GA-8KNXP+MEMORY

[AlexBaroni]

Hi,

I would like to buy the best Stable/Performance Memory for my new Gigabyte GA-8KNXP.

I would like sugestion about:

1) DDR400 or DDR500
2) Factory: Corsair / Kingston / Geil / OCZ

Thank you

 

[Psyclone]

***STAY AWAY FROM GEIL***


This board has nothing but problems with it. I purchased two sticks of GEIL Ultra Platinum PC3500 and the board, when set to SPD detection WILL NOT boot. I had to manually set the settings using a borrowed stick of lower speed DDR, just so I could get to the BIOS. Not only that, I upgraded to the F6 BIOS and my board would not boot without doing an autorecovery of my reconfigured F5 BIOS that I had backed up. In addition, only one of the two 256MB sticks that I bought would work in the board. The second stick just beeps as if the board can't see it. I can't say whether the stick is bad or if this board is so picky about the RAM that it just can't see it.

I recommend Kingston HyperX pc3500. This memory has been tested by Gigabyte RMA, I should know, I had the displeasure of them handling my board when they thought it was bad because it wouldn't boot with the GEIL Memory. That's what I would go with.

 

[billyjak]

I use KINGSTON HyperX Series 184-pin 1GB Kit (2x 512MB) DDR433 (PC3500) DDR RAM modules, Model# KHX3500K2/1G
Specifications:
Type: Kingston HyperX
Capacity: 1GB (2x 512MB)
Speed: DDR433 (PC3500)
Latency: CL2 Model#: KHX3500K2/1G

Rock stable, running my 3 gig at 3.250 right now at 210 FSB, great memory for this board and recomended by gigabyte.

 

[paulbearer]

I've got 1 GB of the following Corsair XMS memory in the 8knxp:
DDRAM512M|64MX64 PC-3200C2PT COR%

Works great so far...

 

[Caal]

I just put together my set up. Corsair twinx1024 - 3200C2PT. SPD timings are cas 2.5, 8,3,3. I just backed up and will try to lower these settings.

 

[kpxkirby]

billjak, wut settings are u running?

 

[billyjak]

I'm running a 3.0 @ 3.250
215 fsb
430mz w/hyper x pc 3500
AGP 66/33/100
Mem frequency = 2.0
Dim overvolt .1v
AGP overvolt .1v
CPU @ 1.5500v
Memory Timings 2733 at 7.8 refresh
ICHR5 Raid = Enabled
Sata Raid= Disabled for now
ITE Gia Raid = Enabled

 

[Blackbox]

I'm getting 2,3,2,5 timings with Kingston HyperX PC3500 at 2.6V.

Increasing RAM voltage has no effect.

I can get to 214 MHz with these timings at memory frequency=2.0

CPU at 1.5V (not stock 1.55)

 

[fibman]

Billyjak,

can you help out a noob? I built a similar system as yours with a lot of help from a
friend who's an IT specialist.
I have the same case as you only silver, and now the same mobo as well since
I ran into problems w/ the asus p4c800.
I don't have the same psu though. I have the antec true 480. This has 2 "fan only" leads
which supposedly control the speed of the fans that are connected to them.
I didn't use those fan leads coming down from the hardcano. By using them would I be able
to see system fan speeds in the bios? I see there's a connection for system fan on the mobo
but I don't know what to connect to it.

 

[sillen]

doublepost, delete

 

[sillen]

i have 2 sticks of 512mb twinmos original pc3700
if i set memfreq to 2.0(460mhz) i get lots of errors in prime95..
the fastest stable settings with the F6 bios is 2.5-3-2-7..
is there some way i vcan better these figures?