GA P35C DS3R memory

[Hitower]

Can anyone please tell me what memory they are using on this motherboard, preferably with a 1333 CPU?

I have some Corsair XMS2 Pro 6400 that it just doesn't seem to like and I want to get something I know will work.

I am not worried about overclocking just want a stable stock system for now as I am well fed up with trying to sort this out now

 

[ScoobyDoo]

using 2gb of geil ultra 6400 with my board fine. had to rma my first board though coz it just kept rebooting with ram problems. new board is great though

 

[Plebo]

I'm using 4 gig of the OCZ PC2-5400C5 stuff with an E6850. I'm not doing any overclocking and seems to run fine.

 

[Participant]

I have some Corsair XMS2 Pro 6400 that it just doesn't seem to like and I

Can you expand on this useless piece of information?

I have Corsair XMS2 PC6400 and it works fine with this board, though my chip is an E2140 so not 1333FSB. Do you believe the FSB to be the issue?

 

[Hitower]

Sorry, I didn't mean to be vague but I didn't go into a lot of detail about my existing memory as I wasn't asking how to make it work. I was just after some tips for memory people were using. I have reached the fed up throw money at it point to be honest

I don't overclock and I don't claim to be an expert at all the memory settings in the BIOS stuff. I just want a bog standard working system.

The memory I have is CM2X1024-6400Pro XMS6405v4.1 which says 5-5-5-12 on it. There is some Corsair CM2X1024-6400C4 on the approved list but mine isn't and I am starting to thing it just isn't compatible.

I have a thread here http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17760323 where I go into my problem and what I tried.

 

[Participant]

My XMS2 memory is 2.1V VDIMM by default (XMS2 PC6400 @ 4-4-4-12 400MHz). Stable as anything.

This Gigabyte board has a default of 1.8V in the BIOS.

Therefore you may need to "overvolt" the memory +0.3V but I don't think that's the issue. Are you on the F2 BIOS?

P.S. run memtest as it may not be your memory causing orthos to fail.

 

[Hitower]

I will get the BIOS version and maybe update to F4b tonight and try using +0.1 and +0.3v to see if that helps and I'll try memtest.

I am still interested in knowing what memory people are using with the baord though in case I go for my fallback plan of buy different memory

 

[JaseUK]

I am using 2 x 1GB of XMS2 6400 4-4-4-12 @ 2.1v

Absoultely fine here

 

[Hitower]

That is good from my pov, I like Corsair memory

I hadn't realised until I looked into all this how many different 6400 types of corsair memory there was

CM2X1024-6400
.....................XMS6405v1.1...MICRON.......64 Mx8...Rev.A
.....................XMS6405v1.2...MICRON.......64 Mx8...Rev.A
.....................XMS6405v1.3...MICRON.......64 Mx8...Rev.A
.....................XMS6405v1.4...MICRON.......64 Mx8...Rev.D
.....................XMS6405v1.5...MICRON.......64 Mx8...Rev.B
.....................XMS6405v1.6...MICRON.......64 Mx8...Rev.D
.....................XMS6405v1.7...MICRON.......64 Mx8...Rev.D
.....................XMS6405v1.8...MICRON.......64 Mx8...Rev.D
.....................XMS6405v2.1...ELPIDA........6 4Mx8...Rev.E
.....................XMS6405v2.2...ELPIDA........6 4Mx8...90nm
.....................XMS6405v2.3...ELPIDA........6 4Mx8...90nm
.....................XMS6405v2.4...ELPIDA........6 4Mx8...Rev.H
.....................XMS6405v4.1...QIMONDA.....64M x8...Rev.B
.....................XMS6405v4.2...QIMONDA.....64M x8...Rev.B
.....................XMS6405v4.3...QIMONDA.....64M x8...Rev.C
.....................XMS6405v5.1...PROMOS.......64 MX8...90nm
.....................XMS6405v6.1...NANYA.........6 4Mx8...Rev.B
.....................XMS6405v7.1...PSC............ .64MX8...90nm

CM2X1024-6400D
........................XMS6404v2.1...PROMOS...... ..64MX8...90nm
........................XMS6404v2.2...PROMOS...... ..64MX8...90nm
........................XMS6404v3.1...ELPIDA...... ....64MX8...Rev.H
........................XMS6404v4.1...QIMONDA..... ..64MX8...Rev.C
........................XMS6404v5.1...MICRON...... ...64Mx8...Rev.D
........................XMS6404v5.2...MICRON...... ...64Mx8...Rev.D

CM2X1024-6400PRO
..........................XMS6405v1.1...MICRON.... ...64Mx8...Rev.A
..........................XMS6405v1.2...MICRON.... ...64Mx8...Rev.A
..........................XMS6405v1.3...MICRON.... ...64Mx8...Rev.A
..........................XMS6405v1.4...MICRON.... ...64Mx8...Rev.D
..........................XMS6405v1.5...MICRON.... ...64Mx8...Rev.B
..........................XMS6405v1.6...MICRON.... ...64Mx8...Rev.D
..........................XMS6405v2.1...ELPIDA.... ....64Mx8...Rev.E
..........................XMS6405v2.2...ELPIDA.... ....64Mx8...90nm
..........................XMS6405v2.3...ELPIDA.... ....64Mx8...90nm
..........................XMS5402v3.1...QIMONDA... ..64Mx8...Rev.B
..........................XMS5402v3.2...QIMONDA... ..64Mx8...Rev.C
..........................XMS6405v4.1...PROMOS.... ...64MX8...90nm
..........................XMS6405v4.2...PROMOS.... ...64MX8...90nm
..........................XMS6405v5.1...NANYA..... ....64Mx8...Rev.B

Mine is in bold.

I did a lot more testing and I am actually coming to the conclusion one of the pair is duff. I tried using memtest instead of orthos as suggested. In slot 1 , one of the chips fails within minutes on its own and when I swap it out for the other one it runs for hours. I have left it running today but I will be fairly happy if it is still running when I get home as I can just RMA the dodgy one and not have to buy new. This was all at stock voltages and spd with multiplier set at 2 (667). I would like to have a pair running at 800 but I will settle for 667 if I have to. If I can get one chip 100% stable I wil try upping voltage a bit and using 800 if it isn't stable without volatge tweaks.

Fingers crossed

 

[Participant]

If they were a matched pair you'll probably have to RMA both even if only one is faulty. Glad you found the problem though.