what's best memory for Asus K8V SE Deluxe Socket 754

[ezland00]

I have a Asus K8V SE Deluxe Socket 754 with AMD 64A 754PINS CPU. I want to upgrade my pc2700, please list brand and model number.

also: how can i update BIOs on this board, i heard that there is a special program i have to use, otherwise it will screw up.

 

[ezland00]

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[shoRunner]

umm how bout g.skill your gonna want 3200 anyway. there's not much of a price difference anyway

 

[Away]

Crucial is the best memory you can get. I know a 512MB PC3200 stick runs about $50-60 at their website. As for the bios, Asus has software that comes with the board to update the bios. It should be listed in your manual or on the website.

 

[shoRunner]

lol thats a very encompassing statment. crucial makes good memory...but i wouldn't say the best. there are many out there that are just as good.

 

[ezland00]

Will DDR2 Ram work for this board? I'm thinking about getting 2-2-2 TCCD Ram will they work?

 

[loafbred]

I've used 3 different kinds in my K8V SE Deluxe.

1. Mushkin PC3500 L II BH-5 (carried over from last m/b). Even with 1.8v, it didn't do very well. I couldn't get over 210 HTT (mainly video artifacting).

2. Corsair PC3200 Value Ram, CAS 2.5. It ran fine at 200 HTT with 2.5-3-3-10 timings with 2.7v. I think I got it stable at 210 HTT with same timings... just can't remember. I swapped it from my second machine while testing my TCCD in the other.

3. Patriot PC3200 XBL 2-2-2-5 (TCCD). Stable at 217 HTT with 2-2-2-10-1T timings with 2.8v.

The Asus BIOS flash utility is very easy to use.

You can't use DDR2.