Coder68 Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 I have the Asus A8n-E mobo. (I get it Wednesday, along with my CPU and Video card!) I just need to order memory... I am planing on using the Twinx2048-3200c2PT memory... is there any difference over the Twinx2048-3200c2? I am guessing the PT just stands for it being a Twinx2048-3200c2 that has platnum colored heat sinks. I wil be doing video editing with this machine. My rig: Li Lan PC case black Antec True 400 power supply Asus A8N-E mobo AMD64 3800+ Vinece core (with SEE3) CPU 2 gigs of --> Twinx2048-3200c2PT eVGA 6600GT PCI-E video card 128 meg BenQ 1620 Pro DVD dual layer burner TDK 1040i (I think) single layer DVD +/-R/RW (my old drive) 120 gig 7200 maxtor C drive SATA150 Maxtor 250 gig HD (The high end series line...5 year warranty) Windows XP Pro (SP2?? <--it's not on the net so doubt I will install it, as it slows the system down!) Main programs used: Adobe video collection Adobe Photoshop CS (Soon to be CS2!) A 3d program yet to be named Do you think this memory will work well in this situation? (Video editing) Or do you have some other recomendation... I want good value and real good performance... so the top speed RAM is out of my budget. Whats all this talk about the setting of timings... do I have to set my latency speeds with your RAM? Or can I just pop in the memory and go... like I have always done? I am not into overclocking! I want pure speed and stability. While this won't be the fastest rig ever, it should be fairly fast and very stable. Thanks for the help! :D: Coder68 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted May 16, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted May 16, 2005 XMS3200 would be rated at Cass 3-3-3-8 while XMS3200C2 would be Cass 2.5-3-3-6 on an AMD platform so they would be slightly faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coder68 Posted May 16, 2005 Author Share Posted May 16, 2005 XMS3200 would be rated at Cass 3-3-3-8 while XMS3200C2 would be Cass 2.5-3-3-6 on an AMD platform so they would be slightly faster. 1. So I can just drop in the memory and not wory about setting the cass speeds? 2. The PT just stands for platinum? Thanks! Coder68 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted May 16, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted May 16, 2005 1. No the settings would need to manually set 2. Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coder68 Posted May 18, 2005 Author Share Posted May 18, 2005 Ok, if I have to manulay set them, where do I do that, and how? Why do I need to set them manualy? What speeds will it auto detect? :eek: Coder68 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 IIRC, the 3200 (3-3-3-8) can be plopped in and it should be detected @ 3-3-3-8 or 3-4-4-8. The 3200C2 (2.5-3-3-6) will be detected @ 3-3-3-8, it needs to be manually set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coder68 Posted May 18, 2005 Author Share Posted May 18, 2005 IIRC, the 3200 (3-3-3-8) can be plopped in and it should be detected @ 3-3-3-8 or 3-4-4-8. The 3200C2 (2.5-3-3-6) will be detected @ 3-3-3-8, it needs to be manually set. So it will auto detect iit but @ 3-3-3-8... and I can set it to 2.5-3-3-6 in the bios? Is there anything special I have to do? Turn anything on in the bios to get to the ability to set it manualy? Why does it not detect the faster speed? I take it that they have slower speeds for stability...? Please explain in more depth! Thanks Coder68 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted May 18, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted May 18, 2005 Please see XMS Qualification and Testing all of the modules are listed by part# and the make and model of MB we use to validate the modules as well as the tested settings. All of our XMS modules that end with a C2 designation would have their SPD set to JEDEC defined values and the tested settings would need to be manually set. If you are new to over clocking or do not want to over clock I would suggest you consider our Vale Select line of modules which would be Plug and Play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coder68 Posted May 18, 2005 Author Share Posted May 18, 2005 Please see XMS Qualification and Testing all of the modules are listed by part# and the make and model of MB we use to validate the modules as well as the tested settings. All of our XMS modules that end with a C2 designation would have their SPD set to JEDEC defined values and the tested settings would need to be manually set. If you are new to over clocking or do not want to over clock I would suggest you consider our Vale Select line of modules which would be Plug and Play. I did your ram selection tool, and it list this ram as fine for my Asus A8N-E mobo. It even has test results with this ram. (HTML and PDF formats) I called your sales line and they said not to get Value Select ram since they you do not guarentee compatibility with mobos since you use cheaper chips. (Not samsung) And I have read all over the net, that the value select can have good chips, or cheap chips... its a crap shoot! I am looking for top stability, but with speed. I will not be overclocking my CPU at all. Would using the faster settings on the timings of my RAM be overclocking my RAM? I have no problems setting my speeds by hand, just need to know where to do it. (Where in the BIOS?) Are the defualt (auto) settings listed by listed above by another user on the forum correct? I should be able to use those default settings with no problems right?? Coder68 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted May 18, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted May 18, 2005 Yes, you would make the changes in your bios, and I would check the user manual for help with the settings and if you have questions please let us know. But this is a reference for the bios settings after you load setup/optimized defaults. Dim Voltage 2.7 Volts CAS Latency CL=2.5 Row Cycle Time tRC Bios Default Row Refresh Cyc Time tRFC Bios Default Ras# to CAS# delay tRCD 3 Row to Row delay Bios Default Min Ras# Active Time tRAS 6 Row Precharge Time tRP 3 Write Recovery Time Bios Default Write to Read delay Bios Default Read to Write Delay Bios Default Refresh Period tREF Bios Default Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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