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Help a newb with memory overclock (Crucial Ballistix PC3200 on an Asus A8V Deluxe).
I have never messed with memory timings before, and this is the first time that I have purchased some nice memory that is "supposed" to be good for overclocking. I am running 2x512MB of Crucial Ballistix PC3200 on an Asus A8V Deluxe motherboard. This memory is rated at timings of 2-2-2-6 with a stock voltage of 2.8V. Everything works great at stock settings, as I'd hope, but I'm a bit discouraged by my initial testing at overclocked speeds.
Specifically, I am getting some memtest errors while running 220 MHz with timings of 2.5-3-3-8. Voltage is 2.8V, which is the max that the Asus board can supply. I have read through some of the other threads about these Ballistix modules, and my results seem far below what others have been able to achieve, even at the same voltage.
I have a question about these memtest errors: does ANY error in memtest, regardless of how often it occurs, indicate system instability? The reason I ask is that the errors I am getting at the settings mentioned above are VERY infrequent. I had 3 failures, all during Test 7, after making 34 passes (memtest was running for about 10 hours). Does this mean that I would not want to run my system at these settings, or does the infrequency of the errors indicate that it would probably run fine?
What suggestions would you give me other than to try the other dual channel slots in the motherboard? I have left all memory timing settings on AUTO except for the ones I listed above. Are there other settings that might be giving me problems? Thanks in advance for your help.
I have never messed with memory timings before, and this is the first time that I have purchased some nice memory that is "supposed" to be good for overclocking. I am running 2x512MB of Crucial Ballistix PC3200 on an Asus A8V Deluxe motherboard. This memory is rated at timings of 2-2-2-6 with a stock voltage of 2.8V. Everything works great at stock settings, as I'd hope, but I'm a bit discouraged by my initial testing at overclocked speeds.
Specifically, I am getting some memtest errors while running 220 MHz with timings of 2.5-3-3-8. Voltage is 2.8V, which is the max that the Asus board can supply. I have read through some of the other threads about these Ballistix modules, and my results seem far below what others have been able to achieve, even at the same voltage.
I have a question about these memtest errors: does ANY error in memtest, regardless of how often it occurs, indicate system instability? The reason I ask is that the errors I am getting at the settings mentioned above are VERY infrequent. I had 3 failures, all during Test 7, after making 34 passes (memtest was running for about 10 hours). Does this mean that I would not want to run my system at these settings, or does the infrequency of the errors indicate that it would probably run fine?
What suggestions would you give me other than to try the other dual channel slots in the motherboard? I have left all memory timing settings on AUTO except for the ones I listed above. Are there other settings that might be giving me problems? Thanks in advance for your help.