Memory voltages?

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Last response: September 11, 2006 9:55 PM in Memory

MrJetplane

September 11, 2006 8:25:42 PM

Ok here is a newb question that has to do with memory voltages.

I am purchasing a MSI 975X Platinum Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard and looking at the specs on the MSI webpage is stats:

*Supports 4 unbuffered DIMM of 1.8 Volt DDR2 SDRAM
*Support Dual Channel DDR2 533/667/800MHz and up

Looking on newegg i can not find any DDR2 800 any lower then 1.9v. The only memory i can find is DDR2 667 @ 1.8v. So the question is, can i purchase this DDR2 800 @ 2.0v and just bump up the voltage of the mobo in the bios? or do i have to stick with DDR2 667?

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Mondoman

September 11, 2006 9:13:34 PM

1.8V is the standard for DDR2. All DDR2 will run at 1.8V. However, if you want to get the specified latency timing performance out of your RAM, you *may* have to increase the memory voltage to the value quoted by the manufacturer.

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MrJetplane

September 11, 2006 9:39:44 PM

Thanks for the info Mondoman.

From the info i gathered i will go ahead and purchase the DDR2 800 and if all is good ill play around with some memory OCing and raise the voltage closer to 2.0v.

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wolfman140

September 11, 2006 9:55:51 PM

He said it. Just raise the voltage in BIOS.

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