Memory

[mill]

I would like to add more memory to my A8N SLI DELUXE .I have 1GB two sticks of 512 Patriot PDC1G3200 400 MHz-533MHz cl (2-2-2-5-3-4-4-8) what ever all that means i dont know,thats whats on my package list from11/30/2005.Since then Patriot doesnt have the same sticks i bought. What should i get to add another 1GB?

[UncasMS]

nice mobo you got, mill

had that board in use for quite some time as well until lightning struck the house and ruined a couple pcs and other stuff.

please keep in mind that you will have to go for DDR (1) not DDR 2 RAM and make sure to buy TWO ram modules for the dual-channel mode

the numbers you quoted in brackets is the so called CL or latency timing
try to get another two ddr3200 modules

most of these should be fine: CLICK ME

[mill]

Thanks for the reply UncasMS, Sorry to here about the lighting, thats not good. Thats the same MB you and Chewy help me with updateing the chipset drivers,I was hoping to hear from you, i remembered you said you having one.Thanks again.
Did you replace it with another?

Memory sure got cheaper,since i bought the first 2 sticks.I paided 153.00.

[UncasMS]

i did not replace the mobo but build a new system from scratch and gave the rest of my former system (apart from mobo no harm was done to this pc) to my brother

i did not want to go for another socket 939 mainboard and decided to buy an am2 socket with ddr2 ram because there were hardly any decent dualcore cpus available and my a8n had an 3000+ single core working on it

so i said now is the best time to switch to dualcore and new socket *g*

[mill]

Nice, the G series.
Would that be the 64 bit, 940 socket,by AMD?

[UncasMS]

yes, the am2 have 940 pins and they are 64bit cpus

[Chewy]

I only have 2 sticks of 256 ddr1 and I decided when it got too scarce and expensive to just tough it out, mine is no longer in stock at all

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2000170147%201052107965%201052308476%201052508679&name=2

taking Uncasms list and selecting cas 2, I see some 2-2-2-5 memory but it's out of stock

the corsiar should be every bit as good as the patriot

[mill]

Hey Chewy, which sticks of corsiar you looking at. Memory is so confusing for me, with the latency timing and DDR (1) DDR 2 RAM 400 MHz-533MHz cl (2-2-2-5-3-4-4-8).

[Chewy]

Timing: 2-2-2-6

the corsairs

of the others I would go for the hyperx, it's in stock and premium memory

[mill]

Thanks Chewy, I tryed to upload the user manual for the an8 sli deluxe but it was to large.Theres somthing in there about i sided and 2 sided memory, but it makes no sence to me.I have to head off to work still on 3rd shift,chat with you tommorow,good to here from all of you again. Thanks

[blutach]

I run the A8N-SLI Premium with matched Corsair CMX-512 PC3200 in 2-3-3-6 (just 1 Gb but have no plans to downgrade to Vista - ever! ) It's pretty good memory, but I'm sure there's better for this board now given it's 3 years since I bought the PC.

You need to play around in the BIOS to adjust the memory timings since the SPD memory timings are 3-3-3-8 (I did this in connection with OC'ing my PC by 25% on the AMD 3800X2).

Regards

[Chewy]

the cas settings for the spd tables are dependent upon what voltage you are pushing the sticks at, higher voltage > > > lower cas settings

[mill]

Hey there Blu, just like the good old times.I was not aware that the timing shows up in the bios,i will have to check mine to see were its set at after i figure how and were to look in the bios..Im guessing it set on auto,since i did not oc, unless Monarch did when they built it.Thanks for the schooling.
If im correct, I understand the lower the first number is the faster the memory.But what im not sure of is why is there 2 sets of 4 numbers (2-2-2-5-3-4-4-8)? Is that the tolerance i can run tham at?
And if 512 is good enough for You Chewy and 1gig is good enough for you Blu maybe i should be happy with what i have,im sure i dont work my pc more then both of you.Hell most of the time all i do is just hit the start button,lol.

http://www.patriotmem.com/support/utilitiesp.jsp#memtest

[blutach]

Hi again mill

Quite frankly, the memory timings are just the tinyiest of tweaks. To get more out of your machine, overclocking will trump faster memory timing every time.

Regards

[doctorhardware]

The motherboard will not support dual sided high density memory sticks.