Hardware Problem? Defective Parts?

[chrysstreet]

On the GPU thing, shouldn’t i be getting better FPS? Keep in mind i’m running the benchmark (and gaming) in 1366x768, and not 1920x1080 like everyone on that thread.

About the RAM, i did check and i saw “2666MHz max” so i assumed 2666MHz was the maximum amount of memory that this Processor supported, not the minimum, this is why i bought 2400MHz… I could’ve gotten 3000MHz for a 10% difference in price… i still don’t get it.

I checked the list and my memory is indeed not compatible, but is it related to clock speed at all? I see there are a lot of 2133 models there, all the way up to 3000.

Also, is there still a reason to blame the CPU? Considering the information i provided about it but also what was revealed about the RAM.

[phillpower2]

The slower RAM will be bottlenecking the processor which in turn will affect the performance of the GPU.

About the RAM, i did check and i saw “2666MHz max”

Where did you see this, it is misinformation, AMD who`s advice is what matters state 2667MHz and nothing else, no chance of any confusion on their behalf.

Also, is there still a reason to blame the CPU?

Who has blamed the CPU and for what, only thing that I have seen regarding the CPU is that Speccy says that it is not running at 3200MHz and that can sometimes happen when the processor is not under any load.

[phillpower2]

Any update for us chrysstreet?

[chrysstreet]

I guess i’ll have to wait then, RAM is way too expensive right now, i’ll roll with what i have and swap for a 3000MHz or a 3200MhZ when i get the chance.

Where did you see this, it is misinformation, AMD who`s advice is what matters state 2667MHz and nothing else, no chance of any confusion on their behalf.

I checked here on AMD’s specifications for this processor, it says “Max System Memory Speed: 2667MHz” so i assumed that meant that it couldn’t handle speeds above 2667MHz, but anything under it would be fine

Who has blamed the CPU and for what, only thing that I have seen regarding the CPU is that Speccy says that it is not running at 3200MHz and that can sometimes happen when the processor is not under any load.

I did, i just thought it was weird that it came out of the box with speeds that made it crash and that i had to manually underclock it myself, and that it gave bad performance in CSGO, but that was just me speculating.

Well, thanks for the help, i guess it’ll stay this way until RAM prices drop, at least i know my GPU is fine, that’s the one thing i was afraid of since it’s so expensive.

Also, while i’m at it, can my motherboard handle a CPU upgrade? If this one is indeed running as it should, then it is a disappointment for me, i was thinking of swapping for a Ryzen 5 1600x or a Ryzen 5 2600x when i fix the RAM issue.

[phillpower2]

Apologies for the late reply, had my own disaster to take care, someone driving into the side of my car to be exact

Question for you, has the BIOS ever been changed from what it was when you purchased the MB?

Will come back to answering the other points once we know the answer to the above.

[chrysstreet]

Negative, it’s the same BIOS, i looked into updating it myself, but it was already up to date.

[phillpower2]

Apologies, should have asked you to post the version of BIOS for us, can you do this for us if you will.

[chrysstreet]

Sorry for the delay, my BIOS version is 3803. It was up to date when i bought it and while i was tinkering with it, but now i see a new one came out this month. Should i update? How do i do it?

[phillpower2]

my BIOS version is 3803. I

Your present BIOS version number is what caught my attention, ASUS do not list a version 3803 for any CPU on your model of MB, you can confirm this for yourself at the download link that I have included, for your CPU you should have version 0405 which you can download from here

[phillpower2]

Any update for us chrysstreet?

[phillpower2]

Any update for us? This thread will be closed if not replied to within 48hrs.