Memory Voltage?

[killer7]

The options for DDR Reference Votage (I'm asuming RAM voltage?) in my BIOS are 2.6, 2.7, and 2.8. I have 512MB (2x256) of Mushkin 222 series PC3200. Are all of these voltages safe to run at?

 

[the hammer]

The options for DDR Reference Votage (I'm asuming RAM voltage?) in my BIOS are 2.6, 2.7, and 2.8. I have 512MB (2x256) of Mushkin 222 series PC3200. Are all of these voltages safe to run at?

They should all be safe, but run at the lowest voltage that you have stability with.

Hammer

 

[killer7]

Will do

 

[Xevuhtess7]

search around, you can probably find the maximum safe voltage for your stick. i did for my stick of corsair at the corsair forums, found out mine should be alright til 2.8v

 

[the hammer]

search around, you can probably find the maximum safe voltage for your stick. i did for my stick of corsair at the corsair forums, found out mine should be alright til 2.8v

You can safely take Corsair past 2.8v. Corsair just will not honor the warranty if they can prove you were operating past that voltage. That is why you saw 2.8 at the CORSAIR forums.

Hammer

 

[R4z0r4mu5 Pr|m3]

mushkin allows up to 2.7v under warranty i believe, that's what their admins recommend to be the max without risk of damage to the ram on their forum

 

[killer7]

Screw warrenty, lol. Also, I get all my stuff from a store that I work at as a technition (got lucky, im only 15). They overclock alot themselves and just tell you to take everything back to stock when you bring it in if it's not working. Then they can't "prove" you have been overclocking even though they know you do. lol