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What type of ram are you guys running?
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Which ram does the NF7-S v2.0 prefer?
- Thread starter Toscani
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Corsair TWINX 512MB (256 x 2) PC3200LL
it runs great, i've had it up to 220Mhz at 6/2/2/2 timings but it was completely stabil so i backed it down to 215Mhz. the only problem is i had to boot the motherboard with a slower stick of ram first and set the timings manually, without doing this the board wouldn't boot. it has something to do with the tight timings of the ram.
it runs great, i've had it up to 220Mhz at 6/2/2/2 timings but it was completely stabil so i backed it down to 215Mhz. the only problem is i had to boot the motherboard with a slower stick of ram first and set the timings manually, without doing this the board wouldn't boot. it has something to do with the tight timings of the ram.
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Toscani said:
A better question is what ram does it NOT like. The answer seems to be Kingston Hyper-X for not working worth a crap for many people.
Hammer
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hmmmmmm, good to know. i just ordered the NF7-s v2and I have 2 sticks of GeiL PC3500.
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Thundr7 said:
I don't think you will have a problem with Geil except I understand that in general, they don't overclock well past their rated speed so don't expect them to work past 216fsb very well. Then again you may get lucky.
Hammer
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For $126. shipped, you can get 2*256 Twinmos/Winbon PC3200 
Mine runs @ 400mhz and above right out of the box @ 200FSB with CAS 2,3,3,3,6 even though it's rated at CAS 2.5 this stuff runs at PC3500 speed with NO problems!
But you can't go wrong with Corsair either... I have XMS PC3200 in both of my KX7333R boards Runs great!
Still not sure they figured out what the problem was with the HyperX Kingston and NF7 board's I think I would stay clear of that one for a while! Just my opinion
Hope that helps!
DpGravy
Mine runs @ 400mhz and above right out of the box @ 200FSB with CAS 2,3,3,3,6 even though it's rated at CAS 2.5 this stuff runs at PC3500 speed with NO problems!
But you can't go wrong with Corsair either... I have XMS PC3200 in both of my KX7333R boards Runs great!
Still not sure they figured out what the problem was with the HyperX Kingston and NF7 board's I think I would stay clear of that one for a while! Just my opinion
Hope that helps!
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im about to order the NF7-s v2 and a stick of 512 pc2100, thing i'll have any poblems?
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N.O.R.E. said:
Hyper-X & Nforce2 tend to have problems together
Hammer
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Marley said:
Why you gonna order PC2100? You can get PC2700 for near the same price and PC3200 for just a bit more. If you are looking for high FSB performance, the minimum you should get is PC2700.
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took the words from my mouththe hammer said:
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At www.hardocp.com , they had a Asus A7N8X DLX running HyperX 3500 just fine with a Barton.
Now that is what I call a sweet setup.
Now that is what I call a sweet setup.
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N.O.R.E. said:
Mushkin is top notch ram. In fact the good high level ram from them use the Winbond chips. They tend to have a very good construction and use copper heat spreaders instead of aluminum. If you order direct from Mushkin and put in "OCTOOLS" as a coupon code, you will get a 10% discount. You can get two 256MB sticks of there PC3500 delivered to your door for $142.20 if you use 3-5day express saver.
Hammer
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the hammer said:
As of right now just the NF7-S rev 2.0 has issues with the Kingston Hyper X and abit is working on the problem...they have a nice write up over at abits forum about the problem and when the new BIOS should be ready to correct the issue...the Hyper X runs great on almost every other NF2 board...runs great in the 8RDA+'s and the NF7-S rev 1 and 1.2's...as for Asus having problems...so far Asus has not issued any reports about their NF2 boards having any issues running the Hyper X...but the Hyper X is just like any other memory out...some people will get bad sticks and not fully understand the problem and must think it is a compatability issue and not just a bad piece of hardware...
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So thats my problem kingston is sucking *** with the NF7-s this have been ****ing me offf really bad i can't get the FSB up over 190 and run stable
I have 2x 512 of hyper-X with a XP 2400
I have 2x 512 of hyper-X with a XP 2400
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$80 512Mb sticks of Samsung PC3200 DDR400 work solid @ 200MHz. I haven't tried any higher.
Things seem more stable with the new abit NF7-S v2.0 beta bios they just put up at their site.
Things seem more stable with the new abit NF7-S v2.0 beta bios they just put up at their site.
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I've just bought this abit nf7 v2.o board...and paired it with some mushkin 3500 sticks, though I cant seem to get the system to load windows at 220fsb or 215fsb...I have the latest beta bios but find a dead end here...there is a setting in softmenu that mentioned cpu interface, once I disabled that I got more o/c.
Hey am I being to ambitous with my setup lol
cheers
Hey am I being to ambitous with my setup lol
cheers
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rangi said:
I suggest you read this thread http://forum.oc-forums.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=196180
It was written by me the other day and assuming your PC3500 is identical to mine, you need to drop your Vdimm to the lowest setting and raise your latencies. If you don't believe what I am saying, then go run Memtest86 at the FSB's that you are trying to run at using high voltages and low latencies....The Errors will scream back at you.
Hammer
