Hi folks,
I've been lurking around this forum for over a year since I got the 875p-T last January. I see that many of you are looking for 2GBs dimms for this "PICKY" board so I decide to post for the 1st time to share my experience on 4 different pairs of sticks with this mobo:
1- OCZ pc3200 plat. rev2 ( TCCD rev 1.0):
I love these, I have 2x512 on my 875-T running @ ddr420 2-2-2-5 and another pair on my sec. rig ( p4p800e-dlx ). Unfortunately, this DFI boards doesn't like it that much when 4 dimms slots are populated, even with more relaxed timing.
* my 640 can reach 270 dual prime95 stable but it's getting way too hot on air(xp120), so I run it @ 264 on a 24/7 basis with 1.525v.
2- OCZ pc4000 EB 2x 1GB ( Infineon CE-6s on BP circuit board ):
It failed to boot @ cas 2.5 @ 264, booted up @ 250 3-8-3-2 ( stock default) alright but failed memtest86 in test #5. For crying out loud it couldn't even cut it @ 3-8-4-4.
3- Mushkin Redline 2x1GB ( Infineon CE6s on BP circuit board ):
This is identical to the OCZ EB sticks but I took a chance as a hardware review showed it topped out at 270+ on Abit AS8, another i865 board.
But no dice on the 875p-T, it failed the test at "exactly" the same spots as the OCZ EB dimms. It managed to pass Super-Pi 32M test @ DDR420 on a 5:4 ratio @ 3-8-4-4 but failed 1 instance of Prime 95 in about 7 hrs. I would have returned 'em to the dealer anyway cuz I ain't gonna run them at 5:4 with such timmings.
4- Mushkin XP pc4000 2x1GB ( Samsung UCCC chips):
I was gonna spring for the OCZ gold EL PC4000 but the Mushkin seems to provide a lil' better timing of 3-4-3 ( vs the 3-4-4 on the OCZ ).
I've been running these @ DDR 528 with 2.9V 3-4-3 for a few weeks now and seems to be stable. They can do DDR420 @ 2.5-3-3-6 but I opt for higher bandwidth DDR528 in 1:1 ratio.
I really wish there are 2x1GB modules with TCCD chips but I guess it's a wishful thinking. Only thing I could suggest is that try to look for UCCC chips if you plan to run 2x1Gb with 1:1 ratio on this particular motherboard.
Cheers, Lee
