680i and G.Skill HZ's

[Nelly]

Ok thanks for the info, I actually have the PC2-6400 HZ Ram, but I'm contemplating switching to the PC2-8000 HZ's.

That is the memory I have and it will not post. I ordered some slower RAM that will be arriving tomorrow. Hopefully that fixes the problem. I'll let you know if I can boot into the BIOS, update the memory settings, then swap out my RAM with the PC2-8000 HZ's.

Okay thanks, would appreciate the info.

[acode]

arent you guys worried about temperature? Seams to me that they would be smoking hot at 1200 mhz........

[politenessman]

Anyone using the following Ram with this board?

2Gb G.Skill DDR2 PC2-8000 HZ Series 4-4-4-5 Dual Channel kit

i am using the hz pc6400. isnt the pc8000 just higher-binned d9?

[ojdr2001]

Have a friend here that solved the problem by using first another set of RAM and in BIOS raise the ddr voltage to 2,2V. Remove the used ram, reinstall the HZ and it will work fine

Here some videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG-z4lcDRgc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMtU5dwEkyk

[Xptweaker]

Thx for the videos !!

So which ram should i buy that i don't get that voltage problem but can overclock as good as with the G.Skills ?

[Avid6eek]

An update of my situation:

I received my G.Skill 6400 HZ's today and the system booted find with them. I adjusted the memory settings in the BIOS to the stock settings for the 8000 HZ's and rebooted with the 8000 HZ's installed and the system did recognize them. For those of you with the 8000's, you'll need some slower RAM to get your system up and running.

On a side note, the 6400HZ's I've got booted at 1000Mhz 4-4-4-5 without any problems. Props to G.Skill.

[Nelly]

An update of my situation:

I received my G.Skill 6400 HZ's today and the system booted find with them. I adjusted the memory settings in the BIOS to the stock settings for the 8000 HZ's and rebooted with the 8000 HZ's installed and the system did recognize them. For those of you with the 8000's, you'll need some slower RAM to get your system up and running.

H'mm so basically I could aquire some cheap generic 256mb ram? change the ram settings, save them & switch off then change to the 8000 HZ's & should work....?

On a side note, the 6400HZ's I've got booted at 1000Mhz 4-4-4-5 without any problems. Props to G.Skill.

Excellent, how many volts did you use?

[nugzo]

I currently have them at DDR 1200 with 2.425v.

Mi HZ's can do 1066Mhz @ 2.3v same timmings

pc6400 hz 605's. 1125mhz 4-4-5-15 @ 2.3v on evga 680i. havent really tried overclocking the ram yet, i just picked 1100 as an arbitrary number and typed it in.

Are these at 1T or 2T ? Could you guys plz show all the mem timings as well as the sub timings on the 680i? Thanks alot!

[Grinch]

Are these at 1T or 2T ? Could you guys plz show all the mem timings as well as the sub timings on the 680i? Thanks alot!

Strong feeling says 2t

[politenessman]

mine is 2t. i have read that 1t wont run above 800 or 900mhz on the evga (maybe all 680i?). i have run it(1t) at 880mhz 3-3-4-12. i will check to see if it will run over 900mhz, but i cant reboot right now i am in the middle of something. i would report my timings but there is nothing around that will report them in windows reliably.

[Grinch]

well it seems like my mobo don't like my HZ's anymore...now no matter what voltage I set all I get is a looooooooooooooooooong beep then a pause and then again a long beep...maybe memory went bad dunno but have to get this $hit figured out fast...

[Lestat]

yeah sounds like your sticks are dead grinch

how much voltage did you pump them with before they died.

i really dont recommend anyone using more than 2.2v with this ram unless you have a fan blowing air directly onto them. none of this "my case has good ventilation" crap cuz your case aint got nuttin, you need a fan blowing right on them, and depending on the heat of the surrounding hardware 2.2v may need a fan.

that being said

1111mhz 5-5-5-15 2.15v no amount of voltage lets me go higher, and i definately can not lower them and go tighter.


the 680i does not have any issues with the HZ ram if you cant boot up with them then your ram is wacko and you will need to look into contacting gskill for some support and possible RMA.
the gskills run fine at 1.8v default bios.

[Grinch]

at 1st i was running everything ar default (auto) and ram was 1.9V in bios...and then I put them to 2.3V and started doing some overclocking..and had a lockup on desktop...i reset computer and the ram has not worked since..

[Grinch]

this ram ok?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145034

[Lestat]

i need to edit my last statement.
i have never wanted to go beyond 2.3v frankly it never mattered before.
but playing around
1200mhz 5-5-5-15 2.4vnot 100% stable, probably needs one more bump in voltage to be 100%
1150 5-4-4-15 2.35v (and hoping for 2.3)
1111mhz 5-4-4-12 2.15v

[Lestat]

yes grinch especially since it has the EPP,, you can setup the EPP on the mobo to automatically scale to the that overclock setting built into the ram.

i think but am not sure, but think they are D9GKX which are better than the gskill HZ's. which are D9GMH.

take the model number and go to the thread here that tells what each kit has for IC's. but im pretty sure they are D9's

maybe see how much the gskill 6400 GA are.

[Grinch]

this is what I am running now until I figure out what ram I am going to order..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...C-streetprices

[NO1B4ME]

this is what I am running now until I figure out what ram I am going to order..

Damn sorry to read this. You have 300.00 ram and have to get new one to make it run. Did you give G.Skill tech support a call? You should have no problems with the ram. I have 3 sets of the G.Skill and can run it on anything i throw them into.

I have a Brand NEW set of Crucial 25th anniversay if oyu want to try them.

[GSKILL TECH]

guys sorry for the late reply... busy busy....

680I and HZ serise with D9 are good to run
if you got C1 long beep, remove your ram and clean ram's pin with alcohol or eraser
(ram not ran...... typo).....


GST

[Grinch]

guys sorry for the late reply... busy busy....

680I and HZ serise with D9 are good to run
if you got C1 long beep, remove your ram and clean ran's pin with alcohol or eraser



GST

will give it a try...!

[dinos22]

i'll be testing my 680i with HZ sticks

these HZ sticks are so good....i've never had a single issue with any mobo or setup so far

[Grinch]

guys sorry for the late reply... busy busy....

680I and HZ serise with D9 are good to run
if you got C1 long beep, remove your ram and clean ram's pin with alcohol or eraser
(ram not ran...... typo).....


GST

ok got some strange results...after I wiped the ram's pins with alcohol computer booted right up and allowed me to get into the bios and set everything to "auto" and after that was not able to get back into the bios again...this ram seems to be defective (or at best spuratic) how do I go about doing an rma with g.skill?

[guess2098]

ok got some strange results...after I wiped the ram's pins with alcohol computer booted right up and allowed me to get into the bios and set everything to "auto" and after that was not able to get back into the bios again...this ram seems to be defective (or at best spuratic) how do I go about doing an rma with g.skill?

u do wait til it dry right
i use acetone sometime to clean my ram hahahaahha funny
my HZ runs at 680i no problem too

[Grinch]

of course waited till dry.... ....what is pissing me off is it worked fine...and now it don't

[icon57]

i dont see why brand new sticks of ram would need cleaning.
my hz's work just fine on this mobo...2.4v seem to be the ticket for overclocking them...i have a 80mm fan placed right on top of em.
@Grinch hope you get it sorted out....rma maybe?