Hey ASA.
So i used to own a zh77 asrock motherboard with a 2500k i5. I was a fool back then and noticed the Z but not the H77 at the end which made me think its close to a z77 chipset and has cpu overclocking but no ram OC. Turns out it had no CPU nor memory OC support and on top of that the motherboard's PCIe slot stopped working as well so i had to change the motherboard one way or the other. So i went to the market and couldn't find me any decent full atx motherboards with cpu overclocking or memory overclock. But i remembered reading that the Asus H61M-K has memory overclocking support up to 2200mhz so i asked the dealer and we checked it on the ASUS site and it does support ram overclocking. ._. So turns out my dealer was ready to buy the motherboard from me again on a really fair price (bought it from him for 9,200 sold it back to him for 7,900, was 8 months used) I sold that and my processor with it and bought an H61M-k with an i5 3570k. I jumped to 3rd gen so that i can at least use the 1600mhz valueram that i had to its fullest extent cause i was only able to access 1333mhz on my 2500k ._.
So i bought this the Asus H61M-K. Was some what happy with it. Finally decided to get overclockable memory and bought two 4gb 1866mhz Hyper X kingstons 3 days ago. I was so excited about it but when i get home. Turns out my motherboard is using it on 1600mhz. I went in the bios and had other options up to 3200mhz. But i kept it under 2200 since that is what the H61m-K is supposed to support max. I switched it to other speeds it didn't load. Matter of fact i switched it to 1866mhz which is the ram's stock buss speed but still my pc didn't boot. I also updated my bios version an still nothing. Even played with the Timespeed and stuff that my cousin who is a huge tech geek helped me with but still no results. So does anyone knows whats up. Here are the specs to my motherboard and you guy's can check it yourself ;-;
CPUIntel® Socket 1155 for 3rd/2nd Generation Core™ i7/Core™ i5/Core™ i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Processors
Supports Intel® 22 nm CPU
Supports Intel® 32 nm CPU
Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
* The Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on the CPU types.
* Refer to
www.asus.com for CPU support list
ChipsetIntel® H61(B3)
Memory2 x DIMM, Max. 16GB, DDR3 2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel Memory Architecture
* 1600MHz and higher frequency is supported by Intel® 3rd generation processors.
* Refer to
www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).
* Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Install a 64-bit Windows® OS when you want to install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard.
* Due to the CPU behavior, DDR3 2133/1866MHz memory module will run at DDR3 2000/1800MHz frequency as default.
GraphicIntegrated Graphics Processor
Multi-VGA output support : DVI/RGB ports
- Supports DVI with max. resolution 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz
- Supports RGB with max. resolution 2048 x 1536 @ 75 Hz
Maximum shared memory of 1024 MB
Expansion Slots1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 *1
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1
StorageIntel® H61(B3) chipset :
4 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s), blue
LANRealtek® 8111F, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)
AudioRealtek® ALC887 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC *2
USB PortsIntel® H61(B3) chipset :
8 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, black, 4 at mid-board)
Special FeaturesASUS Exclusive Features :
- AI Suite II
- Ai Charger
- Anti-Surge
- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface
- Network iControl
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution :
- ASUS Fan Xpert
ASUS EZ DIY :
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 2
- ASUS MyLogo 2
Back I/O Ports1 x PS/2 keyboard (purple)
1 x PS/2 mouse (green)
1 x DVI
1 x D-Sub
1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)
4 x USB 2.0
3 x Audio jack(s)
Internal I/O2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s)
4 x SATA 3Gb/s connector(s)
1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (4 -pin)
1 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (4 -pin)
1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
1 x Front panel connector(s)
1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP)
1 x Internal speaker connector(s)
1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s)
AccessoriesI/O Shield
2 x SATA 3Gb/s cable(s)
BIOS64Mb Flash ROM, UEFI BIOS, PnP, DMI v2.0, WfM2.0, SMBIOS v2.7, ACPI v2.0a,SLP3.0, EUP-ready
ManageabilityWOL, PXE, PME Wake Up
Support DiscDrivers
ASUS Utilities
ASUS Update
Anti-Virus Software (OEM Version)
Form FactoruATX Form Factor
8.9 inch x 6.9 inch ( 22.6 cm x 17.5 cm )
Note*1: Intel® 3rd Generation Core™ processors support PCIe 3.0 speed.
*2: Use a chassis with HD audio module in the front panel to support an 8-channel audio output.