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Old 09-20-2003, 03:49 AM   #1
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Question and potential problem for my Mushkin basic PC3200 ram

Hi.. I got this ram running dual channel at 400mhz, 2.5-3-3-7(yes, it's sad, I know) and my system is stable.. Anyway, I was told that by some guys working at Fry's if I run my ram at speeds below 400mhz, I should be able to use tighter timings. However, that's definitely not the case, as my system refuses to boot and this is at 250fsb using the 3:2 divider.. Is this normal?

My specs:
2.4c @ 3.0ghz HT on
Abit IS7 bios 1.6
2x256mb Mushkin basic(with Vantec heatspreaders) @ 2.8v, 400mhz, dual channel

BTW, my GAT settings at Auto, normal, disabled, auto, disabled(something in that order)
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Old 09-20-2003, 05:06 AM   #2
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Try 2.5-2-3-8
The 2nd value being RAS Precharge

btw, put all the GAT settings to auto (=disabled) until you find out the best timings.
You should do 2.5-2-3-8 at 5:4 too.
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Old 09-21-2003, 04:14 PM   #3
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Got it running at 2-3-3-5, 360mhz, 270mhz fsb, but it wasn't stable.. Guess my processor sucks then.. Oh and my ram won't do 2-2-2-5 for some reason..
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Old 09-21-2003, 05:14 PM   #4
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Got it running at 2-3-3-5, 360mhz, 270mhz fsb, but it wasn't stable.. Guess my processor sucks then.. Oh and my ram won't do 2-2-2-5 for some reason..
From what I've seen, only very good quality ram will do 2.2.2.5.
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