Wich ram for MSI Gaming 3 Z97 board?

[oger]

Hi,
I got my build working pretty good, except for if I put more than one memory stick in it it will freeze after about 10 minutes.
The Ram I have now is the recommended 8gb kit Crucial Ballistix Sport XT
This is the only issue I have left and it is very stable with just one 4gb stick installed.
I played with memory settings and different slots) but nothing worked.
Should I go for this G.Skill DIMM 16 GB DDR3-1600 Kit?RipjawsX
It is CL10 is that better than the 9?

 

[trs96]

Hi,
I got my build working pretty good, except for if I put more than one memory stick in it it will freeze after about 10 minutes.
The Ram I have now is the recommended 8gb kit Crucial Ballistix Sport XT
This is the only issue I have left and it is very stable with just one 4gb stick installed.
I played with memory settings and different slots) but nothing worked.
Should I go for this G.Skill DIMM 16 GB DDR3-1600 Kit?RipjawsX
It is CL10 is that better than the 9?

A lower CAS latency, CL9, is considered to be better (faster). Don't know that you'd be able to tell
the difference in everyday use. Did you run Memtest 86+ on your memory yet ? Try it with a
Windows install ? Is your PSU a newer Haswell ready model ?

If memory tests show the ram to not be faulty then try out the G.Skill and see if it makes a difference with the freezing.

 

[oger]

A lower CAS latency, CL9, is considered to be better (faster). Don't know that you'd be able to tell
the difference in everyday use. Did you run Memtest 86+ on your memory yet ? Try it with a
Windows install ? Is your PSU a newer Haswell ready model ?

If memory tests show the ram to not be faulty then try out the G.Skill and see if it makes a difference with the freezing.

Yes, I ran memtest on both modules. Turned out ok.
The PSU is an older model, wich I know is supposed to not 100% haswell compatible.
I left it in, because I got it running so far except for the memory issue.
Even sleep works, wich was supposed to be a problem with the PSU.
Think I should swap it?

 

[Going Bald]

Yes, I ran memtest on both modules. Turned out ok.
The PSU is an older model, wich I know is supposed to not 100% haswell compatible.
I left it in, because I got it running so far except for the memory issue.
Even sleep works, wich was supposed to be a problem with the PSU.
Think I should swap it?

Did you get the RAM is the right slots for dual channel mode? On your board, slots 2 & 4, counting slot 1 as closest to the CPU and 4 closest to the 24-pin connecter.

 

[oger]

Did you get the RAM is the right slots for dual channel mode? On your board, slots 2 & 4, counting slot 1 as closest to the CPU and 4 closest to the 24-pin connecter.

Yes I know. Didn´t work either.
But I tried different combinations also.
Ordered a new PSU. Now I am trying to run linux on a stick, to check if that is stable...

 

[oger]

Yes I know. Didn´t work either.
But I tried different combinations also.
Ordered a new PSU. Now I am trying to run linux on a stick, to check if that is stable...

Alright, so I got a new haswell compatible PSU and things are better.
But I still get random freezes about 2-20 minutes after reboot. Then one it runs I had it for 4 days running ok.
As I said, memtest was fine.
I'd like to try changing the ram voltage, but I cant change the setting in the bios for some reason.

 

[Going Bald]

Alright, so I got a new haswell compatible PSU and things are better.
But I still get random freezes about 2-20 minutes after reboot. Then one it runs I had it for 4 days running ok.
As I said, memtest was fine.
I'd like to try changing the ram voltage, but I cant change the setting in the bios for some reason.

Is your RAM on the compatible list for the board on the OEM site?

 

[oger]

Is your RAM on the compatible list for the board on the OEM site?

Sure is.
Ballistix sport 4gb each.
Seems to run fine w just one of them.

But I might also have a problem with the Firewire.
These freezes happen usually when I have something plugged in.
But I will check now without using the port and see what happens.

edit:
still have freezes with nothing connected to the card.
Now I pulled the card, to see if that helps...

 

[oger]

So now I pulled the pci card, and have only mouse keyboard and usb soundstick connected. And it froze again.:
I also tried raising the ramvoltage by .1v but it made no difference.
what else can I try, except for getting new ram?

 

[Going Bald]

So now I pulled the pci card, and have only mouse keyboard and usb soundstick connected. And it froze again.:
I also tried raising the ramvoltage by .1v but it made no difference.
what else can I try, except for getting new ram?

Problem may not be RAM - it might be the RAM slots and be a board RMA problem.