Most 8 gig sticks are single and 16 gigs are dual I thinkIs there an easy way to determine if ram is dual or single rank when shopping?
I'm pretty sure that you mean XMP, not XFR.We need a new method for dealing with RAM. Honestly, WAAY back in the day I had no issues using RAM in an Intel, AMD, or Cyrix machine. It's gotten to the point now where XFR will work or it won't, and sometimes the system won't even boot at JEDEC rated speeds. IMO JEDEC should require certification for XFR DIMMs and manufacturers should do a better job overall.
I'm pretty sure that you mean XMP, not XFR.
Is there an easy way to determine if ram is dual or single rank when shopping?
Most 8 gig sticks are single and 16 gigs are dual I think
Isn't this one of the first things one should anyway when putting a system together?I know this one keeps being beaten to death, but please, make sure you have the latest UEFI BIOS for your board.
Some boards that hated the fast RAM in an earlier BIOS, can use it without a hitch if updated to a newer BIOS that contains a more up to date AGESA
Well given that you could brick your system if your system if you are not careful, caution would be advised for these folks then.Most people buy pre builts and/or are scared of updating the BIOS let alone entering it. Not that most people visit these sites though.
Well given that you could brick your system if your system if you are not careful, caution would be advised for these folks then.
Most 8 gig sticks are single and 16 gigs are dual I think
Haven't had a bad flash in 20 odd years. But then I'm careful. Avoid Windows based updaters. Reset to defaults. Do the flashing in the BIOS with the BIOS provided tool, and I doubt you'll have such issues today. Heck, some mainboard vendors include dual BIOSs, so if one bricks, you can just switch and reflash the bad one.
Its thankfully not the bad old nail-biting days in the 90's...
That's when you pull the ole switcheroo... you boot a different system to DOS, pull its bios chip out, put the chip from the dead one in (system still running) then proceed to force flash the last known good bios. Back then you could do that because the EPROMs were socketed on "most" (some OEMs had 'em soldered on).I'll never forget the day I lost my Pentium 66 system due to a bad BIOS flash. The system just locked up half way through. After waiting 2 hours I decided to risk powering off/back on and well...she's dead captain!
I'll never forget the day I lost my Pentium 66 system due to a bad BIOS flash. The system just locked up half way through. After waiting 2 hours I decided to risk powering off/back on and well...she's dead captain!
That's when you pull the ole switcheroo... you boot a different system to DOS, pull its bios chip out, put the chip from the dead one in (system still running) then proceed to force flash the last known good bios. Back then you could do that because the EPROMs were socketed on "most" (some OEMs had 'em soldered on).
Why would you have lost the CPU? The motherboard it what is in a brick state right?
Well there are a crap ton if you have your eyes open and do some research actually use Thaiphoon Burner.I've not seen any.
I have been running gskill 3600 cl15@3466 on my threadrippers since they came out with no problems.Clearly you didn’t check compatibility before purchasing… On G.Skill’s website they have a list of compatibile RAM specifically for AMD processors. https://www.gskill.com/en/press/view/g-skill-releases-amd-compatible-trident-z-rgb-kits
The highest supported RAM for threadripper (that’s labeled as stable) is 32GB of 3200Mhz in a 4 lane 8GB config. It also has to be the AMD compatable model (TZRX) which is more expensive. Any higher Mhz or GB’s of RAM will have issues. New AMD compatable RAM at 32GB 3466Mhz will also be released sometime in the next couple months (Q1).