Tyr-Ant Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 I was thinking I'd buy an AW8-Max. Corsair's memory selector says the most popular model for this board is the CM2X512A-6400 (DDR2-800). As of today (12/19) Abit has posted a new BIOS for this board. One of the updates is the addition of DDR2-800 support. Is that model still the most worthwhile for this board? I'd rather run stock speeds, but I'm not opposed to some minor tinkering. I was most likely going to put a P4 660 in this board. Thanks for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted December 21, 2005 Corsair Employee Share Posted December 21, 2005 These would be a great choice, but XM2S-5400UL would be a faster set of modules and more versitile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericjameson Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 I am researching and trying to figure out what the best combo is for the abit AW8 max. I am looking at putting a p4 630 (3.0) and overclocking to 3.8 if it can be done....what i like about the xpert is the LED's with information...i see now that there are no ddr2 xpert modules....i would be willing to wait a few weeks to purchase...if that is possible. can you explain a little more about why the 5400UL would be better than the 6400....and what the "pro" brings to the table trying to wrap my brain around all of these numbers.:confused: Any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted February 3, 2006 Corsair Employee Share Posted February 3, 2006 Well it may be a mute point as XM2S5400UL and XM2S8000UL are both not available at the moment. But the Pro modules have the activity LED's no mater what the spec of the specific module is. Right now I would go with XM2S-5400UL if you can find then becasue they will support a wider range of settings. If not available then go with XM2S-6400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericjameson Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Can you help me understand a little better what the 5400UL brings to the fight vs the 6400, or the 5400c4(if i wanted to go with the pro). I am looking at buying an abit aw8-max with at p4 630 3.0g processor and want to overclock it(supposedly i should be able to get it to a 3.8). Really my first time getting serious about overclocking....been dabbling..but not really understanding the complexities...although i have been building computers for over 20years...so i understand the basics. I appreciate any enlightenment and help with my project. cheers, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schristi69 Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 So you are saying that the 5400UL modules will be faster than the 6400 modules? At what settings? I also have this board and will be using a Pentium D processor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted February 3, 2006 Corsair Employee Share Posted February 3, 2006 Yes, I would suggest you do a little research and look for reviews for both products you are interested in. http://www.google.com is very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schristi69 Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Ok, well thanks for all of the non-help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyh Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 I am running the AW8-MAX with a Pentium D 830 and a TWIN2X1024-5400UL pair. Its a spectacular combination for overclocking. I find I can run the 5400UL modules at 800MHz with 3-3-2-9 timings if I give them a steady 2.1V. Thats much better timings and hence better memory throughput than you can expect from the C4 or 6400 parts. For over clocking the 5400UL pairs are unbeatable. Unconfirmed rumor hast that they have been run upto 1066MHz. That allows you a lot of freedom for overclocking multipliers and ratios. Now if they they were actually still available that would be great. But it seems the suppliers are not meeting the demand for high performance parts at the moment. If they had parts for sale I'd buy a second pair myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted February 16, 2006 Corsair Employee Share Posted February 16, 2006 The IC we used to make this part is no longer available from Micron and that why there are no more modules. Sorrry, but there is little we can do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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