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LilHomie13   07-27-2004 at 01:16:14 AM

I just built my first PC and I bought the Corsair XMS 3200XLPRO and I want to get my timings to 2-2-2-5 like they're supposed to. What do I cahnge to get those timings?

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Cybercraig   07-27-2004 at 01:52:43 AM
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Make sure you feed them at least 2.7v. Set your timings at 2.5,3,3,7 and work your way down from there! :smile:

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LilHomie13   07-27-2004 at 02:54:37 AM
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Which ones do I change/override? theres different ones? AND my ram is supposed to run at 2-2-2-5.
Im new to this sort of stuff.
<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by LilHomie13 on 07/26/04 08:55 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

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ltj311   07-27-2004 at 04:37:35 AM
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I also just installed my pair of 512mb Corsair XMS CL2 pc3200. It defaulted at 3-3-3-8 1T. I find this odd considering it's labeled at 2-3-3-6 1T.

Is there a reason it doesn't default at these timings? Should I do like you told LilHomie Craig and start at 2.5-3-3-8 1T and after that's stable go to 2-3-3-6 1T? Or should I let it breath at these default timings before I lower them.

And I should change my voltage to 2.7? Because with my old Apacer memory I ended up getting about 4 BSOD's. I figure that's just because of the agressive timing I was setting for it. Wasn't sure if it was because of the Vdimm setting.

Thanks.

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MSI K8N Neo Platinum
Athlon 64 3200+ Newcastle
1gb Corsair XMS pc3200
ATI 9800np 256-bit 128mb
3dMark01: 20,371 3dMark03: 6334 Aquamark3: 46,310

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ltj311   07-27-2004 at 05:05:23 AM
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Well, I just kinda psychoed out a little and set the timings to 2-3-3-6 T1 and set Vdimm to 2.7. I figured since these were the timings listed for this RAM I should have a problem running them off the bat.

My stupid floppy drive isn't working for some reason so I can't run Memtest but I guess I will leave it like this and see what happens.

What would have happened if I had set the timings to 2-3-3-6 T1 and left Vdimm on Auto? Would it automatically adjust to 2.7 or stay at default? Was I right in adjusting to 2.7 with these timings?

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MSI K8N Neo Platinum
Athlon 64 3200+ Newcastle
1gb Corsair XMS pc3200
ATI 9800np 256-bit 128mb
3dMark01: 20,371 3dMark03: 6334 Aquamark3: 46,310

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Cybercraig   07-27-2004 at 08:26:21 PM
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Msi tends to undervolt memory so leave it at 2.7v. Actually, people report performance improvements running at 2,3,3,10 with this Neo. You didn't flip your floppy cable around, did you? Also, make sure you guys stay glued to <A HREF="http://forum.msi.com.tw/thread.php?threadid=51996" target="_new">this</A> in case any little issues pop up. :smile:

Abit IS7 - 2.8C @ 3.4 - Mushkin PC4000 (2 X 512) - Sapphire 9800Pro - TT 420 watt Pure Power
Samsung 120gb ATA-100 - Maxtor 40gb ATA - 100
Sony DRU-510A - THAT'S MORE LIKE IT!

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Anonymous   07-27-2004 at 09:59:16 PM
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I dont your bios but find the section about ram.
Change the value by SPD and set the timmings to 2-2-2-5 mannualy...
Raising the voltage to 2.7 wont do any harm and ensure proper stability...

Sometiems the SPD aint programmed correctly or some MB like to be a b... so you have to set it manually...

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