Sorry to ask this question here, but ...


I'm thinking of upgrading to a Athlon64 3000+ socket 939, A8V or A8N
mainboard based system. When I look on the AMD website for front side
bus speeds, it doesn't quote FSB as 1600, 2100, 2700 or whatever,
neither does it specify whether it the Athlon64 3000+ skt 939 should use
DDR2700, DDR3200 or whatever, it simply quotes the Integrated Memory
Controller speed as 2000 MHz. Does this mean I can use DDR2700 or
DDR3200 as I choose and the mainboard and processor will automatically
adjust themselves correctly to the memory speed? The AMD website isn't
very helpful about this.

"RedSheraton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Sorry to ask this question here, but ...
>
>
> I'm thinking of upgrading to a Athlon64 3000+ socket 939, A8V or A8N
> mainboard based system. When I look on the AMD website for front side
> bus speeds, it doesn't quote FSB as 1600, 2100, 2700 or whatever,
> neither does it specify whether it the Athlon64 3000+ skt 939 should use
> DDR2700, DDR3200 or whatever, it simply quotes the Integrated Memory
> Controller speed as 2000 MHz. Does this mean I can use DDR2700 or
> DDR3200 as I choose and the mainboard and processor will automatically
> adjust themselves correctly to the memory speed? The AMD website isn't
> very helpful about this.

I am sorry to say we are still many years away from a FSB of 2700, now that
will be something!!!

Most all mainboards these days are able to configure themselves to the proc
you install, certainly all AUS boards will.

The RAM will have a device on it called SPD. This will tell the mainboard
the BIOS what memoru speed you have. So you only need to set the BIOS for
Auto, and you are good to go there.

Don

Ha ha! Yes

I should have meant FSB of 333 or 400 Mhz! LOL!

I presume I just place my banks of DDR PC2700 or DDR PC3200 into the
correct slots in the mainboard and the CPU or mainboard chipset will
recognise what the speed of the memory is and adjust itself accordingly.

I found the AMD website info confusing because all Socket A Semprons
(AFAIK) have an FSB of 333MHz i.e. must use DDR PC2700 or faster

Don wrote:
> I am sorry to say we are still many years away from a FSB of 2700, now that
> will be something!!!
>
> Most all mainboards these days are able to configure themselves to the proc
> you install, certainly all AUS boards will.
>
> The RAM will have a device on it called SPD. This will tell the mainboard
> the BIOS what memoru speed you have. So you only need to set the BIOS for
> Auto, and you are good to go there.
>
> Don
>
>

That's right.

"RedSheraton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:d623cp$dqq$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Ha ha! Yes
>
> I should have meant FSB of 333 or 400 Mhz! LOL!
>
> I presume I just place my banks of DDR PC2700 or DDR PC3200 into the
> correct slots in the mainboard and the CPU or mainboard chipset will
> recognise what the speed of the memory is and adjust itself accordingly.
>
> I found the AMD website info confusing because all Socket A Semprons
> (AFAIK) have an FSB of 333MHz i.e. must use DDR PC2700 or faster
>
> Don wrote:
> > I am sorry to say we are still many years away from a FSB of 2700, now
that
> > will be something!!!
> >
> > Most all mainboards these days are able to configure themselves to the
proc
> > you install, certainly all AUS boards will.
> >
> > The RAM will have a device on it called SPD. This will tell the
mainboard
> > the BIOS what memoru speed you have. So you only need to set the BIOS
for
> > Auto, and you are good to go there.
> >
> > Don
> >
> >

Red;

While ASUS boards will correctly determine the SPEED of the RAM, you nay
have to manually adjust the voltage. I have an ASUS motherboard running an
AMD64 with 1GB Corsair RAM with 2-2-2-5 timings. The motherboard set the
proper timings, but put the voltage a default setting of 2.5. I had blue
screens like mad until I upped the voltage to 2.75 volts ( in the BIOS).

BTW, I might add that the Corsair RAM is by far the best RAM I have ever
used.

Bobby

"RedSheraton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:d623cp$dqq$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Ha ha! Yes
>
> I should have meant FSB of 333 or 400 Mhz! LOL!
>
> I presume I just place my banks of DDR PC2700 or DDR PC3200 into the
> correct slots in the mainboard and the CPU or mainboard chipset will
> recognise what the speed of the memory is and adjust itself accordingly.
>
> I found the AMD website info confusing because all Socket A Semprons
> (AFAIK) have an FSB of 333MHz i.e. must use DDR PC2700 or faster
>
> Don wrote:
>> I am sorry to say we are still many years away from a FSB of 2700, now
>> that
>> will be something!!!
>>
>> Most all mainboards these days are able to configure themselves to the
>> proc
>> you install, certainly all AUS boards will.
>>
>> The RAM will have a device on it called SPD. This will tell the
>> mainboard
>> the BIOS what memoru speed you have. So you only need to set the BIOS
>> for
>> Auto, and you are good to go there.
>>
>> Don
>>


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If you have 2 sticks of PC3200 put them in slot 1 and 3 to utilize the Dual
Channel feature.

"NoNoBadDog!" <mypants_bjsledgeATpixi.com> wrote in message
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> Red;
>
> While ASUS boards will correctly determine the SPEED of the RAM, you nay
> have to manually adjust the voltage. I have an ASUS motherboard running
> an AMD64 with 1GB Corsair RAM with 2-2-2-5 timings. The motherboard set
> the proper timings, but put the voltage a default setting of 2.5. I had
> blue screens like mad until I upped the voltage to 2.75 volts ( in the
> BIOS).
>
> BTW, I might add that the Corsair RAM is by far the best RAM I have ever
> used.
>
> Bobby
>
> "RedSheraton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:d623cp$dqq$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Ha ha! Yes
>>
>> I should have meant FSB of 333 or 400 Mhz! LOL!
>>
>> I presume I just place my banks of DDR PC2700 or DDR PC3200 into the
>> correct slots in the mainboard and the CPU or mainboard chipset will
>> recognise what the speed of the memory is and adjust itself accordingly.
>>
>> I found the AMD website info confusing because all Socket A Semprons
>> (AFAIK) have an FSB of 333MHz i.e. must use DDR PC2700 or faster
>>
>> Don wrote:
>>> I am sorry to say we are still many years away from a FSB of 2700, now
>>> that
>>> will be something!!!
>>>
>>> Most all mainboards these days are able to configure themselves to the
>>> proc
>>> you install, certainly all AUS boards will.
>>>
>>> The RAM will have a device on it called SPD. This will tell the
>>> mainboard
>>> the BIOS what memoru speed you have. So you only need to set the BIOS
>>> for
>>> Auto, and you are good to go there.
>>>
>>> Don
>>>
>
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> I am sorry to say we are still many years away from a FSB of 2700, now
that
> will be something!!!

.. . . but my ASUS board has a FSB of 800 peta hertz and the CPU is 4.0
exa-hertz. The memory has an access time of 100 yoctoseconds, all 400
exabytes of it.

-g

Geoff wrote:
>>I am sorry to say we are still many years away from a FSB of 2700, now
>
> that
>
>>will be something!!!
>
>
> . . . but my ASUS board has a FSB of 800 peta hertz and the CPU is 4.0
> exa-hertz. The memory has an access time of 100 yoctoseconds, all 400
> exabytes of it.
>
> -g
>
>

Not everyone can be a professor of electronic engineering

You need 80 ys ram in a config like that... remember?

(oh for the day - I expect a pina colada in the sun on some tropical beach
if I last that long).


"Geoff" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:7wghe.622$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I am sorry to say we are still many years away from a FSB of 2700, now
> that
>> will be something!!!
>
> . . . but my ASUS board has a FSB of 800 peta hertz and the CPU is 4.0
> exa-hertz. The memory has an access time of 100 yoctoseconds, all 400
> exabytes of it.
>
> -g
>
>

On Fri, 13 May 2005 17:54:45 -0400, "RonK" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>If you have 2 sticks of PC3200 put them in slot 1 and 3 to utilize the Dual
>Channel feature.

Sorry if I'm hijacking this thread..

But what is this Dual Channel Feature?
I'm still in the Dimms world, but will sometime soon be making the
move to ddr.. I guess this is one more reason why one should get two
sticks of 512 instead of a single 1 gig?

-Tony!-