Can someone suggest some memory for Intel D975XBX2?

[timewarp]

I'm looking for some memory for my first build that would work great on this board. I plan to do some OCing but not going to push it too far, i would think than some DDR2-800 RAM would work for that purpose. I need something that would be good quality and great for gaming, looking to spend about $300 on a 2 gb dual module kit, may be a little more. Any suggestions?

[Alcpone]

Originally Posted by timewarp

I'm looking for some memory for my first build that would work great on this board. I plan to do some OCing but not going to push it too far, i would think than some DDR2-800 RAM would work for that purpose. I need something that would be good quality and great for gaming, looking to spend about $300 on a 2 gb dual module kit, may be a little more. Any suggestions?

I just ordered some of this stuff, get it on tuesday, its ment to be good stuff, clocks well also

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=MY-058-GL

Will be cheaper in the u.s aswel

[DOM]

I say one of this, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146563


I got the (DDR2 1000) and im happy but I wished I had gotten the Black one cuz they got lights on the HS

[timewarp]

Yes, that Geil is $219 at newegg, voltage is 1.8 - 2.3, pretty good. i was actually considering this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227169

I'm building a crossfire system so i think it will look nice with 2 x1950 video cards. And the voltage is 1.9-2.1, should work with the board.

[DOM]

Originally Posted by timewarp

Yes, that Geil is $219 at newegg, voltage is 1.8 - 2.3, pretty good. i was actually considering this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227169

I'm building a crossfire system so i think it will look nice with 2 x1950 video cards. And the voltage is 1.9-2.1, should work with the board.

the ATI CrossFire Certified doesnt mean nothing , I think they did that to the ones I have also

[timewarp]

Originally Posted by DOM_ATI_X800XL_PCI-E

the ATI CrossFire Certified doesnt mean nothing , I think they did that to the ones I have also

Yea, i know, but it does have nice heatspreaders and meets the boards requirements, and only $215 at newegg after rebate, not bad.Though i havent decided on getting it yet, thats why i wanted to see what others are using for moderate OCing on the bad axe.

But i'm curious how are you getting away with using those Crucial sticks, they are labeled 2.2v and board accepts only 1.8-1.9?

[DOM]

Originally Posted by timewarp

Yea, i know, but it does have nice heatspreaders and meets the boards requirements, and only $215 at newegg after rebate, not bad.Though i havent decided on getting it yet, thats why i wanted to see what others are using for moderate OCing on the bad axe.

But i'm curious how are you getting away with using those Crucial sticks, they are labeled 2.2v and board accepts only 1.8-1.9?

I have a ASUS P5B "Deluxe" it goes up to 2.45v

or is that with yours?

Edit: Sorry thats your voltage for mem

[Chewy]

I got some Ocz gold xtc ddr-800 rev 1 for cheap at ncix.com thier on for $240 Canadian after $30 rebate... they overclocked decently with my board and cpu. I got up to 3.4ghz ram @ 950mhz.

[timewarp]

Originally Posted by Chewy

I got some Ocz gold xtc ddr-800 rev 1 for cheap at ncix.com thier on for $240 Canadian after $30 rebate... they overclocked decently with my board and cpu. I got up to 3.4ghz ram @ 950mhz.

Guys, thanks for the suggestions, however the bad axe 2 is quite picky when it comes to memory and it only supports the ones that meet these requirements:

1.8 V and 1.9 V DDR2 SDRAM DIMMs
Unbuffered, single-sided or double-sided DIMMs with the following restriction:
Double-sided DIMMs with x16 organization are not supported.
8 GB maximum total system memory
Minimum total system memory: 128 MB
ECC DIMMs and Non-ECC DIMMs
Serial Presence Detect
DDR2 800, DDR2 667, and DDR2 533 MHz SDRAM DIMMs

Perhaps i should've labeled this post: Looking to see what kind of memory D975XBX2 owners are using for moderate overclocking? I'm getting a E6600 and probably not gonna go past 2.8 or 2.9 Ghz. Anyway, i would like to hear from folks who have this board and others who can recomend something that will meet the boards requirements. I apologize for causing a misunderstanding.

[DOM]

Well these are the ones that look good to me

Ones you Suggested
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit (ATI CrossFire Certified)
OCZ ATI CrossFire 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM...

And heres a Review of them done on here
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/O...6400Crossfire/

and

mushkin eXtreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) with EPP Profile Dual Channel Kit
Mushkin Enhanced Extreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB)...

[timewarp]

Thanks DOM ATI, just read the review you posted, looks solid to me.

That Mushkin memory looks awesome, pricey yes, but it works on
975x chipsets according to reviews. While we on the subject of Mushkin, i just found theseat newegg:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146118

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146599

They cost almost $100 less than the ones you suggested, but i'm not exactly sure why, may be because they overclock moderately comparing to the pricey ones? A reviewer has 1 of them running on bad axe 2, may be this is what i should be getting?

[tkpenalty]

I think I should make a 975X clubhouse soon...

Apart from that, look no further than Mushkin, timewarp. Mushkin is great shit. I reckon if you want something insane, get one of those corsair kits that cost around $600.

[Wile E]

Originally Posted by timewarp

Guys, thanks for the suggestions, however the bad axe 2 is quite picky when it comes to memory and it only supports the ones that meet these requirements:

1.8 V and 1.9 V DDR2 SDRAM DIMMs
Unbuffered, single-sided or double-sided DIMMs with the following restriction:
Double-sided DIMMs with x16 organization are not supported.
8 GB maximum total system memory
Minimum total system memory: 128 MB
ECC DIMMs and Non-ECC DIMMs
Serial Presence Detect
DDR2 800, DDR2 667, and DDR2 533 MHz SDRAM DIMMs

Perhaps i should've labeled this post: Looking to see what kind of memory D975XBX2 owners are using for moderate overclocking? I'm getting a E6600 and probably not gonna go past 2.8 or 2.9 Ghz. Anyway, i would like to hear from folks who have this board and others who can recomend something that will meet the boards requirements. I apologize for causing a misunderstanding.

Those are what it requires the ram to run at without any manual configuration, My OCZ Platinum is rated at 4-4-4-15 800MHz@2.1v, but it boots to 5-5-5-18 800MHz@1.9v before I manually set the voltage and timings. Are you sure there's no vDimm adjustment in your board's BIOS?

[timewarp]

Originally Posted by tkpenalty

I think I should make a 975X clubhouse soon...

Apart from that, look no further than Mushkin, timewarp. Mushkin is great shit. I reckon if you want something insane, get one of those corsair kits that cost around $600.

Hey, which mushkin you suggest the pricey one or the ones for $230 something? I dont think i can spend more than $350 on RAM, so $600 Corsair is out of the question.

PS How do i join the x1950 club, i have 2 ATI Radeon x1950 pro sitting in a box waiting for me to put them in my build.


To Wile E: I beleive that you are correct, i think my board does have that BIOS option, though i'm not 100% sure because i dont own the board yet, i'm only planning to get it in another week or so along with the rest of the parts. However, since its my first build i'd like to play it safe and get the memory suggested by intel, later on i can always swithch to something else.

Thanks for the responses, keep em coming.

[DOM]

if you have'nt got it, you sould get a better mobo with better bois for OCing

[Wile E]

with the mushkin, the more expensive kit has Micron D9 chips, which are great overclockers.

[timewarp]

Originally Posted by DOM_ATI_X800XL_PCI-E

if you have'nt got it, you sould get a better mobo with better bois for OCing

Well, i settled on the bad axe 2 not because of its overclocking features. My primary concern is stability, this is why i picked thhis board, its solid and stable and also has overclocking potential. Like i said i'm not looking to go crazy with OCing. I know that its BOS is not perfect for that.

When i was searching for a mobo for my future build i was looking at these 3: bad axe 2, Asus P5W DH and DFI Lanaparty R600 board. The DFI was a tempting choice, good overclocker, support for xfire and ATI physics card and so on. But after doing more research on it, i decided against it. It is still too new, it has way too many flaws, more than the other 2 boards, a newbie like me would be lost in all those BIOS options and it is not easy to get the board to obey you. I was dissuaded from getting it by knowledgebable people for those resons.

So after that iwas left with either getting asus or intel. The P5W deluxe is a great board, its also very stable, has an extra PCI slot and great BIOS. However asus customer support is horrible and we all know how easily they abandon their boards, it looks like they abandoned this one already, i dont know how many more BIOS fixes will they release, probably not many.Plus it has some other issues as well, just visit the asus forums and find out. With intel i wont have many of these problems, i mean no technology is perfect, but when i was looking for a rock solid board with some OCing potential i was told to look no futher that the bad axe 2, i think it will be perfect for me personally. The only possible problem with this board is that i'm not sure whether i'll be able to use the vacant PCI-E x4 slot for ATI physics card, i think it requires a x8 slot.

In anyone still thinks that i should get asus P5w DH instead of bad axe 2, mainly because of its ocing poitential, i may still be persuaded to so, but for now my choice is intel.

[DOM]

well the reason its not just for the OCing but if the bois on the P5W DH Deluxe is the same as mine its very plain I dont think you'll get lost in it, and my set up was my real first build and Im happy, and it was'nt hard at all, just when I was trying to see whats the most OC I could get out of my CPU

and with newegg if you get it there you have

Return for refund within: 30 days -15%restocking fee
Return for replacement within: 1 year

so you got a year if anything happens to it and plus you have the ppl on here that well help you for free if you run in to any problems.

and the RMA's ive had most my fault I never had problems with them and ASUS just released a new bois this month for the P5W DH Deluxe

and for ATI physics card im sure there be better mobo's for that later

[timewarp]

Well, i'm not concerned about the BIOS in P5W Dh, i'm sure i can handle that, if you read my post carefully i was talking about the complex BIOS for DFI Lanparty R600 board, so i'm not really worried about it. Though the P5W Dh BIOS is probably more advanced than the one you have, i've heard people saying how great it was and how many options it had. You are right, however, about getting a board trying it out and returning it if doesnt work out. I was pretty close to decidding to get ASus P5W deluxe trying it out and returning back to newegg if i have problems, i may still wind up getting it, just right now i'm leaning towards intel. It is true that Asus just released a BIOS fix for it, but how many times i've heard complaints about asus discontinuing support for boards, thats what worries me. But i think in ordeer to get a refund or replacement within a year from Newegg you have to buy their warranty for a year, is that correct? Or am i wrong about that?

Also i have another couple of questions, about both mobos really. Since i'm building a machine for gaming, i'd like to know which board is better for that purpose and which is better for crossfire? It was my understanding that both will be great, but i could be wrong. I also noticed that the bad axe 2 has electrical PCI-E slots and asus has just plain PCI-E, what does electrical mean and is that good or bad?

[niko084]

Originally Posted by DOM_ATI_X800XL_PCI-E

I say one of this, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146563


I got the (DDR2 1000) and im happy but I wished I had gotten the Black one cuz they got lights on the HS

The cheap DDR2 800 is probably the same exact chips as are on the ddr2 1000... Look at the timing and the voltage... Timings get raised a bit and boom 1000mhz.. Thats normal of ram companies... It's really funny, all they do is retest the same ram with timings and voltages and speeds, and call it new ram and charge more for it.