3200DDR on an IT7 MAX

[mski003]

should i get ddr3200 (corsair XMS) to give myself the best chance of hitting FSB200mhz and running my ram at 400mhzddr, or is this a real waste of $40? and i should just get ddr2700????


mski

 

[metapy]

To hit 400mhz memory bus you need to run your FSB at 150 mhz with 3:4 memory timing. Unless you have a 1.6/1.8 ghz p4 northwood, your odds of hitting this speed are pretty low.

I have a p4 1.8 which I run at 133 fsb and memory timing of 3:4 which gives me a memory speed of 178 mhz or 354 DDR. All this in the IT7 and using Samsung 2700 DDR memory I doubt that you need 3200 DDR unless you either have a slower p4 or have some insane cooling.

 

[vladgur]

well, im running 1.8ghz at 150fsb and corsair xms3000 at 4:3 ratio it gives me ddr400 on my it7. It rock stable with stock fan and idles at 40c and goes up to 50c under load