Hello,
Since my motherboard is not too old yet (MSI k9n6pgm2-v http://us.msi.com/product/mb/K9N6PGM2-V.html#/?div=Detail) and supports AM2+/AM3 ready, I updated the BIOS in order to take advantage of a Athlon II cpu and 1066 ram.
So I upgraded my CPU (from a Athlon X2 4600+ to a Athlon II X4 640, just EUR35,00 online, on the Bay) and got 2 sticks of used OCZ Platinum DDR2 PC2-8500 (1066): http://www.ocztechnology.com/ocz-ddr2-pc2-8500-platinum-4gb-edition-dual-channel-eol.html for about EUR 30.
For some reason I can't get to run @ 1066 for long without getting BSOD or other errors, especially while playing games.@ 800 everything is fine.
@ 1066 I tried every possible (usable) timing and every possible voltage between 2,05V and 2.25V, but I keep getting BSOD once in a while.
So I decided to run Memtest because I thought that one of the 2 sticks (or both) was defective. And something else came out (this is so weird):
- if I test BOTH sticks in dual channel @ 800, no errors. Everything fine.
- if I test BOTH sticks in dual channel @ 1066, I get loads of errors.
- if I test ONE stick at a time @ 1066, no errors!
It seems like the chipset can't quite handle both sticks @ 1066 in dual channel.
Is it maybe a known issue with older AM2 / "AM3 ready" mainboards that couldn't quite handle 1066 as those processors were not on the market yet?
In fact, the most recent BIOS versions of my motherboard DON'T HAVE THE 1066 OPTION in the Ram managemen drop down menu!!! It just disappeared from the menu! Maximum=800mhz. I had to rollback to an older BIOS in order to have my memory run @ 1066.
What do you think, and what do you suggest in order to have these sticks work @ 1066?
Thanks
Since my motherboard is not too old yet (MSI k9n6pgm2-v http://us.msi.com/product/mb/K9N6PGM2-V.html#/?div=Detail) and supports AM2+/AM3 ready, I updated the BIOS in order to take advantage of a Athlon II cpu and 1066 ram.
So I upgraded my CPU (from a Athlon X2 4600+ to a Athlon II X4 640, just EUR35,00 online, on the Bay) and got 2 sticks of used OCZ Platinum DDR2 PC2-8500 (1066): http://www.ocztechnology.com/ocz-ddr2-pc2-8500-platinum-4gb-edition-dual-channel-eol.html for about EUR 30.
For some reason I can't get to run @ 1066 for long without getting BSOD or other errors, especially while playing games.@ 800 everything is fine.
@ 1066 I tried every possible (usable) timing and every possible voltage between 2,05V and 2.25V, but I keep getting BSOD once in a while.
So I decided to run Memtest because I thought that one of the 2 sticks (or both) was defective. And something else came out (this is so weird):
- if I test BOTH sticks in dual channel @ 800, no errors. Everything fine.
- if I test BOTH sticks in dual channel @ 1066, I get loads of errors.
- if I test ONE stick at a time @ 1066, no errors!
It seems like the chipset can't quite handle both sticks @ 1066 in dual channel.
Is it maybe a known issue with older AM2 / "AM3 ready" mainboards that couldn't quite handle 1066 as those processors were not on the market yet?
In fact, the most recent BIOS versions of my motherboard DON'T HAVE THE 1066 OPTION in the Ram managemen drop down menu!!! It just disappeared from the menu! Maximum=800mhz. I had to rollback to an older BIOS in order to have my memory run @ 1066.
What do you think, and what do you suggest in order to have these sticks work @ 1066?
Thanks