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FrankMasterFlash · 08-17-01, 11:14 PM

when I use 1X128meg Pc-133 @150mhz bus its completely stable but w/ 2...I get crashes like crazy? I tried both sticks 1 at a time ans its stable. I swapped both sticks. Used different dimms. Upped the I/O voltage. Whats going on here?

It_The_Cow · 08-18-01, 10:45 AM

Have you tried putting them in different slots

[Oc]acaridans · 08-18-01, 05:11 PM

if moving them into different slots dosent work, you may want to consider getting a name brand 256mb chip, like Crucial or Corsair

Thelemac · 08-18-01, 11:02 PM

I think it has to do with the increased capacitance when you have more chips to address.

ChadP · 08-23-01, 03:02 PM

Some BX board setups can only work with 1 DIMM past a certain speed. I guess going with a 256MB 133C2 Crucial DIMM would be best here. Given that you're using generic 133C3 which is probably barely capable of _that_ you should get more mhz out of it, and running at cas2 is a few % faster clock for clock...

Munenori · 08-23-01, 03:15 PM

1 stick will always overclock faster than 2..try backing off your memory settings a little.

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08-17-01, 11:14 PM	Thread Starter #1
FrankMasterFlash Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Chicago Suburbs, IL	1X128 stable 2x128 Unstable when I use 1X128meg Pc-133 @150mhz bus its completely stable but w/ 2...I get crashes like crazy? I tried both sticks 1 at a time ans its stable. I swapped both sticks. Used different dimms. Upped the I/O voltage. Whats going on here? __________________ -\|--AMD Athlon TBird 1.4Ghz--1.75 C/V--AX-7--Delta 68cfm--A/S II--Asus A7V-133--Tt Crystal Orb--512MB Crucial PC-133 - CAS 2-2-2 4-Way--MSI GeForce FX5200 128MB--Antec SX635--\|- -\|"In the book of life the answers are not in the back!"\|- -\|Charlie Brown\|-
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08-18-01, 10:45 AM	#2
It_The_Cow Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Indiana	Have you tried putting them in different slots
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08-18-01, 05:11 PM	#3
[Oc]acaridans Senior Member Join Date: May 2001	if moving them into different slots dosent work, you may want to consider getting a name brand 256mb chip, like Crucial or Corsair
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08-18-01, 11:02 PM	#4
Thelemac Administratively Deficient Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Canton, MI	I think it has to do with the increased capacitance when you have more chips to address. __________________ 42 \| Sig Assassin click
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08-23-01, 03:02 PM	#5
ChadP Registered Join Date: Aug 2001	Some BX board setups can only work with 1 DIMM past a certain speed. I guess going with a 256MB 133C2 Crucial DIMM would be best here. Given that you're using generic 133C3 which is probably barely capable of _that_ you should get more mhz out of it, and running at cas2 is a few % faster clock for clock...
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08-23-01, 03:15 PM	#6
Munenori Registered Join Date: Aug 2001	1 stick will always overclock faster than 2..try backing off your memory settings a little. Munenori
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