Question for the Asus Pros

[McCartney]

Hi there guys,

I apparently have gotten betrayed by a store that I buy ALL My stuff from( Believe me it's not a little amount)> Everyone knows me by name and I am very friendly with all of them since they're just like all of us, they love hardware.

So, I bought an Asus striker from them in February and it's been *Replaced* 3 times. Not by Asus, but by them since I have an Instant Product replacement warranty. My Striker now cannot run 1066 DDr2 SLI-Ready Memory.

If you look on Asus' website you see that on the specs of the striker that it has a bland "SLI-Ready Memory" category with a figure of 1200 Mhz.

Apparently the people at the store believe that since my striker cannot run ddr2 1066 that it _will_ run DDR2 9600. Apparently they say that the website claims that it will ONLY run ddr2 9600 SLI-Ready Memory, and anything above or below that figure doesn't count.

I'm trying to find conclusive evidence that the Striker is indeed supposed to support _UP_ To ddr 2 9600 ram so I can get my board switched for another board. If anyone can show me emails or even verdicts from reputable figures to help refute this I'd be so grateful.

Hey Gary, Can you find it? I could really use your help right now I can't believe I"m getting this much trouble!

 

[McCartney]

bump

 

[NoelS]

I'm sure you know by now that ASUS mobos are picky about their RAM

I'd say call ASUS tech and ask for a cross-ship for a new mobo... If they think you have a problem (and you should be able to prove it) they will agree to cross ship if they have one in stock at their facility. They'll ask you to fax (or e-mail a pdf or jpg) credit card info, which they won't use unless they don't receive your bad board back within 10 days. I've done this a few times and it works well - you'll get a new board in 3-4 days and just pack yours up in the same container and ship back. They'll erase the pending charge when they get your bad board.

If ASUS tech won't support 1066, then they won't do it and you'll have your answer... get a new motherboard then or go with 800 RAM

Noel

 

[taltamir]

um... tough question... this is like asking to prove that a horse has 4 legs... where are you gonna find testimony by a qualified source validating something that is obvious? It is quite obvious that if it is supports a ram speed, it also supports LOWER ram speeds...

However... I fail to understand your claim
If this is your board:
http://www.asus.com/products.a...model=1657&modelmenu=1

Then I only see it supporting up to DDR800, not DDR1066. Ofcourse it is supposed to run UP to that amount... but nowhere does it claim anything above DDR800 that I can see...

 

[Quiksilver]

For a second there this thread confused the hell out of me.

Anyway this board supports up to DDR2-800 Only.

Now if your RAM is has EPP then it will support up to DDR2-1200 nothing higher.

From the asus link:

Memory: "Dual channel memory architecture
4 x DIMM, max. 8GB, DDR2-800/667/533, non-ECC and un-buffered memory
* Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for Memory QVL (Qualify Vendor List)"

SLI-Ready Memory (READ EPP): 1200MHz (Read DDR2-1200)

"NVIDIA's name for EPP memory that has been qualified for performance and stability is "SLi-ready memory"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E...d_Performance_Profiles

 

[taltamir]

this begs the question... is the ram you are sticking in it THE specified EPP ram? or is it some random 1066 ram? regular 1066 ram is simply a better chip then DDR800 that can go to higher speeds easier...

SLI ram (aka EPP) is a specific combination of EXACTLY the mobo + RAM of this specific kind with exact settings for everything giving it an automatic overclocking to a predetermined amount... That means you have to use a specific preapproved ram from a specific list to get those speeds... any regular ram module, even ones rated for 1066 or above are not supposed to work on the mobtherboard since its only rated for DDR800!

 

[VirtualLarry]

Man, this stuff gets confusing every once in a while. You all are saying that it will support DDR2-1200, but ONLY if it has EPP data, otherwise it can only support DDR2-800? That seems slighly illogical to me.

 

[NoelS]

Originally posted by: McCartney

My Striker now cannot run 1066 DDr2 SLI-Ready Memory.

If you look on Asus' website you see that on the specs of the striker that it has a bland "SLI-Ready Memory" category with a figure of 1200 Mhz.


Folks,

It looks to me like McCartney said above he was using SLI-ready memory (read that as EPP, if you will), which should have included his 1066 RAM, don't you think?

And QuiksilverX1 kind of confirmed it with his quote from the ASUS link.

McCartney, I'd say you have a case with ASUS tech support if you can point to that ASUS link and convince them that your SLI-ready 1066 was well within their limits of 1200 and it still wouldn't work... New Striker mobo, please

Folks?

Noel

 

[NoelS]

Sorry, I screwed up the quote box above, but I think you can see where I went wrong

Noel