Bob Davies Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 Hi, would like to know where is the best place to put the ram in a lan party nf ultra b. I purchaced some ram (ocz pc4000 platinum 2gb) not long ago and i have managed to get them to run ok. I currently have them pluged in to slots 1,2 and expansion port 3 is free. i am asking this because i have seen lots of strange configurations for ram in the nf 4 systems(eg slots 1,3). Does ram placment make much difference on this board in peformance or other things or is it just for the nf 4 systems. Thanks Rob! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darien Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 right now you're running in single channel mode... try slots 1 and 3 and see how that does.. that's dual channel mode... should work great for ya... try slots 2 and 3 also. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loggan26 Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 As Darien has stated try both other configurations...........rule of thumb is that the slots furthest from the cpu socket will give out the least errors so that would be slots 2&3, but test for you as this does not always hold true. Ram placement would only reflect how much errors you might or might not get,,,,,ram voltage and ram timings would show you a performance increase if your ram is capable. Nf2 and Nf4 are 2 different animals so no, either dont compare to the next. General guide lines are slots 2&3 and vdimm on yer ocz in the range of 2.8v to 3.0v but again you would have to test this as it might take more volts, if i remember though the ocz stuff doesnt like high volts.....YOur mem timings should go along like 11,3,3,3,2.5,13,15 auto for rest, all the 3's could be changed to 2's if your ram will run that tight. Again you will have to test to try....................Off course this goes along the lines of OCing for as much high fsb as you can squeeze out of yer ram.... Darien a question dude,,,,,,,,,,,,,,have you done a vdimm mod???????????? IF so which one have you tried......................... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darien Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 As Darien has stated try both other configurations...........rule of thumb is that the slots furthest from the cpu socket will give out the least errors so that would be slots 2&3, but test for you as this does not always hold true.Ram placement would only reflect how much errors you might or might not get,,,,,ram voltage and ram timings would show you a performance increase if your ram is capable. Nf2 and Nf4 are 2 different animals so no, either dont compare to the next. General guide lines are slots 2&3 and vdimm on yer ocz in the range of 2.8v to 3.0v but again you would have to test this as it might take more volts, if i remember though the ocz stuff doesnt like high volts.....YOur mem timings should go along like 11,3,3,3,2.5,13,15 auto for rest, all the 3's could be changed to 2's if your ram will run that tight. Again you will have to test to try....................Off course this goes along the lines of OCing for as much high fsb as you can squeeze out of yer ram.... Darien a question dude,,,,,,,,,,,,,,have you done a vdimm mod???????????? IF so which one have you tried......................... yeah.. I've got pics I'll post them in the VX thread.... done pencil and VR solder mod. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loggan26 Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 Waiting to see where and what ya done man, let me see, let me see Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Davies Posted March 16, 2006 Posted March 16, 2006 No i havent done the v mod. Does dual channel mode have anything to do with DDR? Thanks Rob (ps, are the xp-m 3000 the same as xp 3200 just un locked?) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaysE Posted March 16, 2006 Posted March 16, 2006 DDR is short for Dual-Data Rate, an acronym for a type of memory. Dual Channel is a motherboard feature that, when using memory in both channels, results in faster memory bandwidth than normal Single Channel mode. Only two chipsets support this on Socket A, nVidia nForce2 and Via KT880. Is there an XP-M 3000+? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loggan26 Posted March 16, 2006 Posted March 16, 2006 XP 3200 are problematic on these mobo's end of story, if you have a choice and can get one then you want a mobile 2400-2500-2600 there is no other way to fly on a DFI Sista Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Davies Posted March 17, 2006 Posted March 17, 2006 Is XP-M 2600 the highest spec there is? i thourght i seen someone say xp-m 3000 (could have been a mistake). CaysE how did you get your xp 3200 to 2.3 ghz is it "unlocked". Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaysE Posted March 17, 2006 Posted March 17, 2006 No, I pushed the FSB up to 212.5mhz on the board. As long as you have good memory and apply your voltages correctly, you can get some overclocking out of a 3200+, just not very much. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loggan26 Posted March 17, 2006 Posted March 17, 2006 No its not the highest spec its the best Overclocking cpu and thats a mobile,,,,,you have a good mobo why put a lesser cpu in it, like i said if you can get a mobile get a mobile Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Davies Posted March 18, 2006 Posted March 18, 2006 What is the highest spec mobile cpu (socket A). And does dual channel mode on your memery effect anything? eg increse speed or reliebility Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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