Question about MSI Z77a g43 motherboard performance

[coffeejunkee]

Well, either cpu or ram...or even something else still, like psu or motherboard. But checking ram first would probably be best. Temps are fine and errors shouldn't occur at stock speed.

List your complete specs as well please.

[Xenphor]

My specs are:

3570k at 3.4ghz
MSI z77a g43 mb
8 gigs of Corsair Vengeance ram
Nvidia gtx 680
250gb HD and 320gb HD
Antec EA 650 Watt 80 Plus Bronze

I was able to pass the burn test with Very High settings but not maximum

[coffeejunkee]

PSU? 2x4 or 4x2 ram? ram mhz?

I suspect ram because the difference between very high and maximum in IBT is more memory used for the last one.

[Xenphor]

ram is at 1600mhz 4x2 using xmp profile
Antec EA 650 Watt 80 Plus Bronze

[coffeejunkee]

Try with normal spd instead of xmp. Also try with 1 stick first and different slots. Or maybe ram needs a slight bump in voltage.

[Xenphor]

Well I think I managed to narrow it down to one stick of ram that would not let me complete the intel burn test. Although now with just the other ram, my scores are much lower. Guess I'll have to get some more.

[ketchup79]

Originally Posted by Xenphor

Well I think I managed to narrow it down to one stick of ram that would not let me complete the intel burn test. Although now with just the other ram, my scores are much lower. Guess I'll have to get some more.

Don't worry about benchmarks. Worry about actual performance. Your RAM should be under warranty anyway.

[Xenphor]

Well I ordered a new motherboard (Asus now) and ram (samsung). Hopefully I get better performance.

[coffeejunkee]

You won't. I'm pretty sure there is nothing wrong performance wise with your current system. It's normal for IBT to have lower GFlops with less memory but it's completely irrelevant for normal usage. Regular applications just use the ram they need, adding more than that does nothing. Just rma the bad ram stick.