Corsair CMX512-3200XL 512MB Stick :: Buying a new one, good idea to match old one?

SmiGDigSmiGDig Albany, NY
edited February 2006 in Hardware
Hey guys:

I'm looking to go from 512MB to 1GB of ram.

I have a stick of this ram in the link below in my system now I purchased in August 2004. It has been running well at 341MHz (205FSB 6/5 Divider) at 2-2-2-5 with 2.8v on an ABIT NF7-S 2.0. What are the chances of me getting another stick capable of this, should I get some other brand instead?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145520

Thanks,
Adam

Comments

  • lemonlimelemonlime Canada Member
    edited February 2006
    From the looks of that Corsair ram, it is TCCD. I'm not sure if corsair always uses the same ICs in all of their sticks, but 170MHz (DDR341), 2-2-2-5 will be very easy to acheive, even on very poor TCCD. My OCZ Rev.2 sticks can do about 217MHz at 2-2-2-5 and about 230MHz at 2-3-2-5. They will do about 245MHz at 2-3-3-5.

    Ideally, you should use matched pairs regardless of your platform. Simply less headaches that way, especially when overclocking. If you are sure that newegg link is the exact same dimm you have, go for it :)

    Also, is there any reason you are not running your ram 1:1? What Athlon XP model are you using? is the multiplier locked?

    M.
  • SmiGDigSmiGDig Albany, NY
    edited February 2006
    I have an Athlon XP Barton 2400 35M Mobile core at 1.85 205x12. I never thought my RAM would b bale to run at 1:1. If I'm at 341, 1:1 would be 410, thinks its feasible with this stick?

    Yes that is the exact same stick, I checked my old invoice. I bought it in August 2004 for $200.
  • lemonlimelemonlime Canada Member
    edited February 2006
    SmiGDig wrote:
    I have an Athlon XP Barton 2400 35M Mobile core at 1.85 205x12. I never thought my RAM would b bale to run at 1:1. If I'm at 341, 1:1 would be 410, thinks its feasible with this stick?

    Yes that is the exact same stick, I checked my old invoice. I bought it in August 2004 for $200.

    I'm fairly certain that your NF7-S should be able to run just fine at a 1:1 ratio as high as 220MHz. Some of the NF7 boards can do as high as 240MHz without issue. Up the chipset voltage by one notch, set 1:1 and try the following:

    Set your CPU multiplier to 11x, set your memory timings to 2-3-2-5, and slowly increase your FSB frequency. Start at 200MHz I'm guessing you shouldn't have much trouble getting to 220MHz. Be sure to run Memtest86+ as you increase to test for stability. If you can hit 11x220, you should be at close to the same CPU clock, but with much faster memory and system bus.
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