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Hammerkirby123
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10-01-2018, 01:26 AM
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Good evening friends, this will be a two-parter, I have a Intel I9-9900k with a Asus prime z390-a mobo (bios version 12/2019) and for the life of me I cannot get turbo to activate. HWinfo says it is enabled, I turned on "performance mode" in the power options, and it is enabled in my bios. I tried Cine-bench(all and single threaded) and it would not go to the advertised 5ghz of b00st, anyone know whats up? also, My Corsair Vengeance white 3600mhz (rgb ) 16gb(2x8) will not hit the 3600mhz frequency ans stays at 1800(better than my old Hyper X that sat at 1006 and only worked when not in dual channel memory) but still. and yes I have XMP on because i am a little scared baby boi. XMP 1 and 2 did not work and when I manually set the frequency to 3600mhz it booted up into safe mode. I am not great at the specifics of overclocking, coding etc and am good at putting things together with my hands. I was hoping some experts on here would be able to show me which unbelievably obvious option i did not click to turn on at least one of these features. Thanks everyone. hwinfo.CSV
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Hammerkirby123
10-01-2018, 01:26 AM #1

Good evening friends, this will be a two-parter, I have a Intel I9-9900k with a Asus prime z390-a mobo (bios version 12/2019) and for the life of me I cannot get turbo to activate. HWinfo says it is enabled, I turned on "performance mode" in the power options, and it is enabled in my bios. I tried Cine-bench(all and single threaded) and it would not go to the advertised 5ghz of b00st, anyone know whats up? also, My Corsair Vengeance white 3600mhz (rgb ) 16gb(2x8) will not hit the 3600mhz frequency ans stays at 1800(better than my old Hyper X that sat at 1006 and only worked when not in dual channel memory) but still. and yes I have XMP on because i am a little scared baby boi. XMP 1 and 2 did not work and when I manually set the frequency to 3600mhz it booted up into safe mode. I am not great at the specifics of overclocking, coding etc and am good at putting things together with my hands. I was hoping some experts on here would be able to show me which unbelievably obvious option i did not click to turn on at least one of these features. Thanks everyone. hwinfo.CSV

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ElitexWizard
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10-02-2018, 02:12 AM
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Is it really reaching its maximum speed? It might help to see if a BIOS update exists. Resetting the CMOS and trying again could work. The memory is functioning properly. With DDR chips, the actual speed is half the advertised rate, which seems to attract more attention.
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ElitexWizard
10-02-2018, 02:12 AM #2

Is it really reaching its maximum speed? It might help to see if a BIOS update exists. Resetting the CMOS and trying again could work. The memory is functioning properly. With DDR chips, the actual speed is half the advertised rate, which seems to attract more attention.

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Redstoner137
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10-02-2018, 03:26 AM
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hell yeah brother posting this from my Chevy corvette drinking a McDonald coffee. But seriously, I had no idea that 1/2ing the mhz was normal. Ill clear CMOS and try a BIOS update tomorrow(currently thunder storming where I'm at)
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Redstoner137
10-02-2018, 03:26 AM #3

hell yeah brother posting this from my Chevy corvette drinking a McDonald coffee. But seriously, I had no idea that 1/2ing the mhz was normal. Ill clear CMOS and try a BIOS update tomorrow(currently thunder storming where I'm at)

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mumustrak
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10-02-2018, 10:52 AM
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Yea, 1800 is half 3600, which is what it will report. DDR (double data rate) is why this is how that maths out. Anyways, yea..... put that in C. No one has a clue what degrees F are for computer parts lol. Id definitely try the new BIOS.
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mumustrak
10-02-2018, 10:52 AM #4

Yea, 1800 is half 3600, which is what it will report. DDR (double data rate) is why this is how that maths out. Anyways, yea..... put that in C. No one has a clue what degrees F are for computer parts lol. Id definitely try the new BIOS.

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GreenLightFabi
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10-02-2018, 12:05 PM
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It automatically chose F for me. Usually I keep minor checks like NZXT CAM in F, giving me clearer context. But this time it was about the BIOS. It felt odd since the patch notes didn’t mention anything related to the 9900K.
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GreenLightFabi
10-02-2018, 12:05 PM #5

It automatically chose F for me. Usually I keep minor checks like NZXT CAM in F, giving me clearer context. But this time it was about the BIOS. It felt odd since the patch notes didn’t mention anything related to the 9900K.

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Kimbaj123
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10-02-2018, 03:02 PM
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Just wanted to thank you for the details. The bios seemed odd because they didn’t mention turbo boost or 9900k in the notes. Still, what works is what matters.
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Kimbaj123
10-02-2018, 03:02 PM #6

Just wanted to thank you for the details. The bios seemed odd because they didn’t mention turbo boost or 9900k in the notes. Still, what works is what matters.

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