Best config for Asus M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 + F3-16000CL9D-4GBRH

[tntony55]

Hello, i recently replace my old motherboard and cpu for this "Asus M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 + AMD Phenom II X3 720" and i have a gskill set "F3-16000CL9D-4GBRH" but i cant make the system stable, pc randomly freezes, can you help me ?

I would like to now, wich setts should i optimize in bios ?

[bobloadmire]

i have the same issue, i'm pretty sure it just won't work with these asus motherboards. I have an Asus M4A88TD-v EVO.USB3 and I'm having random lock ups after 20-60minutes of use. bI have tried all kinds of settings. they just won't work.

[tntony55]

i have the same issue, i'm pretty sure it just won't work with these asus motherboards. I have an Asus M4A88TD-v EVO.USB3 and I'm having random lock ups after 20-60minutes of use. bI have tried all kinds of settings. they just won't work.

I try them on a Asus M4A785TD-V EVO and the behavior are the same
I try to adjust the more obvious specs but without better results

Thats why i'm asking for GSkill help ...

[bobloadmire]

what exactly happens when your pc freezes. BSOD, restart, just still image?

[tntony55]

Most of the times, restarts.

[JARblue]

M4A89GTD Pro/USB 3 + F3-12800CL8D-4GBRM

I am running an ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 with F3-12800CL8D-4GBRM. The auto settings by the motherboard are perfectly stable, but the RAM is only running at 1333 MHz. After significant time spent tweaking timings and voltages, I still have not found stable timings at the native speed of 1600 MHz. Best result I got was an auto-regulated overclock by the motherboard that had my Phenom X4 965 running at 3.8 GHz and RAM at 1700+ MHz. However, it started giving me problems after 4 days of apparent stability. Most of the manual tweaking I did gave me only a few hours of uptime before problems began (mostly just random restarts). Six months after building the machine, I have pretty much given up trying to find the settings myself, but I will keep an eye on the forums in case someone else manages to figure it out.

[GSKILL TECH]

Ok, all of you are having similar problems but not exactly.

JARblue, bobloadmore, try raising CPU-NB Voltage +0.1V as your CPUs may not be fully supporting the memory.

tntony55, same with you, except you attempting DDR3-2000, so you need to find the precise voltage your CPU needs at that memory frequency. It requires trial and error testing for DDR3-2000.

Keep me posted on the results so I can further assist you guys.

Thank you
GSKILL TECH

[bobloadmire]

have already tried raising vcore, nbv, and trying different slot combos and running the ram at DDR3 800. its all unstable.

[JARblue]

My machine is currently 10 hours into Prime95 stability test and running at 3.83 GHz with the RAM clocking at 1500 MHz and 1.5250v. I have left the CPU-NB voltage alone as well as the memory timings (mobo defaults them to 9-9-9-24). It ran stable for over a week before I decided to run it through Prime95.

With adequate cooling and some CPU-NB adjusting (and maybe other tweaking too), do you think I can get my native 1600 MHz RAM to run stable at 1800 MHz? Or should I not even bother? Current readout on temp lead located on the RAM heatsink is 91F/32C. At what temp should I set an alarm for the RAM?

[mrcmtl]

What is your Phenom II revision? C2 or C3. C2 might not get to 1600 stable while C3 will get around 1700-1800.

[GSKILL TECH]

bobloadmire,

Send them in for new replacements, the new kit should work better.

JARblue,

Yes, raising the CPU-NB Voltage should help you reach DDR3-1600. As far as temp, I don't know what the max temp should be for that readout.

Thank you
GSKILL TECH