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What!!! only 400mhz in memory!!!!!!?

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Hi folks I bought the x1600pro 256mb 128bit ddr2 Pci-express with 500mhz in central clock.

as I fire up everest All I got is this:



http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/6263/namnlsba9.jpg



is the memory really that low, lower the the centralclock!?

shouldnt the memory be little higher then the cenral??

please tell me, please

appeciate your help

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The X1600pro does indeed have 400mhz memory.

Reply to jitpublisher

Mind you, because its DDR2/3 its effectively 800MHz so the specs would still read 500MHz core, 800MHz memory.

Reply to kaleb_zero

Yeah, all the graphics cards are stated like that. It is consumer perception that clock speed matters so as long as one GPU manufacterer puts the double data rate on the box they all will. Some hardware sites use the effective (actual x 2 in the case of DDR) rates, but other, more accurate and high quality sites, use the actual rate. It causes confusion. Stupid marketing punks lol.

Reply to SuperFly03

so finaly.. do I have to dubble the memory to get 800 mhz or the system is running it automaticley at 800mhz??

Reply to kalles

automatic @ 800mhz (DDR) :D

Reply to godman

Quote :

Hi folks I bought the x1600pro 256mb 128bit ddr2 Pci-express with 500mhz in central clock.



oh im sorry.

Reply to HYST3R

400MHz IS 800MHz. 400MHz is the clock rate, 800MHz is the data rate, DDR memory cycles data twice per clock cycle.

You have some form of DDR2-800 running at full speed on your card.

Reply to Crashman

the centeral clock shows 500...
because the ram is DDR being 400 means that it has an effective rating of 800mhz. DDR of course standing for Double Data Rate

atleast thats what i think...
though DDR2 slightly different when it comes to a PC

Reply to burn-e86

Quote :

the centeral clock shows 500...
because the ram is DDR being 400 means that it has an effective rating of 800mhz. DDR of course standing for Double Data Rate

atleast thats what i think...
though DDR2 slightly different when it comes to a PC



DDR2 and DDR3 are just revisioins of DDR. I was confused for a long time as well until someone explained it. DDR is just that, Double Data Rate effective. Effective meaning the actual frequency of the RAM is 400Mhz but it does 2 operations per clock cycle so it performs as if it were at 800MHz. DDR2 is a second version of DDr, as I said, which in reality just means it allows for higher clocks.

Reply to SuperFly03

just for clarification thanx:)

all these 1giga memory on webshobs are actually 500mhz


look at this cheap card for example(120$)

http://www.komplett.se/k/ki.asp?sk [...] w=detailed

it says 1.4 ghs. the actual rate then should be 700mhz right?


thank you

Reply to kalles

yea thats correct
but the acual performance of a 700 is 1.4 Ghz.

Reply to burn-e86

Quote :

Hi folks I bought the x1600pro 256mb 128bit ddr2 Pci-express with 500mhz in central clock.



oh im sorry.


what?!

however thank you all. have a great day!

Reply to kalles

It's double pumped 8O that's why you see 400Mhz. It actually transfers data like being 800Mhz.

Reply to neocristi

That's normal and don't worry about it.

Reply to chuckshissle
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