Defect in AMD FX-53 CPU?

[Ajwhipple]

I just read an ad on ebay buy a person that is selling 2 GB OCZ PC3700 Gold Edition Rev. 3 Dual Channel memory sticks. He says he's selling the memory because a defect in the FX-53 chip will not allow him to run memory at speeds higher than 166. I'll paste the exact wording below:


"These are two brand new packages of OCZ pc 3700 (512MB x 2) Dual Channel Gold Edition Rev 3 unbuffered regular memory that I could not use because my AMD FX-53 chip (as well as all of the ones made due to a defect in the chips) will not run any memory at high speeds (over 166) when dual channel in activated. I am very upset that I needed to get other slower memory because these are great sticks (my first choice), but I cannot use them."


Is this true? I'm planning to install a FX-53 chip in my new computer and if this is a problem, I'd like to know.

Thanks.

 

[AWhackWhiteBoy]

It only runs 166? what a joke, he probably just has no idea what to do with the hardware or how to configure it.

edit: on the new DFI AMD64 beta mobo the highest speeds to date are being recorded for DDR, 550+ mhz. i think even 600mhz

 

[Mik3y]

It's all bvllsh!t. athlon fx's are excellent cpu's and can run very high speed memories.

 

[charloscarlies]

Originally posted by: Mik3y
It's all bvllsh!t. athlon fx's are excellent cpu's and can run very high speed memories.

 

[n7]

I know some of the older socket 754 mobos couldn't use more than two dimms @ DDR400, & if you added another, they'd go down to 333 or sumthin', but i do not believe that's the case with the 939s...even that was the case, it would be due to the mobo not the CPU.

 

[klah]

Here is Wesley's s939 roundup: http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2128&p=1

All six boards were tested with an FX-53 and ran 4 dimms at 200MHz. The only thing that has to be done with 4 dimms is changing the command rate to 2T.

 

[Zebo]

What a dumbass. I wonder if he has a MSI mobo though.

Seriously, that's one of the best rams to run in A64's. Go to Xtremesystems...plenty of fellas running them at 250MHz 2-3-2 with FX-53.

 

[masshass81]

maybe he bought 940 pin FX-53 and used the the unregistered ram in it? would it even post if he did this?

 

[carlosd]

Originally posted by: Ajwhipple
I just read an ad on ebay buy a person that is selling 2 GB OCZ PC3700 Gold Edition Rev. 3 Dual Channel memory sticks. He says he's selling the memory because a defect in the FX-53 chip will not allow him to run memory at speeds higher than 166. I'll paste the exact wording below:


"These are two brand new packages of OCZ pc 3700 (512MB x 2) Dual Channel Gold Edition Rev 3 unbuffered regular memory that I could not use because my AMD FX-53 chip (as well as all of the ones made due to a defect in the chips) will not run any memory at high speeds (over 166) when dual channel in activated. I am very upset that I needed to get other slower memory because these are great sticks (my first choice), but I cannot use them."


Is this true? I'm planning to install a FX-53 chip in my new computer and if this is a problem, I'd like to know.

Thanks.

Actually I am using them in my FX-53 system and work perfectly with dual channel.

 

[Ajwhipple]

Carlosd,

Out of curiousity, how do you have your drives configured? RAID 0+1?

I have the Raptor and a Seagate Barracuda 120 GB SATA. I'm trying to decide if I should buy another Raptor and how I should configure the drives.

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: Ajwhipple
I just read an ad on ebay buy a person that is selling 2 GB OCZ PC3700 Gold Edition Rev. 3 Dual Channel memory sticks. He says he's selling the memory because a defect in the FX-53 chip will not allow him to run memory at speeds higher than 166. I'll paste the exact wording below:


"These are two brand new packages of OCZ pc 3700 (512MB x 2) Dual Channel Gold Edition Rev 3 unbuffered regular memory that I could not use because my AMD FX-53 chip (as well as all of the ones made due to a defect in the chips) will not run any memory at high speeds (over 166) when dual channel in activated. I am very upset that I needed to get other slower memory because these are great sticks (my first choice), but I cannot use them."


Is this true? I'm planning to install a FX-53 chip in my new computer and if this is a problem, I'd like to know.

Thanks.

Tell him that he is right and the FX53 chips do have that defect. Then offer to buy that crappy FX53 off him for $200.

 

[rgreen83]

Originally posted by: masshass81
maybe he bought 940 pin FX-53 and used the the unregistered ram in it? would it even post if he did this?

Im not even sure you could get them in the slot, dont registered DIMMS have a little different orientation of that little positioning slot?

 

[Mik3y]

Originally posted by: JackBurton

Originally posted by: Ajwhipple
I just read an ad on ebay buy a person that is selling 2 GB OCZ PC3700 Gold Edition Rev. 3 Dual Channel memory sticks. He says he's selling the memory because a defect in the FX-53 chip will not allow him to run memory at speeds higher than 166. I'll paste the exact wording below:


"These are two brand new packages of OCZ pc 3700 (512MB x 2) Dual Channel Gold Edition Rev 3 unbuffered regular memory that I could not use because my AMD FX-53 chip (as well as all of the ones made due to a defect in the chips) will not run any memory at high speeds (over 166) when dual channel in activated. I am very upset that I needed to get other slower memory because these are great sticks (my first choice), but I cannot use them."


Is this true? I'm planning to install a FX-53 chip in my new computer and if this is a problem, I'd like to know.

Thanks.

Tell him that he is right and the FX53 chips do have that defect. Then offer to buy that crappy FX53 off him for $200.

such beautiful words! :laugh:

 

[Ajwhipple]

Tell him that he is right and the FX53 chips do have that defect. Then offer to buy that crappy FX53 off him for $200.

LOL. Yeah, maybe I'll do that!

 

[JohnAn2112]

If it's 4x512 total, then the RAM will run at 166. he technically can overclock it to run at 200 though.