The Asus X99 ROG Gaming Mainboard is not displaying or booting when using 8x 8GB RAM at 3200MHZ Trident Z RGB.
The Asus X99 ROG Gaming Mainboard is not displaying or booting when using 8x 8GB RAM at 3200MHZ Trident Z RGB.
Hello All, I’m experiencing problems with my board starting only when the RAM speed is reduced. Please assist or offer advice. My PC doesn’t boot normally at its standard speed; it only starts when the RAM is downclocked.
PC Specifications:
CPU: Intel Core i7 6800K @ 3.4GHZ | Optimized to 4.2 GHZ
RAM: 64GB DDR4 3200 MHZ Trident Z RGB
GPU: Gigabyte xTreme Gaming GTX 1080 8GB
SSD: Samsung Evo 960 250GB M.2
SSD: Samsung Evo 850 1TB (2.5 Inch)
HDD: Western Digital Black 4TB
Power Supply: Corsair HX850i (80+ Platinum)
My Problems:
Issue 1:
CPU overclocked to 4.2 GHZ with 3000MHZ DRAM frequency works, but it crashes randomly. Error message appears.
Issue 2:
CPU overclocked to 4.2GHZ with 3200MHZ DRAM frequency results in no boot. No display. BIOS debug code keeps jumping to 00.
Testing:
Test 1: Overclocked CPU to 4.2GHZ with 8x 8GB at 2800MHZ DRAM = Boots and is stable.
Test 2: Overclocked CPU to 4.2GHZ with 4x 8GB RAM, XMP 3200MHZ enabled = Boots and stable.
Test 3: Overclocked CPU to 4.2 GHZ with 5x 8GB RAM, XMP 3200MHZ enabled = No boot.
Test 4: Default BIOS settings with 5x 8GB RAM, XMP 3200MHZ enabled = No boot.
Bios Versions Tested:
Version 1504 and 1701.
I hate to say it but some asus boards simply don't work well with certain ram. I've noticed this with the x99-e ws and a specific g.skill 3000 (8x8gb). The board refused to clock via xmp and it wouldn't run at spec no matter what manual settings I adjusted. Even at the stock 2133, the machine would experience random reboots and blue screens. I've tried other kits too, but they all worked fine. It seems like this is just how these boards behave.
I hate to say it but some asus boards simply don't work well with certain ram configurations. I've noticed this with the x99-e ws and a specific g.skill 3000 (8x8gb). The board refused to clock via xmp, and even with manual settings, it wouldn't run at spec. At stock 2133 it would cause random reboots or blue screens. Other kits worked fine, but it seems the hardware just isn't compatible. The unusual part is that it can boot in xmp mode at 3200MHZ with four 8GB sticks, but anything more than four sticks won't work. Any other suggestions? I still have the latest bios version 1701, but I can't get it to boot at 3200MHZ with 8x8GB XMP or via Manuel settings.
I've experienced the same issue on an ASRock board using a g.skill 8x8GB kit. Changed RAM to another type and everything worked fine. It's strange because it boots up stably at 3,200 MHZ with 4x8GB RAM. The RMA center mentioned the bored chipset doesn't support that speed, but it does with 4 sticks of 8GB RAM at 3200 MHZ.