ThreeFlow

I ran memtest with same settings above but at 260MHz and it passed 17 FULL LOOPS with no errors. The memory is still causing the system to freeze and force a manual reboot within windows at those settings when the memory is being utilized during video encoding. I even upped the voltage to 2.8v and it did not improve stability. I dropped the memory speed to 245MHz and the problem was still apparent. Backed it off again to 241MHz and it appears to be OK... I have still yet to run the sticks one at a time, I will do this soon.

I will follow your advice and try this, thank you! Click image for a larger version! I use the same settings above trying to run at 250MHz and also 260MHz. I've also had the voltage at up to 2.74v (I haven't pushed it up to 2.8, though I may try this). 260MHz would be optimal for me as 2600MHz is the sweet spot for my processor, just makes it much easier that way. Yes I have both sticks in the orange slots, though I have yet to run memtest on them. I will do this very soon! I haven't even run any 3D tests since installing this ram, only video/audio ripping and encoding. Thank you for posting your timings, I will give them a try! To all those who took their time to read my problem and post feedback and advice, you have my gratitude! Thank you all so very much, I will take all this information into consideration and with luck will have the situation sorted soon. Thanks!!

Hi folks, I would really appreciate a bit of help with this issue I am having. Just bought some new ram, OCZ5002048EBPE-K 2x1GB which uses Infineon CE-6 chips rated at DDR500. I've searched the forums and found one thread where someone was having problems getting this ram stable, people suggested running the memory on a divider instead of 1:1 so I am now doing that, and it doesn't affect the situation I'm experiencing. Since this RAM has been installed into my system, at any period of time (seems to be purely random..... at first I thought it was only when the CPU or memory was loaded with work but now I've had it happen right in front of me when the computer was idle...) it will freeze up and 5 seconds later the monitor turns black (with the power button led switching from green to flashing orange indicating it is in standby mode.... same mode as when the PC itself is shut off but the monitor is not). When this happens, the computer itself is still on, but its just a black screen so am forced to reboot. I have even tried underclocking this memory from its stock speed and it doesn't seem to help. THe thread where the other guy had a problem with stability is here: http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread...t=infineon+ce-6 I've read his settings on when he managed to get it stable, tried copying them, then tweaking them a bit (he's using a different motherboard than I am though so....) but I still can't figure out this problem. Can anyone offer any guidance? Thanks in advance, -Threeflow

Are most of these guys posting even READING the opening post? The games suggested must not require a high-end machine to play! I've played a few LANs in the past with some of the folks only having minimal processing power in their machines. We'd play old school HL1 mods such as Counterstrike (of course), Team Fortress Classic, Firearms, Sven Co-op, and also Natural Selection would be a great HL1 mod for LANs. You play starcraft too so obviously RTS games aren't out of the question. My personal favourite, for single-player and multi-player alike, is Total Annihilation. It was released way back in '96 or '97, has very minimal system requirements to play, and is still considered by many (including me) the best RTS game ever made. Its not the prettiest RTS to date, but it was one of the first 3D RTS games (although the 'camera' is not adjustible, it is locked in on a top-down view). It certainly doesn't look bad, even by today's standards. My best friend and I have been playing it quite frequently with each other over the internet (you have to use the built-in 'TCP/IP DirectPlay' funtion and connect to the host's IP directly). It has two official expansion packs, Core Contingency which adds extra units and maps, and Battle Tactics which is mainly a single-player expansion, adding new missions. The best addition to this game is the user-created TAUCP (Total Annihilation Unit Compilation Pack), it adds over 230 third-party units, options for much more advanced AI opponents, and more whilst still maintaining a great balance in gameplay. With TAUCP added this game can bring even my system to its knees (Opteron 146 @ 2.87GHz), I even installed a 5000 unit limit patch (default unit limit is 200, or 250 with Core Contingency installed). TAUCP can be found here: http://www.planetannihilation.com/TAUCP/ This game is so much fun when playing with friends against TAUCP's Banzai AI, or even just against each other as a deathmatch. Try it out, see for yourself. Oh, one last thing. This game was developed by Cavedog Studios by Chris Taylor and his team. A sequel is in the making (finally) by Chris Taylor and his team, but cannot use the name Total Annihilation (long story), but instead will be called Supreme Commander. More info here: www.supremecommander.com

Any chance this offer will be extended? I just missed out on it

Personally I use a Thermalright XP-120 heatsink with an Antec 120mm 79CFM fan connected to a fanbus. I would love to upgrade to a Tuniq Tower heatsink, if I can find one. I believe it is manufactured by Sunbeamtech, a somewhat unknown company amongst many people, yet their Tuniq Tower heatsink is one of, if not THE best heatsinks around these days. You can read up on this fabulous piece of hardware here: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/d...q-tower120.html and here: http://www.xtremecomputing.co.uk/review.php?id=189

I haven't tried that BIOS yet, though I've definately been looking forward to There seems to be a little confusion though as Big Tony took an earlier BIOS, tweaked it, and re-stamped the date code in it as 04/06, and some people (myself included) are wondering if there is any difference between that BIOS and the latest official 04/06. I will flash to the latest official 04/06 soon, but should I also try the earlier Bigtoe BIOS? Or is he going to modify the official 04/06 and release a tweaked version of that soon too?

I'm already giving them 3.0v. They do seem to like the juice. I've been able to boot into Windows with timings of 3-4-4-8 300MHz before, without an instant BSOD, however they weren't stable, sometimes blue screening eventually after ~10mins.

I will retest them So as it stands right now... the memory controller on my Opteron is probably where the problem lies? Thanks for your help by the way

I remember the sticks reach at least 260MHz each independantly, when I did a very quick test on them a while ago. Unfortunately I can't RMA them as I ripped off the heatspreaders. Perhaps I'll pick up a pair of OCZ BH-5 sticks at some point. OCZ Dual Channel GOLD Edition PC-3200 EL 1GB (2x512MB) DDR 400MHz OCZ4001024ELDCGE-K <-- these are BH-5, correct?

Orange, of course I even stated it in my OCDB entry.

I'm almost at my wits end with my memory It appears to be rock stable at 239MHz with 2-3-3-8 timings, yet as soon as I change the CAS latency to 2.5 or 3.0, yet keeping all other settings the same, it bluescreens when loading Windows. If anyone can offer some sane advice, I'm all ears!! Please refer to my OCDB entry here for a full list of my current BIOS settings. I'd like to have my TCCD running upwards of 270MHz which of course would require a CAS latency of 2.5 or 3.0, so what other settings must be changed in order to prevent the BSOD?

I read a guide somewhere (maybe even on this forum) suggesting 105MHz works a little better for overclocking ATi cards, and the default 100MHz is best for nVidia cards. I don't know this for sure to be true, but it doesn't seem to hurt either.

Just put in my first entry to the database here. I'm sure everything is correct and it won't be deleted :cat: At some point in the future I'll start playing with my memory at higher speed settings again... it seems nigh next to impossible to get it stable even at very relaxed timings.

DFI LANPARTY nF4-D - 704-2bta (Modded to enable SLI and SATA II, replaced chipset fan /w Vantec Iceberq 4 AMD Opteron 146 - CAB2E 0546 GPAW, Thermalright XP-120 /w Antec 79CFM fan connected to Zalman Fanbus 1GB (2x512MB) OCZ Platinum PC3700 (TCCD 434, Brainpower PCB, Inserted in Orange slots) Sapphire X800 GTO2 256MB, (16 pipelines enabled) 573/639 6.3 catalyst drivers, Zalman VF700 connected to Zalman Fanbus Seagate 250GB 7200.8 SATA I hard drive LG GSA4167B + LG GSA4160B OCZ PowerStream OCZ520ADJ ATX 520W SLI Power Supply * * ========== Genie BIOS Settings: FSB Bus Frequency - 287 LDT/FSB Frequency Ratio - 3x CPU/FSB Frequency Ratio - 10x PCI eXpress Frequency - 105Mhz CPU VID StartUp Value - 1.450v CPU VID Control - 1.350v CPU VID Special Control - Above VID * 110% LDT Voltage Control - 1.30v Chip Set Voltage Control - 1.60v DRAM Voltage Control - 3.00v DRAM Configuration Settings: DRAM Frequency Set - 166=RAM/FSB:05/06 Command Per Clock (CPC) - Enable CAS Latency Control (Tcl) - 2.0 RAS# to CAS# delay (Trcd) - 03 Bus Clocks Min RAS# active time (Tras) - 08 Bus Clocks Row precharge time (Trp) - 03 Bus Clocks Row Cycle time (Trc) - 11 Bus Clocks Row refresh cyc time (Trfc) - 16 Bus Clocks Row to Row delay (Trrd) - 03 Bus Clocks Write recovery time (Twr) - 03 Bus Clocks Write to Read delay (Twtr) - 02 Bus Clocks Read to Write delay (Trwt) - 03 Bus Clocks Refresh Period (Tref) - 3072 Cycles DRAM Bank Interleave - Enabled DQS Skew Control - Auto DQS Skew Value - 0 DRAM Drive Strength - Level 7 (weak 4) DRAM Data Drive Strength - Level 2 Max Async Latency - 9.0 Nano Seconds DRAM Response Time - Normal Read Preamble Time - 7.0 Nano Seconds IdleCycle Limit - 016 Cycles Dynamic Counter - Disable R/W Queue Bypass - 16 x Bypass Max - 07 x 32 Byte Granularity - Disable(4 Bursts) ========== Prime95 + 3dMark2001SE + CPU-Z 1.32 + Everest 2.80 Reads: 3dMark2003 + Smartguardian + Everest 2.80 Writes: 3dMark2005 + Everest 2.80 Latency: ========== short description: 287x10 @ 2870Mhz, 1.350v + 110% (1.43v) 2.0-3-8-3 @ 3.0v vdimm