ram for a Opteron

gH3tt0.exe · 21-November-06, 02:47 PM

howdy ya'll
recently i dumped my AMD 3500+ in my dvr/gaming rig and my old DFI Lanparty Expert SLI is lonly and wants companionship...
since its a monster DFI i wanted to get her a cpu and ram that would ocing like a mofo
being that the opteron 165 is teh cheapest 939 dual core on newegg seems good
only problem i have no idea what kind of ram to get it
i have 2gb in my dvr
OCZ Technology | Products | Memory | OCZ EL DDR PC-3200 Dual Channel Platinum
so question is should i use the ram i have or buy some better ram(maybe like PC4000) for my new operton?

IcEMage · 21-November-06, 04:00 PM

I have some OCZ EL DDR PC-4000 Plat. and they run very well with my opty 146 at 3.0 ghz.

I would stick with what ya got unless you run into a problem.

vf1000ride · 21-November-06, 05:08 PM

I have the Corsair xms 2gb pc4000 kit running on my DFI board and the opty 146 running at 3ghz. Seems to do just fine for me. I would think the ram you and IcEMage are looking at would be just as good other than the speeds differences.

gH3tt0.exe · 21-November-06, 05:12 PM

i am probably gonna use the OCZ stuff i already have mainly because i have little cash and it can hit 220 by making cas 2.5 and no add vdimm

jonni3 · 21-November-06, 05:44 PM

You could always try some G.Skill HZ, i use it with my opty 165 & DFI expert & it'll run @ 272mhz or some Mushkin ram
Here's a link which might come in handy

gH3tt0.exe · 21-November-06, 05:54 PM

[quote=jonni3;601578]i use it with my opty 165 & DFI expert & it'll run @ 272mhz /quote]
what timings you have it at with that 272mhz?

The Amish Kid · 21-November-06, 06:18 PM

[quote=gH3tt0.exe;601586]

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonni3


	i use it with my opty 165 & DFI expert & it'll run @ 272mhz /quote] what timings you have it at with that 272mhz?

I would have to guess he runs it at 3-4-4-8. I have the same memoey and run it at 275mhz 3-4-4-8 all the time. That is the memory I would suggest

gH3tt0.exe · 21-November-06, 06:32 PM

[quote=The Amish Kid;601593]

Quote:

Originally Posted by gH3tt0.exe


	I would have to guess he runs it at 3-4-4-8. I have the same memoey and run it at 275mhz 3-4-4-8 all the time. That is the memory I would suggest

hey thats pretty good
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hopefully i can start on this by Friday then the cpu will be here like 1st week of December

jonni3 · 22-November-06, 03:23 AM

Here's my timings, mind you i have played with the dram settings in the bios as well

gH3tt0.exe · 25-November-06, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IcEMage


	I would stick with what ya got unless you run into a problem.

eh i got a problem
not my gaming rig because i dont have my cpu yet but my dvr is acting up
i usually have this thing on 24/7 folding
the thing has a 7600gt so sometimes i like to play css or something on it
after about a half hour of gaming screen freezes and last sound i hear repeats and my pc restarts
it is either a ram problem or a psu problem
i have the ram listed above in my first post and my psu is the ****ty stock one from the Apevia X-QPACK
also my motherboard is mad weird has no voltage options in it
here's a link to it GIGABYTE - Product - Motherboard - Overview
all help is appreciated

$SOLID$ Necro · 25-November-06, 04:14 PM

Most likely its the power supply, cheap ones take a crap after they build up some heat!

You can test the ram with Mem Test, its attched to my "Ultimate links collection" as a zip file.

http://forums.pcapex.com/other_oc_ha...ollection.html

gH3tt0.exe · 25-November-06, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by $SOLID$ Necro


	Most likely its the power supply, cheap ones take a crap after they build up some heat! You can test the ram with Mem Test, its attched to my "Ultimate links collection" as a zip file. http://forums.pcapex.com/other_oc_ha...ollection.html

ty for the help but i think i fixed it
when i posted the link to the mobo i gandered at the bios updates and found the the 3rd version fixed some ddr problem

i gave it a shot and i played games for a solid 2hours with no problems

21-November-06, 02:47 PM		#1 (permalink)
gH3tt0.exe Apex Techie I	ram for a Opteron howdy ya'll recently i dumped my AMD 3500+ in my dvr/gaming rig and my old DFI Lanparty Expert SLI is lonly and wants companionship... since its a monster DFI i wanted to get her a cpu and ram that would ocing like a mofo being that the opteron 165 is teh cheapest 939 dual core on newegg seems good only problem i have no idea what kind of ram to get it i have 2gb in my dvr OCZ Technology \| Products \| Memory \| OCZ EL DDR PC-3200 Dual Channel Platinum so question is should i use the ram i have or buy some better ram(maybe like PC4000) for my new operton?

21-November-06, 04:00 PM		#2 (permalink)
IcEMage Apex Tech God	Re: ram for a Opteron I have some OCZ EL DDR PC-4000 Plat. and they run very well with my opty 146 at 3.0 ghz. I would stick with what ya got unless you run into a problem.

21-November-06, 05:08 PM		#3 (permalink)
vf1000ride Apex Elite Expert Tech	Re: ram for a Opteron I have the Corsair xms 2gb pc4000 kit running on my DFI board and the opty 146 running at 3ghz. Seems to do just fine for me. I would think the ram you and IcEMage are looking at would be just as good other than the speeds differences.

21-November-06, 05:12 PM		#4 (permalink)
gH3tt0.exe Apex Techie I	Re: ram for a Opteron i am probably gonna use the OCZ stuff i already have mainly because i have little cash and it can hit 220 by making cas 2.5 and no add vdimm

21-November-06, 05:44 PM		#5 (permalink)
jonni3 Apex Master Tech Apprentice	Re: ram for a Opteron You could always try some G.Skill HZ, i use it with my opty 165 & DFI expert & it'll run @ 272mhz or some Mushkin ram Here's a link which might come in handy

21-November-06, 05:54 PM		#6 (permalink)
gH3tt0.exe Apex Techie I	Re: ram for a Opteron [quote=jonni3;601578]i use it with my opty 165 & DFI expert & it'll run @ 272mhz /quote] what timings you have it at with that 272mhz?

22-November-06, 03:23 AM		#9 (permalink)
jonni3 Apex Master Tech Apprentice	Re: ram for a Opteron Here's my timings, mind you i have played with the dram settings in the bios as well Attached Thumbnails Last edited by jonni3; 22-November-06 at 03:33 AM..

25-November-06, 04:14 PM		#11 (permalink)
$SOLID$ Necro Mastah Overclocker	Re: ram for a Opteron Most likely its the power supply, cheap ones take a crap after they build up some heat! You can test the ram with Mem Test, its attched to my "Ultimate links collection" as a zip file. http://forums.pcapex.com/other_oc_ha...ollection.html

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