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Did I get some bad RAM?
I just got and installed some KingMax 1GB 512x2 PC4000 DDR ram into my XPm2600 rig listed below and am now running dual channel. I'm rather baffled right now. The stuff is rated at 3-4-4-10. I was running 512mbx1 PC2700 RAM at 207mhz before in single channel before. I was getting 2.6 ghz stable and 2.7ghz off and on. When I popped in this new RAM the most FSB i could get out of it was 240mhz but only at x10 so I was losing 200mhz-300mhz off my OC and benchmarks were notably slower. I tinkered around to where I have it at 235.5X11 right now or roughly 2.6ghz but I'm turning slower times in benchamarks like RenderTest and CPUMARK99. Not a lot lower but still I figured it should be a lot higher. I then tried to change the timings thinking that it's running 65mhz below its' spec rating so I went to try 2.5 and it didn't like that at all, so I decided not to waste any more time with the timings just yet and have it running at 3-4-4-9. I'm going to try PCMARK and 3DMark tests in a bit. I'd like to get this stuf running well, but I'm wondering if you guys think I got some poopy ram and should RMA it for something else. I paid $150 for it and could easily get some PC3200 a lot cheaper.
edit: Okay, ran PCMark04 and 3DMark03 and got 200pts higher in PCMark and 300pts higher in 3DMARK03 so it looks like it's faster in suite tests and slower in CPU specific tests like Render and CPUMARK.
I also forgot to add that the specs on the PC4000 are at 2.6V and I have mine at 2.7 right now.
Any ideas?? I'm stumped and it's passed bedtime, gotta get up for work at 3:30am. See you in the morning.
I just got and installed some KingMax 1GB 512x2 PC4000 DDR ram into my XPm2600 rig listed below and am now running dual channel. I'm rather baffled right now. The stuff is rated at 3-4-4-10. I was running 512mbx1 PC2700 RAM at 207mhz before in single channel before. I was getting 2.6 ghz stable and 2.7ghz off and on. When I popped in this new RAM the most FSB i could get out of it was 240mhz but only at x10 so I was losing 200mhz-300mhz off my OC and benchmarks were notably slower. I tinkered around to where I have it at 235.5X11 right now or roughly 2.6ghz but I'm turning slower times in benchamarks like RenderTest and CPUMARK99. Not a lot lower but still I figured it should be a lot higher. I then tried to change the timings thinking that it's running 65mhz below its' spec rating so I went to try 2.5 and it didn't like that at all, so I decided not to waste any more time with the timings just yet and have it running at 3-4-4-9. I'm going to try PCMARK and 3DMark tests in a bit. I'd like to get this stuf running well, but I'm wondering if you guys think I got some poopy ram and should RMA it for something else. I paid $150 for it and could easily get some PC3200 a lot cheaper.
edit: Okay, ran PCMark04 and 3DMark03 and got 200pts higher in PCMark and 300pts higher in 3DMARK03 so it looks like it's faster in suite tests and slower in CPU specific tests like Render and CPUMARK.
I also forgot to add that the specs on the PC4000 are at 2.6V and I have mine at 2.7 right now.
Any ideas?? I'm stumped and it's passed bedtime, gotta get up for work at 3:30am. See you in the morning.
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