Hi guys! Ok so I'm having problems upgrading my ram to 8GB: Current working specs: 2x2GB 1333mhz (1066) Corsair DDr3 sticks (9-9-9-24) EP41T-USB3 Gigabyte mobo rev 3.0 (so no bios updates ) Core 2Q6600 (1066 FSB so that's the speed of the ram) OK So I went out today and picked up some Kingston ACR256x64D3U1333C9 (2 x 2GB 1333 Sticks), think its the same timings and voltage... But for some reason I can't run 4 sticks at once System will just reboot forever with no post.. All the RAM seems good because I can run 2x sticks of either in any combo no problems I did buy this used but I don't see that as a reason.. Could it be the FSB seeing as the Q6600 is slowing the ram down too 1066mhz Should I take the kingston ram back and swap for another set? any ideas?
Did you test Corsair in slot 1 and 3, kingston 2 and 4? You cant get into bios with all 4 Ram installed? Also you should update your bios to F4, gigabyte update notes: Improve memory compatibility But i cant find rev 3 board, you sure its rev3? You have to check if you can use the rev1 bios. I think on gigabyte it was @bios where you can update it in windows? Is there no other bios availible?
Try them in different orders. It might not be the RAM but that the motherboard is not playing nicely with them. I've had a similar issue before. Try updating your motherboard's BIOS though I suspect that it won't change much. Edit: Just read Jackhead's post and saw he posted pretty much the same things as me.
Your mainboard supports only up to 4GB. I replaced my whole PC because my Core2Duo (E7500 with ASUS P5KPL/EPU board) had the same limitation (ICH7 chipset, but with a G31 instead), the USB ports were worn and the chipset did not support AHCI. The limitation is mentioned in your mainboard specifications.
I'm using the REV 1.3 mobo, rev 1 bios won't flash (ID error) There is only one bios for this board Yep tried that too I have run 6GB in it recently using 2x corseair 2GB sticks and one samsung 1600mhz 2GB stick in flex memory mode (was unstable but worked for a while) Could it be my CPU? it's older (DDR2 era) the FSB maxes out at 1066 so my ram is only running at that speed, could it be affecting the memory controller? All the ram is double sided
But could all 6GB be accessed? I managed to get a first-generation i5 laptop to exceed its maximum RAM limit (BIOS could detect 12GB), but some RAM could not be accessed reliably. Just because you managed to get it to "support" 6GB doesn't mean that it was meant to work that way and that it'll work right. If you exceed the written specifications, you're going to get undefined results. That'll be grounds for trouble. No, I told you that it's the chipset (hence mainboard limitation). The CPU itself doesn't determine the maximum RAM capacity limit.
Yep you are right, I just looked up the chipset and it supports 8GB of DDR2 RAM but only 4GB DDR3 -mega sad face- Any one know of a DDR3 775 mobo that supports 8GB or more?
Um, have you tried turning off any "Turbo" settings in your BIOS? Any USB power settings also? Gigabyte boards do this with rebooting without a POST. It's just trying to get the right voltage, but if the PSU doesn't have enough, it will just keep doing it. (from what I've heard.)
I didn't search too hard. But if you want a LGA775-based mainboard that is free of the 4GB DDR3 limitation, it seems like you have to go with a board that has the P45 chipset. That's the final one that supported the LGA775. Otherwise, you might be better off upgrading your CPU as well. You would be free of the limitations imposed by the old architecture.
Thanks for the info I do in fact have a 1366 i7 and mobo here (a asus SLI fancy pants) but it has a memory (I think ) issue, it will cycle through every RAM timing (it has that RAM OK feature where it automatically chooses timings) and never post. I think it's a lost case But the CPU is good I found some P45 boards on ebay from china for about $70, LGA 775, NO SLI, with 16GB max DDR3 1600 support. Is that a decent price ?
I don't know what $70 is to you, but I would consider going with the i7 CPU instead (with a new/used replacement mainboard) if it is new enough to be worthwhile (you will probably have more options). But If you want to go with 1600MHz DDR3, it should be at least a 3rd generation CPU (Be it an i3, i5 or i7). How can a LGA775 CPU support DDR3 1600MHz (PC12800) when a 2nd generation CPU cannot? I had another PC here that had that configuration (i5-2400 with 8GB DDR single PC12800 stick), and the 1600MHz DDR3 modules were all operating at only 1333MHz. An upgrade to at least the 3rd generation was required.
I noticed it on only one board (overclock only maybe?) I don't know and frankly I can live with 1333 till DDr4 becomes cheap.. 1366 mobo's are expensive over here (((((((((((((((((((((
What's a 1366? :S Anyway, it's your call. I wouldn't totally trust whatever I find on a Chinese site because it's very easy to get knockoff hardware that doesn't work as well as they should. If you've found that thread on the GTX770 cards that were found from China, you will understand what I mean here. They're apparently old cards (200 series) that were simply overclocked and rebranded on the surface. Why would you need 8GB, with such an old computer anyway? If you intend to game with it, your performance is also going to be affected by the lower FSB. 4GB is already pretty sufficient.
Mainly video and image editing actually I hit 4GB hard quite fast I get what you mean I have actually found some No name mobo's on aliexpress haha Seems legit 1366 as in socket 1366 or socket B for the workstation and server world Painful how 1366 CPU's are cheap as chips but the mobos are painfully expensive but on the other hand new CPU's are expensive while mobo's are dirt cheap
If you are going to encode videos on your computer, all the more you should upgrade your CPU and mainboard to modern hardware. Long gone are the days, when getting a newer CPU just meant a higher clock rate. Nowadays, the number of cores varies even in-between CPUs of the same series. The number of cores can affect the encoding performance, much like the FSB.
Ok so I found a 1156 motherboard and core i5 quad core for $170 Australian dollars. I think that's a better choice?
I don't know what your requirements are, so I can't speak for you. The choices that I've seen you bring up (here and in the chatbox) seem to be very old parts, so you might have some specific needs in mind (e.g. trying to save money and/or don't actually need the power). Personally, I never got old/used mainboards that are reasonably new, so I am the wrong person to ask for advice on getting old hardware. Whenever something breaks here, it gets upgraded in the process too (partly because it seems impossible to get old parts that aren't super-old like Pentium IVs, locally). The family PC's (i5-2400) mainboard broke recently and got replaced by a fourth generation i5-4570 for about 400 SGD (~297 US). The board was a MSI board, so it isn't the cheapest around either (although it is cheap). A socket 1156 is for a first-generation Intel Core system (~2010?), while we're already going to enter the fifth generation. Not sure how expensive a new mainboard and CPU would cost you, but you might want to be sure that you aren't going to end up paying for an old system that costs nearly as much as a new one.
