Ne one got ne PC4000 Ballistix Ram?

iNDEH · 9 Aug 2006 at 17:41

Im trying to clock my system but my ram is being rlly fussy bout timings im wonderin if its just me or if ne one else has had a similar experience? I got a CFX3200-DR mobo and it has serious issues running the ram above 200mhz. Im running with 3-4-4-10 timings on 4 sticks of the ram. My system seems to hav such trouble booting evn past the bios. I hav managed to get it to run at 250mhz but my system seems to reset (while in bios) several times before i hear the start up beep. Like it repeatedly powers up crashes and restarts all before ive evn seen bios details. Has any one evr had this problem? Ne ideas how to fix it? Heres how i got my ram set up:

1.8v (the board seems to run higher voltages for some reason)
4xHT multiplier
250 FSB
x8 multiplier (so ive actually under clocked my 3700+ SD)
umm using a 1560 TREF and as i mentioned 3-4-4-10 with the rest of the timings on auto.
Running 2T

This is just really beginning to annoy me as i should b able to OC well past 250mhz.

Thnx

iNDEH

Creidiki · 9 Aug 2006 at 17:45

You using 2T command rate? Have to use 2T for 4 sticks.

iNDEH · 9 Aug 2006 at 17:48

Yea sorri my bad 2T, im running 2T

Creidiki · 9 Aug 2006 at 17:50

Hmm, and I'm hoping thats 2.8v there on the memory also? And you really dont need 4x HT, ATI3200 is fine up to 1.5GHz HT.

But hmm, bizarre, yes.

iNDEH · 9 Aug 2006 at 17:54

yea the 2.8v is the ram...lol...yea thats what i dont understand it shouldnt hav any problems running my ram like that...what rlly confuses me is the resets ryt at the beginning...most the tym it wont evn manage to get to the bios screen and i hav to wipe my CMOS.

Creidiki · 9 Aug 2006 at 17:56

Hmm. Could you try some diagnostics? Ie, try using 1 stick at the time and see if it works that way, lets at least figure out if its an issue with board/timings or a bad stick.

iNDEH · 9 Aug 2006 at 18:09

fair point...although ive done a lot of mem test and it all comes back squeacky clean...ive just read a review from some guy how got it to 300mhz with 3-3-3-8 and i cant evn get 250 stable with 3-4-4-10

That makes me want to cry

Creidiki · 9 Aug 2006 at 18:14

Yea well memtest aint a good stability test for the large modules we use these days... it switches between the different chips too fast for them to heat up and bring the troubles out, with 512MB/1GB sticks.

I'm afraid Prime95/SP2K4 Large FFT is where its at, though MT+ still has its uses.

Anyway, go try single sticks, report back

iNDEH · 9 Aug 2006 at 18:20

Yea ive been playing with Prime 95 and super Pi running at the same tym for my system stability...but i wouldnt consider my system stable if the bios wont boot first tym...hav u evr had a similar problem?

iNDEH

Creidiki · 9 Aug 2006 at 18:22

Well, it sounds like a bad stick to me. Thats why I keep nagging to go try the sticks 1 at a time