HOLY MOLY- Setting CPU/Ram speed to 3/4 SMOKES!!!!P4B266

[resinboy]

system specs below in sig- HERE is the sandra results, bumping my cpu/ram timings to 3/4, from 1/1, on my new P4B266 Asus, and 1.8 at 133 fsb. I am using Crucial pc2100, and figured the board wouldn't even post at these speeds. Doesn't this mean my ram is actually running at 177 fsb??? ( timings in bios are set to normal, not turbo).
BTW, Sandra version 2002 Professional, 1.8.59

I have run all benches, and she seems stable as hell- I love this board!!!!!!!!!


Resinboy

 

[RalfHutter]

If you've got your P4B266 actually set at 133FSB your memory is only running at 1:1 (266Mhz). This board locks the memory to 1:1 starting at 133FSB. If you drop down to 132 your memory speed will be 354Mhz at 3:4. From my experience your Crucial RAM won't do that . Best my 512 Crucial (with Infineon chips) would do is 305Mhz. YMMV.

 

[resinboy]

just checked: 132 in bios, and 132.19 in WCPUID. I knew it dropped to 1:1 @133. Do your mem scores beat the Rambus scores as well ???

Resinboy

 

[RalfHutter]

Sheet yeah, at 130FSB my memory score is 2623 vs. 2450 for Sandra's Rambus benchmark. I'm running Kingmax PC2700 5ns. My 512 stick of Crucial wouldn't cut it over 305Mhz.

 

[resinboy]

super: I could never get this ram to run over 145 fsb on my Iwill XP333 board, must have been something else crapping out, or a board/ chipset limitation???
I have the mem voltage set to the first position over default: guess we'll leave things be, as we are a flying 🙂
Think maybe the prob with your Crucial was it was a single stick?? I am running 2x 256.
Resinboy

 

[RalfHutter]

I've heard that you can have more problems with 2 sticks than with just one. I think the RAM just ran out of steam over 305Mhz. It is only PC2100 and runs at PC2400 speeds. Maybe the Infineon chips aren't as good as Micron chips?