ATT> memory experts> re>p4p800e-deluxe

For one "occasional" reason or another(I won't get into details, but
we'll say that performance was not up to par...), I was prompted to
perform some memory testing on my " fa$t ram in the above mentioned
"p4p800e-deluxe"

In june I purchased some crucial *balistic pc3200 (2-2-2-6 @2.8v)
4sticks @256mb for a total of 1 gb, just to give me some extra
overhead when and if I decide to heat up my northwood 2.8 @800fsb.
Benckmark gains were not that *steller and the occasional error or
other problem would arise.

Test results from "memtest" on a clean boot would vary from none to
many errors reported. The results were inconsistant, but the errors
were there. Tests were performed at a minimum of 2-3 hrs at 2-2-2-6 /
2.8v and at spd / auto voltage overnight.

Tests results from "memtest86" were similar, ranging from one error
overnight to 1500+ in the span of less than one hour. Very
inconsistant and sporadic.

I broke down the pairs and ran one pair without incident. The second
pair produced a single error in a 3-4hr run. Testing individual sticks
from this pair produced no errors. Tests were run 2hrs+ at 2-2-2-6 /
2.8v and then at spd / auto voltage overnight.

I have a retail enermax 350w psu that I've been using for less than a
year and I'm running stock crucial pc3200 (3-3-3- 2x512 mb as I type
this. I'm gonna run this pair overnight, but so far a 1hour run with
memtest86 produced no errors.

Other points of concerning the balistic modules and this board:
-with all ram slots full, spd / auto sets as 2.5-2-2-8, where as cpu-z
reads spd as 2-2-2-8 and its running at 2.5-2-2-8!
-I can set the voltage at 2.65v, 2.75v, or 2.85v and run the memory at
any latency (spd or manual 2-2-2-6) and the computer keeps running.
Most errors are transparent, noticeable only by the responsivness of
any given task. Occastional windows will generate an error report and
this is probably appilcation specific.

So I'm assuming the memory hub on this board is very flaky or it
cannot handle the balistic timmings very well. If it is the latter, I
can live with it, but if it is the former, then how far can I take
this?

I'm gonna throw the balistic pairs in my son's intel board to see what
will happen. Otherwise I appreciate any additional feedback!
Regards,

ñíñjà¤têç

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"ñíñjà¤têç" wrote:
>
> For one "occasional" reason or another(I won't get into details, but
> we'll say that performance was not up to par...), I was prompted to
> perform some memory testing on my " fa$t ram in the above mentioned
> "p4p800e-deluxe"
>
> In june I purchased some crucial *balistic pc3200 (2-2-2-6 @2.8v)
> 4sticks @256mb for a total of 1 gb, just to give me some extra
> overhead when and if I decide to heat up my northwood 2.8 @800fsb.
> Benckmark gains were not that *steller and the occasional error or
> other problem would arise.
>
> Test results from "memtest" on a clean boot would vary from none to
> many errors reported. The results were inconsistant, but the errors
> were there. Tests were performed at a minimum of 2-3 hrs at 2-2-2-6 /
> 2.8v and at spd / auto voltage overnight.
>
> Tests results from "memtest86" were similar, ranging from one error
> overnight to 1500+ in the span of less than one hour. Very
> inconsistant and sporadic.
>
> I broke down the pairs and ran one pair without incident. The second
> pair produced a single error in a 3-4hr run. Testing individual sticks
> from this pair produced no errors. Tests were run 2hrs+ at 2-2-2-6 /
> 2.8v and then at spd / auto voltage overnight.
>
> I have a retail enermax 350w psu that I've been using for less than a
> year and I'm running stock crucial pc3200 (3-3-3- 2x512 mb as I type
> this. I'm gonna run this pair overnight, but so far a 1hour run with
> memtest86 produced no errors.
>
> Other points of concerning the balistic modules and this board:
> -with all ram slots full, spd / auto sets as 2.5-2-2-8, where as cpu-z
> reads spd as 2-2-2-8 and its running at 2.5-2-2-8!
> -I can set the voltage at 2.65v, 2.75v, or 2.85v and run the memory at
> any latency (spd or manual 2-2-2-6) and the computer keeps running.
> Most errors are transparent, noticeable only by the responsivness of
> any given task. Occastional windows will generate an error report and
> this is probably appilcation specific.
>
> So I'm assuming the memory hub on this board is very flaky or it
> cannot handle the balistic timmings very well. If it is the latter, I
> can live with it, but if it is the former, then how far can I take
> this?
>
> I'm gonna throw the balistic pairs in my son's intel board to see what
> will happen. Otherwise I appreciate any additional feedback!
> Regards,
>
> ñíñjà¤têç
>
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stick with OCZ ram