Ram is running very slow

edited January 2006 in Hardware
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?
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  • TheLostSwedeTheLostSwede Trondheim, Norway Icrontian
    edited December 2005
    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 :
  • edited December 2005
    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
  • TheLostSwedeTheLostSwede Trondheim, Norway Icrontian
    edited December 2005
    KP84 wrote:
    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 :Disabled
    H/W Dram over 4gb remapping :Disabled

    Hyper transport frequency :4
    Amd K8 Cool'nQuiet :Disabled

    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.
  • edited December 2005
    Windows doesnt load with those settings:(
  • TheLostSwedeTheLostSwede Trondheim, Norway Icrontian
    edited December 2005
    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.
  • edited December 2005
    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?
  • edited December 2005
    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:

    SPD1.jpg
    Notice there are timings for 133, 166 and 200?
  • TheLostSwedeTheLostSwede Trondheim, Norway Icrontian
    edited December 2005
    Look at the bootscreen when you start the pc..it should say 128 bit memory. That's dual channel :)
  • edited December 2005
    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? :confused:
  • TheLostSwedeTheLostSwede Trondheim, Norway Icrontian
    edited December 2005
    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.
  • edited December 2005
    cpuzreading1.jpg
  • TheLostSwedeTheLostSwede Trondheim, Norway Icrontian
    edited December 2005
    That's more like it.
  • edited December 2005
    :) Thanks for the help
  • edited January 2006
    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?
  • TheLostSwedeTheLostSwede Trondheim, Norway Icrontian
    edited January 2006
    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.
  • edited January 2006
    But a lot of 1gb ram overclock to 250mhz
  • TheLostSwedeTheLostSwede Trondheim, Norway Icrontian
    edited January 2006
    Yes, but those generally cost a lot more than your kit did. There is a reason we bin ram to go higher.
  • edited January 2006
    So how do i actually change the divider? Im just trying to get the cpu to 245x11 to get around 2.7ghz per core
  • TheLostSwedeTheLostSwede Trondheim, Norway Icrontian
    edited January 2006
    Memclock index value:400mhz

    Set that to:

    Memclock index value:333mhz
  • edited January 2006
    Thanks for your help again, Cpu is running at 246x11 :)

    2.7ghz.JPG
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