RAM frequency??

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I have an A7N8X-E Deluxe MB and when I boot up, the RAM speed shows 166mhz.
What should the speed show if I'm using PC-3200, which is 400mhz??

Thanks!
Roln
 
Roln said:
I have an A7N8X-E Deluxe MB and when I boot up, the RAM speed shows 166mhz.
What should the speed show if I'm using PC-3200, which is 400mhz??

Thanks!
Roln
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PC3200 can run at 200mhz. If your processor is running at 166mhz and
you have settings in BIOS set for "Auto" , the memory will run in sync
with the proc. (Which is typically the best thing to do on NF2 boards).
 
Rob,

I changed the processor to an Athlon 3200 and now when I boot up, it shows
the RAM speed as 200 mhz.
Why don't it show as 400mhz, which is what the CPU and RAM are rated at???
Too confusing for a beginner!!
Roln
 
that is why it is called DDR...Double Data Rate...multiply the 200 x 2 = 400
mhz..you are running at the correct speed
 
Roln said:
Rob,

I changed the processor to an Athlon 3200 and now when I boot up, it shows
the RAM speed as 200 mhz.
Why don't it show as 400mhz, which is what the CPU and RAM are rated at???
Too confusing for a beginner!!
Roln
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The RAM is called DDR, or "Double Data Rate" The actually data transfer
occurs on both phases of the clock, so a 200 MHz clock rate has a data
transfer rate of 400 MHz.

arnie
 
Thanks for the info, Dino....

If I add another stick of 512 RAM, will that make a big difference??
The board is dual channel..
 
Thanks for the info, Arnie.....
Roln


The RAM is called DDR, or "Double Data Rate" The actually data transfer
occurs on both phases of the clock, so a 200 MHz clock rate has a data
transfer rate of 400 MHz.

arnie
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I am running 1024(2x512) Corsair TwinX1024 C2PT on an Asus A7N8X-Deluxe rev
2.0....you almost need to find a matched pair of ram...and yes it helps..I
had 2 x 256 OCZ..but unmatched...this setup is way better...I have my Barton
2500 running at 220 x 10= 2200 mhz...but because of the frequency I am
at..my "3200" works out to be faster than the stock XP3200.
 
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