Remko Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 Do these corsair value modules work in a dual channel setup ? ( 2x 512mb) with the new asus a8n-sli mainboard The asus site says it only works with 4 modules ?? or with 1 module .. thankx .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 30, 2004 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 30, 2004 I think you miss-understand what ever you may have read. You would need to use 2 modules that are exactly matched for dual channel. So yes 2 modules will run great in this MB. Just make sure they are an exact match, or I would suggest you use Twinx1024-3200XL with this MB for best performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted January 1, 2005 Share Posted January 1, 2005 Yeah, the QVL for that board is REALLY confusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GReeN SCoRPioN Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Does this Really Work? Has Someone Already tested it? Why Asus makes a QVL about htis Board on there Website which Says it will not work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted January 6, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted January 6, 2005 Just because it's not in ASUS's QVL list does not mean it will not work. That list is the modules that they have tested those specific modules is all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zboss Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 Just because it's not in ASUS's QVL list does not mean it will not work. That list is the modules that they have tested thiose specific modules is all! For the record - two Corsair Value Select vs512mb400's do not work in an a8n-sli deluxe motherboard. In order to boot you will need to remove one of the memory modules leaving one in the B1 memory slot. It is completely true that you will need four modules in order to work with over 512MB of memory. This so called "cheap" memory turned out to be the more expensive option that going with better (more expensive memory). Asuses compatibility memory chart, while specifically indicating the configuration that the memory must be installed in, failed in wording it in a easily understandable way. Corsair - on the other hand - makes no mention of this odd behavior. ZipZoomFly, where I bought the memory, made no mention of it either. I'm not trying to place blame on this issue but I think that one or another of these companies should change their documentation and offer to sell purchasers of these products another set of memory at a steep discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 zboss, are you stating that memory companies and memory resellers should sell memory cheaper to owners of the Asus a8n-sli? Also, what evidence do you have to support your claim of the VS512MB400's not working in this board? It is completely true that you will need four modules in order to work with over 512MB of memory. According to Asus, this is not true. On their QVL, they show the Corsair TwinX2048-3200C2 as being supported, which is two 1 GB sticks. Do you perhaps mean the IC configuration on the sticks themselves? That board has 3 versions of memory setup: A - supports one module inserted into either blue slot, in a Single Channel memory configuration. However, they also state when only using one stick it shold be in B1, which is the blue slot between the black ones. B - supports one pair of modules, each color in the same colored slots (both in blue or both in black, not one in blue and one in black). Again, the manual conflicts with itself and it states that only both the blues should be used. C - all four slots filled. Sounds like the black slots are only ever used when you have 4 sticks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kec789 Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 Whay would someone go SLI and put cheap ram in it anyway??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 spent all their money on the board? Who knows. Doesn't matter, the reason is irrelevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zboss Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 zboss, are you stating that memory companies and memory resellers should sell memory cheaper to owners of the Asus a8n-sli? I believe that due to issues with documentation and the previously mentioned fact that 2 would work (by the board owned by Corsair here) - yes - I believe that someone should step up and satisfy the customer. Also, what evidence do you have to support your claim of the VS512MB400's not working in this board? How? Because I HAVE both of these products. Also the documentation does indicate (although not in clearly defined terminology) how they work. According to Asus, this is not true. On their QVL, they show the Corsair TwinX2048-3200C2 as being supported, which is two 1 GB sticks. Do you perhaps mean the IC configuration on the sticks themselves? I wasn't refering to the TWINX... I was refering to the Value Select brand of 512mb ddr400 sticks. That board has 3 versions of memory setup: A - supports one module inserted into either blue slot, in a Single Channel memory configuration. However, they also state when only using one stick it shold be in B1, which is the blue slot between the black ones. B - supports one pair of modules, each color in the same colored slots (both in blue or both in black, not one in blue and one in black). Again, the manual conflicts with itself and it states that only both the blues should be used. C - all four slots filled. Sounds like the black slots are only ever used when you have 4 sticks. The manual states: "A - Supports one module inserted into either the blue slots, in a single-channel memory configuration" Which is extremely confusing because the grammer is incorrect. When you are dealing with technical subjects you must write in a technical manner, meaning there are to be NO spelling or grammatical errors. I know because I've authored a half-dozen computer books over the last ten years. It should have read - "Supports only one module. Use slot A2 or B2" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zboss Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 Whay would someone go SLI and put cheap ram in it anyway??? I choose not to waste my money on expensive RAM. Cheap RAM works just as well for my purposes (usually!). Oh - and so I can afford to take my wife to the Caribbean twice a year :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zboss Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 spent all their money on the board? Who knows. Doesn't matter, the reason is irrelevant. and kec789 has a good point. I am a firm believer in buying just what I need right now and I never buy the highest performing... with the exception of the motherboard. I always buy six to eight months behind the curve. It can sometimes be difficult to discern but what I have come to understand in my career is that everyone has a different expectation as to good performance. Some of my clients prefer to go all out (which is becoming less often these days) but more often they prefer stability, support, and future-proofing. This is how I, in turn, have learned to buy - extreme performance components simply are not worth the cash IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted February 17, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted February 17, 2005 ZBoss, You have not in my opinion given any reason to believe our modules will not work in this MB. But I have this same MB at my home and I am using VS1GBKit400 one set in that MB with out problems. If you are trying to use 4 modules this MB will be default set the memory to DDR333. So please be a bit more specific about the issue you see. And I will be happy to try and help you resolve what ever issue you may have. Also Please do not double post, just because you have a problem does not imply that every one will have the same problems. Please start your own thread and list your complete system spec and the problem that you see and we will be happy to help you resolve the problem.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zboss Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 ZBoss, You have not in my opinion given any reason to believe our modules will not work in this MB. But I have this same MB at my home and I am using VS1GBKit400 one set in that MB with out problems. If you are trying to use 4 modules this MB will be default set the memory to DDR333. So please be a bit more specific about the issue you see. And I will be happy to try and help you resolve what ever issue you may have. Also Please do not double post, just because you have a problem does not imply that every one will have the same problems. Please start your own thread and list your complete system spec and the problem that you see and we will be happy to help you resolve the problem.. that are using this kit on the motherboard... and yes I would agrue that if I have the problem it is likely that others have had or will have or might have the same problem. Corsair has given this board no explaination why it SHOULD work - just your word that it does. This thread and my continued participation directly address Remko's initial question - "Do they work". From my perspective and Asuses perspective - they do not. If this is not the case and they do in fact work in a pair, then you should kindly ask Asuses to adjust their FAQ's so other people don't have these problems. If I were Remko or anyone else considering buying these chips to use on this board - I would suggest they do not. Corsair's customer - me - would like an explaination as to the discrepancy between the motherboard documentation and Corsairs documentation. I can't OFFER an opinion of WHY they don't work - I just know they have not. I would be HAPPY to upload a video of the these modules installed in my system and not functioning. I would like the same from Corsair, in return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zboss Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 Also Please do not double post, just because you have a problem does not imply that every one will have the same problems. What is this board for? I though maybe it was for voicing concerns and seeking answers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted February 17, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted February 17, 2005 First thing, you are taking over some else’s thread and that is just not a cool thing to do. You are welcome to add comments but just bashing our products with nothing to back up what you are claiming is not helping anyone. In addition, we do not submit our Value Select modules to any MB maker for MB validation. And as far as I know we never will. Bottom line; if you are not happy with your modules please talk to your reseller and depending on their return policy you may be able to get different modules. If you want to solve the problem, I would be happy to do my best to help you, but I cannot help you when you have done nothing more than complain it does not work. What exactly is the problem? One module works and one does not or both modules run one up but the system will not post when in dual channel? Again, I would suggest you list your complete system spec and the problem you see in a new thread and we will be happy to help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kec789 Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 I choose not to waste my money on expensive RAM. Cheap RAM works just as well for my purposes (usually!). Oh - and so I can afford to take my wife to the Caribbean twice a year :) Rock on!!! Sounds like a good reason to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy_2q Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 What is this board for? I though maybe it was for voicing concerns and seeking answers? this thread is very helpful to me. i'm trying to figure out if these value memory modules will work on the a8n-sli. i'm also interested in knowing if the vs512x2 can run in dual channel reliably with this asus mobo. according to asus' qvl, it does seem that they are saying these modules can only be run in single channel and that only one module can be used. but according to corsair's compatibility report, these value modules should work with the a8n-sli. maybe zboss has an unmatched pair that is giving him problems? btw, i don't think zboss is bashing corsair products. he's just saying that he has a pair of vs that won't work with his mobo which is reasonable and answers the OP's question. ram guy, could you please try a few different vs modules and let us know your results? thank you :cool: . tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwilcox271271 Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 I have an a8n - sli with 2 value 512 sticks. I have read the questions being asked in this thread and some are valid. Asus have confused us with the manual, I have my sticks in A1 and B1 (both blue slots) and the system is fine and bios etc sees it as 1024 mem. Last night I was trying to work out this dual channel mem thing because of reading custom PC mag and I dont think my set up is in dual channel. It seems from my understanding of Asus's manual you must have the mem in slots A1 & A2 first blue & black slots (help me here Ram guy) for dual channel but it is a bit confusing as the manual also says the mem must match up for dual channel (A1 & A2 = B1 B2) My question is if you put the mem in A1 and A2, will the system work and is this what the mobo means by dual channel. Also would the setup be stable and faster than ( my setup already) putting the sticks in A1 and B1 slots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Place it in both blues IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtaylor321 Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 I Have The Asus A8n Sli Dux, Got Error Mess When Using 2 Vs512mb400. Call Asus . They Informed Me To Use 1 Chip In B1. That as Far As They Knew 2 Chips Of The Vs512mb400 Would Not Work. But 4 Chips Would. Payed For 4 Chip Of Vs512mb400 Still Same Error Mess. Asus Informed Me To Call Corsair For Settings To Make Chips Work. Please Help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Please turn Caps Lock off. Test one stick at a time in the same slot using memtest86+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtaylor321 Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 ALL FOUR CHIPS WORK ONE AT ATIME IN B1, BUT NOT TOGETHER IN ANY CONFIG. Thank for your caps off help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summer-Boy Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 ASUS A8N SLI dlx Rev. 1.02 Bios 1006 Doing RTFM style: Page 2-11: Section 2.4.2 Memory Configurations: When using two DDR DIMM modules, install into DIMM_A1 and DIMM_B1 slots only. Done it with 2 VS512MB400. Works. Displays as Dual Channel. Settings at 1st set to all auto. Now set to 2.5-3-3-5 at 1T. Memtest: 8h stable, 0 errors prime95: 24h stable, 0 errors Now running for 2 weeks without any errors. Just rebooting to test other bios settings. I would consider ASUS A8N SLI dlx with VS512MB400 as working together. There were absolutely no tweaks or else to do to get the mobo running with this memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike from OZ Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 I think you miss-understand what ever you may have read. You would need to use 2 modules that are exactly matched for dual channel. So yes 2 modules will run great in this MB. Just make sure they are an exact match, or I would suggest you use Twinx1024-3200XL with this MB for best performance. I bought an Asus A8N-SLI mb, and two sticks of VS5123200. They came in separate packets. SO are they exactly matched? or will i have to hunt down a 1gigkit of the same (VS5123200) RAM? I'm still a little confused as to what constitutes "matched" ram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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