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KP84
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Ram is running very slow

here is my setup:
CPU Amd 4400 @ 2.4ghz
GPU 7800gt Extreme
2 x WD 250gb sata 2
Asus A8n Premium
2 x OCZ 1gb ram
My ram is clocking very slow and i think its not even in dual channel, how can i fix this?
TheLostSwede
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Fill out the settings you use below. I am pretty sure what's causing the low speed. Have the sticks in the blue slots.

Dram Configuration:

Timing Mode:
Memclock index value:
Cas latency (TCL) :
Min ras active time (TRAS) :
Ras to Cas delay (TRCD) :
Row precharge time (TRP) :
Row Cycle time (TRC) :
Row refresh cycle time (TRFC) :
Read-to-write time (TRWT) :
Write recovery time (TWR) :
1T/2T memory timing :
S/W Dram over 4gb remapping :
H/W Dram over 4gb remapping :

Hyper transport frequency :
Amd K8 Cool'nQuiet :

Jumperfree Configuration:

Overclock profile:
CPU frequency :
PCI Express :
DDR voltage :
Chipset voltage :
HT voltage :
CPU multiplier :
CPU voltage :
PCI clock syncronization mode :
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KP84
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Timing Mode:Auto
Memclock index value:200mhz
Cas latency (TCL) :2.5
Min ras active time (TRAS) :8T
Ras to Cas delay (TRCD) :4T
Row precharge time (TRP) :4T
Row Cycle time (TRC) :12T
Row refresh cycle time (TRFC) :14T
Read-to-write time (TRWT) :4T
Write recovery time (TWR) :3T
1T/2T memory timing :2T
S/W Dram over 4gb remapping :Enabled
H/W Dram over 4gb remapping :Enabled

Hyper transport frequency :Auto
Amd K8 Cool'nQuiet :Enabled

Jumperfree Configuration:

Overclock profile:Manual (Overclocked)
CPU frequency : 219.0
PCI Express : 100mhz
DDR voltage : 2.60v
Chipset voltage : +1.5v
HT voltage : +1.20v
CPU multiplier : x11
CPU voltage : 1.350v
PCI clock syncronization mode : Auto
TheLostSwede
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Timing Mode:Manual
Memclock index value:400mhz
Cas latency (TCL) :2.5
Min ras active time (TRAS) :8T
Ras to Cas delay (TRCD) :4T
Row precharge time (TRP) :4T
Row Cycle time (TRC) :16T
Row refresh cycle time (TRFC) :22T
Read-to-write time (TRWT) :4T
Write recovery time (TWR) :3T
1T/2T memory timing :1T
S/W Dram over 4gb remapping isabled
H/W Dram over 4gb remapping isabled

Hyper transport frequency :4
Amd K8 Cool'nQuiet isabled

Jumperfree Configuration:

Overclock profile:Manual (Overclocked)
CPU frequency : 200
PCI Express : 100mhz
DDR voltage : 2.70v or 2.8 perhaps
Chipset voltage : +1.5v
HT voltage : +1.20v
CPU multiplier : x11
CPU voltage : 1.350v
PCI clock syncronization mode : 33.33
Try these and see. Should give a healthy boost.
KP84
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Windows doesnt load with those settings
TheLostSwede
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Timing Mode:Manual
Memclock index value:400mhz
Cas latency (TCL) :3
Min ras active time (TRAS) :8T
Ras to Cas delay (TRCD) :4T
Row precharge time (TRP) :4T
Row Cycle time (TRC) :16T
Row refresh cycle time (TRFC) :22T
Read-to-write time (TRWT) :4T
Write recovery time (TWR) :3T
1T/2T memory timing :2T
S/W Dram over 4gb remapping: Disabled
H/W Dram over 4gb remapping: Disabled

Hyper transport frequency :4
Amd K8 Cool'nQuiet isabled

Jumperfree Configuration:

Overclock profile:Manual
CPU frequency : 200
PCI Express : 100mhz
DDR voltage : 2.70v or 2.8 perhaps
Chipset voltage : +1.5v
HT voltage : +1.20v
CPU multiplier : x11
CPU voltage : 1.450v
PCI clock syncronization mode : 33.33

Try those and see.
KP84
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Those settings worked but i thing its still in single channel mode. Ob CPU-Z on the memory menu it says channels #Dual but on the SPD menu only one column on the timings table is filled in, so does this mean its not in dual channel mode?
madmat
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No, that just means that the SPD (serial presence device) only has settings for one speed whereas some ram has settings for 133, 166 and 200 or 200, 216 and 233 or what have you.

Those settings in the SPD would each generally have different timings and be reflected as such in each row.

As an example, this is my ram:


Notice there are timings for 133, 166 and 200?
TheLostSwede
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Look at the bootscreen when you start the pc..it should say 128 bit memory. That's dual channel
KP84
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PC wizard gave these results:
General Information :
A0 (RAS 0, RAS 1) : 1024 (Double Bank)
A1 : Empty
A2 (RAS 4, RAS 5) : 1024 (Double Bank)
A3 : Empty

Information SPD EEPROM (A0) :
Manufacturer : OCZ
Part Number : OCZ4001024V3
Serial Number : Unspecified
Type : DDR-SDRAM PC3200 (200 MHz) - [DDR-400]
Size : 1024 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
Manufacture : Week 0 of 2000
Supported Frequencies : 200 MHz
CAS Latency (tCL) : 2.5 clocks @200 MHz
RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 4 clocks @200 MHz
RAS Precharge (tRP) : 4 clocks @200 MHz
Cycle Time (tRAS) : 8 clocks @200 MHz

Information SPD EEPROM (A2) :
Manufacturer : OCZ
Part Number : OCZ4001024V3
Serial Number : Unspecified
Type : DDR-SDRAM PC3200 (200 MHz) - [DDR-400]
Size : 1024 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
Manufacture : Week 0 of 2000
Supported Frequencies : 200 MHz
CAS Latency (tCL) : 2.5 clocks @200 MHz
RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 4 clocks @200 MHz
RAS Precharge (tRP) : 4 clocks @200 MHz
Cycle Time (tRAS) : 8 clocks @200 MHz

Memory Controller Information :
Memory Controller : Standard, SDRAM
Number of connectors : 4
Max. Module Size : 1024 MB
Max. Memory Size : 4096 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

Its still running in 64 bit, but the boot screen says 128 bit, is the ram working in dual channel?
TheLostSwede
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You are running in dual channel, but a lot of apps still say 64 bits. Sisoft sandra says the same thing.

Make the same screenies as you did in the first post and let me see them.
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TheLostSwede
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That's more like it.
KP84
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Thanks for the help
KP84
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ive overclocked my cpu to 230mhz x11 (amd 4400 x2) but i think the ram is stopping me overclock more, is there anyway i can get my fsb to 250mhz?
TheLostSwede
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230 is actually really good out of that ram. You will probably have to use a divider now to get more speed out of the cpu. 10X260 at DDR333 nets you a higher cpu speed, but ram at around 215 or so. You rather have 100mhz cpu than 10 fsb extra.
KP84
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But a lot of 1gb ram overclock to 250mhz
TheLostSwede
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Yes, but those generally cost a lot more than your kit did. There is a reason we bin ram to go higher.
KP84
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So how do i actually change the divider? Im just trying to get the cpu to 245x11 to get around 2.7ghz per core
TheLostSwede
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Memclock index value:400mhz

Set that to:

Memclock index value:333mhz
KP84
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Thanks for your help again, Cpu is running at 246x11

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