Can't exceed 2133MHz for RAM on the MSI Z170A Gaming M5 board
Can't exceed 2133MHz for RAM on the MSI Z170A Gaming M5 board
I downloaded Thaiphoon Burner to check my RAM details. It looks like my chip is a Samsung 8 Gb B-die (refer to the below info):
Thanks for the guide link. I went through parts of it, especially the part called
Finding a Baseline. I followed the voltage and timing suggestions from that section and applied them in the BIOS. The adjustments are listed below:
VCCSA/VCCIO = 1.15v
DRAM voltage = 1.40v
primary timings = 16-20-20-40 (tCL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS)
tCWL = 16
My system isn’t booting at 3200 MHz but is running smoothly at 3000 MHz with these settings. It seems I can’t exceed 3000 MHz.
I downloaded CPU-Z and attempted to adjust the BIOS timings manually as indicated in the XMP 3200 guide. I changed the DRAM frequency to 3200 and the computer failed to boot. Instead, it started with 3000 MHz and 16-18-18-38. Running TM5 showed no issues with this setup. Another user shared a similar experience, suggesting timings of 16-20-20-40. The computer booted at 3000 MHz but experienced memory errors and blue screens at higher speeds. The 16-18-18-38 configuration is currently stable, though reaching 3200 MHz remains challenging. Could be that 3k is the maximum?
I updated the bios a few weeks back, thinking the newest version came out in November 2018