X58A-UD3R (2.0) - A few questions and problems (Please read inside)

[Dark Mantis]

Well difficult to advise what to do for the best then. I think if it were me I would RMA the memory and then see what happens when it comes back.

[TommyTS]

Well difficult to advise what to do for the best then. I think if it were me I would RMA the memory and then see what happens when it comes back.

Thats the funny thing, I have done it allready.
The first time I sended the Mobo to service, nothing wrong.
Next time, I sended the Mobo, CPU and ram, still, nothing wrong.

I have also tried to change PSU, Gfx, hdds and such, Its really wierd I can say.

[Dark Mantis]

Well as per my previous post it has to be either the memory or the motherboard at fault for not being able to enable the XMP setting. There is nothng else that has a bearing on it apart from the BIOS itself(which is again a part of the motherboard).

[Lsdmeasap]

Well there is a bit of a weird situation here. The Corsair website says that this particular memory does support XMP and yet the BIOS on your motherboard can't find it. That leaves us with two alternatives

1) The SPD on the memory is faulty or not programmed right
2) The BIOS is faulty in not reading it

Is there any reason you can't flash back to BIOS version FA?

CPU-z will lead the way, please post a screenshot of the SPD tab of CPU-z, then we will know if this memory is XMP programmed or not (Not that I suggest using anyway though  )
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

BIOS FC1 is out, but it wont help you find XMP if your memory is not programmed for it.
http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/12/20/2696817/x58aud3r.fc1.zip

[TommyTS]

Well there is a bit of a weird situation here. The Corsair website says that this particular memory does support XMP and yet the BIOS on your motherboard can't find it. That leaves us with two alternatives

1) The SPD on the memory is faulty or not programmed right
2) The BIOS is faulty in not reading it

Is there any reason you can't flash back to BIOS version FA?

CPU-z will lead the way, please post a screenshot of the SPD tab of CPU-z, then we will know if this memory is XMP programmed or not (Not that I suggest using anyway though  )
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

BIOS FC1 is out, but it wont help you find XMP if your memory is not programmed for it.
http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/12/20/2696817/x58aud3r.fc1.zip

Here is a screenshot for the requested CPU-Z SPD

http://www.ladda-upp.com/bilder/40179/cpuid

[Lsdmeasap]

Thanks!

That settles it, there is No XMP programming in this memory kit, so you would not see a XMP option in the BIOS.

[Dark Mantis]

Agreed! It is Corsairs website that is at fault then as they list this memory with XMP.

[Lsdmeasap]

Maybe it should have XMP and this was missed in QC, or he bought the set before they added XMP to the model?

[TommyTS]

Hm, so basic line, how is it possible for me to clock the memory itself?
Feels wrong to have memory that supports 1600MHz and are at standard at 1079 :l

[d3fiant]

I have the same memory and mobo and am having hell with cold boot BSOD.  That being said, my memory kit, same model number, does allow me to set XMP Profile 1 in the bios, FB and FC1 tested, think it was the same with FA, this has allowed the system to detect it as DDR3 1600 and set voltage correctly to 1.65V....however this has not fixed the cold boot BSOD issues, Im not sure what to do next

[Dark Mantis]

Hm, so basic line, how is it possible for me to clock the memory itself?
Feels wrong to have memory that supports 1600MHz and are at standard at 1079 :l

RMA the memory as it should have XMP settings. It is probably faulty as d3fiant just said he has the same and it does have XMP.

[d3fiant]

yep its definately XMP on those dimms and Ive just confirmed it shows up with all three bios I have tested, FA, FB and FC1.  I am going to test a cold boot with FA in the morning despite it bitching about the smart status of my SSD (known issue with latest OCZ firmware, fixed in FC1)

[Dark Mantis]

Yes d3fiant, on the website it says they have XMP but we couldn't get it to show up in the BIOS.

[TommyTS]

Thank you Dark Mantis and d3fiant , I always knew something was wrong.
However, they said nothing was wrong at the time but now I have some more cases to bring to the table.
I post later on how it goes!

[Dark Mantis]

Good luck