Author: alessiocpt
Subject: z170m extreme 4 and unsupported ram
Posted: 20 May 2016 at 2:41am
Hello,
Now, I have two questions:
Subject: z170m extreme 4 and unsupported ram
Posted: 20 May 2016 at 2:41am
Hello,
I just got a z170m extreme 4 for my new build.
I had some troubles with system stability after installation, especially blue screens and a couple of corrupted installations. Turned out it was the ram fault, so I got rid of the xpm profile, set them to default clock 2133mhz and now it seems to work.
Then I tried to raise it to 2666mhz, but I experienced another problem. System could not reboot after being turned off unless I unplugged the psu first (probably needing to discharge something), else I would get no POST. At that time I also had a mild overclock (4200 mhz on a i5 6600k). Again, defaulting to 2133mhz seems to have solved the problem.
My rams are two Ripjaws 5 3200 (F4-3200C16D-16GVGB) and I just noticed in this page (http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z170M%20Extreme4/?cat=Memory) they are not supported. I also noticed that you suggest for 2pcs (DS) to use A1 and B1 slot, while I use A2 and B2 due to cooler clearance.
Now, I have two questions:
1- Can I assume the problems I have experienced were caused by the ram only? Could it partly be a motherboard problem or some other component? Should I worry for the future?
2-I don't care about 3200mhz, but I'm a bit unsatisfied with 2133mhz. Can you advice me a BIOS configuration to push them a bit remaining in the motherboard capabilities? Is it ok to keep them in A2/B2 slots?
Thank you in advance for your help ![Smile]( "Smile")
