To follow up on the Incompatible memory issue....today I got this
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B002845LDC/ref=ord_cart_shr?_encoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance
(OCZ 4 GB DDR2 PC2-8500 Platinum Low Voltage Dual Channel Memory Kit
OCZ2P1066LV4GK)
and it booted up just fine. Been testing with prime95...going to run
memtest86 (if it runs on Win7-64) soon...going to get two more sticks...
upgrade season is quickly coming to a close...
On 1/5/2010 5:30 PM, Tim Lider wrote:
I was just thinking of getting that memory for my 780i gaming motherboard.
Looks like it will work on mine since I am able to run 1066 memory no problem.
On the Newegg site there is a Manufacturer reply on one of the reviews, stating
setting that should be set.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231246
Says:
Dear Customer
We are sorry to hear you are having an issue with your memory package. Please
contact our technical support department directly and they will be able to
further assist you. When installing memory, please make sure to properly
configure the memory settings in BIOS, otherwise the computer may not run
properly. For this memory package, the memory frequency should be set to
DDR2-1066, memory timings tCL 5 - tRCD 5 - tRP 5 - tRAS 15 - Command Rate 2.
Memory Voltage should be set to 2.10V. Once that is complete, everything should
be running smoothly.
Thank you
GSKILL SUPPORT
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Regards,
Tim Lider
Sr. Data Recovery Specialist
Advanced Data Solutions, LLC
http://www.adv-data.com
-----Original Message-----
From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-
boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Stan Zaske
Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 2:19 PM
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: Re: [H] Incompatible Memory?
You've probably got it set right but I'd try it at 2.2v or above to get
it stable. Unfortunately, most boards that aren't enthusiast expensive
seldom go above 2.1v. My board is borderline stable with Corsair 1066
RAM and tops out at 2.1v so I just run it at 800 and it's fine.
On 1/4/2010 5:49 PM, Anthony Q. Martin wrote:
I just put 8 GB of G.Skill ram only my Mobo (Gigabite P35-DS4). This
is DD2-1066 CL5-5-5-15 ram. I got this from NewEgg.
I quickly noticed Win7 would crash before too long. Finally, I got
into Prime95 and it immediately halted saying that there was an error
in calculation (it was getting wrong results for known calculations!).
After seeing this, I put the old 2G of HyperX DD2-800 ram back in the
system. Prime95 seems to be working now, though I have not completed a
full-length stress test. I have been using this ram for the last two
years, though.
I did try a few other setting of the timing on the G.Skill ram, but
never got to anything that seems stable.
Should I keep going with this ram (while trying to find some setting
that works) or seek to return for an exchange with Newegg? By the way,
the old ram gets a 5.5 on Windows Experience Index while the new ram
gets a 7.2.
Thanks.
