2t settings and 4 DIMMS

[BoboKatt]

Ok I really thouht I had this licked -- I am running a new AMD X2 3800+ on my Msi neo2 Plat (still AGP). I installed 4 X 512 od Corsair RAM really thinking that I would be now able to run at 1T with the OFFICIAL speed of the RAM. I am not talking of overclocking my CPU or RAM yet... i just want to run my stupid RAM at the stated speed of 2.5,3,3,8. However NO NO NO... nada... niente... nien. I have to run at CAS 3 and most of all 2T.

I sold my older AMD64 3200+ winchester as I read that it was the actual CPU that was not allowing me to run the 4 DIMMS at the same time. Now with the AMD X2 3800+, it runs... but at the lowest settings. Thus what do I need to do folks... change the board to a Nforce4 chipset? Get a better power supply... sell my 4 DIMMS and get 2 X 1024 (which I find so hard to find with really great timings without costing a mint).

Any ideas folks>?

I guess I should add that I would LIKE to run my RAM as fast as possible and I am still clueless if I should be hoping to get my ram to tighter lower latency timings such as 2-3-2-5 or try to match my RAM's speed to say my 250 Mhz HT. If I get RAM that is rater at 3200 (200 Mhz) but costs a boat load like OCZ or HYper or whatnot... does that mean that even though they say PC3200 that it can be overclocked to say 240 Mhz? My Corsair that I have currently is value brand and pretty much over 210 it would not work (when I had only 2 sticks).

BOb

 

[ninja098]

sell my 4 DIMMS and get 2 X 1024

Ding. This is the only way you'll get it to run at 1T. You can a 2x1GB set for just over $200 right now.

 

[RussianSensation]

Keep the current ram. Spend money on a faster videocard or something. Cas 3 and 2T shouldn't be worth spending $200 on 2x1 gig sticks for 5-10% speed increase.

 

[jiffylube1024]

You can't run 4 sticks of DDR at 2T on the A64 with NF4 currently. It's annoying, I know...

 

[deadseasquirrel]

Originally posted by: jiffylube1024
You can't run 4 sticks of DDR at 2T on the A64 with NF4 currently. It's annoying, I know...

????

I'm running 4 sticks at 2T with a 3000+ Winnie on a DFI nf4...

 

[kamranziadar]

Why it is annoying?

 

[T101]

Check my profile below....

All you have to do is to either run at 333 Mhz (four double sided) or use 2 double sided and 2 single sided to achieve 400 Mhz.

Btw, my cpu is a Winchester 3500+ CBBID core.

 

[Mogadon]

Since the Venice core running 4 sticks at 400MHz and 2T is fine.

edit - on the new DFI board with the ATI RX200 chipset you can even run the 4 sticks at 400MHz and 1T even though AMD says it is physically impossible .. funny ey.

 

[mdkinsal]

The MSI board (agp) you can't run 4 sticks at the 1:1 you have to have 2 sticks.

 

[Mogadon]

Even with the latest BIOS?

Also you have a winchester core which doesn't have the updated memory controller the Venice core does, so if you're using your system as reference for that, that could well be the reason.

Not that i'm an expert or anything, that's just a suggestion.