Hi to all G.Skill forum users...
This is my first post, and I believe some of 'my problem' is already answered here http://gskill.us/forum/showthread.php?t=7688, however, I'm not that familiar with my m'board's AMI BIOS, and the user guide doesn't give any specifics on this issue.
I've recently completed a new systems build.
The memory-kit that I have is the G.Skill 'Sniper' 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3-1600 @ 1.25V.
The m'board is an Asus M4N68T-M Socket AM3 and accepts 2xDDR3 DIMM's @ 1800(OC)/1600(OC)/1333/1066MHz.
The CPU is an Athlon II x2 @ 3.0GHz.
Before I ask the question itself, I'll give some background if I may... Appologies for 'short novel' here
After completing the new systems build very carefully, wearing anti-static wrist strap, etc, I powered-up for the first time but there were major display artifacts from the start and the system just froze. I then did a memory test after powering-down. Swapped the modules around but same problem. Tried just one module and all was OK - I could get into the AMI BIOS, etc. Tried just the other module on its own but same display problems, so swithced back to the 'good' module thinking that the other one was faulty...
With the good module, I tried to install Windows-7 but I had display artifacts again; so again I naturally came to the conclusion that maybe the 'good' module is also faulty - BUT THEN I DISCOVER this forum by G.Skill - and find the link mentioned above - which is why I signed-up.
See, I didn't realise that 'OC' was/is refering to an overclock figure/frequency because the product-spec on the 'etailer's' website didn't explain this - I thought that this was just some model variation or similar... I now know that the m'board will not accept 1600MHz without overclocking, so my question or questions is, what frequency must I specify in the AMI BIOS (is it 1333MHz or something else) and exactly where in AMI BIOS do I do this? Also where do I set the voltage at 1.25V in the BIOS? Again, I realise that the link mentioned at the start of this thread answers some of this, but I couldn't find a reference to my specific m'board.
My biggest worry is that I've corrupted the system... I wanted Windows-7 64-bit as I need a 64bit OS to use 8GB of memory; 32bit OS's only go upto 3-4GB...
This is my first post, and I believe some of 'my problem' is already answered here http://gskill.us/forum/showthread.php?t=7688, however, I'm not that familiar with my m'board's AMI BIOS, and the user guide doesn't give any specifics on this issue.
I've recently completed a new systems build.
The memory-kit that I have is the G.Skill 'Sniper' 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3-1600 @ 1.25V.
The m'board is an Asus M4N68T-M Socket AM3 and accepts 2xDDR3 DIMM's @ 1800(OC)/1600(OC)/1333/1066MHz.
The CPU is an Athlon II x2 @ 3.0GHz.
Before I ask the question itself, I'll give some background if I may... Appologies for 'short novel' here
After completing the new systems build very carefully, wearing anti-static wrist strap, etc, I powered-up for the first time but there were major display artifacts from the start and the system just froze. I then did a memory test after powering-down. Swapped the modules around but same problem. Tried just one module and all was OK - I could get into the AMI BIOS, etc. Tried just the other module on its own but same display problems, so swithced back to the 'good' module thinking that the other one was faulty...
With the good module, I tried to install Windows-7 but I had display artifacts again; so again I naturally came to the conclusion that maybe the 'good' module is also faulty - BUT THEN I DISCOVER this forum by G.Skill - and find the link mentioned above - which is why I signed-up.
See, I didn't realise that 'OC' was/is refering to an overclock figure/frequency because the product-spec on the 'etailer's' website didn't explain this - I thought that this was just some model variation or similar... I now know that the m'board will not accept 1600MHz without overclocking, so my question or questions is, what frequency must I specify in the AMI BIOS (is it 1333MHz or something else) and exactly where in AMI BIOS do I do this? Also where do I set the voltage at 1.25V in the BIOS? Again, I realise that the link mentioned at the start of this thread answers some of this, but I couldn't find a reference to my specific m'board.
My biggest worry is that I've corrupted the system... I wanted Windows-7 64-bit as I need a 64bit OS to use 8GB of memory; 32bit OS's only go upto 3-4GB...
Comment