The MSI motherboard reports that the RAM is faulty following the overclocking process.
The MSI motherboard reports that the RAM is faulty following the overclocking process.
I own an MSI A75a-G55 with an AMD A6-3670 APU. I'm attempting to overclock it. I have a Cooler Master 212 EVO installed, and using AMD's Overdrive Software usually gets me to 3.3 ghz without too many issues, keeping temperatures between 18°C and 50°C based on the tasks I perform. However, when I try to configure the overclock in BIOS after applying it and rebooting the motherboard, I receive a beep code indicating bad RAM. Re-seating the RAM resolves the problem, allowing it to boot normally despite the failure report. Despite testing the RAM, they still function correctly. I'm quite puzzled. Thanks in advance!
The instructions on setting the overclock for this board are included in pages 3 through 14 of the user manual. All necessary steps are provided there.
Please reset everything to the default settings. Then enter BIOS and adjust the RAM clock and timings according to the specifications on the chips. After that, perform a manual CPU overclock through the BIOS. Avoid using overdrive. I tried this and still had a RAM error. It's quite confusing.
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QuestionPengwen :
Are you using the same RAM or different types?
I have two PNY 4 gb sticks and two Kingston 4 gb sticks with varying frequencies. That's not ideal. They must match in speed AND timing. Otherwise, overclocking won't work.
It's fine (not perfect, and I don't really suggest it) to use different brands/models with different speeds and timings for regular PC use, as long as the timings are close. The RAM will run at the lowest speed of all, but that doesn't guarantee success when overclocking.
They can be from different brands or models, but they must match in speed and timing. Unfortunately, you won't get a good experience trying to overclock the CPU.