red930 Posted April 23, 2006 When the memory runs at 333 with 4 sticks is a limitation of the cpu memory controller...never the board.... Never say never... There are certain instances where the board is the limiting factor. The available timings and settings in the BIOS will affect how the memory is recognized. Additionally, there are some physical constraints that can lead to a newer CPU defaulting to 333MHz when all four slots are populated and not liking 400MHz. Legend has it that the Expert board was specifically designed and implemented to "break through" the 333MHz barrier with all four slots populated. Special attention was paid to the trace length and path on the Expert and the boards that have followed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kdog Posted April 26, 2006 Just a follow-up..ordered 2GB of Corsair XMS (2x1GB) and loaded it in slots 1,3. Everything is running SMOOOOOOOTH so far. :cool: I'm still going to test and tweak a little as default settings are much slower than advertised (defaults to 3-3-8-3 or something). Thanks folks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
