4x1GB ram + athlon64 + nforce 4 = only ddr333

Ihmemies · 07-06-07, 08:56 PM

So..

I have Asus A8N-Sli Premium (nforce4 chipset) with 1302 bios, X2 4400+ (Toledo) and 2x1GB Kingston Valueram dd400 + 2x1GB Transcend Jetram ddr400.

When I have only 2 sticks plugged in, my pc works ok with ddr400. When I plug in all four, it reverts back to ddr333. Why's that? If I try to use ddr400 speed with 4 sticks, I get constant bsod's.

I'm not overclocking or anything, so that should not be an issue. What then? Incompatibility between different memories? Poor bios? Motherboad/chipset issue? I have no idea

Does anyone have suggestions what's wrong? Running the all-encompassing 3dmark05 my score dropped from 8200 to 7600, so the memory speed affects peformance a bit :P

Edit: Let me guess: It's the POS AMD cpu integrated memory controller? \o/

Ihmemies · 07-06-07, 09:49 PM

MC Retarded reporting:

I rule. While bashing out everything else, I forgot the most obvious cause for most issues: the user. So I plugged in the memory sticks again (just in case) and rechecked everything. Seems I had forgotten to switch CAS latency from 2.5 to 3...

...

So everything seems to be ok now

Sorry for all the fuss

**crainger** · 07-06-07, 09:51 PM

It's ok. You're only human after all.

07-06-07, 08:56 PM	#1
Ihmemies Naamanka Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Finland Posts: 17	4x1GB ram + athlon64 + nforce 4 = only ddr333 So.. I have Asus A8N-Sli Premium (nforce4 chipset) with 1302 bios, X2 4400+ (Toledo) and 2x1GB Kingston Valueram dd400 + 2x1GB Transcend Jetram ddr400. When I have only 2 sticks plugged in, my pc works ok with ddr400. When I plug in all four, it reverts back to ddr333. Why's that? If I try to use ddr400 speed with 4 sticks, I get constant bsod's. I'm not overclocking or anything, so that should not be an issue. What then? Incompatibility between different memories? Poor bios? Motherboad/chipset issue? I have no idea Does anyone have suggestions what's wrong? Running the all-encompassing 3dmark05 my score dropped from 8200 to 7600, so the memory speed affects peformance a bit :P Edit: Let me guess: It's the POS AMD cpu integrated memory controller? \o/ __________________ Asus A8N-SLi Premium \|\| X2 4400+ \|\| 2GB ram \|\| 7800GTX \|\| 666GB hd space \|\| Viewsonic VP930, Logitech G5 etc.

07-06-07, 09:49 PM	#2
Ihmemies Naamanka Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Finland Posts: 17	Re: 4x1GB ram + athlon64 + nforce 4 = only ddr333 MC Retarded reporting: I rule. While bashing out everything else, I forgot the most obvious cause for most issues: the user. So I plugged in the memory sticks again (just in case) and rechecked everything. Seems I had forgotten to switch CAS latency from 2.5 to 3... ... So everything seems to be ok now Sorry for all the fuss __________________ Asus A8N-SLi Premium \|\| X2 4400+ \|\| 2GB ram \|\| 7800GTX \|\| 666GB hd space \|\| Viewsonic VP930, Logitech G5 etc.

07-06-07, 09:51 PM	#3
crainger Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia Posts: 29,535	Re: 4x1GB ram + athlon64 + nforce 4 = only ddr333 It's ok. You're only human after all.