RAM - BSoD on Rated Speeds

[Dnomes]

I am having this very annoying problem, when I try to run my RAM on my rated speeds (which also means the Mhz), they just simply BSoD, or the Windows system runs much slower than on a underclock.

Specs:
GA-890GPA-UD3H
AMD Phenom II X4 965
ATi Radeon HD 5870
Mushkin Enhanced (6-8-6-24) 1600 Mhz Currently 11-11-11-27 1333 Mhz.

[absic]

You don't say how much RAM you are trying to run but you might like to read through this item: http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php/topic,2515.0.html

[Dnomes]

You don't say how much RAM you are trying to run but you might like to read through this item: http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php/topic,2515.0.html

Sorry :O


Dual Channel sticks 2GB each (4gb).

Mushkin 996805.

Edit: Have read the link you sent me, what does it mean I have to do, RMA the CPU or...?

[absic]

When you change the speed of the RAM do you also increase the RAM Voltage?
It needs to be at least 1.64V but by default will be dropped to 1.5V.

You might also find that to get 1600MHz you might need to run with slightly looser timings than those rated. I would suggest trying 9,9,9,27 to start with at 1600MHz.

[Dnomes]

Atm. I have my RAM voltage on 1.65, Gonna try to loosen up the timings.

Edit: It is running like on the very loosened timings and such, could too tight timings be the culprit or....?

Edit2: Current timings are 9-9-9-24.

Edit3: Now that I have spend a bit more time with my computer, it still seems to be slower, or could it be because I have just recently "OC'd" the RAM.

[absic]

In real terms the difference between running your RAM at 1333MHz and 1600MHz will not be that noticeable.

You might find it better to run your RAM at 1333MHz with timings of 9,9,9,24 and O/C'ing the CPU which would give you slightly better overall system performance.

I am running a 1090T O/C'd to 3.8 GHz but my RAM is running at 1333MHz although it is capable of running at 1600MHz. This has two advantages: One the system is pretty fast; Two: The RAM is running at the speed approved by AMD for the Phenom ii range of CPU's.

[Dnomes]

What about timings, will it be noticeable during gaming (most time spend here)?

[absic]

As I don't do much gaming I have to say that I'm not sure but I doubt you'll notice a major drop off in your gaming experience.

With these kind of issues it is often a battle to find the best compromise, a system that is stable and will do everything without falling over or slightly higher benchmark figures and the inherent problems that tweaking things can cause.

Upping the speed of your CPU should compensate for the slower RAM speed and you may find you can tighten the timings to improve things a bit more but you will probably only do this by experimentation as no two PC's are the same.