ram question boot issue; ds3l

0gab0ga

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i was looking at the qvl list on the gigabyte site and it seemed really outdated.
so i thought i would ask around here for some answers. basically i was wondering if this ram would work:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220269
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122

currently i am leaning towards the g-skill even though one of the patriots are faster because they only need 1.8v and i have heard the mobo has issues with low latency, high frequency and high voltage causing it to boot continuosly. or is this only with ddr 1066 +? and i dont have to bother with mir
has anyone got either of these kits or any other for around that price that can verify that they work? all help appreciated

should i maybe go for another mobo b/c of the bot issue? like the p5k-e wifi
 

Zenthar

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Then I cannot be of much help beside telling you my experience with the DS3L I bought about a week ago.

I bought OCZ Reaper (4-4-4-15 @ 400MHz) for my DS3L, but I haven't been able to run it stable at the given timing. I have spent numerous hours fiddling with BIOS settings and in forums trying to figure-out why it doesn't work, but so far nothing (runs fine with 5-5-5-15 @ 400MHz).

I still think the DS3L is a great board and I know some people got good overclocking with it (can't wait to get there :D), but I would never have guess it would be so yard to run some RAM at stock specifications ...
 

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ok thanks for your replies. it seems like as long as the ram isnt high demanding this mobo works fine. with that i mean ddr2 800 cas 5; 5-5-5-xx at 1.8v
obviously many get it to work with better than this, but many seem to have troubles. i am leaning towards getting the abit ip35 pro now actually.
 

Zenthar

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If you want to stay with Gigabyte, there is the DS3R which doesn't cost much more (about 30$) has more feature and seems somehow more memory-friendly. Looking at my current situation, I wish I had a DS3R instead :p.