PC2-9200 / 1150 MHz ddr2

l33-4 · 25 Nov 2009 at 18:07

hello, my question is, Will pc 9200/1150mhz drr2 ram work in my ddr2 motherboard which supports up to 1066 ??

Rroff · 25 Nov 2009 at 18:26

Depends on the motherboard.

EDIT: Unless your planning on extreme overclocking and need to match the FSB/Ratios I wouldn't bother spending anything extra to get PC2-9200 RAM - you won't notice any performance difference to 6400 stuff.

l33-4 · 25 Nov 2009 at 18:34

GigaByte M52L-S3P AM2, PCI-E, DDR2, SATA2

l33-4 · 25 Nov 2009 at 18:37

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=3008 <<<<< This board

Believe it or not ive found some pc 9200 which is cheaper than any 6400,8500 that ive looked at.

Rroff · 25 Nov 2009 at 18:39

Looks like it uses the NVIDIA® nForce 520LE chipset - nForce boards typically have issues with faster RAM speed - the higher above 667MHz RAM you go the more likely you are to run into random problems - I don't have enough experience with AMD based systems to know how much of an issue it is on them but on the intel ones it can be quite a problem.

Rroff · 25 Nov 2009 at 18:41

l33-4 said:
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=3008 <<<<< This board

Believe it or not ive found some pc 9200 which is cheaper than any 6400,8500 that ive looked at.

Worst case you can always run it at 6400 or 8500 speeds and tighten up the timings - so if its cheaper go for it.

l33-4 · 25 Nov 2009 at 18:44

So will it work in the board to be able to access the bios to change the speed ?

Rroff · 25 Nov 2009 at 19:04

Theres no 100% guarantee unless you can find someone else who has already done it as the QVL list on gigabytes site isn't updated... but aslong as the RAM will run at 1.8v with standard timings (most does) it should work fine.

l33-4 · 25 Nov 2009 at 19:19

ok Thanks, help much appreciated

i'm going to give it a go

l33-4 · 26 Nov 2009 at 14:46

Hello, just installed the new memory in my system and its runs fine. Just opened cpuz to discover its running at 800mhz when it should be at 1150MHz.

this is the kit i brought
OCZ Reaper HPC 4Gb (2x2Gb) PC2-9200 Dual Kit
1150MHz DDR2
CL 5-6-6-18 (CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS)
2.2 Volts
240 Pin DIMM

Any ideas ?

l33-4 · 26 Nov 2009 at 14:59

Here is the QVL if it helps

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/FileList/MemorySupport/motherboard_memory_ga-m52l-s3p.pdf

Rroff · 26 Nov 2009 at 16:52

800MHz is the highest current ratified standard for DDR2 memory - so on default settings this is what will be set to ensure compatibility.

To get it to its rated speed you will need to enter the settings manually in the BIOS :S

l33-4 · 26 Nov 2009 at 16:57

hi, ive been in the bios and the only thing i can find to do with memory is the voltage ?

Rroff · 26 Nov 2009 at 17:42

Try pressing the control key and the F1 key at the same time on the main bios page - it should unlock some extra options.

l33-4 · 26 Nov 2009 at 17:53

doesnt seem to work. i believe the memory speed is locked with the cpu, so need to overclock the cpu in order to get the memory speed up ?

Rroff · 26 Nov 2009 at 17:56

On most gigabyte board pressing control + F1 in the main window should then unlock the extra menus inside the advanced menus to allow RAM, etc. adjustment - nothing will change on the mainscreen.

If the BIOS doesn't have such options then the only possibility would be if you can increase the FSB speed.

l33-4 · 26 Nov 2009 at 18:19

ok, i can now see the timings and ram frequency and the highest i can select is 800mhz. Will altering the voltage or timings increase the speed ?