Stef@n Posted January 30, 2006 Posted January 30, 2006 Hi guys, This weekend i received 2x 512mb of Crucial Ballistix Tracer (matched pair). After installing I got some instability problems (blue screens and freezes). So i did a long run of memtest (about 14 hours) and used the setting bellow: htt = 250 mult. = 10 LDT = 3x vcore= 1.475v (overvolts a little) vDimm= 2.8v (overvolts a little) Timmings: 2.5-4-4-8-1T, rest set to auto I got about 60 errors in test 8. After that I lowered the mulitplier to 8x and started memtest (only test 8). Got an error after 30 minutes. I've tried a lot of things: Tried htt -> 200, 245, 248, 255, 260. Tried different multipliers -> 7x, 8x, 10x Tried vcore -> up to 1,5 Tried vDimm -> up to 2,8 Tried 2T timming Only setting which didn't error in memtest was htt=200 @ 2-3-3-6. But I didn't test this setting extensively (approx. 30min memtest test 8), so i'm not sure it's absolutely errorfree. But I think Ballistix memory should perform better than that. BTW my cpu ran primestable (18 hours) @ 260x10 with my previous Corsair memory. So the cpu can take htt's of 250 and above. Does anybody have any idea what I could try to get my system to run htt= 250 1:1? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPDMF Posted January 30, 2006 Posted January 30, 2006 I had the same problems with my Tracer. What solved it for me was running 2.5 3 3 8 at 3.0 volts. This would get me over 255 but 260 was a no-go and loosening timings didn't help what-so-ever. If you would like I can send over me timings after I get home from work. You will just have to fill in the blanks because I don't have all the settings in my NF3 that you have on the NF4. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef@n Posted January 30, 2006 Posted January 30, 2006 I had the same problems with my Tracer. What solved it for me was running 2.5 3 3 8 at 3.0 volts. This would get me over 255 but 260 was a no-go and loosening timings didn't help what-so-ever. If you would like I can send over me timings after I get home from work. You will just have to fill in the blanks because I don't have all the settings in my NF3 that you have on the NF4. Thanks for your response! Can you send me the timings? Need all the help I can get. BTW how long did your ballistix last @ 3.0 v? Or are they still living? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowboy Posted January 30, 2006 Posted January 30, 2006 These work good for me at 260mhz: FSB Bus Frequency - 260 LDT/FSB Frequency Ratio - autO CPU/FSB Frequency Ratio - AUTO PCI eXpress Frequency - 100Mhz CPU VID StartUp Value - 1.425v CPU VID Control - 1.425v CPU VID Special Control - Above VID * 110% LDT Voltage Control - 1.20v Chip Set Voltage Control - 1.60v DRAM Voltage Control - 2.7V DRAM Configuration Settings: DRAM Frequency Set - 260=RAM/FSB:1/1 Command Per Clock (CPC) - Enable CAS Latency Control (Tcl) - 2.5 RAS# to CAS# delay (Trcd) - 02 Bus Clocks You may need 03 Min RAS# active time (Tras) - 06 Bus Clocks You may need 07 Row precharge time (Trp) - 03 Bus Clocks Row Cycle time (Trc) - 09 Bus Clocks If you raise tras raise this by same amount Row refresh cyc time (Trfc) - 12 Bus Clocks Row to Row delay (Trrd) - 02 Bus Clocks Write recovery time (Twr) - 02 Bus Clocks Write to Read delay (Twtr) - 01 Bus Clocks Read to Write delay (Trwt) - 02 Bus Clocks Refresh Period (Tref) - 2064 Cycles Write CAS Latency (Twcl) - 01 DRAM Bank Interleave - Enabled DQS Skew Control - Auto DQS Skew Value - 0 DRAM Drive Strength - Auto DRAM Data Drive Strength - auto Max Async Latency - Auito DRAM Response Time - normal Read Preamble Time - Auto IdleCycle Limit - 256 Cycles Dynamic Counter - Disable R/W Queue Bypass - 16 x Bypass Max - 04 x 32 Byte Granularity - Disable(4 Bursts) [c Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPDMF Posted January 30, 2006 Posted January 30, 2006 Still going strong in my Intel rig at 3.0 volts. Been running em for 5 months like that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef@n Posted January 30, 2006 Posted January 30, 2006 Ok, I just completed a 45 pass on test 10 with multiplier 7x. No errors. :confused: What can I make out of this? Btw: i'm test the 3,0v @ 2,5-3-3-8 option right now... @ lowboy: i'll give your setting a try if this fails aswell... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowboy Posted January 30, 2006 Posted January 30, 2006 I would not suggest 3v for that memory from everything I have seen it doesn't like that much, most use 2.7 some less. Above poster said it worked for him but is most unusual. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef@n Posted January 30, 2006 Posted January 30, 2006 I would not suggest 3v for that memory from everything I have seen it doesn't like that much, most use 2.7 some less. Above poster said it worked for him but is most unusual. I know that, but if everything else fails... I'm trying your setting now, cause the 3v thing didn't work. But I don't have all the mem settings you have. I just used what I had and left the rest to auto. Since I passed memtest with the 7x multi, I could conclude that it´s maybe not a mem-issue but maybe a cpu/mobo issue. How can I test this? Is it possible that one needs to raise the vcore higher to let ram/cpu run in 1:1 compared to running with a divider? edit: just discovered it failed aswell :sad: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef@n Posted February 6, 2006 Posted February 6, 2006 Ok, I finally got my rig stable (18hrs prime blend and 40 passes with memtest test 8). I'm now using these settings: HTT=240 multi=10x vcore=1,475v htt/ram=1:1 Timings=2.5-2-2-6-1T-rest auto vdimm=2.8v (bios readout is 2.9v) I'm gonna keep these settings for the time being, but i'm pretty disappointed about the results. I think the problem isn't memory-related, but more cpu/mobo related. When i'm up for a new challenge, i'll see if I can find a way to push it a little farther. I wanna thank everybody for their assistance!! BTW Since I flashed to C19 I seem to have slower boot ups (compared to 711). Does anybody share this problem? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef@n Posted February 16, 2006 Posted February 16, 2006 Ok, I discovered what the problem is. Some Opterons have problems running mem/htt 1:1. So if you want a high OC you have to use a divider. Knowing this I tried the following: HTT: 300 (max. is about 325) Multi: 9x Divider: 166 This resulted in a clockspeed of 2.7ghz and mem running @ 247 2.5-2-2-6-1T. These settings are 13 hrs prime stable and did 50 passes of memtest #8 errorfree. One happy camper here! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
juninjesus Posted April 25, 2006 Posted April 25, 2006 What is your current memory voltage? 2.8v? 2.9v? Have you tried other than Crucial Ballistix Tracer? I have a problem with Corsair or Kingston Value... Only Crucial is working memory with my system. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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