Hello OCforums, I have joined here before but lost my last profile info..., so hello once again....
Here is my problem. I have an AOpen mobo with a i865PE chipset. These chipsets support memory speeds way faster than DDR400, but I cant set it past that in my bios. Am I basicly going to be limited to DDR400 unless they come out with an updated BIOS that will allow me to set a higher speed? The latest BIOS did allow an increase in voltage to the RAM so thats a plus (sort of, cause if you cant turn up the speed you dont need the voltage!?!). But still no upgrade on memory speeds. I bought a couple of sticks of PC4000, but got mad when noticed I couldnt turn up the speed past DDR400. Seems that there are more mobos out there with the same problem. And finding a mobo that will support the fast memory is limited. You cant determine what memory speed you should get by what chipset you get. Which is agrevating.
Here is my problem. I have an AOpen mobo with a i865PE chipset. These chipsets support memory speeds way faster than DDR400, but I cant set it past that in my bios. Am I basicly going to be limited to DDR400 unless they come out with an updated BIOS that will allow me to set a higher speed? The latest BIOS did allow an increase in voltage to the RAM so thats a plus (sort of, cause if you cant turn up the speed you dont need the voltage!?!). But still no upgrade on memory speeds. I bought a couple of sticks of PC4000, but got mad when noticed I couldnt turn up the speed past DDR400. Seems that there are more mobos out there with the same problem. And finding a mobo that will support the fast memory is limited. You cant determine what memory speed you should get by what chipset you get. Which is agrevating.