-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Jo Ann's New system - Dept. of RAM
- From: "Jo Ann Weaver" <bookworm54@xxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:53:34 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
Ok GMan,
I saw some of that too, but understood that they were booting with one stick
of it, then adding the other. How much performance difference will there be
if we drop to 667?
Jo Ann
-------Original Message-------
From: GMan
Date: 02/21/07 02:06:11
To: PCTechTalk FreeLists Group
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Jo Ann's New system - Dept. of RAM
Jo Ann,
Considering you've decided on the ASUS P5N-E SLI mainboard,
http://wapurl.co.uk/?Y78Q2TM
I now hesitate to recommend this particular OCZ memory.
http://wapurl.co.uk/?S3TVSHX
While the memory is top notch by itself, several people have reported
problems getting it to work with your board. I should point out that there
are ALWAYS folks who have problems with any combination of RAM & boards, but
this one has OCZ's attention. Please read the following two pages for
clarification.
http://wapurl.co.uk/?OZS3M9H
http://wapurl.co.uk/?IMMSTON
From what I've read at various sources, some people don't experience
this problem at all while others do. If you're not afraid to give it a go,
it's a killer combination for sure, once it's working. According to the OCZ
forum mod, 1T should work up to DDR2-800 (which is what the board supports),
above that, 2T is basically a must (and I suggest you avoid). This means
the rating is basically on the cusp and really depends on the individual
sticks you receive. Since the mainboard defaults this timing to 1T, if
either one of the RAM modules just barely passed their QC tests, it may give
you issues because the RAM will require the timing to be set at 2T before
it'll boot. Of course, you can't adjust the timings unless you can at least
get into the BIOS. This is why I said earlier that some folks have gotten
around this by initially installing cheaper sticks just to get into the BIOS
to make the necessary changes.
So, if you have access to a cheap stick of DDR2, this will not be that
big of an issue to you. Otherwise, I have to suggest we look elsewhere.
Peace,
GMan
"The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked!"
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