saltpetre Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 Hi all, First post so hello. Ok i've bought 1 gig twinx cmx512 4000pt.As i am a complete newbie i am now worried it might not be the best ,or compatable for my system.Any help , advice or criticism will be gratefully received. p4 northwood (?) mpga-478 533/800 fsb GA8 istx-fsc says in manual supports ddr 333/400 supports only 2.5 v ddr dimm. On the stick it says xms 4000 2.1 v 500mhz .Also the timings are 3 .4 .4 .8 is this good for expensive memory ? Sorry to sound such a newbie . saltpetre. :confused: ps. primary use is gaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltpetre Posted February 19, 2005 Author Share Posted February 19, 2005 Help please, I just load it and see? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Can't find any info about that board. Who makes it? The timings are fine for 500 Mhz memory. The memory is normally tested at 2.75 volts, so unless the voltge can be changed, it may not work with the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltpetre Posted February 20, 2005 Author Share Posted February 20, 2005 Hi wired, The board is made by gigabyte, I think its a special or something made for the comp manufacturer- fujitsu siemens. I have the boards manual. btw its GA 8ISXT-FS not GA 8ISTX-FS as i said before.I'm just a little confused by the xms4000v2.1 ? :idea: could it version and not volts at all ? :o: DOH !! (holmers voice) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltpetre Posted February 21, 2005 Author Share Posted February 21, 2005 As I am not going to overclock my p4 200/800 fsb does this mean it would only run at pc 3200 any way ? And therfore I would be better off getting pc 3200 at better timings (2.2.2.5 ) ? The shop will swap them as I hav'nt used it yet. Thanks in advance, saltpetre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Correct, the 3200XLs would be better, but the same problem exists, in that the board doesn't give enough volts. They may run at a lower voltage, dunno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltpetre Posted February 22, 2005 Author Share Posted February 22, 2005 Ok I think I'm going to rma the twinx 4000.(And maybe get the 3200xl ???) However I'm still unsure about the voltage issue,I've run Sisoft sandra and hardware sensors monitor . The only volts I can see approaching 2.5 is the aux volts, both progs report 2.56 - 2.58v . Is this the voltage the ram runs off ? And is this high enough for corsair ram ? Or should I look elseware ? Thanks . saltpetre. Sorry to be a pain but a definitive answer from ram guy would be nice . :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 RMAs only replace memory with the same type. Corsair memory is tested @ 2.75 volts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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