F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ and GA-890GPA-UD3H Motherboard

[ganeshsingh]

Hi,

Please help me with the correct settings for my F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ RAM on GA-890GPA-UD3H. The computer keeps re-booting with memory_management error and most of the it does not even show the blue screen it simply reboots poof. I have been diligently trying to read as much as possible and tried some settings but no luck.

I have all the screen shots. Please let me know what information I can provide for troubleshooting. I am tired of rebuilding as the computer trashes after multiple BSODs and reboots.

Ganesh

[ganeshsingh]

Hi

Please look at the bios screenshots and cpuz screen shots using the following link



If you are unable to see the pictures, then please let me know an e-mail id where I can
email them.

Thanks
Ganesh

[GSKILL TECH]

ustech@gskillusa.com

Have you set DRAM Frequency to DDR3-1600, timings tCL 9 - tRCD 9 - tRP 9 - tRAS 24 - Command Rate 2, 1.50V?

Keep me posted on the results.

Thank you
GSKILL TECH

[ganeshsingh]

Thanks for the reply

Yes I do have it set to 9,9,9,24 2T, but I increased the DRAM voltage to 1.605 V and also increased the Northbridge voltage to 1.4v

here are the pictures of my BIOS

http://picasaweb.google.com/Ganesh.Singh/Gskill#

please advice.

Thanks
ganesh

[GSKILL TECH]

Do you have them installed in the white slots?

Thank you
GSKILL TECH

[ganeshsingh]

Hi

Thanks for the reply.

Initially I had them installed in white slots as the blue slots were too close to the CPU heatsink. Becuase of constast reboots 2 weeks ago I moved them and currently they are in the blue slots.

Ganesh

[GSKILL TECH]

Try the white slots as those should be the initial slots for this motherboard.

Thank you
GSKILL TECH

[ganeshsingh]

Thanks

According to motherboard user manual blue slots are marked ddr3_1 and ddr3_2 and white slots are ddr3_3 and ddr3_4. The manual recommends that if using 2 modules only then i should install the memory in ddr3_1 and ddr3_2. So I guess I have the memory installed in the right slots.

Please let me know as to what other settings should I try?

Thanks
ganesh

[GSKILL TECH]

Reduce the NB Voltage. The only changes you will need to make are the basic memory settings. Try testing each module individually to insure none are defective. You can run memtest to detect any errors.

Thank you
GSKILL TECH

[ganeshsingh]

Hi

Thanks.

Right now my NB voltage is set to 1.4V. Should I reduce it to the default which is 1.3V or even lower? Please advice.

I ran memtest for 8hrs straight with no errors with both sticks installed. Should I run memtest with one stick installed at a time?

Thanks
Ganesh

[ganeshsingh]

Hi

Stupid @#$%^&* Norton Antivirus. I unistalled this dumb software and my computer is running for more than 2 hours without rebooting. I installed Microsoft Security Essentials instead.

CPU-Z now shows
DRAM Frequency 803.6 MHZ
FSBRAM 1:4
CL 9.0 Clocks
tRCD 9 clocks
tRP 9 Clocks
tRAS 24 clocks
tRC 33 clocks
CR 2T

DRAM Voltage is 1.5V and NB voltage is 1.3 V
Thanks
Ganesh Singh

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Thank you
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[Stefanesku]

Hi,
I have also a desktop with the mainboard from Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H and 8GB RAM (2 pairs of 2x2MB each) F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ. The CPU is AMD Phenom II x4 945 and OS is Windows 7 64bit.

I bought the two pairs at different times: one in 2010 and the other pair in 2011. I set in Bios the DRAM to 1600 and I let all the other settings with Auto. The system works ok with all 4 sticks but each pair shows different values in Bios and CPU-Z, therefore I am not sure if they run at 1333Mhz or 1600Mhz.
The sticks that I bought in 2010 are rated in the SPD tab with the Max Bandwidth PC3-10700 (667MHz) but the ones from 2011 with PC3-12800 (800MHz). Also the JEDEC values are different, the range for the sticks from 2010 is from 457Mhz (#1), 533MHz (#2), 609MHz (#3) to 685MHz (#4) and for the sticks from 2011, there are only three values, 622 MHz (#1), 711Mhz (#2) and 800Mhz (#3).

Other differences according to CPU-Z report:
Sticks 2010: Min tRC - 49.00 ns; Min tRFC - 110.00 ns
Sticks 2011: Min tRC - 42.50 ns; Min tRFC - 160.13 ns

In the Memory tab, the followings values are shown:
- Sticks 2010 (2x2GB): Memory Frequency - 803.6 Mhz (1-4); CL -11.0; tRCD – 11; tRP – 11; tRAS – 29; tRC- 40; CR – 1T; Uncore Frequency – 2009.0 MHz
- Sticks 2011 (2x2GB): Memory Frequency – 803.6 Mhz (1-4); CL -9.0; tRCD – 9; tRP – 9; tRAS – 28; tRC- 37; CR – 1T; Uncore Frequency – 2008.8 MHz
- All 4 Sticks (4x2GB): Memory Frequency – 803.6 Mhz (1-4); CL -11.0; tRCD – 11; tRP – 11; tRAS – 29; tRC- 40; CR – 1T; Uncore Frequency – 2008.8 MHz


Thinking that there is something wrong with the pair from 2010, I bought last week a new pair but this has similar specs to the one from 2010, although the XMP timings are different:
Sticks 2010: 9.0-9-9-25-41-2T @ 818 MHz (1.500 Volts)
Sticks 2011: 9.0-9-9-25-35-2T @ 818 MHz (1.500 Volts)
Sticks 2012: 9.0-9-9-25-34-2T @ 827 MHz (1.500 Volts)

Any suggestion what to do please?

Thank you!

[Tradesman]

The 945 prob can't carry 4 sticks at 1600, might try 1333 and tighten the timings for a performance increase to near 1600, maybe 8-8-8-24

[Stefanesku]

I changed the timings but I got a blue screen after using the PC for a few minutes. Do I need to change also other parameters as there are quite a few additional ones? What about the Min tRFC which for a pair is rated with 160.13 ns and for the other one with 110.00 ns?

If I leave the settings in BIOS to 1600 and everything on Auto as it was until now, how can I check in Windows at which exactly speed they run? Does the 803.6 MHz shown in the memory tab in the CPU-Z mean that they are running at 1600? Or this just displays the bios settings for the speed and timings?

Also, is there any issue with the fact that the each pair of sticks has different factory parameters? Like the ones from 2011 which are rated in the CPU-Z as PC3-12800H (800MHz) and the other with PC3-10700 (667MHz).