RAM Speed configuration(s)

[Xiauj]

Hey everyone,

So I discovered out that I'm a bit of a idiot for not realising this mistake until last week (Just kidding). Anyways.., the issue is I have is the RAM Speed. But before I explain the primary issue a little bit more in-depth, here's the PC-Specs:

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Ok so, My Corsair RAM is actually meant to be 3000MHz but for god knows how long..., it's been stuck at 2133MHz on all 4 Sticks in all 4 slots which is why I said I'm an idiot for not realising this until recently. This image below by the way can verify that. It shows exactly the 2133MHz speed as mentioned, in task manager:

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I updated to the most recent BIOS last week (or week before, can't remember) from the motherboard page/section on GIGABYTE's website (https://www.gigabyte.com/uk/Motherboard/GA-AX370-Gaming-K5-rev-1x/support#support-dl-bios) and selected "Profile1" which I thought would've got Me the 3000MHz Speed across the 4x8GB Sticks but... apparently not. Task manager for whatever reason decides to show Me this every single time, currently:

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It shows "Hardware reserved: 0.0 PB" every time? What the heck does that even mean..... lmao

Oh and by the way, I also checked the RAM Speeds via CMD-Prompt with a command that I found online and it still shows the same result(s) for the 4x8GB Sticks:

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(Name blanked out for obvious reasons -^)

 

So.... does anyone know how to fix this issue very easily and get Me (4x)3000MHz for 4x8GB Sticks? Please?  Also, please note this: I AM NOT A FAN OF OVERCLOCKING (IF REQUIRED) AND HAVE ZERO KNOWLEDGE ABOUT IT. I was hoping I could just click Profile1 which GIGABYTE had made(?) in the BIOS and BAM!, I get the 3000MHz per stick but nope :c

 

 

So yeah, if anyone could help Me out, that would be great!

Thanks

-Xiauj

 

 

_{Also I couldn't help but realize that I'm posting this on New Year's Eve so I hope everyone has had a great 2019! See You in 2020!} 

[3 Lions]

2 minutes ago, Xiauj said:

Ok so, My Corsair RAM is actually meant to be 3000MHz but for god knows how long..., it's been stuck at 2133MHz on all 4 Sticks in all 4 slots which is why I said I'm an idiot for not realising this until recently. This image below by the way can verify that. It shows exactly the 2133MHz speed as mentioned, in task manager:

Turn on XMP in the BIOS. 

[Jurrunio]

After you enable XMP (that memory profile you mentioned), you have to manually change "system memory multiplier" which is target memory frequency divided by BCLK (usually at 100MHz), so you should select 30 to run 3000MHz. 

[Xiauj]

23 minutes ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

Turn on XMP in the BIOS. 

3 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

After you enable XMP (that memory profile you mentioned), you have to manually change "system memory multiplier" which is target memory frequency divided by BCLK (usually at 100MHz), so you should select 30 to run 3000MHz. 

 

Ok so this is what the BIOS currently looks like:

> #1 (MIT Tab - BIOS) Advanced Frequency Settings Tab:

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> #2 (MIT Tab - BIOS) Advanced Memory Settings Tab:

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Sorry for crappy picture quality by the way  Just took a quick pic on My iPhone lol

So, what do I do next?

[Jurrunio]

4 minutes ago, Xiauj said:

 

Ok so this is what the BIOS currently looks like:

> #1 (MIT Tab - BIOS) Advanced Frequency Settings Tab:

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> #2 (MIT Tab - BIOS) Advanced Memory Settings Tab:

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Sorry for crappy picture quality by the way  Just took a quick pic on My iPhone lol

So, what do I do next?

As I said, system memory multiplier. It's in the memory settings tab on the very top

[Xiauj]

Just now, Jurrunio said:

As I said, system memory multiplier. It's in the memory settings tab on the very top

Yeah I saw the comment  My apologies lol, just wanted to show the pics for good measure ya know what I mean :3

Ok so, I need to go back into the BIOS, select "System Memory Multiplier" (Second line down on the second image above) in the Advanced Memory Settings Tab and type "30" ..? Correct?

[Jurrunio]

2 minutes ago, Xiauj said:

Yeah I saw the comment  My apologies lol, just wanted to show the pics for good measure ya know what I mean :3

Ok so, I need to go back into the BIOS, select "System Memory Multiplier" (Second line down on the second image above) in the Advanced Memory Settings Tab and type "30" ..? Correct?

I dont know if you can type or have to smash the + and - keys, but yes you have to make it 30 for 3000MHz

[Xiauj]

Just now, Jurrunio said:

I dont know if you can type or have to smash the + and - keys, but yes you have to make it 30 for 3000MHz

Ah I see, interesting. Ok I'll try that now and report back here in a few minutes lol

[Xiauj]

8 minutes ago, Xiauj said:

Ah I see, interesting. Ok I'll try that now and report back here in a few minutes lol

That didn't seem to fix it. Task manager still shows the Hardware reserved nonsense (Look in the Original Post's screenshot) and CMD still shows 2133 for all 4 sticks .

What do I do next?

 

Hopefully I changed this correctly?:

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Where it says "Profile1" on the left, I changed that from Auto to 30.00 -^

[Xiauj]

Oops, just quoted Myself by mistake  @Jurrunio Update -^

[Jurrunio]

11 minutes ago, Xiauj said:

Hardware reserved nonsense (Look in the Original Post's screenshot)

it's at nothing right? That's good. As for why the unit is screwed, blame Microsoft.

 

12 minutes ago, Xiauj said:

CMD still shows 2133 for all 4 sticks

Use CPU-Z instead

[Xiauj]

Just now, Jurrunio said:

it's at nothing right? That's good. As for why the unit is screwed, blame Microsoft.

Not sure what You mean by "..the unit..." but yeah, it's showing 0.0 PB in Task Manager right now.

 

CPU-Z which I just downloaded is showing this:

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[Jurrunio]

4 minutes ago, Xiauj said:

Not sure what You mean by "..the unit..." but yeah, it's showing 0.0 PB in Task Manager right now.

PB is the unit (petabytes)

 

4 minutes ago, Xiauj said:

CPU-Z which I just downloaded is showing this:

2133MHz... Clear CMOS and do it again then, sometimes BIOS settings get stuck and you need to flush it out.

[Xiauj]

2 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

PB is the unit (petabytes)

 

2133MHz... Clear CMOS and do it again then, sometimes BIOS settings get stuck and you need to flush it out.

Do You mean taking out the circle-shaped battery on the actual motherboard itself and putting it somewhere for a few minutes? Or is there another somewhat easier way?

 

 RIP. I've never done that before .

[Jurrunio]

18 minutes ago, Xiauj said:

Do You mean taking out the circle-shaped battery on the actual motherboard itself and putting it somewhere for a few minutes? Or is there another somewhat easier way?

 

 RIP. I've never done that before .

Your board has a jumper right above the front panel header on the left of the 4 debug LEDs. Just short them with anything metal, say the tip of a screwdriver. You can look it up in the user manual of the board, CLR_CMOS is the name.

[Xiauj]

9 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Your board has a jumper right above the front panel header on the left of the 4 debug LEDs. Just short them with anything metal, say the tip of a screwdriver. You can look it up in the user manual of the board, CLR_CMOS is the name.

Ok, hopefully I can find it, lol. I found something called "CLR_CMOS" in the bottom right part of the mobo

Do I need to do anything else after I've held the screwdriver against the header (or w/e it's called) on the motherboard and pressed power button etc; do I need to do anything inside the BIOS? Or just go to Windows 10 / Desktop and check Task-Manager + CPU-Z ..?

 

Also, if I accidentally touch the wrong part on the motherboard, can that break/brick it?

Edited December 31, 2019 by Xiauj

[Jurrunio]

4 minutes ago, Xiauj said:

Do I need to do anything else after I've held the screwdriver against the header (or w/e it's called) on the motherboard and pressed power button etc;

No. some boards will reboot right away after you short then release it, so dont be surprised.

 

5 minutes ago, Xiauj said:

do I need to do anything inside the BIOS?

it wipes your BIOS settings (profile stays btw so you'd want to use it) so everything goes back to factory defaults. You have to re-enter all the settings.

 

6 minutes ago, Xiauj said:

Also, if I accidentally touch the wrong part on the motherboard, can that break/brick it?

I dont know if there are anything you shouldn't touch around the CLR_CMOS jumper, but it's totally fine if you knock the screwdriver's tip on the PCB, just make sure it's not with so much force that you will break the fibre glass.

[Xiauj]

@Jurrunio 

3 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

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Hey again,

So um, I was having troubles finding the CLR_CMOS jumper that I needed to hold My screwdriver against on the motherboard but what I eventually did was, I put My screwdriver on the somewhat closest jumper (or w/e it's called) for a few seconds and then I also took the circle-shaped battery out and put it on My wooden desk for about 1-2 minutes and then I put it back in, I powered up the system, booted into the BIOS and I did get the popup saying that it's been reset. I accidentally pressed " - " (Minus symbol) a couple times extra and so I exited without saving changes and went back, went into the advanced memory settings tab, enabled XMP at the top and below that, I pressed " - " to again, get it to 3000MHz. I did that and then I then booted into Windows 10, Task Manager is still showing "Hardware reserved: 0.0 PB", CMD shows 2133 (x4, per stick) and CPU-Z is showing this:

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What do I do next, to get the 3000MHz on all 4x8GB Sticks..??

I dunno what else to do and I'm getting a little bit concerned

[Jurrunio]

Well... dont use XMP then. Download and run Thaiphoon Burner, it will read out the entire XMP profile. Copy that to somewhere else you can read while in the BIOS and manually enter in the profile.

 

I assume you're on the latest BIOS btw

[Xiauj]

32 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

I assume you're on the latest BIOS btw

Yeah I am / should be currently.

 

 

Ok so, I just looked at a couple of vids on YouTube showing how it works because I've never heard of "Thaiphoon Burner", I assume that's a good software for calculating the values that I need to manually (  ) enter into the BIOS? Is there any other way I can get it/something-else to automatically enter the values into the BIOS?

 

It's not that I feel lazy or anything, it's just that I don't wanna accidentally type a wrong value and then BOOM, My RAM is ****ed o.o meaning I'd rather have it done automatically/properly. I'm a nervous person at the best of times if You can't already tell, lol.

[Jurrunio]

29 minutes ago, Xiauj said:

I assume that's a good software for calculating the values that I need to manually (  ) enter into the BIOS? 

No it doesnt calculate anything, it just reads out what the kit vendor has programmed into it. XMP Profile is just a pre-written line of numbers for the BIOS to apply, it's really dumb.

 

30 minutes ago, Xiauj said:

Is there any other way I can get it/something-else to automatically enter the values into the BIOS?

Ehmm.... employ someone else to do it for you? 

 

Or you could try using XMP but this time use a lower memory multiplier so it goes slower. It's possible that 3000MHz isnt actually stable so it reverts back to 2133, just so quickly that you didnt notice or it just isnt programmed for this behaviour to be noticeable.

[Xiauj]

1 minute ago, Jurrunio said:

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Interesting. In that case, I might just leave it for the time being =/ My brain is fried lol. Only reason I wanted the 3000MHz was to see if certain games would run smoother/quickly. Would it really make that much of a difference leaving it at 2133MHz as opposed to 3000MHz ..?

[Jurrunio]

1 minute ago, Xiauj said:

Would it really make that much of a difference leaving it at 2133MHz as opposed to 3000MHz ..?

Frame rate will definitely bounce a lot more, dragging down the averages in the process

[Xiauj]

8 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Frame rate will definitely bounce a lot more, dragging down the averages in the process

Ah Ok. I don't normally play that many highly intensive FPS games with high/ultra graphics tooooo often... so that should be alright.

 

The primary reason I want to obtain the 3000MHz was and still is because I tend to play some Heavily Modded-MC a lot and I thought maybe, just maybe the RAM-Speeds might(?) be affecting it because we all know MC is based on JAVA and we all know that JAVA loves to hog resources, kind of !

 

So yeah, I think I'm gonna leave the RAM as it is for now and get a new M.2 SSD which I'll be ordering in the next couple days! and then I'm gonna be moving everything from My 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hard Drive (HDD) onto the M.2 SSD then see how MC performs and possibly consider upgrading the CPU too but I dunno about that yet.

Edited December 31, 2019 by Xiauj