js042507 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I currently have two 2gb sticks of DDR3 DHX running @ roughly 1580Mhz in an overclocked situation. My system is very stable, and all I did to the ram was put the recommended timings & voltage in the BIOS. I just purchased two more sticks, and was wondering if I have to increase the Volts to ram, the NB, etc...? Or can I manage to just pop them in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthohol Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 trial by fire im afraid, there is no support for doing that nor is it suggested here. it may not work at all unless you lower the frequency to 1066 or 800 so there goes your overclocking. if you buy a single +multi+ gig kit that has been tested together at the factory then yes. obviously you can try it, hell i would! but dont be upset if you have to run them at much lower than advertised speeds. good luck!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
js042507 Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 Alrighty. I do expect that I will have to decrease the speed of my ram. But hopefully, I can keep my CPU un-linked and remain to be stable? Well, the sticks will be here soon. I'll post a review with what happens, and see if I can get this beast going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowbeard Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Most 790i boards I have seen did need a slight bump to the SPP aka memory controller for 4 modules and especially if you are OCing at all. IIRC, 1.35v to 1.4v is good. Much above that and you need special cooling or you'll be unstable due to heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
js042507 Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 :biggrin: Oh yeah baby!! I just installed another set of sticks to make 8 gigs now, and I didn't have to change any setting at all. My computer started right up, I went into the BIOS to see what my dimm voltage was set at. It was @ 1.90V. So, I figured I could bump it down a notch to 1.85V. Now it's running better than ever. But I still have to run Memtest. I'll post my results when I do. Thanks for the quick responses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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