can 4x1gig 1066mhz sticks run at full speed?

Fitseries3 · Oct 8, 2007, 04:04 AM

i am ordering another set of 2x1gig ocz 1066mhz SLI's.... i've read that they won't run at 1066 if 4 sticks are being used. so does this mean that they will have to be set to 800mhz? also will EPP still work with 4x1gig sticks? (running on a 680i board)

hat · Oct 8, 2007, 04:06 AM

Yes. The only bad thing about running 4 sticks is that you can't get as good as an overclock as you could with just 2 sticks.

Fitseries3 · Oct 8, 2007, 04:08 AM

im not looking to overclock the ram, just the cpu. so i wont be able to OC the cpu as much?
i can run 4x1gig sticks at 1066mhz with EPP on and set to stock timings of 5-5-5-15-2t?

thanks for your help.

Mussels · Oct 8, 2007, 04:09 AM

not true - i run 4 sticks and get full OC

the striker extreme is fussy on ram however, please make sure you can return the ram before getting it, my brother for example, couldnt run 4 sticks on his. It was a board issue, rather than an issue with 4 sticks of ram.

Edit: or at least make sure your ram works in all 4 slots, my brothers main problem was that his ram didnt work in the black slots i think, therefore he was screwed for running 4 sticks of that ram.

hat · Oct 8, 2007, 04:11 AM

You only overclocked to 3.6GHz. Many people max out thier oc, get 4 sticks of RAM, and realize they can't run at the speed they were before...

Fitseries3 · Oct 8, 2007, 04:13 AM

that's the board i have. i am already having problems OC on this board.
here's the thread:

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showth...d=1#post486389

thanks for your help

Fitseries3 · Oct 8, 2007, 04:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hat

You only overclocked to 3.6GHz. Many people max out thier oc, get 4 sticks of RAM, and realize they can't run at the speed they were before...

i can get it to run linux at 3.6ghz but windows locks up at anything past 3ghz. any suggestions?

here's the thread:
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showth...d=1#post486389

thanks in advance.

hv43082 · Oct 8, 2007, 04:19 AM

I think it's pretty much depend on the board. I had 4 GB of OCZ SLI 1066 and 4GB of Crucial Ballistix 1000 and both set ran at 1200 5-5-5-15 at 2.3V on Asus P5B Deluxe. However, I couldn't do it with EVGA 680i board. So if you having problem overclocking now, don't expect to hit high speed w/ 4GB.

Fitseries3 · Oct 8, 2007, 04:22 AM

i wish corsair would make a 2x2gig set of 1066 dominators with EPP. they'd probably be upwards of $500 though.

hat · Oct 8, 2007, 04:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fitseries3

i can get it to run linux at 3.6ghz but windows locks up at anything past 3ghz. any suggestions?

here's the thread:
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showth...d=1#post486389

thanks in advance.

I wasn't talking to you, was talking to mussles. Anyways, I've given all the help I can in that thread.

Fitseries3 · Oct 8, 2007, 04:25 AM

i guess i'll just throw the striker away. F**K that board

hat · Oct 8, 2007, 04:27 AM

Or sell it, or check your thread

ccleorina · Oct 8, 2007, 04:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fitseries3

i guess i'll just throw the striker away. F**K that board

Ya man.... that mobo damm F**K...

i got one last time and i just sell it.....

Mussels · Oct 8, 2007, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hat

You only overclocked to 3.6GHz. Many people max out thier oc, get 4 sticks of RAM, and realize they can't run at the speed they were before...

'only' OC'd to 3.6Ghz. yeah, thats 400x9 - 400FSB off a 266 CPU. i think this mobo handles 4 sticks of ram just fine with a quad core so i dont get your point.

Live OR Die · Oct 8, 2007, 12:57 PM

I run my 4Gb of ram at 1066mhz EPP no problems i still get a good oc

hat · Oct 8, 2007, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mussels

'only' OC'd to 3.6Ghz. yeah, thats 400x9 - 400FSB off a 266 CPU. i think this mobo handles 4 sticks of ram just fine with a quad core so i dont get your point.

You aren't running your chip at your max OC. Example:
Let's say I have a Core 2 Quad at 5GHz (I wish!!), and 2 sticks of RAM. Now I go ahead and add 2 more sticks, and can only run 4.8

ccleorina · Oct 9, 2007, 12:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hat

You aren't running your chip at your max OC. Example:
Let's say I have a Core 2 Quad at 5GHz (I wish!!), and 2 sticks of RAM. Now I go ahead and add 2 more sticks, and can only run 4.8

5Ghz???

I wish i can run those speed

Btw... i run 4 sticks 4Gb Kingston HyperX 1066 oc 1200 still i can get 4.0Ghz for my Quad core Extreme... No problems, i still get a good oc...

Oct 8, 2007, 04:04 AM	#1
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Fitseries3 Eleet Hardware Junkie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 14,993 (7.31/day) Thanks: 4,318 Thanked 3,285 Times in 2,186 Posts System Specs	im not looking to overclock the ram, just the cpu. so i wont be able to OC the cpu as much? i can run 4x1gig sticks at 1066mhz with EPP on and set to stock timings of 5-5-5-15-2t? thanks for your help.

Oct 8, 2007, 04:09 AM	#4
Mussels Doctor Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bendigo, Australia (NOT THE USA) Posts: 34,544 (10.98/day) Thanks: 3,699 Thanked 8,686 Times in 6,387 Posts System Specs	not true - i run 4 sticks and get full OC the striker extreme is fussy on ram however, please make sure you can return the ram before getting it, my brother for example, couldnt run 4 sticks on his. It was a board issue, rather than an issue with 4 sticks of ram. Edit: or at least make sure your ram works in all 4 slots, my brothers main problem was that his ram didnt work in the black slots i think, therefore he was screwed for running 4 sticks of that ram. __________________ Edumacational thread about PC Audio My external HDD's.5x samsung 1TB + 2x Seagate 1.5TB = 8 TB external storage 32 Bit OS vs 64 bit OS information How to get hardware accelerated H264 playback (DXVA) Netbook Owners United!

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Fitseries3 Eleet Hardware Junkie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 14,993 (7.31/day) Thanks: 4,318 Thanked 3,285 Times in 2,186 Posts System Specs	that's the board i have. i am already having problems OC on this board. here's the thread: http://forums.techpowerup.com/showth...d=1#post486389 thanks for your help

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Fitseries3 Eleet Hardware Junkie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 14,993 (7.31/day) Thanks: 4,318 Thanked 3,285 Times in 2,186 Posts System Specs	i guess i'll just throw the striker away. F**K that board

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