Kingston ValueRam KVR400/512R

Jray

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I just picked up a stick of this 512MB DDR400 from Circuit City tonight. When I look at the timings in CPU-Z it shows 2 columns with these values:

166MHz 200MHz
2.5 3.0
3 3
3 3
7 8

I'm really confused. This seems to be making all my RAM run at 166MHz instead of 200MHz. I haven't run into this before. I already had 1GB of Corsair ValueRam DDR400 (2 x 512MB) in the system that was running fine (at 200MHz). This new stick is single-sided. Why would it show 2 columns for timings? And why would it run at 166MHz if it is DDR400?

As far as I can tell there's nothing I can change in my BIOS to fix it. I have an MSI K8N-Neo Platinum with AMD64 3000+ CPU.

Help?
 

RollWave

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if you run a 5:6 divider you can set better timings. You would do this to overclock your processor but not stress your ram (because its Value Ram).
 

Hacp

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Check your actual ram FSB with another program. Right now, maybe PCwizard? I'm just as confused as you are.
 

Jray

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OK, here's a dump from PC Wizard (thanks for the tip). I'm still confused. I've played with settings in BIOS and I honestly can't tell if I'm running at 200 or 166:

General Information :
A0 (RAS 0) : 512 (Single Bank)
A1 (RAS 2, RAS 3) : 512 (Double Bank)
A2 (RAS 4, RAS 5) : 512 (Double Bank)

Memory Controller Information :
Memory Controller : Standard, DIMM
Number of connectors : 3
Max. Module Size : 0 MB
Supported Speed : 70ns, 60ns, 50ns
Supported Voltages : 2.9v
Error Detection Method : 64-bit ECC
Error Correction Capability : Unspecified
Current/Supported Interleave : 1-way/1-way

Chipset Information :
Type : DDR-SDRAM PC2700
Frequency : 167 MHz
FSB/RAM Multiplier : CPU/12x
Channels : Single
ECC Diagnostic : No
CAS Latency (tCL) : 3 clocks
RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 3 clocks
RAS Precharge (tRP) : 3 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) : 8 clocks
Bank Cycle Time (tRC) : 10 clocks
DRAM Idle Timer : 16 clocks

Information SPD EEPROM (A0) :
Manufacturer : Samsung
Part Number : M3 68L6523CUS-CCC
Serial Number : 4107815A
Type : DDR-SDRAM PC3200 (200 MHz)
Size : 512 MB (1 rows, 4 banks)
Module Buffered : No
Module Registered : No
Width : 64-bit
Error Correction Capability : No
Max. Burst Length : 8
Refresh : Reduced (.5x)7.8 µs, Self Refresh
Voltage : SSTL 2.5v
Supported Frequencies : 166 MHz, 200 MHz
CAS Latency (tCL) : 2.5 clocks @166 MHz, 3 clocks @200 MHz
RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 3 clocks @166 MHz, 3 clocks @200 MHz
RAS Precharge (tRP) : 3 clocks @166 MHz, 3 clocks @200 MHz
Cycle Time (tRAS) : 7 clocks @166 MHz, 8 clocks @200 MHz

Information SPD EEPROM (A1) :
Manufacturer : Corsair
Part Number : VS512MB400
Serial Number : Unspecified
Type : DDR-SDRAM PC3200 (200 MHz)
Size : 512 MB (2 rows, 4 banks)
Module Buffered : No
Module Registered : No
Width : 64-bit
Error Correction Capability : No
Max. Burst Length : 8
Refresh : Reduced (.5x)7.8 µs, Self Refresh
Voltage : SSTL 2.5v
Supported Frequencies : 200 MHz
CAS Latency (tCL) : 2.5 clocks @200 MHz
RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 3 clocks @200 MHz
RAS Precharge (tRP) : 3 clocks @200 MHz
Cycle Time (tRAS) : 8 clocks @200 MHz

Information SPD EEPROM (A2) :
Manufacturer : Corsair
Part Number : VS512MB400
Serial Number : Unspecified
Type : DDR-SDRAM PC3200 (200 MHz)
Size : 512 MB (2 rows, 4 banks)
Module Buffered : No
Module Registered : No
Width : 64-bit
Error Correction Capability : No
Max. Burst Length : 8
Refresh : Reduced (.5x)7.8 µs, Self Refresh
Voltage : SSTL 2.5v
Supported Frequencies : 200 MHz
CAS Latency (tCL) : 2.5 clocks @200 MHz
RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 3 clocks @200 MHz
RAS Precharge (tRP) : 3 clocks @200 MHz
Cycle Time (tRAS) : 8 clocks @200 MHz
 

furballi

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Have the same stick of RAM. Can go up to 284MHz FSB with 5:6 memory divider at 2.5-3-3-8-1T. Currently, the RAM is running around 231MHz.
 

Jray

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Originally posted by: furballi
Have the same stick of RAM. Can go up to 284MHz FSB with 5:6 memory divider at 2.5-3-3-8-1T. Currently, the RAM is running around 231MHz.

I don't see anywhere in the BIOS where I can choose the memory divider. I can choose 1T, 2T or auto... I thought this mobo was supposed to be one of the better ones for OCing...