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wow that ram looks prutty :) I know its a 256mb stick but screw that its enough for 3dmark and nearly all games. I havent $80-100+ for a 512mb and that bad boy cost me $37 bucks! Now if I can push 215fsb at 2-2-2-6-t1 with that ram, I should get about 15,100 marks with my ti4200 at 290/600. I may be out for a while benching and tweaking, but will get back to you with results, hopefully success :) It is time to do tons and tons of eating........bench and munch on!!!!!!!!
I was thinking of getting this RAM so I am curious as to the results.
btw, $37 is a good price, where did you get it from?
Congratulations on the new ram -but why are you posting this in Video Cards & Monitors ?
Probably for 3dmark related reasons.Quote:
Originally posted by Dondero
Congratulations on the new ram -but why are you posting this in Video Cards & Monitors ?
T-bird lives in this thread, mainly because it's the only one he knows exists.
Good luck with that RAM T-bird!
.New games suck with 256mb. My next upgrade will be to get out of 256mb land. Anyways is that XMS or just the normal stuff? And you will need to get more than 15,100 to do some eating(tm) on my rig ;)Quote:
I know its a 256mb stick but screw that its enough for 3dmark and nearly all games.
Edit: fogot trade mark...
Its crappy Value ram, Stop with the Value ram and get the XMS stuff...
That is where its at!
Or atleast if you are going to be getting cheaper stuff, go with Buffalo Tech... In some of there sticks, they use the same ram as Corsair :)
"I was thinking of getting this RAM so I am curious as to the results.
btw, $37 is a good price, where did you get it from?"
one word: ebay :cool:
"Probably for 3dmark related reasons."
yes but more bad luck :(
"New games suck with 256mb."
I have two sticks of pc2100 ram also, ill probably sell my corsair stuff and just use the generic ram at 3-3-3-7 at 166fsb :(
"My next upgrade will be to get out of 256mb land."
good ram is very expensive and rare, but if your ram is up to it, try for a very high fsb, like 220+ :D
"And you will need to get more than 15,100 to do some eating(tm) on my rig"
sadly, its not gonna happen for now, but when the prices of those amd64's drop and when they go to 90nm and the whole platform matures, ill eat you so badly :eek: :D
"Its crappy Value ram, Stop with the Value ram and get the XMS stuff..."
hahah that worked far better than that xms which wouldnt run stable even at 166fsb and wouldnt load windows higher than that. and yes the xms was pc3000 and yes I tried relaxing the timings to no avail. at least that value stuff does 190fsb at 2.95v at 2-2-2-6-t1
anyway I can not get past 190fsb, I tried raising the ram voltage to 2.95, relaxing the timings, using other video cards, even setting my hdd to pio3 mode. at 200fsb it either didnt boot, gave a bsod before windows finished loading, rebooted or locked up as soon as windows loaded. I am beginning to wonder maybe its not my ram but something else preventing me from past 190fsb. Colossus says its the kt400 chipset limiting me. Is it cause my pci is too high? The only pci thing I have is my modem and its not in use! well this sucks and no 15k, no higher 3dmarks for now. I am not getting an nf2. should I try once more with new ram, call it quits or what?
Its not the pci too high. I'd say its just your board itself. I've 3DMarked my KT333 at much higher than 190. Time to throw in the 15K towel
I dont remember Corsair every making XMS PC3000... Let me guess it was an ebay purchase? You do know people can damage the hardware and sell it off there.. So saying it doesnt do x, y or z is kinda hard to believe :D
But it could be a generic stick with Corsairs heatspreader on it :)
I just looked over Corsairs product guide and it doesnt list a PC3000.. AFAIK, Kingston was the only one that did.. But I didnt really look into that...
My XMS PC2700 does PC3200, easily.....
Yeah Corsair makes/made pc3000 here
I wonder why its not on their list of XMS products?
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Originally posted by sapasion
Its not the pci too high. I'd say its just your board itself. I've 3DMarked my KT333 at much higher than 190. Time to throw in the 15K towel
I cant believe my newer kt400 wont do 200fsb but yours does 210! I do know the guy who sold me it said he had it running at 210fsb. This is very baffling :confused: should I blame the ram or the mobo? I guess I fell short of 15k, I did all I could and would do. It is time to sit it out and wait for technology to mature then ill jump right back and itll be alot more than 15k too :)
"Let me guess it was an ebay purchase?"
got it from a mod on overclockers forums.
he said just resell it, it worked fine on his Intel rig
I dont think I will be getting 220fsb with this mobo anytime soon. Neither will you, so why tell me?Quote:
good ram is very expensive and rare, but if your ram is up to it, try for a very high fsb, like 220+
Cool, cant wait :oQuote:
sadly, its not gonna happen for now, but when the prices of those amd64's drop and when they go to 90nm and the whole platform matures, ill eat you so badly
But we told you all this before... We told you he probably said whatever so he can sell the board :)Quote:
Originally posted by Thunderbird1GHz
I cant believe my newer kt400 wont do 200fsb but yours does 210! I do know the guy who sold me it said he had it running at 210fsb. This is very baffling :confused: should I blame the ram or the mobo? I guess I fell short of 15k, I did all I could and would do. It is time to sit it out and wait for technology to mature then ill jump right back and itll be alot more than 15k too :)
But you didnt listen to us then..
so what is wrong with this motherboard? Is there anything I can do besides another mobo which I dont want? If 190fsb is my max, no point in pc3200 ram, ill probably sell that and either use my pc2100 or buy a 512mb of pc2700 and run it 166-180fsb for everyday use
There is nothing wrong with value RAM... Many times, it uses the same chips as the "faster" variant... And in some (rare) cases, better chips. :pQuote:
Originally posted by Colossus
Its crappy Value ram, Stop with the Value ram and get the XMS stuff...
That is where its at!
Or atleast if you are going to be getting cheaper stuff, go with Buffalo Tech... In some of there sticks, they use the same ram as Corsair :)
Macci uses Kingston PC3000 ValueRAM, and it does 2-2-2-5@270mhz(@3.6v :)). :eek: Don't know it 'till you've tried it.
220FSB is nothing... Seriously, every Tom, ****, and Harry has his NF2 board running 220FSB. Of course, you refuse to get an NF2 board... So just cling to your mistaken preconceptions about FSB.Quote:
Originally posted by Thunderbird1GHz
good ram is very expensive and rare, but if your ram is up to it, try for a very high fsb, like 220+ :D
Hello.. The Value Ram is rated at 2.5CL.. So yes there is something wrong and no its not the same chip.. That is why Macci can get such a high FSB and ratio.. Plus the 3.6v does help!!!!Quote:
Originally posted by xDUCK
There is nothing wrong with value RAM... Many times, it uses the same chips as the "faster" variant... And in some (rare) cases, better chips. :p
Macci uses Kingston PC3000 ValueRAM, and it does 2-2-2-5@270mhz(@3.6v :)). :eek: Don't know it 'till you've tried it.
Is that every 'T, D, &H' that runs a Prommie???Quote:
Originally posted by xDUCK
220FSB is nothing... Seriously, every Tom, ****, and Harry has his NF2 board running 220FSB. Of course, you refuse to get an NF2 board... So just cling to your mistaken preconceptions about FSB.
Tbird,
You defy normalcy. If you plan to the future and quit trying to "cheap" all your parts, then maybe?????>>>>>you know the 'good' stuff can come along with the next build.
Have you thought to ask the previous owner what componets he/she was running for the 210? Maybe, just maybe, he took you for a ride at purchase time.
Yes, components fail once and awhile, doesn't matter what you buy, this is in reference to your adamant refusal to get an NForce board.
If you take this whole adventure of yours, the time, the agony and whatever, and review it, you would have been far better off to just purchase an Nforce board and be done with it.
Gawd, the accrued shipping costs for all the stuffs you purchased in the last six months plus the listing fees at Ebay prolly add up to a new NF7-S board. Interesting.
I have hit walls before, and when it happens, I move on immediately, especially if I want the 'more' I am seeking. This reminds me of the guy who walks up to another person who is banging their head against the wall repeatedly, he asks the guy why he is doing this to himself, and the person responds with 'because it feels so good when I STOP".
Anyway, good luck, you have improved your rig admirably from what it was, now I guess you will just live with what you got.
baldy
:D
nForce2 is THE AMD chipset! Why do you not understand this? My new NF7-S will be here Friday, I will show you what it can do.
i dont fully understand tbrid your logic if you buy x number of value parts and they dont do what you want them to, why dont you just by one good part and be done?
im not sure i understand
and do you have a reason for hating the nforce boards?
i can understand you quest for 15k on a 4200 but i cant understand you not buying quality other parts
sry for the questions i just need to know if there is a reason
flutie
lol :DQuote:
Originally posted by XP18004life
T-bird lives in this thread, mainly because it's the only one he knows exists.
Good luck with that RAM T-bird!
I'm with Colossus on this one. You should really try the XMS stuff.
This thread is Deja Vu' all over again.......