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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: alien8 on November 22, 2010, 01:45:00 am

Title: GA-EP45T-Extreme Motherboard reporting different speeds
Post by: alien8 on November 22, 2010, 01:45:00 am

My motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-EP45T-Extreme.
I have installed some OCZ 3P13332G memoryboards 4 x 2GB each total 8GB
Running CPU-Z the Memory on the Motherboard is reporting in

Max Bandwidth:
Slot 1 : PC3-10700F (667mhz)

but in Slot 2 its : PC3-8500F (533mhz)

Slot 3 reports : PC3-10700F (667mhz)

but in Slot 4 its : PC3-8500F (533mhz)

Is this correct ??? Slot 2 and Slot 4 reporting differents speeds  ???
Do I have a fault with my Memoryboards  :-\

Thanks for any advice... :)

Title: Re: GA-EP45T-Extreme Motherboard reporting different speeds
Post by: Dark Mantis on November 22, 2010, 05:50:00 am

Hi and welcome to the Gigabyte UK Forum.

Did you purchase the memory modules as a complete kit?

If not do the sticks have a sticker on the side of them with the speeds/timings?

Title: Re: GA-EP45T-Extreme Motherboard reporting different speeds
Post by: alien8 on November 23, 2010, 01:03:00 am

Quote from: Dark Mantis on November 22, 2010, 05:50:00 am

Hi and welcome to the Gigabyte UK Forum.

Did you purchase the memory modules as a complete kit?

If not do the sticks have a sticker on the side of them with the speeds/timings?

It was 2 packs with the same speeds I ordered quality of 2 x packs of 2x4GB sticks..
Both packs were identical model numbers nothing different about them....

Title: Re: GA-EP45T-Extreme Motherboard reporting different speeds
Post by: Dark Mantis on November 23, 2010, 11:05:10 am

My initial thoughts would be that the memory was mispackaged and that one set was not up to the full spec. I would advise running Mmetest86+ on the modules one at a time in the no 1 slot at the full rated speed and see if you get any faults. You will need to let each one run about ten loops to be sure.

Memtest86+    http://www.memtest.org/

Title: Re: GA-EP45T-Extreme Motherboard reporting different speeds
Post by: alien8 on November 24, 2010, 06:03:30 pm

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/another_world/forum/cpuz1.jpg)(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/another_world/forum/cpuz2.jpg)(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/another_world/forum/cpuz3.jpg)(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/another_world/forum/cpuz4.jpg)

I'll do the memtest later on today and let you know..
Thanks...

Title: Re: GA-EP45T-Extreme Motherboard reporting different speeds
Post by: Dark Mantis on November 25, 2010, 10:55:02 am

Still definitely looks to me like two different specs of memory or at least their SPDs have been programmed differently.

Title: Re: GA-EP45T-Extreme Motherboard reporting different speeds
Post by: alien8 on November 26, 2010, 12:08:02 am

Dark Mantis, You were right !!  ;)

On closer inspection, the 2 Memoryboards were in fact a slower speed 533Mhz
And notice the Product number 10666  not 1066, the 10666 is PC3 - 8500F

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/another_world/forum/10666.jpg)
I ran the memtest on only them and they passed fine.
But I don't like the idea of mixing different speeds, so I'll put them on ebay and use the cash to buy another 2 x 2GB sticks..
Thanks for your advice and help...

Cheers Dark Mantis  ;D

Title: Re: GA-EP45T-Extreme Motherboard reporting different speeds
Post by: Dark Mantis on November 26, 2010, 09:15:33 am

I am glad we managed to sort it out anyway and often the most obvious reason is the right one. Anyway problem solved. ;)