Help me find ram for this system - Page 2

FB · 07-05-2005, 04:21 PM

gold VX requires lots of volts.

kcstock · 07-05-2005, 04:24 PM

so if the board can do 4V, it should be able to handle it. no?

FB · 07-05-2005, 04:32 PM

yes, but there is a problem with the 4v jumper, there is a fix in the first post of the DFI thread

kcstock · 07-05-2005, 05:02 PM

so do you think that the OCZ would be the best value for the money? I had some corsair ram that i liked, but i always wished i could get more speed from it.

FB · 07-05-2005, 05:03 PM

got some Corsair 4400c25
guess what i can do with this ram? boot up at 250x10 1:1 1.4vcore 2.7vdimm 2.5-3-3-8 timings.

OCZ's customer support is awesome, but i have had so much bad luck with them, i switched to the corsair above today and it is working great at 1:1 250mhz

kcstock · 07-05-2005, 05:32 PM

I also found some Patriot PC4000 for 20 buck less per chip. they are cas3 instead of cas2...

I think I am getting all hung up trying to find TCCD or some notable chip type. I am I worrying about the chip type too much since I am more concerned with the clock speed than the timings?

FB · 07-05-2005, 05:42 PM

you might be, TCCx generally does best on A64 systems since it can clock higher than anything else.

actually now that i think about it, you can't run 4x512 @ DDR 400 can you? i thought the manual states that if you do run 4 double sided sticks, it will default to DDR333 speeds.

your best best is to try and find some nice 1Gb sticks, then run a higher multiplier and a lower fsb speed. cpu cycles are king on A64, but additional memory bandwidth is nice as well.

kcstock · 07-05-2005, 05:53 PM

ahh ok. yeah its been so long since ive played with an AMD system, i was not thinking in terms of adjusting the multiplier.

Ok. do me a favor, go to newegg and pickout some dang ram for me!

im getting a headache.

kcstock · 07-05-2005, 05:57 PM

How is Geil ram these days? I was not happy with it when i had 512 pc2700 on my p4s8x

It seems like all the 2 gig sets are only available in pc3200. at least from OCZ and Corsair. or else they are DDR2. I dont know what to do.

FB · 07-05-2005, 06:12 PM

try some Corsair XMS, unless you are still looking for 2x1Gb

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145523

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145522

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145551

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145550 (these are what i just got)

kcstock · 07-05-2005, 06:47 PM

Yeah, i was hoping for 2 gigs. But it reall is just for overkills sake. I have 1 gig right now and I have never really run out of ram.

cmay119 · 07-05-2005, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FB

gold VX requires lots of volts.

I have also been reading over at dfi-street.com that Gold VX sticks haven't been playing very nice with the DFI nForce4 boards. Also remember you might have to apply more voltage than usual if populating all 4 memory banks as some of the sticks might be starved for voltage if you set it too low. Good luck with your decision.

FB · 07-06-2005, 12:05 AM

here is a chart with all current ram modules and what chips they are
http://www.techpowerup.com/memdb/

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07-05-2005, 04:24 PM	#17
kcstock www.kenstock.com Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Detroit, Michigan Posts: 505	so if the board can do 4V, it should be able to handle it. no? __________________ TESTING \| DFI NF4 SLI-DR (704-2BT) \| X2 4200+ @ 2.65 (250x11) 1.50v \| Koolance Exos (300G - 180 L06) 2x1024 BALLISTIX PC4000 1:1 3-3-3-8 2.8v 2x eVGA NVidia 7800GTX 256mb in SLi 1 74Gig WD Raptor \| 1 120Gig WD SATA \| 1 40Gig WD 7200 on PCI-SATA Audigy 2 Platinum \| Klipsch Promedia 4.1 \| LianLi V2000 3D Mark 01: 29172 \| 3D Mark 03: 13614\| 3D Mark 05: 8469 RIP: Romeo365 9/75 - 4/05
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07-05-2005, 04:32 PM	#18
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07-05-2005, 05:02 PM	#19
kcstock www.kenstock.com Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Detroit, Michigan Posts: 505	so do you think that the OCZ would be the best value for the money? I had some corsair ram that i liked, but i always wished i could get more speed from it.
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07-05-2005, 05:03 PM	#20
FB Re-Retiring Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: MN, USA Posts: 24,834	got some Corsair 4400c25 guess what i can do with this ram? boot up at 250x10 1:1 1.4vcore 2.7vdimm 2.5-3-3-8 timings. OCZ's customer support is awesome, but i have had so much bad luck with them, i switched to the corsair above today and it is working great at 1:1 250mhz __________________ Bye Bye ABXZone.....Rest In Peace. Last edited by FB : 07-05-2005 at 05:47 PM.
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07-05-2005, 05:32 PM	#21
kcstock www.kenstock.com Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Detroit, Michigan Posts: 505	I also found some Patriot PC4000 for 20 buck less per chip. they are cas3 instead of cas2... I think I am getting all hung up trying to find TCCD or some notable chip type. I am I worrying about the chip type too much since I am more concerned with the clock speed than the timings? __________________ TESTING \| DFI NF4 SLI-DR (704-2BT) \| X2 4200+ @ 2.65 (250x11) 1.50v \| Koolance Exos (300G - 180 L06) 2x1024 BALLISTIX PC4000 1:1 3-3-3-8 2.8v 2x eVGA NVidia 7800GTX 256mb in SLi 1 74Gig WD Raptor \| 1 120Gig WD SATA \| 1 40Gig WD 7200 on PCI-SATA Audigy 2 Platinum \| Klipsch Promedia 4.1 \| LianLi V2000 3D Mark 01: 29172 \| 3D Mark 03: 13614\| 3D Mark 05: 8469 RIP: Romeo365 9/75 - 4/05
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07-05-2005, 05:42 PM	#22
FB Re-Retiring Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: MN, USA Posts: 24,834	you might be, TCCx generally does best on A64 systems since it can clock higher than anything else. actually now that i think about it, you can't run 4x512 @ DDR 400 can you? i thought the manual states that if you do run 4 double sided sticks, it will default to DDR333 speeds. your best best is to try and find some nice 1Gb sticks, then run a higher multiplier and a lower fsb speed. cpu cycles are king on A64, but additional memory bandwidth is nice as well. __________________ Bye Bye ABXZone.....Rest In Peace.
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07-05-2005, 05:53 PM	#23
kcstock www.kenstock.com Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Detroit, Michigan Posts: 505	ahh ok. yeah its been so long since ive played with an AMD system, i was not thinking in terms of adjusting the multiplier. Ok. do me a favor, go to newegg and pickout some dang ram for me! im getting a headache.
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07-05-2005, 05:57 PM	#24
kcstock www.kenstock.com Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Detroit, Michigan Posts: 505	How is Geil ram these days? I was not happy with it when i had 512 pc2700 on my p4s8x It seems like all the 2 gig sets are only available in pc3200. at least from OCZ and Corsair. or else they are DDR2. I dont know what to do. __________________ TESTING \| DFI NF4 SLI-DR (704-2BT) \| X2 4200+ @ 2.65 (250x11) 1.50v \| Koolance Exos (300G - 180 L06) 2x1024 BALLISTIX PC4000 1:1 3-3-3-8 2.8v 2x eVGA NVidia 7800GTX 256mb in SLi 1 74Gig WD Raptor \| 1 120Gig WD SATA \| 1 40Gig WD 7200 on PCI-SATA Audigy 2 Platinum \| Klipsch Promedia 4.1 \| LianLi V2000 3D Mark 01: 29172 \| 3D Mark 03: 13614\| 3D Mark 05: 8469 RIP: Romeo365 9/75 - 4/05
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07-05-2005, 06:12 PM	#25
FB Re-Retiring Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: MN, USA Posts: 24,834	try some Corsair XMS, unless you are still looking for 2x1Gb http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145523 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145522 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145551 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145550 (these are what i just got) __________________ Bye Bye ABXZone.....Rest In Peace.
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07-05-2005, 06:47 PM	#26
kcstock www.kenstock.com Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Detroit, Michigan Posts: 505	Yeah, i was hoping for 2 gigs. But it reall is just for overkills sake. I have 1 gig right now and I have never really run out of ram. __________________ TESTING \| DFI NF4 SLI-DR (704-2BT) \| X2 4200+ @ 2.65 (250x11) 1.50v \| Koolance Exos (300G - 180 L06) 2x1024 BALLISTIX PC4000 1:1 3-3-3-8 2.8v 2x eVGA NVidia 7800GTX 256mb in SLi 1 74Gig WD Raptor \| 1 120Gig WD SATA \| 1 40Gig WD 7200 on PCI-SATA Audigy 2 Platinum \| Klipsch Promedia 4.1 \| LianLi V2000 3D Mark 01: 29172 \| 3D Mark 03: 13614\| 3D Mark 05: 8469 RIP: Romeo365 9/75 - 4/05
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07-06-2005, 12:05 AM	#28
FB Re-Retiring Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: MN, USA Posts: 24,834	here is a chart with all current ram modules and what chips they are http://www.techpowerup.com/memdb/ __________________ Bye Bye ABXZone.....Rest In Peace.
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