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This is a sort of RAM/Motherboard question, but I think the problem is with the motherboard so this is where i'm putting it.
Okay, I read in another thread that a good way to find the max FBS of your ram is to get memtest 86, and set your multiplier as low as possible and then make small increases in your FSB and then test for stability.
Well, first off, I'd like to start by telling you what is in my rig.
Abit NF7-s V2, no mods, stock bios, only thing different is I have that zalman passive cooler on the NB
AMD 2500+ Mobile
1gb of Crucial PC3200 8T RAM
The voltages I used for testing were:
Vcore: 1.575
Ram: 2.6
Chipset: 1.6
At those settings my ram would post with 220FSB but mem test would freeze before it could even start.
I tried making the ram voltage 2.7, that made no difference, I went back to 2.6 and made the chipset 1.7. Success, it booted and started memtest, I let it run for 5 minutes, I know thats not a very good test of stability, but it was good enough for me to consider going higher.
I tried booting at 225FSB, it wouldn't post reguardless of the RAM voltage and with the chipset at 1.7.
Is this as far as I can expect to go without any volt mods to the board?
What else should I try doing.
Thanks.
Okay, I read in another thread that a good way to find the max FBS of your ram is to get memtest 86, and set your multiplier as low as possible and then make small increases in your FSB and then test for stability.
Well, first off, I'd like to start by telling you what is in my rig.
Abit NF7-s V2, no mods, stock bios, only thing different is I have that zalman passive cooler on the NB
AMD 2500+ Mobile
1gb of Crucial PC3200 8T RAM
The voltages I used for testing were:
Vcore: 1.575
Ram: 2.6
Chipset: 1.6
At those settings my ram would post with 220FSB but mem test would freeze before it could even start.
I tried making the ram voltage 2.7, that made no difference, I went back to 2.6 and made the chipset 1.7. Success, it booted and started memtest, I let it run for 5 minutes, I know thats not a very good test of stability, but it was good enough for me to consider going higher.
I tried booting at 225FSB, it wouldn't post reguardless of the RAM voltage and with the chipset at 1.7.
Is this as far as I can expect to go without any volt mods to the board?
What else should I try doing.
Thanks.
, BTW thanks sent), and try 3-3-3-11 ram timings.....
