help with RAM

paulh · 5 Nov 2008 at 20:42

Hi Guys,

I've got a problem I cant get my RAM to post past 1000mhz, Tried loose timings and higher volts!

Any ideas? Please help, its doin my head in!

Thanh55 · 5 Nov 2008 at 20:52

Lower your multipier and up FSB, I tinks no your ram problem, your board give up before your ram hit its own speed. I think the best way it's ower multipier to 6 and test your board for highest FSB.

paulh · 5 Nov 2008 at 20:54

Thanh55 said:
Lower your multipier and up FSB, I tinks no your ram problem, your board give up before your ram hit its own speed. I think the best way it's ower multipier to 6 and test your board for highest FSB.

Any more than a 500 fsb and you need mad volts to get to windows. got it to 520 the other day and needed over 1.6 to hit windows! even then it BSOD after a few mins.

Thanh55 · 5 Nov 2008 at 21:05

So stick with 1000Mhz ram speed or overclock your ram then. Or try not run @ 1:1, someting 4:5... or the nearest speed of your ram (I think it 1066).

paulh · 5 Nov 2008 at 21:10

yeah tried that no joy though. wasnt sure if i was missing a setting in bios or something as its a new board. Ah well i suppose 1000 will have to do!

Thanh55 · 5 Nov 2008 at 21:20

the 2 main thing you did aready (timming, vdim) so happy with it

. I would lower my cpu speed to reach the ram max speed.

postmanfw · 5 Nov 2008 at 21:32

paulh said:
Any more than a 500 fsb and you need mad volts to get to windows. got it to 520 the other day and needed over 1.6 to hit windows! even then it BSOD after a few mins.

eek! 1.6v is a bit high is it not? Even just to try.

I would try upping the the multy and dropping the fsb as already said.

Mr Kingston · 5 Nov 2008 at 22:26

no way you should put 1.6v through a wolfie, u will kill it . Also why are you trying such a fsb with low multi. Most boards now and since 680i have done 450fsb + easy and with a high multi ure laughing.

Lower the fsb like sugested and higher the multi dude

paulh · 5 Nov 2008 at 23:19

Mr Kingston said:
no way you should put 1.6v through a wolfie, u will kill it . Also why are you trying such a fsb with low multi. Most boards now and since 680i have done 450fsb + easy and with a high multi ure laughing.

Lower the fsb like sugested and higher the multi dude

sorry 1.6 was NB volts i've never put more than about 1.36 though my e8400 my chip will not go stable after 3.8 so I thougth that dropping the multi to get a faster fsb was better? is that wrong then?