Ned Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Hi, I have 2 questions so I am not sure if this is the right forum or not. I just bought a new system from cyberpowerpc and had tons of problems with BSOD when playing games. Last night I finally had a crash free gaming experience, I found a lot of good info on http://www.overclock.net and I am now stable. However I would like to time my ram chips to get better performance, right now my bios is on auto. I am not sure what setting to use as I have found some conflicting information so I figured I would get the right information here. Here is what is printed on my Ram (2 Sticks with purple graphics). CM2X1024-6400 XMS6405v5.1 5-5-5-12 800 MHZ 1024MB XMS2-6400 683875 (on #1) 683876 (on #2) all other numbers are the same on both 07310141-0 On other side: Xtreme Performance DDR2 Memory My motherboard: ASUS P5N-E SLI 650 SLI LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2 CPU: Intel® Core2 Duo CPU E6750 @ 2.66GHz When I put the part number in the support sight here it says the timing should be 5-5-5-15 but it says 5-5-5-12 on the sticks. So I am wondering what the right timing and voltage is. Also the crashing stopped when I moved the ram from the black A2 B2 slots to the yellow A1 B1 slots. If I put more memory in the black slots will I get crashing again? I think I would like to get some more memory and wondering what the best way to get 3 or 4 GB total is. Running 32bit Vista Home Premium. If you are interested in the whole crashing tale look here and here . Thanks, Ned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted September 19, 2007 Corsair Employees Share Posted September 19, 2007 When I put the part number in the support sight here it says the timing should be 5-5-5-15 but it says 5-5-5-12 on the sticks. So I am wondering what the right timing and voltage is. That was just a mistake and it has been corrected but these modules XM2S-6400 are tested set Cas 5-5-5-12 at 1.9 Volts And if you add more than two modules I would suggest setting the memory frequency at DDR667 as well as set the memory Voltage to 2.0 Volts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Posted September 19, 2007 Author Share Posted September 19, 2007 How about the "T"# is it 2T or 1T Should I buy 2 more of the these sticks to go to 4GB ? How about the flash drives? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted September 19, 2007 Corsair Employees Share Posted September 19, 2007 Command Rate should be set to 2T, you can try 1T Command Rate but its more of a CPU setting than a memory setting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 I have stuck with the 2 sticks for the last two years but now I am looking to upgrade. My problems before were mainly solved when I started using the other memory slots so I would like to avoid using all 4 slots. So instead of getting 2 more 1 GB sticks I am going to get rid of those (32bit os) and go with 2 2GB sticks. I have the ASUS P5N-E SLI 650i mobo, I went through the configurator and have these choices: http://www.corsair.com/configurator/product_results.aspx?id=56586 In stock at Newegg and PC Connection http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145194&nm_mc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r&cm_mmc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r-_-Memory+(Desktop+Memory)-_-Corsair+(XMS+Series)-_-20145194 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145197 So the Dominator has fans and costs a bit more but there is a rebate so not too much different. Which one should I get? Any problems hooking up the fans? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 Oh, I plan to do a clean install on Windows 7. I have been dual booting between Vista for everyday things and RC7 for gaming and RC7 is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 Should I make a new thread? Wondering weather to buy TWIN2X4096-6400C4DHX or TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF The second one looks better but I am not sure how the fan works and if PC2-8500 works in my mobo. The first one looks like the safe choice but not as fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted September 29, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted September 29, 2009 If you want to over clock then XM2S-8500 would be the best choice other wise for that MB I would suggest TWIN2X4096-6400C4DHX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 Thanks, I will go with the TWIN2X4096-6400C4DHX I haven't overclocked anything yet and I think I will keep it that way and go for stability. So these look like the settings? 2.1v 4-4-4-12-2T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Posted September 30, 2009 Author Share Posted September 30, 2009 I ordered these TWIN2X4096-6400C4DHX http://biz.pcconnection.com/IPA/Shop/Product/Detail.htm?sku=8518381 I read some more of the threads and figured these were the best for me. I briefly flirted with the idea of getting the 64bit version of Windows 7 when it comes out and getting 8 GB of Ram instead but after reading the about how you have to go down to 667 mhz with all 4 slots filled I decided to stick with 32 bit OS, take out the 2 1GB sticks I have and go with the 2 2GB sticks at 800 mhz. This pc is 2 years old, should be good for another year and then maybe start over with a new case and mobo for a 64 bit machine. Thanks for the help. I will probably be back checking on my BIOS settings when the Ram arrives though :D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted September 30, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted September 30, 2009 NP and when you get them just load setup defaults and then set the tested settings manually Cas 4-4-4-12 at 2.1 Volts and you should be set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Posted October 3, 2009 Author Share Posted October 3, 2009 Put them in yesterday and so far so good. The closest voltage option I had was 2.085 so I used that. The next one up was 2.17 or maybe 2.2+ I didn't write it down but the one I used was the closest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted October 6, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted October 6, 2009 2.085 Volts will be fine as long as the system is stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Posted October 7, 2009 Author Share Posted October 7, 2009 Played my favorite game last night for 3+ hours and no problems. :D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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