Memory Settings on the A8N32 SLI Deluxe

[BluePhaze]

Hey all,

Just got my system and am about to start building. I got the A8N32-Sli Deluxe and with it I got a 2GB OCZ EB Platinum PC 4000 (DDR 500) dual channel kit. I am just wondering if there is anything I need to do for the RAM to function at it's rated speed? Do I need to change any of the settings on the board? Sorry if this is a dumb question I am a software developer, not completely comfortable just plugging it in a hoping it works.

Thanks,
James

 

[BluePhaze]

Anybody?

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Good question! And yes you will have to change your settings to run the ram at its rated speed.

Ram speed is calculated as HTT(fsb)x memory ratio(divider) x 2
Default for AMD systems is 200 x 1:1 = 200mhz x 2 = DDR400


To get the rated speed of the ram you will have to overclock the HTT to 250mhz
250 x 1:1 = 250mhz x2 = DDR500
To achieve this you will most likely have to lower the CPU multi, because 250 x 12 = 3.0ghz and I doubt you can hit that without phase change cooling

You should be able to do 250 x 10 = 2.5ghz pretty easily, probabaly without a voltage increase

 

[GuitarDaddy]

And I should add that you have to manualy set the 1:1 ratio, because the Asus board will automatically apply a memory divider when the HTT is overclocked if "max mem clock" is left on AUTO

In bios

CPU configuration/DDR settings/max mem clock
The settings are
DDR400 = 1:1
DDR333 = 6:5
DDR266 = 3:2