2x4GB Corsair TWIN2X 6400C5DHX & ASUS P5B Deluxe?
Yo,
I'm planning on getting an ASUS P5B Deluxe WiFi (along with everything else for a new build) in 3 weeks time and I though I'd stick 8GB on it while prices are low. Have you by any chance verified if it'll work with two of your 4GB TWIN2X 6400C5DHX sets?
Thanks in advance!
Edit: I'll add one one more question while I'm at it. I intend to get an E6600 or Q6600 and clock it up to 3GHz with the RAM at 333MHz. At that reduced frequency, what timings am I looking at? Mind you, this is for a 24/7/365 system, not a faster-than-lightning-but-will-likely-crash-and-burn-later-tonight kinda thing. With that firmly in mind, can I try for 4-4-4-12 for instance?
Re: 2x4GB Corsair TWIN2X 6400C5DHX & ASUS P5B Deluxe?
Agrippa,
You probably found this out by now, like i did just recently when I bought a Asus P5B Deluxe board... but the 8Gb possiblity of the server can only be done on DDR2 PC5400 or DDR PC-5200 RAM (677 or 533 respectively), as the board doesnt support anything more then 4Gb total in PC-6400 RAM.
Also the above configurations will only work with specific manufacturer chips...I put 4 x 1Gb PC-6400 Rambo ram on my board, and it only detects 3Gb.... which sucks big time..... seems the board manufacturer had a marketing agreement with specific ram manufactuers.... no offense to Corsair, as I'm now looking for the required 4 x 2Gb Corsair RAM for the board to get it to 8Gb but my current problem is that ASUS dont provide the details of the supported RAM modules for 8GB.
If you have done this already Agrippa, any advice would be appreciated!
Re: 2x4GB Corsair TWIN2X 6400C5DHX & ASUS P5B Deluxe?
Afaik it isn't just Asus that don't support 4GB+ of PC-6400 RAM, that applies to all P965 chipset boards. The only manufacturer I've seen who don't hide the chipset limitation are MSI.
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Supports up to 4GB 533/667memory size (with DDR2 800, memory only up to 4GB)
http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p...Neo-F&class=mb
Because most people with PC2-6400 are still running 2GB it hasn't been widely exposed.
Re: 2x4GB Corsair TWIN2X 6400C5DHX & ASUS P5B Deluxe?
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Originally Posted by
Subi75
Also the above configurations will only work with specific manufacturer chips...I put 4 x 1Gb PC-6400 Rambo ram on my board, and it only detects 3Gb.... which sucks big time..... seems the board manufacturer had a marketing agreement with specific ram manufactuers.... no offense to Corsair,
What on earth are you talking about?
Re: 2x4GB Corsair TWIN2X 6400C5DHX & ASUS P5B Deluxe?
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Originally Posted by
Yellowbeard
What on earth are you talking about?
What I'm talking about is that the ASUS board, in 4Gb+ configurations only supports ram from specific manufacturers, such as Corsair, Kingston, etc. I have 4 x 1Gb Rambo brand ram, and it only recognises 3Gb... I've tested all slots and also all RAM modules to confirm no faulty parts.
For further info, refer to the following link:
http - dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/socket775/P5B%20Deluxe/e3148_p5b_deluxe.zip
Refer to section 2.4.2, on pages "2-13" onwards, specifically pages "2-15" & "2-16" which gives the QVL for the 3 types of RAM supported (DDR2-533, DDR2-677 & DDR2-800).