K8N Neo and memory

[Guest]

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I have a K8N Neo and two 512 dimm they are not matching but are both
PC400.
The problem is that no matter which slots I put them in if I install
both the DDR timing is 333 167 MHz
If I install them separately they come up as DDR400 201 MHz
I have tried every possible combination according to the manual but if
both are installed DDR timing drops to 333

What gives ?

I was going to get a matching DIMM for the Kingston(It's their high
end part) but now I'm wondering if their isn't something wrong with
the MB and how it handles memory.

 

[T]

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<no@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:cnmiu012e75kvj76a8lcmd74i9q763cuqp@4ax.com...
>I have a K8N Neo and two 512 dimm they are not matching but are both
> PC400.
> The problem is that no matter which slots I put them in if I install
> both the DDR timing is 333 167 MHz
> If I install them separately they come up as DDR400 201 MHz
> I have tried every possible combination according to the manual but if
> both are installed DDR timing drops to 333
>
> What gives ?

They are not matched, and you are unlucky they don't match by chance.

 

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On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 00:58:54 -0000, "t"
<johnnyunlikelyharden@hotmail.com> wrote:

>
><no@nowhere.com> wrote in message
>news:cnmiu012e75kvj76a8lcmd74i9q763cuqp@4ax.com...
>>I have a K8N Neo and two 512 dimm they are not matching but are both
>> PC400.
>> The problem is that no matter which slots I put them in if I install
>> both the DDR timing is 333 167 MHz
>> If I install them separately they come up as DDR400 201 MHz
>> I have tried every possible combination according to the manual but if
>> both are installed DDR timing drops to 333
>>
>> What gives ?
>
>They are not matched, and you are unlucky they don't match by chance.
>
>

But they're both PC400

 

[bill]

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In article <folcv0paljaun1kbe7d0uf6l2t6sfa5u14@4ax.com>,
no@nowhere.com says...
> On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 00:58:54 -0000, "t"
> <johnnyunlikelyharden@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> ><no@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> >news:cnmiu012e75kvj76a8lcmd74i9q763cuqp@4ax.com...
> >>I have a K8N Neo and two 512 dimm they are not matching but are both
> >> PC400.
> >> The problem is that no matter which slots I put them in if I install
> >> both the DDR timing is 333 167 MHz
> >> If I install them separately they come up as DDR400 201 MHz
> >> I have tried every possible combination according to the manual but if
> >> both are installed DDR timing drops to 333
> >>
> >> What gives ?
> >
> >They are not matched, and you are unlucky they don't match by chance.
> >
> >
>
> But they're both PC400
>

Being rated at the same speed and matched are two different
things. See if the default/spd timings are different. They
probably are, and to get both sticks running at the same timings
the board is dropping to a lower speed.

Bill

 

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On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 08:21:49 -0800, Bill
<spamtrap@tinlc.lumbercartel.com> wrote:

>In article <folcv0paljaun1kbe7d0uf6l2t6sfa5u14@4ax.com>,
>no@nowhere.com says...
>> On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 00:58:54 -0000, "t"
>> <johnnyunlikelyharden@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> ><no@nowhere.com> wrote in message
>> >news:cnmiu012e75kvj76a8lcmd74i9q763cuqp@4ax.com...
>> >>I have a K8N Neo and two 512 dimm they are not matching but are both
>> >> PC400.
>> >> The problem is that no matter which slots I put them in if I install
>> >> both the DDR timing is 333 167 MHz
>> >> If I install them separately they come up as DDR400 201 MHz
>> >> I have tried every possible combination according to the manual but if
>> >> both are installed DDR timing drops to 333
>> >>
>> >> What gives ?
>> >
>> >They are not matched, and you are unlucky they don't match by chance.
>> >
>> >
>>
>> But they're both PC400
>>
>
> Being rated at the same speed and matched are two different
>things. See if the default/spd timings are different. They
>probably are, and to get both sticks running at the same timings
>the board is dropping to a lower speed.
>
Hmm will I never had that problem before. Any how I went and bought a
stick of Kingston Value ram (no comments please) and when I pair it
with the other cheap stick (which has different timings) I then get
400 FSB. The funny thing is that I have to remove the good quality Ram
Kingston HyperX PC400 stick to get it to go 400.

So even of it was dropping to a lower speed it should have been able
to go 400 since the slowest is one of the sticks I still have in.

In other words I had to drop the high end ram to get better speed ;(

I think I'll put it back in and run with 1.5 gigs of ram instead of 1
gig but at slightly slower speed.

Oh well
Thanks
> Bill

 

[bill]

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In article <1ucfv01aq77h8lme91mp7bao6075jiiurv@4ax.com>,
no@nowhere.com says...
>
> Hmm will I never had that problem before. Any how I went and bought a
> stick of Kingston Value ram (no comments please) and when I pair it
> with the other cheap stick (which has different timings) I then get
> 400 FSB. The funny thing is that I have to remove the good quality Ram
> Kingston HyperX PC400 stick to get it to go 400.

Mysterious is they way it works sometimes.

>
> So even of it was dropping to a lower speed it should have been able
> to go 400 since the slowest is one of the sticks I still have in.
>
> In other words I had to drop the high end ram to get better speed ;(

Did you happen to try thr Kingston Hyper with thr Kingston Value
memory? If so, did it run at 400?

>
> I think I'll put it back in and run with 1.5 gigs of ram instead of 1
> gig but at slightly slower speed.

Ya, I'd rather have more ram than slightly higher speed myself.

>
> Oh well
> Thanks
> > Bill
>
>

You're welcome,
Bill

 

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On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 12:02:32 -0800, Bill
<spamtrap@tinlc.lumbercartel.com> wrote:

>In article <1ucfv01aq77h8lme91mp7bao6075jiiurv@4ax.com>,
>no@nowhere.com says...
>>
>> Hmm will I never had that problem before. Any how I went and bought a
>> stick of Kingston Value ram (no comments please) and when I pair it
>> with the other cheap stick (which has different timings) I then get
>> 400 FSB. The funny thing is that I have to remove the good quality Ram
>> Kingston HyperX PC400 stick to get it to go 400.
>
> Mysterious is they way it works sometimes.
>
>>
>> So even of it was dropping to a lower speed it should have been able
>> to go 400 since the slowest is one of the sticks I still have in.
>>
>> In other words I had to drop the high end ram to get better speed ;(
>
> Did you happen to try thr Kingston Hyper with thr Kingston Value
>memory? If so, did it run at 400?

Yes and no

>
>>
>> I think I'll put it back in and run with 1.5 gigs of ram instead of 1
>> gig but at slightly slower speed.
>
> Ya, I'd rather have more ram than slightly higher speed myself.

I'm thinking the same at this point.

>
>>
>> Oh well
>> Thanks
>> > Bill
>>
>>
>
> You're welcome,
> Bill