ocz ddr booster + AI7

[|3ourne]

the topic pretty much says it all. I am interested in picking up a 2.4C and a pair of mushkin LVL2 PC3500 bh-5 old school ram. I know the VTT tracks upto 3.2 V but on the OCZ compatibility list , it says that 3.4V is available using the DDR booster and no mention is given to performing a VTT mod compared to hints for IC7 and other boards. Does this mean that the VTT tracks on its own upto 3.4 V with the DDR booster ?
if someone is running this setup , please do let me know your experiences with the booster. Should be fun running around 250 mhz 2-2-2-5 timings with 5:4 ratio :D .

[datura3]

I would not recommend the booster. I had some problems with mine. I bought on and the rheostat was broken. The voltage jumped from 2.8-3.8..... I checked it with a mulimeter and found that the rheostat was loose. Luckily my ram was not damaged. I then got a new one, and the voltage was much more stable but wandered between 3.4-3.6. This may be acceptable for some people, but I like more stable power going to my power supply. I'm now selling the booster and the UTT ram.

[batboy]

I've used a booster on my AI7. VTT appears to track ok up to 3.5v which was the max I tried. But, my overclocking results were disappointing. I used Mushkin PC3500 rev 2 with BH-5 chips and didn't get much more with 3.4-3.5v than what I got with 3.2v. Certainly not enough to justify the extra expense and the extra voltage risks.

Should be fun running around 250 mhz 2-2-2-5 timings with 5:4 ratio.

Do you mean 1:1 ratio? You should be able to easily do 250 FSB with 2-2-2-5 at 5:4 ratio even with low voltage.

[|3ourne]

I've used a booster on my AI7. VTT appears to track ok up to 3.5v which was the max I tried. But, my overclocking results were disappointing. I used Mushkin PC3500 rev 2 with BH-5 chips and didn't get much more with 3.4-3.5v than what I got with 3.2v. Certainly not enough to justify the extra expense and the extra voltage risks.



Do you mean 1:1 ratio? You should be able to easily do 250 FSB with 2-2-2-5 at 5:4 ratio even with low voltage.

No , i meant 5:4 ratio with ram at around 250 mhz , putting the proc somewhere around 300 mhz fsb or so. Another question i have is which cooler to get.
Its either the zalman 7000 Cu-Led or the Thermalright XP90c for me with a panaflo ( hate loud )
which would u guys prefer ?

[batboy]

The best cooling for least noise will probably be obtained using a XP-120 heatsink and a quiet 120mm fan.

[microfire]

AI7 and the Booster are not a good match.

You cannot go higher than 3.5v, and if you do, you will notice the VTT is going higher. That would suggest that the mobo voltage reading stops at ~3.5v

I tryed a Vdimm mod on the AI7 and got the same results.

If anything, the booster or mod will make overclocking you ram much worse.
Try setting the booster at the exact same voltage your AI7 will supply, your find that you will get alot more errors in memtest when trying to increase the mhz on the memory. You will more than likey have to drop your memory overclock.

AI7 + Booster = Useless