Hello folks,
I'm having quite a time getting two sticks of this ram to run on this mb. I have two sticks of Kingmax pc-3500 512mb running in dual mode. I can run them up to 182MHz in dual mode and thats it. If i take out a stick and run 1 by itself, I can go up to 218MHz with no problem 2.5-3-3-11. I can run either stick by itself but I can't get them to run together in dual mode beyond 182MHz. Both sticks memtested individually for hours with no errors at 218MHz. I've done just about all the easy mods to this board (heatsink on the mosfets and as5 on the northbridge chip using the stock hs). Nothing seems to feel hot when I touch it so I don't think heat is a problem. It seems like the northbridge may not be getting enough juice? Using any memory voltage makes no difference..... I've used 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, and even the 2.9 from the uber bios. Has anyone been able to run two sticks of pc-3500 or above memory on this motherboard? If so tell me your secret. I've heard mixed stories about Kingmax ram but i've never had a problem with the my pc-3200 Kingmax ram.
I've read about two possible solutions:
1. disable apic and reinstall the os
2. nb chipset voltage mod - which I don't really have the balls to do yet
Do you think either of these will work? Let me know about your experiences with this type situation. See below for the rest of my specs
I'm having quite a time getting two sticks of this ram to run on this mb. I have two sticks of Kingmax pc-3500 512mb running in dual mode. I can run them up to 182MHz in dual mode and thats it. If i take out a stick and run 1 by itself, I can go up to 218MHz with no problem 2.5-3-3-11. I can run either stick by itself but I can't get them to run together in dual mode beyond 182MHz. Both sticks memtested individually for hours with no errors at 218MHz. I've done just about all the easy mods to this board (heatsink on the mosfets and as5 on the northbridge chip using the stock hs). Nothing seems to feel hot when I touch it so I don't think heat is a problem. It seems like the northbridge may not be getting enough juice? Using any memory voltage makes no difference..... I've used 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, and even the 2.9 from the uber bios. Has anyone been able to run two sticks of pc-3500 or above memory on this motherboard? If so tell me your secret. I've heard mixed stories about Kingmax ram but i've never had a problem with the my pc-3200 Kingmax ram.
I've read about two possible solutions:
1. disable apic and reinstall the os
2. nb chipset voltage mod - which I don't really have the balls to do yet
Do you think either of these will work? Let me know about your experiences with this type situation. See below for the rest of my specs