Ballistix and ASUS, Problem???

Hawky89 · 19 Feb 2008 at 18:28

im receiving my new Maximus formula board tomorrow and i was wondering whether crucial ballistix ram will run ok with it cos i Know ASUS are picky as hell when it comes to RAM, and also should i get PC 8500 or 6400, what sort of performance boos would i get?

Hawky

Amidar · 20 Feb 2008 at 12:37

I was running 4 x 1GB sticks of Crucial Ballistix PC6400 in my Asus Maximus with no problems at all

Chris19 · 20 Feb 2008 at 12:45

Im using 2 x 1GB of Ballistix PC8500 in my Maximus all is fine.

DirtyJester · 20 Feb 2008 at 13:07

Running 4GB (4 x 1GB) Ballistic 8500 in a P5N-T .... had a few probs at first but latest bios helped and also had to set timings manually as AUTO setting wouldnt detect correct speeds etc.

Smiler.Shaw · 20 Feb 2008 at 14:32

I'm running 4x1GB of Ballistix Tracer 8500 with no problems! But have to set the voltages and timings my self as Auto settings didn't pick them up!

Hawky89 · 21 Feb 2008 at 10:57

So the main problem with ASUS boards isnt compatibility but lack of detection of speeds the ram should actually be running at? i have that problem atm, i have 3gb of geil 667 MHz at 4-4-4-12 but on my current board (which is ASUS and doesnt have a bios that you can change stuff in) they are running at 5-5-5-15.

SixDemons · 23 Feb 2008 at 15:28

running maximus formula + 4gb ballistix tracer 1066mhz no problems here.... better than my old reapers that was incompatible with the maximus....

Monkeynut · 23 Feb 2008 at 15:45

The 8500 is better than the 6400 for overclocking.