jtworldwide2 Posted August 1, 2005 Posted August 1, 2005 Ok guys Been having some issues with my ram, i was getting random freeze up in games which i chased the problem for a long long time. Finally i tried downclocking my ram 1 day to the next divider below 200 and my problems went away. Thing is i know im taking a performance hit by doing that. i have been to the mushkin site trying to get help from the people over there but it has not been helpful. Things i have tired 1. Upping voltage and setting timings to some suggested by mushkin tech 2. I tried moving the ram from the orange to the yellow slots, this resulted in no boot. 3. 1 stick seems to give me the same problem so i think its a compatibility issue. Ideas? BTW the ram in question is that in my sig, if i cant get this working right it might just give me a reason to get that 2GB OCZ kit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharp Posted August 1, 2005 Posted August 1, 2005 Hello, All 4 power connectors plugged into the board? Using both sticks try the following BIOS settings. GENIE BIOS Setting >DRAM Configuration..................Press Enter = New Menu FSB BUS Frequency....................200 DRAM Voltage Control.................3.2V GENIE BIOS Setting >DRAM Configuration DRAM Frequency Set (MHZ).............200 (DRAM/FSB:1/01) Command per clock (CPC)..............Enabled Cas latency (tCL)....................2 RAS to CAS delay (tRCD)..............3 Min RAS active time (tRAS)...........6 Row precharge time (tRP).............3 Row cycle time (tRC).................11 Row refresh cycle time(tRFC).........14 Row to Row delay (tRRD)..............3 Write recovery time (tWR)............2 Write to read delay (tWTR)...........1 Read to write delay (tRWT)...........1 Refresh period (tREF)................AUTO Write CAS latency (tWCL).............1 DRAM Bank Interleave.................Enabled DQS Skew Control.....................Decrease Skew DQS Skew Value.......................0 DRAM Drive Strength..................AUTO DRAM Data Drive Strength.............AUTO Max Async Latency....................6ns Dram Response........................Normal Read Preamble Time...................5ns Idle Cycle Limit.....................AUTO Dynamic Counter......................Disabled R/W Queue Bypass.....................AUTO Bypass Max...........................AUTO 32 Byte Granularity..................Disable (8 Bursts) Run memtest for a while and see what happens + play some games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtworldwide2 Posted August 1, 2005 Posted August 1, 2005 yes all 4 connectors are plugged into the board, 3.2 volts seem like a lot, do i need some active cooling for that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharp Posted August 1, 2005 Posted August 1, 2005 Yes. Are you modules the PC3500 level one? 2.8v will be ok if you use 2-3-3-6 (active cooling not required) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtworldwide2 Posted August 1, 2005 Posted August 1, 2005 no pc3200 lvl1, Its not BH5, im pretty sure its CH5 but im waiting on confirmation from mushkin on that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted August 1, 2005 Posted August 1, 2005 http://www.techpowerup.com/memdb/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtworldwide2 Posted August 1, 2005 Posted August 1, 2005 ok so ch5 it is, ill try upping the voltage some more, they only told me to goto 2.8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted August 1, 2005 Posted August 1, 2005 I never got any real performance out of my Mush Lvl 1 pc3500 2x256,until I jacked the vdimm to 3.3 on my NF2 w/active cooling over the ram.....of course that would void the warranty :shake: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtworldwide2 Posted August 1, 2005 Posted August 1, 2005 hey if it cooks it gives me a good reason to buy that 2gb kit, of course that means putting off the LCD longer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steeeeve Posted August 1, 2005 Posted August 1, 2005 hey if it cooks it gives me a good reason to buy that 2gb kit, of course that means putting off the LCD longer Or just trade them in for some new ones because they have a lifetime warrenty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtworldwide2 Posted August 1, 2005 Posted August 1, 2005 yeah Mushkin has been crappy on that as of late though, basically saying its only warentied for the original system it was purchased for.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtworldwide2 Posted August 1, 2005 Posted August 1, 2005 using 2.9 volts the timings seem to work just fine, thanks a ton guys! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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