Is there anyone out there?

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Does anybody have an ASUS P4S533 with 2x512(1GB) strips of PC2700(or
greater) ram running
successfully? I know that the motherboard can only support 4 banks of pc2700
ddr.
I can't seem to find any 512mb modules that use only 2 banks. If you are,
could you tell
me the type of RAM, brand, model, where you bought it, and any other
information you
think is relevant?

I've been so scared to just up and order some ram from newegg.

Let me know,

Thanks ,
Shaun
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I don't have your board, but the 2x512 MB PC2700 memory is reported to be
occupying Banks 0-3 on my A7V333 (at least according to SiSoftware Sandra). I
am using DDR modules using Samsung chips. I may have been mislead, but I was
under the impression that the majority of the DDR modules were organized so that
each side occupied a bank (or row as Asus calls it in my User's manual). If
that is the case, then the most you could squeeze onto a module are two banks.

Lol
Paul
 
As an alternative, try www.crucial.com. They are the retail arm of Micron
Technology.

While I never needed to use their guarantees, they supposedly warrant
compatibility of memory purchased through their memory configurator. They
have a specific listing for the P4S533:

http://www.crucial.com/store/listpa...oards&mfr=Asus&cat=RAM&model=P4S533&submit=Go

(will wrap).

The page includes 512 MB DIMMs at PC2100, PC2700, and PC3200. It also
includes the note:

"This motherboard supports a maximum of 3GB of memory when using PC2100 or
slower memory. When using PC2700 or faster the motherboard only supports two
modules at that speed for a maximum of 2GB. If 3 PC2700 parts are installed,
they operate at 266 MHz."

The DIMMs aren't specifically described as having two banks each, I suppose
that they do. (I thought that all standard DDR DIMMs used either one or two
banks each. Am I mistaken?) I believe that as long as you're content with
two 512 modules, you ought to be safe.

I never ran two 512 MB PC2700 modules in my P4S533, so I can't comment on
the experience. I'm currently running two generic Samsung 512 MB PC3200
DIMMs, but in a P4P800 (dual channel) board.

Good luck.

Bob Knowlden

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"Shaun" said:
Does anybody have an ASUS P4S533 with 2x512(1GB) strips of PC2700(or
greater) ram running
successfully? I know that the motherboard can only support 4 banks of pc2700
ddr.
I can't seem to find any 512mb modules that use only 2 banks. If you are,
could you tell
me the type of RAM, brand, model, where you bought it, and any other
information you
think is relevant?

I've been so scared to just up and order some ram from newegg.

Let me know,

Thanks ,
Shaun
Email: (e-mail address removed)
Remove nospam to send me an email.
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The manual says you can run three double sided DIMMs at PC2100 or
PC1600 (DDR266 or DDR200). You can use two double sided DIMMs at
PC2700 (DDR333), the limit being that the signal quality prevents
a third module from being used.

If you blindly just order a 512MB module from the Internet, chances
are it will be double sided. Each side is a "row", in Asus terminology.
So, two of most of the modules you can find, should work if they are
rated for PC2700 or faster.

If, on the other hand, you insist on running three 512MB modules
at PC2700, then I have seen mention of _one_ module in the Intel
DDR400 qualified memory list, that is single sided. I cannot find
that module for sale on the Internet. Samsung has announced
512Megabit memory chips in January, and these are required to
construct a non-stacked unbuffered memory module like that,
consisting of (8) 64Mx8 chips. Samsung itself is making modules of
1GB size, that are double sided, and one of those, plus one 512MB
double sided, could be used to get 1.5GB of memory in just two slots.
Again, those modules are not shipping to end customers yet (but, of
course, Asus can get samples of the module if they want).

So, using 2x512MB double sided at PC2700 (DDR333) sounds doable,
and shouldn't be a particular problem. You should have many choices
available to you for this config. Finding the right modules to do
more than 1GB total will be tougher.

In terms of prices, Crucial lists a 1GB PC2100 module for you board
for $326, while a 512MB PC2700 module is $70. So, based on price,
2x512MB is going to be a lot cheaper than trying to build a larger
memory config.

Kingston has a 1GB PC2700 Cas Latency 2.5 DIMM for only $799.00 :-)

HTH,
Paul
 
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