i5 760 compatible with 1600RAM??

[kalosbas]

i have an Intel i5 760 that is compatible for up to 1333mhz RAM and an Asus p7h55m motherboard that supports up to 2200mhz. if i combine them will the cpu accept the 1600 ram or do i have to oc it?

 

[Ghosthud1]

im guessing you have 1333mhz ram? most if not all DDR3 ram can reach 1600mhz rather easily by an overclock

 

[SnW]

Yes it will and no you don't have to overclock it.........

 

[tinytomlogan]

Yes it will and no you don't have to overclock it.........

You will ahve to manually set it up though

 

[uchihas]

That's true. As for every actual Intel platform, you will need to manually set numbers for 1600+ speed. Just go to the BIOS and set everything just like the RAM says (Timings, speed, voltage).

 

[timby]

I wish.....

I tried setting mine up to run 1600 and my rig has random lockup's. If I set the memory back to auto. No problems. I've tried numerous ways of setting it up to the rated 1600 with no success. Any suggestions?

i7-860 Running @ 3.9 MHz

CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX4GX3M2A1600C9

ASUS P7P55D Deluxe LGA 1156

SILVERSTONE ST1000-P 1000W

 

[uchihas]

Did you put the voltage that the manufacturer said? putting the timings, speed and voltage should make no problems with it. You can get the full timings in Corsair's website I guess.

 

[Stryker64]

I wish.....

I tried setting mine up to run 1600 and my rig has random lockup's. If I set the memory back to auto. No problems. I've tried numerous ways of setting it up to the rated 1600 with no success. Any suggestions?

i7-860 Running @ 3.9 MHz

CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX4GX3M2A1600C9

ASUS P7P55D Deluxe LGA 1156

SILVERSTONE ST1000-P 1000W

Loosen the timings? Make sure you are running at the right volts.

 

[timby]

Loosen the timings? Make sure you are running at the right volts.

I set the timings to the proper settings (8-8-8-24) and raised the DRAM volts to 1.65 per manufacturers recommendations. Still no luck. It seems when I leave the rig alone for a while I can't get it to allow me to do anything. Also, I tried other timing settings to no avail. Sometimes it comes back after a while. I don't have hibernation enabled and when I set the RAM settings back to auto the problems go away.

I've tried trolling corsairs web site but have not seen any helpful suggestions. Seems that it may be a ASUS compatibility problem with corsair ram.

 

[timby]

Well it looks like i stumbled across the fix. Seems if I set the PC up using XMP it allows me to set up the correct timings and speed for the RAM. I had to make some adjustments to the BCLK and CPU ratio as well as set up some voltages but the system seems to be stable. Corsair wasn't any help. I stumbled across the possible fix by googling and it was in a review of the RAM.

Thanks all for the suggestions.....