Greanskin Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 Hi there, I've currently got a MSI K8N NEO Platinum Edition (Nforce 3) motherboard and 2X 512 MB Corsair Value Select memory modules (both double sided) running at DDR 400 - this runs completely stable and has done for a number of months. I would like to increase my memory to 1.5 Gig but there seems to be a lot of issues? I originally planned to buy an additional 512 Meg Corsair value select chip and place it in Bank 3 - is this acceptable? I assue that i would have to drop the speed down to DDR 333 from 400, could anyone tell me how much of a difference this actually makes (when playing FPS games Doom3 etc..) ? Any help would be greatly appreciated as i've been looking through both this forum and the MSI one and i cant seem to find the answer. thanks in advance ! :laughing: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted November 8, 2004 Corsair Employees Share Posted November 8, 2004 Do you have the Socket 754 version of this MB? If so you may very well have to run at DDR333 with more than 2 modules. In addition, the difference between 1.0 Gig and 1.5 Gig would be nominal at best and in fact you may have to run at a slower setting. I would stay with what you have now or if you do want more memory it would be best to change to 2 1.0 Gig modules for example Twinx2048-3200 might be a better choice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VancAMD3400 Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 I have this exact config as well (Socket 754). Is it possible to just an additional 1 GB stick of VS PC3200 to 2 VS 512 modules for a total of 2 GB (1 GB module + 2 512 MB Modules)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted July 19, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted July 19, 2005 You are welcome to try it, but I would not suggest it, and I would only try it if you have 2 VS512MB400C3 modules that have their SPD set to Cass 3-3-3-8 or it will not run properly or may not even post. VSXXXMB400 (Cass 2.5) will not run with VS1GB400C3 on this platform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VancAMD3400 Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 Again the RAM guy comes through, thank you. Now I need to decide what 2GB of RAM I will purchase, any suggestions? I am on a budget, but would like quality modules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted July 19, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted July 19, 2005 If you will replace what you have now I would suggest VS2GBKit400C3 for Best Value and Twinx2048-3200C2 for best performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VancAMD3400 Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 What would you think about the Twinx series for my system? Is there a big difference between the 2.5 and 3 CL? Price difference is about $20. My Mobo is, I believe single sided only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted July 20, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted July 20, 2005 Twinx2048-3200C2 would offer a bit better performance and would also be a great choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VancAMD3400 Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 Thanks, that is what I just ordered from a very reputible online merchant. They should be here in 2 days. Could you post my CAS timings here based on my mobo, also do I need to flash my BIOS to the latest version first? Which slots should I have them in? 1 & 3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted July 21, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted July 21, 2005 I would check the user manual for the correct slots to use and you can follow the link in my signature for the correct settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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