Spazz Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 Hi all... I've been a loyal Corsair user for a few years, now and am preparing to upgrade my main box and "hand down" the DIMMs to my server. I would really appreciate a quick recommendation for the best, current Corsair XMS for my box. Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 AMD Athlon XP-A, 2200 MHz (5.5 x 400) 3200+ ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe ACPI BIOS Rev 1011 nVIDIA nForce2 SPP Chipset Properties: Motherboard Chipset nVIDIA nForce2 SPP CAS Latency 2.5T RAS To CAS Delay 3T RAS Precharge 3T RAS Active Time 6T Module Name Corsair CMX512-3200C2 Memory Slots: DRAM Slot #1 512 MB (DDR SDRAM) DRAM Slot #2 512 MB (DDR SDRAM) DRAM Slot #3 512 MB (DDR SDRAM) Thanks, in advance, for any advice. I will probably just go with 1GB as I figure quality, rather than quantity, will be the way to go. Especially since I imagine the 512 modules I'm going to be looking at buying will not be inexpensive. Early Happy Thanksgiving to all. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leibold Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 You are probably better off with a TWINX set of two 512MB modules instead of populating all three slots. This way you are taking better advantage of the performance increase from two channels of equal capacity (just make sure you don't plug both modules into the same channel). I have two A7N8X-Deluxe boards and use TWINX1024-3200LL in one of them and two pieces of CMX512-3500C2 in the other (using the same low latency settings as on the 3200LL memory). This was the best memory available at the time. If I were replacing that memory today I would go for the TWINX1024-3200XL memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spazz Posted November 22, 2004 Author Share Posted November 22, 2004 Thanks for your reply. Would faster memory do me any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowbeard Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 Do you plan on using dual channel on your MOBO? If not, I'd suggest a single 1gb stick of the PC3200C2. From what I have seen, the dual channel on the NF2 MOBOs is not very effective. Multiple sticks of RAM in a single channel MOBO have more inherent latency than a single stick so, you may get the best overall performance from a single stick vs 2 or 3 sticks. Faster memory will only benefit you if you intend to OC. And, you need to OC synchronously as the AMDs don't tend to like asynch operation. So, if you system will not run much past 200mhz you won't get any benefit from the faster RAM. Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spazz Posted November 23, 2004 Author Share Posted November 23, 2004 Yes, I am using dual channel and planned on sticking with it, unless there is a good reason to change... ? Thanks a bunch for the reply. Helps a ton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spazz Posted November 28, 2004 Author Share Posted November 28, 2004 Well, I picked up a set of TwinX (512X2) and at least one DIMM is faulty. Memtest coughed in the first 10 secs of testing. That was after trying the set in two different boxes and watching app after app crash. Pity I bought it on Ebay.. /sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowbeard Posted November 28, 2004 Share Posted November 28, 2004 Did you test each module seperately? If you tested them all together the configuration may be what crashed the test. Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spazz Posted November 28, 2004 Author Share Posted November 28, 2004 Yes, I tested them together and individually. Together, Memtest bombed out right away. Then the first one I let test all night and it is fine. The second one wouldn't even allow the machine to boot up. :( This may be a silly question, but is there some sort of recycle or trade-in-for-credit program for XMS DIMMs? Thanks for the help, by the way. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spazz Posted November 28, 2004 Author Share Posted November 28, 2004 ..hmm... I'll look for this, but may as well ask... I have some thoughts on this question, but I'll ask anyway. Can bad ram damage a mobo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted November 28, 2004 Share Posted November 28, 2004 Nope, only RMAs for the same product. Can't damage it as far as I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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