can't fix RAM voltage on a Gigabyte B450 Aorus Elite
can't fix RAM voltage on a Gigabyte B450 Aorus Elite
I have a Ryzen 5 1600AF (Zen+) and 2x 8 GB DDR4 3600 HyperX. when I select XMP1, it says 1.35V in the profile. however, when I boot Strelec WinPE USB (I'm on Fedora, I really don't want to install windows just so I can run HWINFO), install all drivers and launch HWINFO64 it says 1.2V. so I enter BIOS again, go to Voltages and enter 1.35 manually instead of auto. no change, still reads 1.2V. the BIOS side screen shows 1.35 after reboot.
I've found an unresolved thread somewhere with the same problem for my board. I'm on latest BIOS.
am I missing something, is there some additional setting I need to switch so it registers? the BIOS setup is hella confusing and borderline stupid, e.g. enabling virtualization required turning on SMP (how am I supposed to guess what that is?!) that's located in the "Frequency" subsection (wtf?!).
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Diagnostics
dmidecode output:
Memory Device Array Handle: 0x000B Error Information Handle: 0x0011 Total Width: 64 bits Data Width: 64 bits Size: 8 GB Form Factor: DIMM Set: None Locator: DIMM 0 Bank Locator: P0 CHANNEL A Type: DDR4 Type Detail: Synchronous Unbuffered (Unregistered) Speed: 3000 MT/s Manufacturer: Kingston Serial Number: 0B0672F9 Asset Tag: Not Specified Part Number: KHX3600C17D4/8GX Rank: 1 Configured Memory Speed: 3000 MT/s Minimum Voltage: 1.2 V Maximum Voltage: 1.2 V Configured Voltage: 1.2 V Memory Technology: DRAM Memory Operating Mode Capability: Volatile memory Firmware Version: Unknown Module Manufacturer ID: Bank 2, Hex 0x98 Module Product ID: Unknown Memory Subsystem Controller Manufacturer ID: Unknown Memory Subsystem Controller Product ID: Unknown Non-Volatile Size: None Volatile Size: 8 GB Cache Size: None Logical Size: Nonesensors:
it8792-isa-0a60 Adapter: ISA adapter in0: 1.79 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +2.78 V) in1: 1.18 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +2.78 V) in2: 1.02 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +2.78 V) +3.3V: 3.38 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +5.56 V) in4: 1.20 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +2.78 V) in5: 1.04 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +2.78 V) in6: 2.78 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +2.78 V) ALARM 3VSB: 3.36 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +5.56 V) Vbat: 3.33 Vbios:
dmidecode and sensors output are from XMP2 (3000 MT/s, also 1.35V) as I can't boot the OS at XMP1, but when I could the output was the same.
Unless gigabyte changed it in a newer revision, that motherboard has 2 it87 chips, but you need a newer driver to see both in sensors.
correct, HWINFO64 lists two. thanks for the link, but seems way too cumbersome to install it so I'll use WinPE from my Ventoy USB drive if I need to check if the detected voltage changes.
Yeah it does need a sensors config for your motherboard too, if you want the proper names, but I won't be able to get mine until maybe Sunday.
I'm mainly checking if there's something else to switch in BIOS or that's all there is to it and my setup is just incompatible; I'm waiting to snag a used 5600 when they drop a bit more in price, since they're supposed to work better with faster RAM. but sure, if you get around to it I'd appreciate any config you can share.
Here's my sensors config: https://github.com/frankcrawford/it87/pull/12/files
- BIOS is set to 1.35
- sensors reports 1.38
- dmidecode reports 1.2
So I believe the motherboard is running my ram at the correct voltage, just the dmi is hard coded.
my original reply vanished, so here I go again: thank you very much for your efforts and for following up. I couldn't get the driver to compile on my system but that wasn't my primary goal, guess my setup is just incompatible. hopefully I'll get a used 5600 by year's end and check then. thanks again.
No worries!
I believe for the driver you need to install
build-essential@development-tools(forgot about fedora) and then runsudo make dkms.