Re: [H] Memory makers?

2012-11-28 Thread Naushad Zulfiqar
Kingston makes good RAM. On Nov 28, 2012 10:02 PM, "DSinc" wrote: > Normally I use Crucial RAM. I'm happy with mine. > I've never followed other makers; but, there was a time that I > did use Mushkin Memory.(none since 1999). > > SO, I'm seekingopinions/suggestions about the OTHER > makers ou

[H] Memory makers?

2012-11-28 Thread DSinc
Normally I use Crucial RAM. I'm happy with mine. I've never followed other makers; but, there was a time that I did use Mushkin Memory.(none since 1999). SO, I'm seekingopinions/suggestions about the OTHER makers out there. I plan to buy 32MB of RAM foreach of 3 new builds. Thanks, Duncan

Re: [H] Memory matching on some older machines

2010-05-05 Thread GPL
Thanks. I upgraded the ram in both machines. P4 3.2HT from 1GB to 3GB and e6600 machine from 2GB to 4GB. Once my new gaming build is complete I'll wipe these machines, put win7 on them and let the family at it, On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 5:57 AM, maccrawj wrote: > IIRC you'll just not get the benefit

Re: [H] Memory matching on some older machines

2010-05-05 Thread maccrawj
IIRC you'll just not get the benefit of better timings from the new 4-4-4 but it will run fine at 5-5-5 assuming no other issues between new & old. Since you're not mixing in the same banks I think you'll be ok albeit at 5-5-5-12. Was a time when DDR2 was cheapest, DDR3 over a 1/3 more. DDR1 @

[H] Memory matching on some older machines

2010-05-04 Thread GPL
I'm upping some memory on a few older machines that my wife and kids can use. One of them has Corsair Twin Pair CM2X1024-6400 (XMS6405v5.1/XMS2-6400/5-5-5-12) memory. I wanted to get the same type and double the memory then noticed my local microcenter had one left in their store. Before I bought

Re: [H] Memory Effects

2009-10-24 Thread Stan Zaske
Are you using Photoshop or other serious memory use program? If not, you might want to use that 4 GB's generic for something else. 8 Gigs is cool but definitely overkill for normal PC's. Steve Tomporowski wrote: My main box has a P45 Gigbyte UDP MB which currently has 4GB of OCZ memory. I ha

[H] Memory Effects

2009-10-24 Thread Steve Tomporowski
My main box has a P45 Gigbyte UDP MB which currently has 4GB of OCZ memory. I have another 4GB of generic memory that would be nice to add to the system (I'm on Win7 64bit). Just wondering what the effects will be of two sets of 4GB memory from different manufacturers. I suppose the memory w

Re: [H] Memory problems? (Update)

2008-12-18 Thread nobozoz
OK. The M$ extended memory test ran overnight (~16 hrs, 22 cycles completed) and no errors. Ran Hitachi's Drive Fitness Test for 6 extended cycles (~3 hrs) - no problems. Opened the case and looked for swollen capacitors - found none. Ambient temp on the kitchen table indicates about 21C (ther

Re: [H] Memory problems?

2008-12-16 Thread Rick Glazier
I just re-built three of my (older) original XP computers because the SouthBridge Chipsets went bad. (I had all types of problems, but lots centered on I/O problems.) Rick Glazier From: "nobozoz" James Boswell wrote: Do all the caps on the mainboard l

Re: [H] Memory problems?

2008-12-16 Thread nobozoz
Good question - I don't know. I'll have a look after I've run the extended memory test for a few hours. Thanks, Jim James Boswell wrote: Do all the caps on the mainboard look okay? On 17 Dec 2008, at 01:27, nobozoz wrote: I have a Dell Precision WorkStation 350. OS: WINXPSP3 VID

Re: [H] Memory problems?

2008-12-16 Thread James Boswell
Do all the caps on the mainboard look okay? On 17 Dec 2008, at 01:27, nobozoz wrote: I have a Dell Precision WorkStation 350. OS: WINXPSP3 VIDEO: nVidia Quado4 900XGL CPU: P4, 3.0 GHz Memory: 4x256MB, RIMM I'm experiencing random lockups 2~3 times per day. The disp

[H] Memory problems?

2008-12-16 Thread nobozoz
I have a Dell Precision WorkStation 350. OS: WINXPSP3 VIDEO: nVidia Quado4 900XGL CPU: P4, 3.0 GHz Memory: 4x256MB, RIMM I'm experiencing random lockups 2~3 times per day. The display freezes up, mouse frozen, CTRL+ALT+DEL doesn't work - I have to cold boot to get i

Re: [H] Memory sizes

2008-09-06 Thread Winterlight
At 01:36 PM 9/6/2008, you wrote: I've noticed that a lot of laptop manufacturers are offering 3 GB memory. Does this mean that they are using 1 stick 1 GB and 1 stick 2 GB? yes I just bought a ACER with 3GB, it can be upgraded to 4GB by replacing the 1GB module with another 2GB module If y

[H] Memory sizes

2008-09-06 Thread Naushad Zulfiqar
I've noticed that a lot of laptop manufacturers are offering 3 GB memory. Does this mean that they are using 1 stick 1 GB and 1 stick 2 GB? If yes, then does the laptop achieve dual channel memory, and is the performance impaired in any way? -- Best Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad

Re: [H] Memory issues (Solved)

2008-09-01 Thread Greg Sevart
Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden > Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 12:18 PM > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] Memory issues (Solved) > (*snip*) > > Here are my temps at idle according to Speed

Re: [H] Memory issues (Solved)

2008-09-01 Thread Brian Weeden
Well I'm going to have to fess up to being an idiot on this one. After several of your suggestions (and my own low confidence in the determination of bad RAM as that has never happened to be before) I did some more testing. Turns out the culprit was overheating in the system. When I was doing my

Re: [H] Memory issues

2008-08-30 Thread Soren
I've build a few A/V editing systems using almost the same basic components every time, e.g. true CAS2 RAM from Kingston. One day, when designing a system with an AMD processor (normally I'd use Intel for A/V), this particular RAM didn't play at all. Blue and black screens everywhere, in no par

Re: [H] Memory issues

2008-08-28 Thread Rick Glazier
I have to agree. They treated me well on the single return I had to make. I did not even buy through their memory configuator on the WEB but got what "seemed to be" the same exact model number from Best Buys. NOTE: They add extra numbers (a suffix) to "hone-in" more exactly to your "exact system"

Re: [H] Memory issues

2008-08-28 Thread Christopher Fisk
On Tue, 26 Aug 2008, Winterlight wrote: . I think I've pinned it down to the Crucial ram. That would be very surprising. I have never heard of a documented proven case of Crucial RAM going bad. I'm not saying it can't happen, but Crucial RAM would be the last thing I would suspect right

Re: [H] Memory issues

2008-08-26 Thread Brian Weeden
Planning on trying that (and a few other combinations) tonight. It will not allow for dual channel (which means the RAM will run at 400 Mhz instead of 800Mhz) but otherwise should work. --- Brian On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 5:01 PM, DHSinclair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Brian, > Can you do slot 1+

Re: [H] Memory issues

2008-08-26 Thread DHSinclair
Brian, Can you do slot 1+3 or slot 2+4? (and/or all the permutations!) I suspect this may defeat the "dual channel" business, but just a thought ATM. Only way I know to remove focus to the m/b. But, as you guys are light years ahead of me, I may just be barking in the breeze on this one..

Re: [H] Memory issues

2008-08-26 Thread Brian Weeden
Yep. Started with RAM in slots 1&2 for dual channel capability. Crashes. Kept just one in slot 3. Stable. Moved both to slots 3&4. Crashes. Kept just one in slot 4. Stable. On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 5:35 PM, Joe User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Winterlight, > > Tuesday, August 26, 200

Re: [H] Memory issues

2008-08-26 Thread Joe User
Hello FORC5, Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 2:16:39 PM, you wrote: > sounds like a bad memory slot on the MB, only seen this a couple of > times and it was the motherboard both times. YMMV > fp Yeah, thats my idea 2 more pieces of RAM would be the way to find out. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looki

Re: [H] Memory issues

2008-08-26 Thread Joe User
Hello Winterlight, Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 2:11:50 PM, you wrote: > Do this one stick at a time. If they both work individually OK then > you have your answer it's not the ram it's the board or > something on the board that doesn't like dual channel access. He did. Either one work

Re: [H] Memory issues

2008-08-26 Thread FORC5
sounds like a bad memory slot on the MB, only seen this a couple of times and it was the motherboard both times. YMMV fp At 10:34 AM 8/26/2008, Brian Weeden Poked the stick with: >When I rebuilt my HTPC I used an AMD 780G motherboard (GIGABYTE >GA-MA78G-DS3H), Athlon X2 4850e, and 2x2GB Crucial B

Re: [H] Memory issues

2008-08-26 Thread Winterlight
Like I said, with just one stick of the Crucial in there it seems to work just fine (3.5 days of uptime since pulling one stick). Brian Do this one stick at a time. If they both work individually OK then you have your answer it's not the ram it's the board or something on the board

Re: [H] Memory issues

2008-08-26 Thread Brian Weeden
Right now I can't replace both sticks unless I can toss some older DDR in there - I don't have any extra DDR2 sticks on hand. Not sure if that's possible. If it is, I can do that tonight. Like I said, with just one stick of the Crucial in there it seems to work just fine (3.5 days of uptime sinc

Re: [H] Memory issues

2008-08-26 Thread Joe User
Hello Brian, Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 1:32:09 PM, you wrote: > I had that same assumption. I've never had a case where RAM went bad on me > in the 10+ years I've been building machines. But it seems to be the only > part swap that correlates with the crashes. I changed the motherboard and > t

Re: [H] Memory issues

2008-08-26 Thread Joe User
Hello Winterlight, Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 1:17:05 PM, you wrote: > That would be very surprising. I have never heard of a documented > proven case of Crucial RAM going bad. I'm not saying it can't happen, > but Crucial RAM would be the last thing I would suspect right under a > PCP&C PS...

Re: [H] Memory issues

2008-08-26 Thread Greg Sevart
> > >. I think I've pinned it > >down to the Crucial ram. > > > That would be very surprising. I have never heard of a documented > proven case of Crucial RAM going bad. I'm not saying it can't happen, > but Crucial RAM would be the last thing I would suspect right under a > PCP&C PS...and they

Re: [H] Memory issues

2008-08-26 Thread Brian Weeden
I had that same assumption. I've never had a case where RAM went bad on me in the 10+ years I've been building machines. But it seems to be the only part swap that correlates with the crashes. I changed the motherboard and the boot drive and the crashes continues, the only card in the machine is

Re: [H] Memory issues

2008-08-26 Thread Winterlight
. I think I've pinned it down to the Crucial ram. That would be very surprising. I have never heard of a documented proven case of Crucial RAM going bad. I'm not saying it can't happen, but Crucial RAM would be the last thing I would suspect right under a PCP&C PS...and they never break e

Re: [H] Memory issues

2008-08-26 Thread DHSinclair
Brian, How about try 00 and 02; and then 01 and 03. Like one yellow and one orange. Best, Duncan At 14:51 08/26/2008 -0400, you wrote: Tried it both ways - 2 DIMMS in orange slots and 2 DIMMS in yellow slots, same amount of instability either way. On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 3:49 PM, Joe User <[EMA

Re: [H] Memory issues

2008-08-26 Thread Brian Weeden
Tried it both ways - 2 DIMMS in orange slots and 2 DIMMS in yellow slots, same amount of instability either way. On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 3:49 PM, Joe User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello DHSinclair, > > Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 12:37:07 PM, you wrote: > > > Brian, > > This one is a toughy! I

Re: [H] Memory issues

2008-08-26 Thread Joe User
Hello DHSinclair, Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 12:37:07 PM, you wrote: > Brian, > This one is a toughy! I've yet to have trouble with Crucial RAM. Odd. > Have you tried all the RAM slots? And, in different combinations; well > what the book suggests? Like one in the yellow bank and one in the > or

Re: [H] Memory issues

2008-08-26 Thread Joe User
Hello Brian, Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 11:34:57 AM, you wrote: > My question is, could this be something else causing the problems? Should I > return both for replacement to Crucial? Just one? Will they even accept it > when there doesn't appear to be any defects with the RAM? Or should I ju

Re: [H] Memory issues

2008-08-26 Thread DHSinclair
Brian, This one is a toughy! I've yet to have trouble with Crucial RAM. Odd. Have you tried all the RAM slots? And, in different combinations; well what the book suggests? Like one in the yellow bank and one in the orange bank? Perhaps one of the slots you use has busted connections. Certainly

[H] Memory issues

2008-08-26 Thread Brian Weeden
When I rebuilt my HTPC I used an AMD 780G motherboard (GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H), Athlon X2 4850e, and 2x2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800. Ever since then I've been getting a lot of errors, bluescreens crashes and it's been a real beast to track down the root cause. I think I've pinned it down to the

Re: [H] Memory speed race needs to stop

2008-03-10 Thread DHSinclair
Hayes, I have followed your thread now for the past 3 years and you get my vote too! Even though I do not even yet use any of the discussed memory. Hell, I just finished getting what amounts to prehistoric spec memory for two of my old PCs (thankfully still available!). Time for the RAM-Wars to

Re: [H] Memory speed race needs to stop

2008-03-10 Thread Jason.Tozer
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Hayes Elkins Sent: 10 March 2008 17:41 To: Hardware Group Subject: [H] Memory speed race needs to stop This dick swinging between memory manufacturers concerning who has the fastest memory, stability be damned

[H] Memory speed race needs to stop

2008-03-10 Thread Hayes Elkins
This dick swinging between memory manufacturers concerning who has the fastest memory, stability be damned, has got to stop. http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/03/10/cebit_fastest_memory_earth/ CeBIT 2008: The Fastest Memory on Earth Every year, manufacturer of memory modules fight for the fast

Re: [H] Memory ?

2007-09-18 Thread Raul Limos
On 9/18/07, FORC5 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Undecided > Crucial ballistix ddr2 2x1g > or Corsair XMS ddr 2x1g > both on sale with rebates ( $69/64 after rebate ) If not going to overclock, either will do.

Re: [H] Memory ?

2007-09-18 Thread Ben Ruset
I picked up a 1GB PC2-5300 SO-DIMM from Newegg for $27 yesterday. I can't believe how cheap RAM is thesedays. I remember scrounging up to buy 4MB of RAM for the first PC I built for myself - a 486 DX/2 66. I think it cost several hundred dollars. Wayne Johnson wrote: At 22:44 09-17-2007, FORC

Re: [H] Memory ?

2007-09-17 Thread FORC5
misprint by me, both are ddr2 for a new system upgrade for myself. Been a long time :-[ FWIW went with the Crucial but I do like Corsair XMS stuff also. Was tuff decision. fp At 06:14 PM 9/17/2007, Wayne Johnson Poked the stick with: >At 18:01 09-17-2007, FORC5 typed: >>Crucial ballistix ddr2 2

[H] Memory ?

2007-09-17 Thread FORC5
Undecided Crucial ballistix ddr2 2x1g or Corsair XMS ddr 2x1g both on sale with rebates ( $69/64 after rebate ) Have used both, like crucial but it calls for 2.2 volts. Not sure of that. Corsair calls 2.1 volts. Using Corsair currently. Would go on a Asus M2N-E ( or something similar ) Fp --

Re[2]: [H] memory could not be read ? fixed

2007-04-18 Thread FORC5
I did one thing at a time, first I did the yahoo anti spyware, no effect, then the web management thing and the bug went away. I suppose there may even be a newer version of the Yahoo bar that may work. Her other box pretty much has the same stuff with no problems, pretty much a twin box hardwar

Re[2]: [H] memory could not be read ? fixed

2007-04-17 Thread Joe User
Hello FORC5, Tuesday, April 17, 2007, 4:24:10 PM, you wrote: > this wound up being a component of the yahoo toolbar, something > about web management. I really am staring to understand why Best Buy > and them places always just re install, anybody can fix with that >:-} > knew there was a reason

Re: [H] memory could not be read ? fixed

2007-04-17 Thread FORC5
this wound up being a component of the yahoo toolbar, something about web management. I really am staring to understand why Best Buy and them places always just re install, anybody can fix with that >:-} knew there was a reason I do not Yahoo :-D thanks to google for finding the reference. Tha

Re: [H] memory could not be read ?

2007-04-17 Thread FORC5
good idea, did not help nor did MS's suggested workaround. currently running updates on the off chance :-[ fp At 07:48 AM 4/17/2007, Joe User Poked the stick with: >Hello FORC5, > >Tuesday, April 17, 2007, 12:28:22 AM, you wrote: > >> error, I know this is a weird one, happens when I close IE 6 >

Re: [H] memory could not be read ?

2007-04-17 Thread Joe User
Hello FORC5, Tuesday, April 17, 2007, 12:28:22 AM, you wrote: > error, I know this is a weird one, happens when I close IE 6 > most of the time > search says it is a corrupt index.dat file and ms has a hot fix but can not > find it. > This has happened after a MB swap ( same for same, all compo

[H] memory could not be read ?

2007-04-16 Thread FORC5
error, I know this is a weird one, happens when I close IE 6 most of the time search says it is a corrupt index.dat file and ms has a hot fix but can not find it. This has happened after a MB swap ( same for same, all components the same except the MB ) I assume this is not a memory error. any

Re: [H] Memory Question

2007-01-29 Thread tmservo
Right click on my computer Front page for available system resources Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless -Original Message- From: Winterlight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:21:51 To:The Hardware List Subject: RE: [H] Memory Question At 08:05 AM 1/29/200

RE: [H] Memory Question

2007-01-29 Thread Winterlight
At 08:05 AM 1/29/2007, you wrote: Responding to self, a link on how MS killed PAE in SP2 so if you've got 4GB.. you'll never see it. Here is what Windows System Information shows on a XP SP2 PC with 4GB of RAM. The key lines are OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 5.1.2600 Ser

RE: [H] Memory Question

2007-01-29 Thread Chris Reeves
Behalf Of CW > Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 11:52 AM > To: The Hardware List > Subject: Re: [H] Memory Question > > Good link. Some of the talkback hits the nail on the head with regards > to the fact that some things will not accept being pushed above the 4GB > point, so it

Re: [H] Memory Question

2007-01-28 Thread Winterlight
At 08:24 AM 1/28/2007, you wrote: At 08:02 PM 26/01/2007, rls wrote: I read somewhere that in order for XP to truly run flat out that you needed 4 gb of memory. I no longer have the reference, but would like to re-read like types of articles. Well, I am running two Xeon 3.06 Ghz with 4 GB of

Re: [H] Memory Question

2007-01-28 Thread tmservo
lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [H] Memory Question At 01:49 PM 28/01/2007, CW wrote: >While you can force Windows to see 4GB in a 32bit mode (through PAE) >the performance hit is SIGNIFICANT. I mean, more then a small bit, >I mean -SIGNIFICANT- which completely neutralizes any bene

Re: [H] Memory Question

2007-01-28 Thread CW
PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 11:41:32 -0600 To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Memory Question > At 08:02 PM 26/01/2007, rls wrote: > >I read somewhere that in order for XP to truly run flat out that you needed > >4 gb of memory. I no longer have the

Re: [H] Memory Question

2007-01-28 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 08:02 PM 26/01/2007, rls wrote: I read somewhere that in order for XP to truly run flat out that you needed 4 gb of memory. I no longer have the reference, but would like to re-read like types of articles. More on RAM: http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2006/08/14/699521.aspx T

Re: [H] Memory Question

2007-01-28 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 10:37 AM 28/01/2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's dead wrong. XP as a 32 bit OS will only see 3.2 gig of memory at maximum. So if you put in 4 gig, xp won't see it all. Only 64 bit OS will I don't think that's right. From Microsoft: "Comparing 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows The ma

Re: [H] Memory Question

2007-01-28 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 08:02 PM 26/01/2007, rls wrote: I read somewhere that in order for XP to truly run flat out that you needed 4 gb of memory. I no longer have the reference, but would like to re-read like types of articles. "Many PC musicians are still quite happy using 512MB of RAM, although I suspect that

Re: [H] Memory Question

2007-01-28 Thread tmservo
an 2007 19:02:38 To:"'The Hardware List'" Subject: [H] Memory Question I am currently running a dual Xeon 2.8 / 800mhz fsb version. Right now I have 2GB of memory. I read somewhere that in order for XP to truly run flat out that you needed 4 gb of memory. I no longer have

[H] Memory Question

2007-01-28 Thread rls
I am currently running a dual Xeon 2.8 / 800mhz fsb version. Right now I have 2GB of memory. I read somewhere that in order for XP to truly run flat out that you needed 4 gb of memory. I no longer have the reference, but would like to re-read like types of articles. Can someone point me to the

Re: [H] Memory Capability of a Motherboard

2007-01-14 Thread Raul Limos
On 1/13/07, rls <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Spec's say, Memory unbuffered ECC/non-ECC DDR2 667/533 MHz memory modules - Native DDR2 800 support Ok, what the sam hill does that mean? If you stick DDR2-800 memory, they will also run. I have a i845P-based mobo that says the same mumbo jumbo an

[H] Memory Capability of a Motherboard

2007-01-12 Thread rls
Spec's say, Memory unbuffered ECC/non-ECC DDR2 667/533 MHz memory modules - Native DDR2 800 support Ok, what the sam hill does that mean?

RE: [SPAM SUSPECT] [H] Memory, Xeons and MultiTasking

2006-05-22 Thread Bobby Heid
, 2006 10:51 PM To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: [SPAM SUSPECT] [H] Memory, Xeons and MultiTasking Importance: Low I currently have Dual Xeons 2.8 800mhz bus and 2 gb ddr2 memory Seems when I multitask a bit heavy and running several video programs, things seem to slow down. One of the

[H] Memory, Xeons and MultiTasking

2006-05-21 Thread RLS
I currently have Dual Xeons 2.8 800mhz bus and 2 gb ddr2 memory Seems when I multitask a bit heavy and running several video programs, things seem to slow down. One of the optimizer programs indicated that I needed to add 1 gb of memory. Will that do it? I do have 8 slots so adding 1 gb won't fo

RE: [H] Memory card reader with floppy

2006-01-19 Thread Mark Dodge
18, 2006 3:03 AM To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: RE: [H] Memory card reader with floppy No, not all, but I couldn't tell you for sue which ones do and don't My laptop has a bunch of built in card slots and they only appear in windows when I insert a card, but then there is sp

RE: [H] Memory card reader with floppy

2006-01-18 Thread Neil Davidson
s inserted. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Winterlight > Sent: 18 January 2006 08:10 > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Subject: [H] Memory card reader with floppy > > I have a external USB2 Sandisk 8 in 1 memory

[H] Memory card reader with floppy

2006-01-18 Thread Winterlight
I have a external USB2 Sandisk 8 in 1 memory card reader that has four input slots. Unfortunately, it creates FOUR drive letters when I plug it in. I use a lot of partitions, and mapped drives so this is not a good thing for me. I am thinking about getting a USB floppy with memory card reader(s

Re: [H] memory

2005-11-29 Thread Stan Zaske
onday, November 28, 2005 11:15 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] memory I miss my BH-6 Celery 300a... Ben Ruset wrote: I miss my old Abit IT5H... Kevin Potts wrote: I'll enter my Pentium 200 classic in the oldest computer in use contest. Just a backup/file server but still runni

RE: [H] memory

2005-11-29 Thread nobozoz
I don't. Two BH-6s is all I've had running here since bad caps killed 5 other newer/faster mobos. _jim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Stan Zaske Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 11:15 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] memor

Re: [H] memory

2005-11-29 Thread FORC5
Fry's electronics still uses PAPER gift certificates instead of cards like everyone else fp At 09:43 AM 11/29/2005, Thane Sherrington (S) Poked the stick with: >At 10:23 AM 29/11/2005, FORC5 wrote: >>must work in a Doctors office, they are the worst for keeping up. :-) > >Even worse: A computer

Re: [H] memory

2005-11-29 Thread Wayne Johnson
At 11:43 AM 11/29/2005, Thane Sherrington (S) typed: Even worse: A computer store. The cobbler's children always have old shoes. :) with newspaper in them to cover the holes ? ;-) --+-- Wayne D. Johnson Ashland, OH, USA 44805

Re: [H] memory

2005-11-29 Thread Thane Sherrington (S)
At 10:23 AM 29/11/2005, FORC5 wrote: must work in a Doctors office, they are the worst for keeping up. :-) Even worse: A computer store. The cobbler's children always have old shoes. :) T fp >Pentium 133 with 64MB of RAM and Win95. Use it on a daily basis to burn CDs at work. > >T

Re: [H] memory

2005-11-29 Thread FORC5
must work in a Doctors office, they are the worst for keeping up. :-) fp >Pentium 133 with 64MB of RAM and Win95. Use it on a daily basis to burn CDs >at work. > >T -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Did you know that no-one ever reads these things?

Re: [H] memory

2005-11-29 Thread Thane Sherrington (S)
At 09:46 PM 28/11/2005, Kevin Potts wrote: I'll enter my Pentium 200 classic in the oldest computer in use contest. Just a backup/file server but still running 24/7 Pentium 133 with 64MB of RAM and Win95. Use it on a daily basis to burn CDs at work. T

Re: [H] memory

2005-11-28 Thread Stan Zaske
I miss my BH-6 Celery 300a... Ben Ruset wrote: I miss my old Abit IT5H... Kevin Potts wrote: I'll enter my Pentium 200 classic in the oldest computer in use contest. Just a backup/file server but still running 24/7 - Original Message - From: "Julian Hale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Di

Re: [H] memory

2005-11-28 Thread Stan Zaske
His is a dinosaur, your's is the first lungfish that crawled out of the primordial sea! @:)> Julian Hale wrote: Dinosaur??? I'm still running a P3V4X, w/ a [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'd kill for an A7N8X. Julian At 07:42 AM 11/28/2005, Greg Sevart wrote: Or drop that dinosaur entirely. :)

Re: [H] memory

2005-11-28 Thread Julian Hale
At 05:46 PM 11/28/2005, you wrote: I'll enter my Pentium 200 classic in the oldest computer in use contest. Just a backup/file server but still running 24/7 Yeah, but the P3V4X is my main computer... been giving me fits lately, too. Julian

Re: [H] memory

2005-11-28 Thread FORC5
not to long ago a bp6 with twin 366's :-) fp At 06:46 PM 11/28/2005, Kevin Potts Poked the stick with: >I'll enter my Pentium 200 classic in the oldest computer in use contest. Just >a backup/file server but still running 24/7 > >- Original Message - >>From: "Julian Hale" <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [H] memory

2005-11-28 Thread Ben Ruset
I miss my old Abit IT5H... Kevin Potts wrote: I'll enter my Pentium 200 classic in the oldest computer in use contest. Just a backup/file server but still running 24/7 - Original Message - From: "Julian Hale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dinosaur??? I'm still running a P3V4X, w/ a [EMAIL PR

Re: [H] memory

2005-11-28 Thread Kevin Potts
I'll enter my Pentium 200 classic in the oldest computer in use contest. Just a backup/file server but still running 24/7 - Original Message - From: "Julian Hale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dinosaur??? I'm still running a P3V4X, w/ a [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'd kill for an A7N8X. Julian At

Re: [H] memory

2005-11-28 Thread Julian Hale
Dinosaur??? I'm still running a P3V4X, w/ a [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'd kill for an A7N8X. Julian At 07:42 AM 11/28/2005, Greg Sevart wrote: Or drop that dinosaur entirely. :)

Re: [H] memory

2005-11-28 Thread FORC5
At 08:42 AM 11/28/2005, Greg Sevart Poked the stick with: >The main thing I would suggest is to verify you are running the latest BIOS. >Or drop that dinosaur entirely. :) really wish I could :-( >The A7N8X was the beginning of the end of Asus for the AMD platform in my book. I have 3 here runn

Re: [H] memory

2005-11-28 Thread Greg Sevart
roved performance. The A7N8X was the beginning of the end of Asus for the AMD platform in my book. Greg - Original Message - From: "FORC5" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Hardware List" Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 8:06 AM Subject: Re: [H] memory NF2, have no pr

Re: [H] memory

2005-11-28 Thread Wayne Johnson
At 09:31 PM 11/27/2005, FORC5 typed: have corsair now, my asus mb is very fussy with it, any timings but by spd is a black screen and no boot. As was the case with my Asus A7V333 until I got some Kingston RAM. Just another reason I won't be doing Asus anytime soon & fwiw the Corsair soared in

Re: [H] memory

2005-11-28 Thread FORC5
NF2, have no problem in spd mode, only mode it will run in. Occasionally get memory can not be written/read errors but I do not think those are actually memory problems. asus a7n8x deluxe 3200 barton ( dinosaur ) :-D At 09:34 PM 11/27/2005, Greg Sevart Poked the stick with: >Interesting. I've h

RE: [H] memory

2005-11-28 Thread FORC5
I had twin 256's that I added a 512 to and had to slow the memory from 200 to 166 to get a stable system, eventually pulled all 3 and went to twin 512's. anything other then spd results in a dead system. probably more mb then memory but other memory does not give me this problem. I would like to

Re: [H] memory

2005-11-28 Thread Greg Sevart
- Original Message - From: "Chris Hughes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'The Hardware List'" Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 2:03 AM Subject: RE: [H] memory Hmm... running 4 sticks (2 sticks purchased 8 months apart) of the "crappy" VS line here a

RE: [H] memory

2005-11-28 Thread Bobby Heid
, November 27, 2005 9:32 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] memory have corsair now, my asus mb is very fussy with it, any timings but by spd is a black screen and no boot. thanks

RE: [H] memory

2005-11-28 Thread Chris Hughes
ovember 27, 2005 9:58 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] memory Okay..but...matched sticks are available in the Value Select line as well. Is it VS or is it XMS? Greg - Original Message - From: "FORC5" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Hardware List" Sen

Re: [H] memory

2005-11-27 Thread Greg Sevart
From: "FORC5" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Hardware List" Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 10:14 PM Subject: Re: [H] memory xms cas 2 stuff, twinx1024-3200c2 fp At 08:57 PM 11/27/2005, Greg Sevart Poked the stick with: Okay..but...matched sticks are available in the Value

Re: [H] memory

2005-11-27 Thread FORC5
xms cas 2 stuff, twinx1024-3200c2 fp At 08:57 PM 11/27/2005, Greg Sevart Poked the stick with: >Okay..but...matched sticks are available in the Value Select line as well. Is >it VS or is it XMS? > >Greg -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Look after molehills mountains will look after themse

Re: [H] memory

2005-11-27 Thread Greg Sevart
Okay..but...matched sticks are available in the Value Select line as well. Is it VS or is it XMS? Greg - Original Message - From: "FORC5" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Hardware List" Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 9:35 PM Subject: Re: [H] memory Is NOT

Re: [H] memory

2005-11-27 Thread Ben Ruset
It's sad... I think I'm splurging when I buy Value Select... :( FORC5 wrote: Is NOT the low end stuff, matched 512's x 2. fp At 07:51 PM 11/27/2005, Greg Sevart Poked the stick with: The crap Value Select stuff, or the XMS line? I've found Corsair to be one of the least fussy, but I don't buy

Re: [H] memory

2005-11-27 Thread FORC5
Is NOT the low end stuff, matched 512's x 2. fp At 07:51 PM 11/27/2005, Greg Sevart Poked the stick with: >The crap Value Select stuff, or the XMS line? I've found Corsair to be one of >the least fussy, but I don't buy Value Select... > >Greg -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Inflation is w

Re: [H] memory

2005-11-27 Thread Greg Sevart
The crap Value Select stuff, or the XMS line? I've found Corsair to be one of the least fussy, but I don't buy Value Select... Greg - Original Message - From: "FORC5" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Hardware List" Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 8:

Re: [H] memory

2005-11-27 Thread FORC5
have corsair now, my asus mb is very fussy with it, any timings but by spd is a black screen and no boot. thanks At 07:17 PM 11/27/2005, Greg Sevart Poked the stick with: >A lot of people seem to really like the G.Skill memory, especially on NForce4 >boards. > >Personally, nothing but Corsair go

Re: [H] memory

2005-11-27 Thread Greg Sevart
A lot of people seem to really like the G.Skill memory, especially on NForce4 boards. Personally, nothing but Corsair goes in my box, but whatever. :) Greg - Original Message - From: "FORC5" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 5:43 PM Sub

[H] memory

2005-11-27 Thread FORC5
looking at kicking it up a notch and this caught my eye, never used them b4. opinions ? Wish I could afford something better but wtf http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231032 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820211014 thanks fp -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Tagli

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