Ge|atinousFury Posted February 16, 2005 Posted February 16, 2005 That's all ready a pretty long list for a board that young. They been busy dudes. Could be they have decided to not bother testing stuff that it isn't generally available such as the much honored and loved Mushkin Black Level II BH-5. unobtainium and all that Gel | atinousFury - Hey a big WELCOME to the Forum at ya to start with. How does the Mushkin BH-5 work on the NF4? Any tips on settings/mem timings? I will be assembliong my rig this weekend and would appreciate any input. . Thanks for the warm welcome! I will be receiving about half the items in my sig on Thursday from Newegg so I too will be building my rig this weekend. I went ahead and made my sig just in case any issues arise That way I can get to posting instead of setting up my sig and whatnot. I've come across a few threads that have said that the Ultra-D plays nice with the "legendary" BH-5 (the posters were using Mushkin in 1 thread, another brand in the other thread), so I've got my fingers crossed!! One of the reasons I chose this board was the fact that so many people are ordering it (which means more people to help each other out if an issue arises). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Beast Posted February 16, 2005 Posted February 16, 2005 I've got 2 x 512 Mushkin Lvl II 3500 in my NF4 SLI-DR. Haven't pushed it hard yet, but it's running fine using the BH-5 settings in the pic below (poached from a futuremark discussion on the subject). I'm running @ 3.0V now, and prime95, stress cpu, Super Pi, all 3DMarks and my games all run solid. Memtest (from the 2.09 bios) fails in test #8 though (this could be a board incompat with memtest or it may need more vdimm). Running with bank interleave on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ge|atinousFury Posted February 16, 2005 Posted February 16, 2005 It seems like memory in these boards take more voltage to run stable, correct? I'm running 2.7v (overclocked) on my NF7-S v2 right now and you're running 3.0v at stock speed (as per your sig)? Or did I miss something Also, are you using the 3.3v or 5v setup for your vdimm? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Beast Posted February 16, 2005 Posted February 16, 2005 It seems like memory in these boards take more voltage to run stable, correct? I'm running 2.7v (overclocked) on my NF7-S v2 right now and you're running 3.0v at stock speed (as per your sig)? Or did I miss something Also, are you using the 3.3v or 5v setup for your vdimm? No you're not missing anything, that's pretty much what I've noticed too. I'm not as mad keen as most of these ram enthusiast's, but I have always had and searched for quality sticks. I've never been able to, or needed to run anywhere near 3v before. The most my NF2 board could do what 2.8v and I used to run this ram at the same timings same speed. I haven't opted for the 4v jumpers yet, I'll see what I can do up to 3.2v first. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpresv Posted February 16, 2005 Posted February 16, 2005 i had a hard time when first set up my system because for some reason my nf4 ultra-d doesn't like my hyperx KHX3500 BH5. it booted up ok in default cmos but couldn't save any changes in bios. after that i tried booting with a pair of gay twinmos sticks and i had no problems. following a suggestion of RGone i tried booting with 2,8V on the BH5. problem solved! anyway i didn't have much time yet to test the BH5 thoroughly but as soon as i do so i'll keep you informed (in case anybody is interested ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladyr Posted February 17, 2005 Posted February 17, 2005 I have 2x512mb of corsair value cas 2.5 PC3200 running in dual channel at 212mhz just fine. The max stable I had with one it and 2.5-3-3-8 was 220mhz. I'm using 2.8 volts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham_h Posted February 18, 2005 Posted February 18, 2005 I can state for a fact our DFI SLI-D does not work with OCZ platinum REV 1. one stick works fine two sticks just doesn't. hopefully they'll be a bios fix ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frallan Posted February 18, 2005 Posted February 18, 2005 Im sure there will B... A lot enthusiasts swear by OCZ so if U have an incompatibility with the DDR 3200 EL Plat ver. 2 as a Enthusiast MoBo-maker Ure not only shoting yourself in the foot - Ure acctually aiming for the knee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham_h Posted February 20, 2005 Posted February 20, 2005 I agree with Frallan Serious oversight anything we can do ? bios upgrades don't do a damn thing to fix the problem. Ditch it and go MSI me thinks ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted February 20, 2005 Posted February 20, 2005 get an MSI then id rather you had a board you were happy with than to see you complaining for weeks on end that the board you bought doesn't do what you want it to do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eva2000 Posted February 21, 2005 Posted February 21, 2005 I've got 2 x 512 Mushkin Lvl II 3500 in my NF4 SLI-DR. Haven't pushed it hard yet, but it's running fine using the BH-5 settings in the pic below (poached from a futuremark discussion on the subject). I'm running @ 3.0V now, and prime95, stress cpu, Super Pi, all 3DMarks and my games all run solid. Memtest (from the 2.09 bios) fails in test #8 though (this could be a board incompat with memtest or it may need more vdimm). Running with bank interleave on. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/graham.phillips200/nf4bios.png 99.999999999999999999% sure the test #8 error is because of default 217 and 218 bios settings for Twtr already set at 1 and/or Trc being set at 7. Both are pretty tight at those values.. back them off to Twtr = 2 and Trc = 9 or 10 = http://i4memory.com/showthread.php?t=327 Also bank interleave in some cases when enabled will require more vdimm to get stable than if bank interleave was disabled I agree with FrallanSerious oversight anything we can do ? bios upgrades don't do a damn thing to fix the problem. Ditch it and go MSI me thinks ? which bios mate, try my tip above about loosening those advance timings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted February 22, 2005 Posted February 22, 2005 pulling this off sticky. i have added it to the Critical Info sticky which is always stuck to the top of this forum: http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showpost.p...23&postcount=14 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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