Just set up my sys, and out of the bat surpisingly almost everything worked and recognized what it was supposed to. Now on start up my post says that it recognizes my dual core correctly with the correct speed, correct amount of ram at 800 Mhz... but im trying to figure out how to correctly imput the ram configs... i have dual channel kingstons 4,4,4,12 @ 2.0V... ok... so when i go into my Cell menu to attempt to adjust what is "baseline" I get more options than I know what to do with. Ok.. CPUz says my current settings are this: Freq: 416.3 FSB:Dram cpu/8 CAS#Latency: 5.0 clocks RAS# to CAS Delay 6 clocks RAS # Precharge 5 clocks Cycle Time (TRAS) 16 clocks Bank cycle time (trc) 21 Clocks Command rate 2T ok... so here are my Cell Menu options Mem Clock Value 400 (default) up to 800 Cas#Latency (TCL) : 3 -> 6 Min Ras# Active Time (TRAS) 5 ->18 clk Ras#Percharge Time (TRP) 3-> 6 clk Ras#to Cas# Delay (TRCD) 3-> 6 clk ROW to ROW Delay (TRRD) 2T-> 5T ROW Cycle Time (TRC) 11T -> 24T Bank Interleaveing - Enabled Enable Clock to all Dimms - Disabled CMD-ADDR Timing Mode - (2T) Software Mem Hole - Enabled Ok, so to get the ram configured to manufactures recommendations... what do I change, what do I leave on Auto? Ex Nihilo Nihil Fit

just a fyi... cpuz is also stating that my CPU stats are the following: AMD Athlon 64X2 dual core 6000+ Windsor Voltage: 1.536 v Core speed: 3360.7 Multiplier: x 15 bus speed: 224.0 Mhz HT link: 1120.1 Mhz dont know if that helps with my question or not but thought i would include it. *shrugs* Ex Nihilo Nihil Fit

You realize that both the CPU & RAM are overclocked, right? By doing so, your "HT link" is too high & may cause instability. You should keep it as close to 1000MHz as possible...slightly lower is OK, but higher is generally not good. BTW, if your RAM is 4-4-4-12, why is it running at 5-6-5-16? It definitely wouldn't default to those settings so you must have changed them. http://articles.networktechs.com/pr...

Actually, yes I do realize I have overclocked the system. And yes, according to MSI, and Kingston, their ram does not automatically clock at the 4,4,4,12 ... why its clocking at 5,6,5,16 - i dont know, the bios settings are at AUTO - the only thing I adjusting to the memory was to increase the voltage from 1.9 v to 2.0 v as recommended. everything thing else in memory is set to AUTO. now, I have adjusted the CPU - increased the voltage and the bus speed. And the Temp's are good and everything is stable so far. Ex Nihilo Nihil Fit

Just looking up the stats again on that Kingston hyper X modules : KHX6400D2LLK2/2GN 2GB 800MHz DDR2 Non-ECC Low-Latency CL4 NVIDIA SLI-READY (Kit of 2) 4-4-4-12 2.0V . The SPD is programmed to JEDEDC standard latency 800Mhz timing of 5-5-5-15-2T @ 1.9V. Still doesnt explain why when my Memory Bios is set on AUTO it reads it at 5-6-5-16 tho. Ex Nihilo Nihil Fit

I cleared the CMOS, and ran CPUZ and it came up with everything on Auto, it came up with the 5-6-5-16, combo @ 1.90V. I finally figured out what I needed to do to get the appropriate settings. Cas#Latency (TCL) : 4 Min Ras# Active Time (TRAS) 13 clk Ras#Percharge Time (TRP) 4 clk Ras#to Cas# Delay (TRCD) 4 clk ROW to ROW Delay (TRRD) 4T ROW Cycle Time (TRC) 12T The Key thing to figure out was the Min Ras# Active Time (TRAS) had to be set to 13. Now cpuz is reading it correctly @ 2.0 V... Yippie... Ex Nihilo Nihil Fit

Your overclocking is a mess. Have you ever overclocked an A64/X2 system before?