PC8500 advice needed

trackrat · 24 Apr 2008 at 23:35

I have a Phenom 9850BE, and I am waiting for a Gigabyte mobo to be delievered.
I would like some advice on which brand of PC8500 to buy.
I am not into overclocking, but I do not want to have to change voltages to get it to run either.
I know Intel are better but in all my builds I have used AMD and I am sticking with them.
On Googling about memory I have found that you need to alter the voltages to get some memory working properly, and as I have never done that I would prefer some advice from you knowledgable people.
I am looking for either 2 X 2gb or 4 X 1GB, whichever is the best value.

Cob · 24 Apr 2008 at 23:40

Go for 2x2gb. It's starting to be the sensible option for 4gb.

And you'll almost certainly have to up the memory voltage for any PC8500.

trackrat · 24 Apr 2008 at 23:52

Thanks for the reply, any brand recommendations as I usually use Crucial.
Why do I need to up the voltage wont PC8500 run at 1.8 v.

Cob · 25 Apr 2008 at 23:37

It will be pre-set to boot at PC6400 speed and 1.8v, but you will have to set the higher voltage to get it to run at PC8500 speeds.

trackrat · 25 Apr 2008 at 23:50

Cheers for your answers, after reading your first post I did a bit of research and found most 8500 ram needs 2.2v.
So shortly I shall be back for advice on how to do that.

dr. sarf · 26 Apr 2008 at 00:54

trackrat said:
Thanks for the reply, any brand recommendations as I usually use Crucial.

Steer clear of Crucial.
I'd recommend some OCZ reaper (my-110-oc) 4GB kit.

ady · 26 Apr 2008 at 16:57

check the description on the ram you are after, some is automatically set by SPD so you don't have to do the adjustments yourself assuming you have the correct chipset.

trackrat · 26 Apr 2008 at 23:30

ady said:
check the description on the ram you are after, some is automatically set by SPD so you don't have to do the adjustments yourself assuming you have the correct chipset.

Thanks to all who replied I am certainly learning from your replies.

Buckster · 29 Apr 2008 at 20:33

Ijust got 2x2gb OCZ Reaper HTPC ...

just passed memtest 1140 CAS5 ... 2.05V !

wow

Defiance_co · 30 Apr 2008 at 03:22

G-Skill

Got 4x2gigs of the 8500 and it flies and is solid

Nuff said

Ciao

Def

Amonlym · 30 Apr 2008 at 10:07

both my gskill 8500 2gbpk sets will do 583mhz 5-5-4-15 with 2.0v, so i would say its a fair bet it can do 533 5-5-5-15 with 1.8v. defaults to 4-4-4-12 @ 1.8v @400 mhz, which also runs fine