Screw using 4x512 with A64...

[evil.rusk]

Re: Screw using 4x512 with A64...

well i challenge these people to try and get decent performance out of my system with 4x512mb. 4 double sided sticks swamps the A64 (winchester certainly) and it is only supposed to run at 333mhz. getting it to 400mhz is fine but this instability from swamping the memory controller has massively lowered my cpu overclock, even with dividers.

[lcplsickoll]

Re: Screw using 4x512 with A64...

Overclockability suffers on most MB's with 4-512's. Although without OCing you should be able to get 4-512's to run just fine. I had an Asus A8N w/ 3000+ Winchester and 4-512's and never ever had instability issues, although I did lose the ability to oc over 9x220.

[gsxr310]

Re: Screw using 4x512 with A64...

Instead of 4x512MB how about 4x1GB? would that make a difference?

[bisley]

Re: Screw using 4x512 with A64...

Just thought I'd throw that out there....Still cannot get my 4x512 to run at faster than 141mhz (282 effictive). I'm about to throw these sticks out the window....

I have the same board and issues , I had 2x 512meg sticks , bought another 512meg and my bus speed droped back down to 333mhz instead of 400mhz . I should have check at MSI first ..... 8-( You need to use 1gig modules.

[gsxr310]

Re: Screw using 4x512 with A64...

DIMM1: Enhanced Memories 512 MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM (2.0-3-2-6 @ 200 MHz)
DIMM2: Enhanced Memories 512 MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM (2.0-3-3-6 @ 200 MHz)
DIMM3: Enhanced Memories 512 MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM (2.0-3-2-6 @ 200 MHz)
DIMM4: Enhanced Memories 512 MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM (2.0-3-3-6 @ 200 MHz)

Does this mean it's fine? and in dual channel?

[lil_jimmy_norton]

Re: Screw using 4x512 with A64...

I have the same board and issues , I had 2x 512meg sticks , bought another 512meg and my bus speed droped back down to 333mhz instead of 400mhz . I should have check at MSI first ..... 8-( You need to use 1gig modules.

Um, mine running a hell of a lot slower than 333, that's the problem. I wouldn't mind if it was running 333 as that's what the manual says it would run with 4 sticks.

[lcplsickoll]

Re: Screw using 4x512 with A64...

DIMM1: Enhanced Memories 512 MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM (2.0-3-2-6 @ 200 MHz)
DIMM2: Enhanced Memories 512 MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM (2.0-3-3-6 @ 200 MHz)
DIMM3: Enhanced Memories 512 MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM (2.0-3-2-6 @ 200 MHz)
DIMM4: Enhanced Memories 512 MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM (2.0-3-3-6 @ 200 MHz)

Does this mean it's fine? and in dual channel?

I can't confirm dual channel, but the speeds are correct.

[gsxr310]

Re: Screw using 4x512 with A64...

How can you confirm dual channel then?

[lil_jimmy_norton]

Re: Screw using 4x512 with A64...

How can you confirm dual channel then?

Way to go off topic there.... Download a program called CPU-Z, it will tell you under the memory tab....

[lil_jimmy_norton]

Re: Screw using 4x512 with A64...

Just an update ran memtest on the 2 newer stick and they failed, so it looks like it was more an issue with bad ram raqther than using the 4 sticks.