FOR: rprevost03

[Tradesman]

"I have recently built my new i7 setup

MOBO: Rampage II Gene
Ram: Gskill Ripjaws DDR3-2000 (9-9-9-27) http://www.gskill.com/products.php?index=237
Proc: i7 920 d0
OS: Win7 64bit Pro

I have all of the latest bios, drivers ect.

I have 6gb of Ram installed, and it is only showing 4gb in windows and bios. (yes i have reseated all of the ram and switched the order up)



Here are the current settings I am running in bios..

AI overclock - manual
OC from CPU level up - auto
OC from Memory level up - DDR3-2000
CPU Ratio setting - 20 for 4.0GHz
CPU Turbo Power Limit - disable

CPU configuration
CPU Ratio Setting - whichever you chose above
C1E Support - disable
Hardware prefetcher - enable
Adjacent Cache line prefetcher - enable
Intel Virtualization tech - disabled
CPU TM Function - disable
Execute Disabled bit - disabled
Intel HT Technology - disable
Active Processor Cores - all
A20M - disabled
Intel C-STATE tech - disabled

BCLK frequency - 200
PCIE frequency - 100
DRAM frequency - 2000 MHz
UCLK frequency - 4000 MHz
QPI frequency - auto

Dram Timing Control
DRAM CAS# Latency - 9
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay - 9
DRAM RAS# PRE Time - 9
DRAM RAS# ACT Time - 27
DRAM REF Cycle Time - 74
DRAM Timing Mode - 2N
All others can be on AUTO

EPU II Phase Control - Full Phase
Load-line calibration - enable
CPU differential amplitude - auto
Extreme OV - disabled


CPU voltage - 1.32V
CPU PLL voltage - 1.85V
QPI-DRAM voltage - 1.55V

IOH voltage - 1.35V
IOH PCIE voltage - 1.60V
ICH voltage- 1.20V
ICH PCIE voltage - 1.60V

DRAM Bus voltage 1.60V (i've tried 1.6 and 1.65)

CPU spread spectrum - disabled
PCIE spectrum - disabled
CPU clock skew - auto
IOH clock skew - auto


Any ideas on whats going on??????"

[G.SKILL]

tradesman, are you sure your i7 920 is able to run DDR3 2000, especially with bclk 200
and you oculd also try different QPI voltage, some may need higher, others lower
so you'll need to try to get the proper value for your platform


G.S

[Tradesman]

I posted this for rprevost03 who sent it to me via PM as his account hadn't been turned on yet, haven't had time to research it for him yet, got tied up over the weekend with a network crash and was just in and out here and there.

[rprevost03]

Okay I'm activated now...here's an update.

I can see in CPU-Z that there is 6gb of memory in my motherboard. I am running a ASUS Rampage II Gene.

Couple screens of what im looking at....





I was told by asus that this was not on this boards QVL. He said to ask gskill if this ram had been tested and worked in the socket A. The ram all works in sockets b and c, but it wont boot with just a stick in the socket a. Since CPU-Z shows there is 6gb, I know its not a bad dimm. This is my 2nd mobo, and set of ram.

Maybe they just wont ever talk to eachother? I have the latest bios update. Is there some voltage settings I need to try to get this thing kicked on?

Whats up with the shared system memory??????

Also, when in my bios they told me to mess with a few settings, that I couldnt find and that were different for me than described....

Here is what is different.......

1) Under the CPU Configuration, I have "Intel (R) Speed Step (TM) Tech" The email of bios settings does't have that listed.

2) DRAM Freq says for me to make it 2002mhz, the closest I have is 2006mhz.

3) UCLK freq says for me to use 4004mhz, the closest I have is 4014mhz.

4) DRAM Ref Cycle Time - 74, I only have the option for 72..........so mine is at 72.

5) EPU II Phase Control - WTF IS THIS? I dont seem to have it in my bios when I adjust things.

6) NB and DRAM OCP?? Mine are enabled, it doesnt say if I should have them disabled or enabled.

Sorry for all the info, but I have lots of questions. I'm about to give up on this ram and order pc1600. I have the ripjaws pc2000.