on my new Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H with Haswell proc. CPU is at stock speeds, and the advertised memory frequency/timings (8-8-8-24-2T) are detected when I enable the XMP profile #1 in the BIOS. When I use only a single stick (4GB) then everything (Prime95, Sisandra) runs great for hours.

Any suggestions or should I return this to Newegg or G.Skill?

Thanks for any suggestions,
Matt

[Tradesman]

Their BIOS prob isn't ready for high performance sticks, try as is with DRAM voltage at 1.55

[GSKILL TECH]

Test each module individually to see if they can all pass fine.

Thank you
GSKILL TECH

[MattZ]

Their BIOS prob isn't ready for high performance sticks, try as is with DRAM voltage at 1.55

Well, it has ran for 4 hours without a hitch so it looks like that probably was the issue!! I noticed that the actual voltage provided is a bit lower that whatever I set it to, so it was probably never getting the full 1.5v.

Thanks so much Tradesman for your quick and expert advice for a memory noob!!

One question though: Is there any issues with keeping the memory @ 1.55v in the long run? Does it hurt the life of the RAM? Do I need to worry about extra heat?

Thanks!
Matt

[GSKILL TECH]

It is no problem at all. Heat will not be a problem, they will run very cool.

Thank you
GSKILL TECH