Having trouble finding Sli compatible ram..

[XxMaNtiSaixX]

So I have my eyes on this ram from new egg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820227199

My only problem is I'm not sure if this is Sli ready or not... How would i determine if RAM is or not?

 

[Mr Fox]

Originally posted by: XxMaNtiSaixX
So I have my eyes on this ram from new egg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820227199

My only problem is I'm not sure if this is Sli ready or not... How would i determine if RAM is or not?

SLI COMPATIBILITY for Memory is The BIGGEST Joke Since SLI Certified Cases..... I swear next it will Be SLI Certified Mouse Pads..

Memory is memory....


By the way !! Welcome to AT forums ! Happy new Year..!

 

[magreen]

Do you have an LCD or CRT monitor? Because if it's LCD then you need to make sure your memory is LCD-compatible.

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Just kidding! And SLI-certified memory is also a joke.

 

[ryderOCZ]

You don't need specific ram to run SLI.

However NVIDIA calls their method of reading EPP profiles "SLI-Ready Memory" in the bios of the boards that are capable of this.
Getting SLI-Ready memory does mean that the ram has an EPP profile on it, in the SPD, to use this feature of the motherboard.
When enabled the motherboard reads the special profile off the ram module and sets the timings, speed, and voltage for the ram all with just 1 setting in the bios.

The ram you have linked to does not have an EPP profile, therefore you will have to set the bios up manually rather than "Automatically" by enabling SLI-Ready in the bios.

 

[XxMaNtiSaixX]

Thanks a ton for all the help everyone. My next question would be how to optimally configure the ram once i get it. Quick computer specs are a 3.4 Ghz Intel Celaron D. 4 Gigs (soon) of the ram linked above. Windows XP media center edition 32bit, 2x Gforce 6800 GS running in sli, P5ND2 SLI motherboard by ASUS, 250 Gb SATA HD, I wanna say a 120 watt power supply? If you need any other information feel free to ask more specs. Thanks again for all the help.

 

[nefariouscaine]

Originally posted by: XxMaNtiSaixX
Thanks a ton for all the help everyone. My next question would be how to optimally configure the ram once i get it. Quick computer specs are a 3.4 Ghz Intel Celaron D. 4 Gigs (soon) of the ram linked above. Windows XP media center edition 32bit, 2x Gforce 6800 GS running in sli, P5ND2 SLI motherboard by ASUS, 250 Gb SATA HD, I wanna say a 120 watt power supply? If you need any other information feel free to ask more specs. Thanks again for all the help.

First off let me stress that trying to use 4 x 1 gig sticks isn't always the best viable option. Make sure that board of yours can handle it as many boards don't like to run DDR2-800 with 4 sticks. There are numerous cases of boards defaulting to DDR2-667 or just not wanting to work period or with out increased voltage to the NB

Second - your OS Win XP 32 bit is not going to fully use all 4 gigs - it will only pick up 3.25ish (might be closer to 3gigs...) - this is due to 32bit hardware addressability issues and there isn't any work around on it.

3rd - I hope your PSU is more than 120 watts

You should really be fine with 2 gigs as even with top games today not too much out there is hungry enough for more than 2 gigs. I mean what kinda apps are you running that need a full 4 gigs?

 

[XxMaNtiSaixX]

I planned on using 2 2 gigabyte sticks

 

[XxMaNtiSaixX]

I mainly planned on playing World of Warcraft. Figured my system has slots for 8 gigs whats the harm in installing what my OS can handle. I was hoping this would fix my 10 FPS in wow all the time cuz i know my computer is powerful enough to handle it max settings its just been very sluggish. Any other tips besides ram on how i can get my FPS up? I have latest drivers for everything as well.

 

[Mr Fox]

Originally posted by: XxMaNtiSaixX
I mainly planned on playing World of Warcraft. Figured my system has slots for 8 gigs whats the harm in installing what my OS can handle. I was hoping this would fix my 10 FPS in wow all the time cuz i know my computer is powerful enough to handle it max settings its just been very sluggish. Any other tips besides ram on how i can get my FPS up? I have latest drivers for everything as well.

need to know more about the system... RAM will do little to help ..... FPS are more a Function Of GPU if your graphics sub-system is not up to the task the memory will not help.

 

[XxMaNtiSaixX]

I'm running dual Gforce FX 6800s on an ASUS p5nd2-SLI motherboard with a 3.4 ghz celaron D. Windows XP media center edition. 2 GB of ddr2 ram. One of which i know is damaged. So I need to replace at least 1 stick. Heron's boot cd said it was corrupted or something. Lemme know if you need any more information and i'll provide it the best i can,

 

[Mr Fox]

Originally posted by: XxMaNtiSaixX
I'm running dual Gforce FX 6800s on an ASUS p5nd2-SLI motherboard with a 3.4 ghz celaron D. Windows XP media center edition. 2 GB of ddr2 ram. One of which i know is damaged. So I need to replace at least 1 stick. Heron's boot cd said it was corrupted or something. Lemme know if you need any more information and i'll provide it the best i can,

That would give you issues if you have a bad stick... look at the appropriate Crucial, GSkill or Mushkin.. or match what you already have.. but understand NV Chipset might not like all 4 slots populated... you can try to RMA the bad ones...

 

[XxMaNtiSaixX]

Stupid question but my system specs look like more than enough to handle full wow at max settings right? shouldn't i have a solid 30 fps?

 

[Saiyukimot]

Dude, sell your 6800's and buy a better card.

That'll sort you out.

And check what your PSU is.

 

[Yellowbeard]

One more thing here, I "think" the P5ND2 SLI came out well before the EPP/SLI certified memory was introduced. So, if the bios has not been updated to recognize EPP profiles, then having SLI memory will not matter as the bios will not show that option. However, this certainly does not mean your memory linked in your first post is a bad choice. But, if you do want to tune the memory outside of what is set by SPD, you'll need to do it manually. And as you can tell from this post, OCZ will be here to help you if you need it as well as all the AT forum regulars.

And, as far as your suspected bad stick of memory, disable Legacy USB Support in the bios temporarily and test each module individually with www.memtest.org