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1 gig or 512?
Name: Jonzy Date: October 12, 2003 at 18:59:58 Pacific OS: a CPU/Ram: a
Comment:
I have 1 stick of 512MB PC3500 and and 1 stick 512MB PC2700. When overclocking the computer becomes unstable at 340 FSB. I think it is my 2700 ram causing this.
So, would you rather have:
1.) One stick of 512MB ram overclocked to 370 FSB.
OR
2.) One Gig of ram only overclocked to 340 FSB.
Which would make games run faster/smoother?
Thanks
2500 barton @ 2.2 a7v8x-x mobo slk800
(PS I can only overclock my FSB up to around 370 becuase my motherboard doesnt have a pci lock.)
Name: johnoh Date: October 12, 2003 at 19:09:15 Pacific
Reply:
I'd go for 1). Bummer about the pci lock.
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Response Number 2
Name: Adam Date: October 12, 2003 at 19:29:17 Pacific
Reply:
Yeah, number 1, the extra FSB would be far more beneficial than the extra RAM, test it for yourself using 3DMark 01.
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Response Number 3
Name: Jonzy Date: October 12, 2003 at 19:58:39 Pacific
Reply:
Alright thanks guys ill test it out soon.
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Response Number 4
Name: real_cool Date: October 12, 2003 at 19:58:56 Pacific
Reply:
a7v8x-x could only run 2 banks on PC3200 and 4 banks on PC2700. And, I believe it has auto PCI/AGP lock. The unstable condition mostly caused by using SPD also. Your 1 stick of PC2700 might work as well as 1 stick of PC3200.
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Response Number 5
Name: Adam Date: October 12, 2003 at 20:06:10 Pacific
Reply:
@real_cool
Thats true, I forgot about the RAM limitations of the KT400 chipset.
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Response Number 6
Name: TMP-Man Date: October 12, 2003 at 22:04:19 Pacific
Reply:
Here is what you can do, if you have trouble getting up to high fsb, bump up your dimm voltage and set down the latency to 3-3-3-8, see if that helps. choice 1 is nice but if you can have 1 and 2, even better.
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Response Number 7
Name: Derk Date: October 13, 2003 at 06:09:15 Pacific
Reply:
1 GB is better.
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Response Number 8
Name: ash Date: October 19, 2003 at 01:15:51 Pacific
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