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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: D3K on June 10, 2015, 09:38:26 am

Title: GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 running DDR3 at 2400MHz
Post by: D3K on June 10, 2015, 09:38:26 am

Hello all,

I have 2 sticks of 8GB Corsair Vengeance advertised at 2400MHz.  This motherboard defaults to 1333MHz.

I have enabled XMP to get them to 2400, but it sends my 4790K processor temps towards 100 when benchmarking.  When set at 1600 the temps rarely nudge above 70.

I've been advised to increase the VTT/IMC to accommodate the RAM.  Where can I do this?  I cannot see anyway to set the memory controller voltage in either the BIOS or EasyTune in the App Center.

I have just re-read all the literature on the mobo and can now see that any RAM speed above 1600MHz is considered overclocked (O.C).  I'm fairly new to tweaking so I do not understand the implications of this.

I would ultimately like to use 32GB of the same type, but I do not see the point if the mobo (or proc?) can't handle it.

Thanks in advance for any help.

D3K

Title: Re: GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 running DDR3 at 2400MHz
Post by: dmdilks on June 11, 2015, 01:45:22 am

I have always said that the MB companies mislead you on memory. I myself always look at the CPU and what it can support. I'm in the same ball park as you. Where to change the settings to get the memory to work.

I have been doing this for over 30 yrs and I have never OC anything. I would stay with 1600 and put in the 32gb. You really will not see a big performance change with the faster memory.

The i7 that I'm using starts at 1333/1600/2133 any thing over those 3. I will have to OC the CPU a little. You should be able to research it on-line to show you how to do this to get your memory to run at 2400.