Nick754 Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 I am about to buy a new motherboard, a Socket 754 based [B]MSI K8N Neo Platinum[/B]. I would like to put 2 gigabytes of memory on this MB, but am not sure which Corsair memory modules I should use. I checked the MSI web site for compatible memory modules, but their documentation is a little old and doesn't show any tested Corsair chips that would give me this much memory. Which would be the safest memory modules for this purpose? Would the [B]Corsair TWIN2048-3200 2 X 1024MB BLACK TWINX[/B] be what I'm looking for? (I am planning on putting an AMD 3200+ CPU on this motherboard.) If I want to plan ahead and possibly put a faster CPU on this board (or overclock it) would this still be o.k., or should I use another memory modules? Thanks in advance! Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted August 18, 2004 Corsair Employee Share Posted August 18, 2004 Yes Twinx2048-3200 will be what you want to get with a socket 754 MB and just install them in slots 1-3 and set the Dim Voltage to 2.7 Volts and you should be good to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick754 Posted August 18, 2004 Author Share Posted August 18, 2004 Thanks RamGuy! That's what I'll go ahead and order. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted August 18, 2004 Corsair Employee Share Posted August 18, 2004 And just to be sure this is the socket 754 MB right? If so then your set! And please let me know if you have any questions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick754 Posted August 18, 2004 Author Share Posted August 18, 2004 Yes, it is a socket 754 MB and processor. Thanks again for your help! Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbreezer80 Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 You cannot change the voltage on the k8n neo as the ramguy suggests to 2.7. Only option in the bios is 2.5 or 3.0. I am having probs with my twinx 10243200c2 on this board - very unstable. I think the Corsair RAM sucks for this board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick754 Posted August 22, 2004 Author Share Posted August 22, 2004 Thanks for the warning gbreezer80! The PDF manual for the motherboard that I downloaded from the MSI web site only mentioned that you can change the voltage, but didn't give any details. The devil is certainly in the details!!! Fortunately, I haven't placed my order yet as I'm still spec'ing out a few last items for my new system (trying to find a rackmount case with five 5.25" drive bays, at least two of which are horizontal). Ram Guy, what say you to this? Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick754 Posted August 22, 2004 Author Share Posted August 22, 2004 A follow-up to gbreezer80... I have been browsing the [url]http://forum.msi.com.tw[/url] threads on what memory works (and doesn't) with the MSI K8N Neo Platinum Motherboard and one of the posters mentioned specifically that he was running at the following settings: [b]2.7 volts 230 fst 4 HT 1:1 @ 1T 2.5-3-3-6[/B]. Now he was talking about different memory modules (and overclocking), but it does seem that you can run this mobo's memory at 2.7 volts... or am I missing something? Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 [url]http://www.anandtech.com/printarticle.html?i=2036[/url] [url]http://www.hexus.net/content/reviews/review_print.php?dXJsX3Jldmlld19JRD03NzY=[/url] They state: DRAM Voltage Auto, 2.5V to 2.85V in 0.05V increments Hexus even has a screenshot of it at 2.75v. Even scanned the msi forums, and it's safe to say that the above info is correct. I don't think gbreezer80 knows what he speaks of, or at the least is misinformed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbreezer80 Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 Thanks to Wired, you can set the voltage to 2.7 and other increments. The thing you do want to do if you have two sticks is to put them in slots 1 & 3. Slots 1&2 causes problems - at least in my setup with an AMD64 3000 w/Twinx10243200c2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick754 Posted August 23, 2004 Author Share Posted August 23, 2004 Thanks for the links to the two articles Wired! Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted August 23, 2004 Corsair Employee Share Posted August 23, 2004 This is buried in the CPU white papers from AMD and I am sorry but as far as I know it's not public for some reason or at least it's not easy to find! With 2 modules you should use slots 1-3 and if you fill all three slots DDR266 or DDR333 is suggested depending on the layout! I think this is really on the MB makers to make sure they clarify this in their manual as they can deviate from the reference design and if so they might alter the spec for memory configurations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Very interesting Ram Guy! I say we throw CK into the sea of white papers to find it, he likes that kind of stuff! :) No problemo guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted August 23, 2004 Corsair Employee Share Posted August 23, 2004 That sounds kool, but he may not think so! LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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