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RAM: 2x2GB F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM set up as dual channel
MOBO: MSI P67A G43 (B3) with latest V.I0 (also shows as 1.18)
CPU: Intel i5 2500K 3.3GHZ
VGA: Asus Nvidia Geforce 210 1 GB
Windows 7 Pro
I built this system almost 1 year ago and it has been so-so. I kept the default settings for all components because I only use this for web development and minor media needs.
But, I've had Regular BSODs showing the Memory Management issue. All memory tests pass and WEI for the RAM is 7.6. So, I ignored the BSODs because rebooting would temporarily fix it and I thought I just ran out of memory because I always have Firefox open which is a bit of memory hog, along with other browsers, Photoshop, FTP, text editors, html editors, etc...
But, the problem just keeps getting worst. Recently, I've been downloading updated drivers, BIOS, and trying to pay attention to possible point of failures. I quickly realized that the MSI Bios gets the XMP data completely wrong and very different than what MSI's Control Center and CPU-Z report.
I tried the MSI OC Genie feature and I kind of thought it helped, but it didn't which is what got me researching here. It took several attempts but eventually, my manual settings for the dram stuck and I think I found a sweet spot, although it hasn't been long enough to know for sure.
Then, I realized, my CPU only supports Memory Types of DDR3-1066/1333. The MOBO is compatible with the memory and I guess I got dyslexic with "1066" and "1600" or something.
Anyway, are my stability problems because of this? I don't think the system ever reached 1600 MHZ and the most I can get it to is under 800MHZ.
Any advice on dram settings and anything else would be wonderful and much appreciated. I've built systems for 12 years, but this is the first system that I had to manually set dram timings.
Other notes: Intel Turbo boost = on,
the MSI Control Center reports OC Genie as on (I thought I disabled it in BIOS),
Intel C-State = On
I'm not interested in extreme overclocking although a small bump would be nice.
After achieving the new manual settings that post and seem to be stable, I notice a performance improvement.
Here's a link to a screenshot of the dram timings, etc.
Many Thanks!!
MOBO: MSI P67A G43 (B3) with latest V.I0 (also shows as 1.18)
CPU: Intel i5 2500K 3.3GHZ
VGA: Asus Nvidia Geforce 210 1 GB
Windows 7 Pro
I built this system almost 1 year ago and it has been so-so. I kept the default settings for all components because I only use this for web development and minor media needs.
But, I've had Regular BSODs showing the Memory Management issue. All memory tests pass and WEI for the RAM is 7.6. So, I ignored the BSODs because rebooting would temporarily fix it and I thought I just ran out of memory because I always have Firefox open which is a bit of memory hog, along with other browsers, Photoshop, FTP, text editors, html editors, etc...
But, the problem just keeps getting worst. Recently, I've been downloading updated drivers, BIOS, and trying to pay attention to possible point of failures. I quickly realized that the MSI Bios gets the XMP data completely wrong and very different than what MSI's Control Center and CPU-Z report.
I tried the MSI OC Genie feature and I kind of thought it helped, but it didn't which is what got me researching here. It took several attempts but eventually, my manual settings for the dram stuck and I think I found a sweet spot, although it hasn't been long enough to know for sure.
Then, I realized, my CPU only supports Memory Types of DDR3-1066/1333. The MOBO is compatible with the memory and I guess I got dyslexic with "1066" and "1600" or something.
Anyway, are my stability problems because of this? I don't think the system ever reached 1600 MHZ and the most I can get it to is under 800MHZ.
Any advice on dram settings and anything else would be wonderful and much appreciated. I've built systems for 12 years, but this is the first system that I had to manually set dram timings.
Other notes: Intel Turbo boost = on,
the MSI Control Center reports OC Genie as on (I thought I disabled it in BIOS),
Intel C-State = On
I'm not interested in extreme overclocking although a small bump would be nice.
After achieving the new manual settings that post and seem to be stable, I notice a performance improvement. Here's a link to a screenshot of the dram timings, etc.
Many Thanks!!
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