Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

_Jimlad_ · 12 Aug 2012 at 18:19

im screwed with 16gb of memory, as mentioned before, even if i turn off my overclock and set memory to auto i get a bluescreen and crashes with another 8gb of memory. mem test says all are well

mayebaza · 12 Aug 2012 at 21:05

_Jimlad_ said:
im screwed with 16gb of memory, as mentioned before, even if i turn off my overclock and set memory to auto i get a bluescreen and crashes with another 8gb of memory. mem test says all are well

SB doesn't like memory with voltage more than 1.5v, from what I have read 1.5v is memoty sweet spot for SB. You should try different memory with 1.5v. I use these http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-143-CR, and can overclock to 5.2, but settled at 4.8 for a quiet life with no problems.

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_Jimlad_ · 13 Aug 2012 at 11:54

tuned out i had a dodgy memory stick.

anyway reinstalled.. i seem to have a minimal amount of drivers, mainly intel... anything missing i need?

mer022 · 15 Aug 2012 at 19:04

mer022 said:
Hello

Has anyone experienced random (cpu wasn't loaded at the time) 'memory management' BSOD's (2 so far in the past 2 weeks) with this board, if so how did you fix it without RMAing the ram?

Really a pain in the butt , as my once stable 4.3oc since oct'11 is now slightly unstable, memtesting the ram (using the xmp profile btw) with my overclock results in errors really small ones like 2-3 in a single pass and at most 200 or so errors. Having tested yeasterday i know the problem ram module but with my system at stock settings the ram doesn't show errors after 3 passes / 3-4hrs testing.

I'm asking as I've got a RMA number from g-skill but when they come test my memory in their test rig it'll probably pass memtest86+ or whatever they use.

Beginning to think its temp related, as any increase in volts to ram or cpu results in errors in memtest, gonna try downclocking the ram later to 1333 and test it with my overclock and see how that goes.

Thanks in advance.

Bad ram is bad ram, after trying to downclock the ram and my OC it still error'd. So on Saturday 4th Aug I rma'd the ram, my main concern was the length of turnaround but I was pleasantly surprised received my replacement ram on Thursday 9th morning

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All tested and everything is good again, got my stable system back. So *thumbs up* to g-skill for the speed of service.

gareth170 · 15 Aug 2012 at 19:26

acme15 said:
hate this motherboard, it is horrible , errors! overclocking and booting errors everywhere! cold boot errors! awake from sleep errors! usb 3.0 keeps failing! a chip burned out on its own! i could go on!

Avoid it at all costs!

I'm being deadly serious. It is a pain in the arse. Google it, there are errors! ERRORS EVERYWHERE!!!

*ahem* did i get my point accross?

most likely u just had/got a fault board. 99% of people are happy with it, including me. i have no issues with this board..

also your blaming the board but it "could" of been another hardware at fault such as PSU

kmetek · 9 Sep 2012 at 13:49

Can anyone post all the settings for I5 2500K and Z68E4GEN3 ?

And also pretty please, updates files to install drivers/bios etc? What versions you suggest, etc....pretty please, thanks

My components are:

I5 2500K
SAMSUNG DDR3 GREEN 30nm 2x8GB
TRANQUILLO GELID 2
INTEL SSD 320 120GB
CORSAIR TX650M
MSI N460GTX HAWK
ASROCK Z68 EXTREME4 GEN3

shankly1985 · 23 Oct 2012 at 16:38

New Bios out guys 2.30fw
Improve discrete VGA card vBIOS compatibility.

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?cat=Download&os=BIOS&Model=Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

_Jimlad_ · 23 Oct 2012 at 23:40

shankly1985 said:
New Bios out guys 2.30fw
Improve discrete VGA card vBIOS compatibility.

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?cat=Download&os=BIOS&Model=Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

i wish i knew what either of those things meant!

shankly1985 · 24 Oct 2012 at 08:26

_Jimlad_ said:
i wish i knew what either of those things meant!

Same here Number one rule I play buy never update Bios unless it fixes or offers something you need

I have looked around Google and found nothing Asrock should give better release notes.

Nightglow · 24 Oct 2012 at 09:40

shankly1985 said:
New Bios out guys 2.30fw
Improve discrete VGA card vBIOS compatibility.

Bios 2.20 also offered Improve discrete VGA card vBIOS compatibility, look at those release notes,might tell you more?

shankly1985 · 25 Oct 2012 at 02:22

Nightglow said:
Bios 2.20 also offered Improve discrete VGA card vBIOS compatibility, look at those release notes,might tell you more?

Nope says same thing. Dont give you a good enough description about what it really does.

_Jimlad_ · 26 Oct 2012 at 11:36

bit poor, im gonna leave my bios as it does not give me much of a reason to upgrade!

Narj · 26 Oct 2012 at 15:23

I haven't touched my BIOS since I got the board. It's rock solid so why fix what isn't broken!

JoeMango · 26 Oct 2012 at 17:47

What drivers should i use for this mobo with Windows 8? There are none on the asrock website. Or do I just use Win 7 drivers?

_Jimlad_ · 27 Oct 2012 at 13:56

JoeMango said:
What drivers should i use for this mobo with Windows 8? There are none on the asrock website. Or do I just use Win 7 drivers?

the windows7 ones should work.

but dunno why anyone would stick windows8 on any desktop pc

mayebaza · 29 Oct 2012 at 17:29

_Jimlad_ said:
the windows7 ones should work.

but dunno why anyone would stick windows8 on any desktop pc

I just did it.

Day One: Hated it.

Day Two: Hmmm not as bad as people say.

Day Three: I won't be going back to Windows 7. I know, I cannot believe it, I am warming to Metro, even though XLan and XUSB do not work in Windows 8.
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NH-D14, XFX 850W BE, Xonar Essence STX, BlackGold HD DVB.

_Jimlad_ · 30 Oct 2012 at 12:50

well good luck mate, not my cup of tea, but installed on my laptop to make sure i can use and support it. works ok on that, and i appreciated some of the speed bumps.

kmetek · 1 Nov 2012 at 19:50

just fired today for first time...out of box it was uefi 1.0....installed 2.30, all good so far....but damn bios settings, there's too many....where to start? all stock so far

kmetek · 2 Nov 2012 at 07:46

i have gathered this drivers & utilites, anyone can correct me what is needed, what is not and what's doubled or anything, thanks:

ASMedia USB 3.0 v1.14.8.0 [Extreme7 Gen3]\
Broadcom BCM57781 v15.2.0.4B\
Etron EJ168A USB 3.0 v1.113 [Extreme4 Gen3]\
etron_115\
INF(9.2.0.1021)\
Intel HD Graphics v8.15.10.2761\
Intel Management Engine v8.0.13.1502\
Intel Management Engine v8.0.2.1410_1.5M\
Intel PCH v9.3.0.1019\
Intel RST v11.2.0.1006\
LAN(v14.6.4.2)\
Marvell 88SE9120 v1.2.0.1020\
Marvell_SATA3_Win7-64_Win7_Vista64_Vista 1.2.0.1003\
Nuvoton(20110219_CIR)\
RapidStorage(v10.8.0.1003)\
Realtek HD Audio R2.70\
THX TruStudio(1.00.01)\
VGA_Win7-64_Vista64(v15.26.1.64.2618)\
XFastUSB(3.02.30)\
ASR3TB+Unlocker_v1.0.exe
AsrAppChargerSetup_v1.0.4.exe
AsrInstantBoot_v126.exe
AsrRS(v1.0.6).exe
AXTUSetup(v0.1.220).exe
cfosspeed-v661-build1880-asrock-whql.exe
intel_rst_11.6.0.1030.exe
Lucidlogix VIRTU Setup_64Bit_1.2.112.20176.exe
Lucidlogix VIRTU x64 v1.2.114.exe
SETUP_0.115.zip
SETUP_0.115.zip.part
XFastRAM(v2.0.24).exe
XFastRAM(v2.0.9.2).exe
z68e4g32.30mod.zip

please share your installed drivers&utilites for this mobo.

_Jimlad_ · 2 Nov 2012 at 19:58

about half that list