Hello,
i just bought new components for my machine that decided to die on me. my old asus amd board is currently being RMA'd so i figured i'd upgrade.
Specs:
Sabertooth X58 (0603) latest Bios
F3-12800CL9T-12GBRL (12 Gig, 4x3gb, triple channel)
XFX HD 5770, 1Gb
WD VelociRaptor 600, Sata 6G/s
anywho, the problem i have encountered is same as a few other people, my motherboard is only recognizing 8 of the 12 Gig of Memory in the Bios and in Windows 7 Enterprise 64 bit.
The only different is that CPU-Z sees all of the 12 Gigs in all 3 slots. Also Speccy shows it as 12 Gigs, but states that 2 are used and 4 are available, but sees memory in Slot 1, 2, and 3.
CPU-Z shows the memory running at PC3-10700 (667mhz), and speccy shows the same. INel Extreme Tuning Utility shows it is using Bank 0 and bank 4. i have had it show up as using Bank 0 and Bank 2.
I have tried the recommendations in:
http://www.gskill.us/forum/showthread.php?t=5136
http://i4memory.com/ramdetect
i have tried XMP mode, Auto, Manual. IN Manual i have set the CPU to stock, have tried upping the voltage from auto to memory to 1.5 up t 1.64. The QVN i have set to 1.25 instead of auto, i have changed my timings to match the specs, 9,9,9,24. also the CR to 2 from the default 1. in these settings i can always boot as long as i dont overclock the memory over 2000mhz. but CPU-Z never registers past PC10700. I can overclock the CPU just fine, right now i have it at 3.5GHZ, clock changed from 133 to 146, and no stability issues. i dont normally overclock but at this point i have tried overclocking, underclocking, auto everything and nothing is making it go past the 8 gig mark.
Other tests i have done are take all the sticks out and try them one at a time to see if it boots in each slot (A1, B1, and C1). Also i have taken each stick individually and tested each slot by itself. so essentially i ran this test 9 times, to test all sticks and all slots. havent had any problems. even if i only have a stick in C1 it still boots with the 4gig and no problems.
i have had no luck getting the BIOS or Windows to recognize more than 8148MB, i cannot remember right now what it says specifically but its close to 8 gig.
it is now 1 am, and i have been trying this for the past 6 hours, with no results.
outside the memory issue, i have had no stability problems, even under stress testing.
if needed i can post screen shots of configurations, etc.
Any help or suggestions are appreciated. as at this point, i am considering returning both the motherboard and memory and getting a completely different set. Would rather not :-) i like the setup, just want my 12 Gigs to work. :-)
Thanks again
Rafal
i just bought new components for my machine that decided to die on me. my old asus amd board is currently being RMA'd so i figured i'd upgrade.
Specs:
Sabertooth X58 (0603) latest Bios
F3-12800CL9T-12GBRL (12 Gig, 4x3gb, triple channel)
XFX HD 5770, 1Gb
WD VelociRaptor 600, Sata 6G/s
anywho, the problem i have encountered is same as a few other people, my motherboard is only recognizing 8 of the 12 Gig of Memory in the Bios and in Windows 7 Enterprise 64 bit.
The only different is that CPU-Z sees all of the 12 Gigs in all 3 slots. Also Speccy shows it as 12 Gigs, but states that 2 are used and 4 are available, but sees memory in Slot 1, 2, and 3.
CPU-Z shows the memory running at PC3-10700 (667mhz), and speccy shows the same. INel Extreme Tuning Utility shows it is using Bank 0 and bank 4. i have had it show up as using Bank 0 and Bank 2.
I have tried the recommendations in:
http://www.gskill.us/forum/showthread.php?t=5136
http://i4memory.com/ramdetect
i have tried XMP mode, Auto, Manual. IN Manual i have set the CPU to stock, have tried upping the voltage from auto to memory to 1.5 up t 1.64. The QVN i have set to 1.25 instead of auto, i have changed my timings to match the specs, 9,9,9,24. also the CR to 2 from the default 1. in these settings i can always boot as long as i dont overclock the memory over 2000mhz. but CPU-Z never registers past PC10700. I can overclock the CPU just fine, right now i have it at 3.5GHZ, clock changed from 133 to 146, and no stability issues. i dont normally overclock but at this point i have tried overclocking, underclocking, auto everything and nothing is making it go past the 8 gig mark.
Other tests i have done are take all the sticks out and try them one at a time to see if it boots in each slot (A1, B1, and C1). Also i have taken each stick individually and tested each slot by itself. so essentially i ran this test 9 times, to test all sticks and all slots. havent had any problems. even if i only have a stick in C1 it still boots with the 4gig and no problems.
i have had no luck getting the BIOS or Windows to recognize more than 8148MB, i cannot remember right now what it says specifically but its close to 8 gig.
it is now 1 am, and i have been trying this for the past 6 hours, with no results.
outside the memory issue, i have had no stability problems, even under stress testing.
if needed i can post screen shots of configurations, etc.
Any help or suggestions are appreciated. as at this point, i am considering returning both the motherboard and memory and getting a completely different set. Would rather not :-) i like the setup, just want my 12 Gigs to work. :-)
Thanks again
Rafal
Comment