rodney_oak Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Hello, I recently purchased 2x512MB TWINX1024-3200C2PT, and I was wondering which motherboard works best with it? I've seen people complaining they couldn't get stable systems even at default settings with some boards (let alone CAS 2), and I would like to avoid that problem. I have an old Pentium P4A Northwood 2.4ghz FSB 100mhz which I would like to overclock a bit with these memories. I thought about getting either the MSI Neo2-FIS2R or the ASUS P4P800-E Deluxe, which one would work better? Please feel free to suggest other boards if they worked for you, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted January 24, 2006 Corsair Employees Share Posted January 24, 2006 Either MB would be a good choice. But I would look for I875 chipset for best performance. And with the CPU you have you would be limited to PC-2100 memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodney_oak Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 Hi, thanks for the quick reply! PC-2100? I was wondering, if I push the FSB to near 200 mhz, won't I be able to run the memories at PC-3200 speeds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted January 24, 2006 Corsair Employees Share Posted January 24, 2006 Yes, but I doubt your CPU will get much over 150 Mhz from past experiance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJLeong65 Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Yes, but I doubt your CPU will get much over 150 Mhz from past experiance. I agree with this, realizing that the 2.4GHz P4 (400FSB) already has a multiplier of 24x. Raising your FSB up to 200MHz will result in a 4.8GHz processor clockspeed (remember, all production Intel processors have permanently locked multipliers), which is well beyond the maximum design limit of a Northwood-core processor. By the way, the 3200C2 series will work on a PC2100 system - at relatively tight SPD-programmed CAS 2-2-2-6 timings @ DDR266. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodney_oak Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 By the way, the 3200C2 series will work on a PC2100 system - at relatively tight SPD-programmed CAS 2-2-2-6 timings @ DDR266. Whats better, those tight timings@DDR266 or running the DDR at 400 mhz with higher latency (and a fatter FSB), considering the fact that I would have to get another processor? I'd like to know if it's worth it getting a new processor or if I would get something like 10% more performance out of it (not worth it in my opinion). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJLeong65 Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Whats better, those tight timings@DDR266 or running the DDR at 400 mhz with higher latency (and a fatter FSB), considering the fact that I would have to get another processor? I'd like to know if it's worth it getting a new processor or if I would get something like 10% more performance out of it (not worth it in my opinion). It's probably worth it to get a new 800FSB processor, such as a 3.0E or a 3.2E (both of which use the Prescott core). Also, at DDR400 speed, the BIOS will autodetect the SPD on the 3200C2 modules as JEDEC-standard CAS 3-3-3-8 timings due to the modules' use of JEDEC-reference SPD's. Manually override those settings in favor of 2-3-3-6 timings, and manually set the DDR voltage to 2.7X Volts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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