DS3 and RAM - Again

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(resolved) DS3 and RAM - Again

Hey,

OK, I'm starting to freak out a bit here. My DS3 is sitting here and I just ordered some Crucial Ballistix RAM for it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146568

The RAM is rated to run at 2.2V (from Crucial.com) which I heard DS3/DS4 does not run (either out of the box or at all). Should I start looking for another RAM or just hope it's going to work?

 

Last edited: Oct 13, 2006

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hard to say...if your ram is able to boot at 1.8V, you're in luck. Some ram won't able to boot below its certified voltage and will have problem on DS3

 

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I think it should work, I just put 2gb of Super Talent in my board, which is 2.2v also.

 

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the micon d9's they are using are jedec speced for 1.8v @ddr2-667, timing i dont recall. as long as the board boots with 667 divider first your good to. then all you do is first change v-dimm the ram ratio/multi.

 

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What does the DS3 BIOS set the RAM at by default, 1.8v?

 

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Mole said:

What does the DS3 BIOS set the RAM at by default, 1.8v?

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pretty sure

 

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Well, I tried bumping it up by .2v and it let me overclock higher.

 

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Mole said:

Well, I tried bumping it up by .2v and it let me overclock higher.

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have you tried the easytune to see what your voltages are at? keep going

 

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I'm happy here, but I want better cooling before going higher.

 

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I got the RAM and everything about 2-3 weeks ago and my RAM is working completely fine. It's clocked at 6900 right now (CPU @ 3GHz), well above 5300, with 4-4-4-12 latencies. Haven't tried moving the latencies down. RAM heatsinks get warm, that's all.

Booted right away with 1.8V. Raised it to 2.2V but 1.8V works fine (even at 6900).