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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: morgoroth on March 14, 2012, 10:56:53 am

Title: Gigabyte X79-UD3 + Patriot PXQ316G1866ELQK
Post by: morgoroth on March 14, 2012, 10:56:53 am
I have just assembled my new PC:
- mainboard: Gigabyte X79-UD3 (bios version F9)
- cpu: i7 3820
- memory: Patriot Viper Xtreme Series, Division 4 Edition DDR3 16GB (4 x 4GB) 1866MHz PXQ316G1866ELQK
-PSU - Be-quite dark power 1200W
- MSI Gf 560Ti

And I have problems with memory.

When I turn on XMP profile in bios I got random bsod and stress test software fails (Prime95, super-pi, intelburntest)
When I turn off XMP and use standard settings (666MHz, 9-9-11-24) tests don't fail and system is stable.

Run memtest+ for about 9h and there where no memory errors.

Using XMP profile + DRAM voltage at 1.75 seems to work.

Is it save or should I try different voltage settings?

System is not OC.
Title: Re: Gigabyte X79-UD3 + Patriot PXQ316G1866ELQK
Post by: absic on March 14, 2012, 11:14:31 am
Hi there,

Having checked the specification for your RAM Modules they should run at 1.65V and I would try pulling the RAM voltage back to this and see if the system remains stable.
Title: Re: Gigabyte X79-UD3 + Patriot PXQ316G1866ELQK
Post by: morgoroth on March 14, 2012, 12:24:54 pm
Hi there,

Having checked the specification for your RAM Modules they should run at 1.65V and I would try pulling the RAM voltage back to this and see if the system remains stable.

Hi,

I tried at 1.65 system is unstable BSOD and prime fails after 1-2 tests

The only viable option is to set DRAM voltage to 1.75, tried increasing vtt (to 1.2), imc (to 1.4) without any luck.
Title: Re: Gigabyte X79-UD3 + Patriot PXQ316G1866ELQK
Post by: BigDave_56 on March 14, 2012, 09:19:14 pm
If you are running XMP enabled, 1.65v @ 9-11-9-27 timings and cannot get 1866 stable, you
need to contact manufacturer's tech support. My guess is you have a bad stick.
Title: Re: Gigabyte X79-UD3 + Patriot PXQ316G1866ELQK
Post by: morgoroth on March 14, 2012, 10:24:00 pm
BigDave_56 you are right, just checked another (3rd package of memory :)) and it works fine at 1.65, although at 9-11-11.

I have also contacted patriot support (via forums) and increasing DRAM voltage above 1.70 it's dangerous.

2 box of memory went to RMA, hope the new one will be fine :)