Hello folks, long time no see!
Me myself had the infamous continuous reboot and debug code (iirc) 15 but that was in December 2012 I think, with a single 2GB module. I've solved it by fiddling in bios (I think I've loaded some kind of backup bios from a secondary location). But now I have a big dilemma and I hope some more experienced users could give me some advices. Thank you in advance for your time.
My config:
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H, I think it's rev.1.0, with last NON-BETA BIOS (F18, more than one year old for sure)
Intel i5-3570K, just installed it a few days ago, worked apparently fine with the 2GB sitck mentioned below (but I haven't performed any stability/benchmark testing)
cheap (Chinese brand DELUX) 450W ATX V2 PSU (will change in the future when I'll buy a graphics card, possible GTX660 or R7 265)
2GB module DDR3 1600MHz PQI (1.5-165V) - unfortunately I gave it away before checking what was the voltage, frequency and timings it was running at; the system worked reasonably well -initially with a Celeron G530- with occasional lock-ups in games known to be "glitchy"/buggy such as Lego-series game (Star Wars, Batman etc) - I'm not sure if the games were to blame, or the system.
I think the memory was this one DDR3-1600 - PQI Group
I want to replace the ram with one of the following. I've read in multiple sources that it is absolutely not recommended to run Ivy Bridge with ram voltage higher than 1.5V. Also my botherboard is supposed to require 1.5V only and no more. That's even if Intel supports 1.65V ram for Ivy Bridge CPU (on RAM compatibility official lists) and there are XMP profiles @1.65V. So that is what I don't get. If Intel supports 1.65V RAM but also states that 1.5V is maximum allowed, are we supposed to run it at 1,65V, or down-volt it to 1.5?
Depending on the answer tot that, if I want a perfectly stable and reasonable performing system, what would you advise me to buy from those below? I cant spend more than 100US$ but since in my country all the prices are higher, that might mean less than $80 in "newegg prices".
Is there any point to buy PC3 19200 memory if I'm going to actually run it @1333 and 1.5V? I definitely don't want to run it at 1.65V since this might damage the memory controller and the CPU itself - or so I've read on tens of different sites.
So, please, what would you advice me to buy from the options below? Is the "FURY" 1866MHz CL10 @1.5V the best option? It is the only one recommended by Kingston on their website, for my motherboard. I do have access to Crucial and Corsair (no G.Skill and few Geils in Romania :( ) but they are considerably more expensive here.
HyperX Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model KHX24C11T3K2/8X
HyperX Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model KHX24C11T3K2/8X - Newegg.com
newegg price $95 / my price $89 (promotion valid just a few days)
XMP TIMING PARAMETERS
• JEDEC: DDR3-1333 CL9-9-9 @1.5V
• XMP Profile #1: D3-2400 CL11-13-13 @1.65V
• XMP Profile #2: D3-2133 CL11-12-11 @1.6V
HyperX Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model KHX16C9T3K2/8X
HyperX Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model KHX16C9T3K2/8X - Newegg.com
newegg price $77 / my price $96
XMP TIMING PARAMETERS
• JEDEC: DDR3-1600 CL11-11-11 @1.5V
• XMP Profile #1: D3-1600 CL9-9-9 @1.65V
HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model HX318C10FBK2/8
PnP JEDEC TIMING PARAMETERS:
• DDR3-1866 CL10-11-10 @1.5V
• DDR3-1600 CL9-10-9 @1.5V
• DDR3-1333 CL8-9-8 @1.5V
Newegg.com - HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model HX318C10FB/8
newegg price $78 / my price $101, launched in April 2014, might be available next week, not 100% sure.
Many thanks in advance! I really appreciate your help!
Me myself had the infamous continuous reboot and debug code (iirc) 15 but that was in December 2012 I think, with a single 2GB module. I've solved it by fiddling in bios (I think I've loaded some kind of backup bios from a secondary location). But now I have a big dilemma and I hope some more experienced users could give me some advices. Thank you in advance for your time.
My config:
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H, I think it's rev.1.0, with last NON-BETA BIOS (F18, more than one year old for sure)
Intel i5-3570K, just installed it a few days ago, worked apparently fine with the 2GB sitck mentioned below (but I haven't performed any stability/benchmark testing)
cheap (Chinese brand DELUX) 450W ATX V2 PSU (will change in the future when I'll buy a graphics card, possible GTX660 or R7 265)
2GB module DDR3 1600MHz PQI (1.5-165V) - unfortunately I gave it away before checking what was the voltage, frequency and timings it was running at; the system worked reasonably well -initially with a Celeron G530- with occasional lock-ups in games known to be "glitchy"/buggy such as Lego-series game (Star Wars, Batman etc) - I'm not sure if the games were to blame, or the system.
I think the memory was this one DDR3-1600 - PQI Group
I want to replace the ram with one of the following. I've read in multiple sources that it is absolutely not recommended to run Ivy Bridge with ram voltage higher than 1.5V. Also my botherboard is supposed to require 1.5V only and no more. That's even if Intel supports 1.65V ram for Ivy Bridge CPU (on RAM compatibility official lists) and there are XMP profiles @1.65V. So that is what I don't get. If Intel supports 1.65V RAM but also states that 1.5V is maximum allowed, are we supposed to run it at 1,65V, or down-volt it to 1.5?
Depending on the answer tot that, if I want a perfectly stable and reasonable performing system, what would you advise me to buy from those below? I cant spend more than 100US$ but since in my country all the prices are higher, that might mean less than $80 in "newegg prices".
Is there any point to buy PC3 19200 memory if I'm going to actually run it @1333 and 1.5V? I definitely don't want to run it at 1.65V since this might damage the memory controller and the CPU itself - or so I've read on tens of different sites.
So, please, what would you advice me to buy from the options below? Is the "FURY" 1866MHz CL10 @1.5V the best option? It is the only one recommended by Kingston on their website, for my motherboard. I do have access to Crucial and Corsair (no G.Skill and few Geils in Romania :( ) but they are considerably more expensive here.
HyperX Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model KHX24C11T3K2/8X
HyperX Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model KHX24C11T3K2/8X - Newegg.com
newegg price $95 / my price $89 (promotion valid just a few days)
XMP TIMING PARAMETERS
• JEDEC: DDR3-1333 CL9-9-9 @1.5V
• XMP Profile #1: D3-2400 CL11-13-13 @1.65V
• XMP Profile #2: D3-2133 CL11-12-11 @1.6V
HyperX Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model KHX16C9T3K2/8X
HyperX Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model KHX16C9T3K2/8X - Newegg.com
newegg price $77 / my price $96
XMP TIMING PARAMETERS
• JEDEC: DDR3-1600 CL11-11-11 @1.5V
• XMP Profile #1: D3-1600 CL9-9-9 @1.65V
HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model HX318C10FBK2/8
PnP JEDEC TIMING PARAMETERS:
• DDR3-1866 CL10-11-10 @1.5V
• DDR3-1600 CL9-10-9 @1.5V
• DDR3-1333 CL8-9-8 @1.5V
Newegg.com - HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model HX318C10FB/8
newegg price $78 / my price $101, launched in April 2014, might be available next week, not 100% sure.
Many thanks in advance! I really appreciate your help!
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