Corsair Dominators (DDR2)
#1
Posted 19 January 2010 - 03:38 AM
Maybe there's a compatibility problem with my mobo (P5W-DH) or BIOS version (2901).
What do you think ?
#2
Posted 19 January 2010 - 06:44 PM
I had this board for a long time and it was a great clocking board, but one of its main faults, was instability with all four RAM slots filled, you will find that the RAM runs 1200+ with only two slots in use.
Try and up the MCH voltage 1 or 2 notches also.
Make sure Memory Remap feature is set to Non-32bit if your running a 64bit OS.
Upgrade BIOS to 3001.
Generally you want as much memory as you need in as few modules as possible with this board.
#3
Posted 19 January 2010 - 07:02 PM
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Sadly my configuration is 4x2GB
Current settings:
DDR 2.3V
FSBT 1.4 V
MCH 1.65 V
Memory Remap ENABLED
~to be updated~
#4
Posted 21 January 2010 - 12:22 AM
With the settings bellow it boots, but crashes loading Windows.
DDR2: 2.40V
FSBT: 1.50 V
MCH: 1.75 V
VCore: 1.40 V
Timing: 6-6-6-18
Although, I'm still using BIOS 2901.
~update~
I've just tryed to upgrade the BIOS to version 3001 but Asus Update Tool couldn't complete the job. It had already erased the damn thing when it crashed. Now I can't turn my rig off untill I find a way to record the BIOS again. I'm weired with that.
#5
Posted 21 January 2010 - 12:52 AM
Recover the BIOS using the BIOS recovery procedure from the Motherboard CD.
Open your primary optical drive and insert the CD that came with the board. Shut down the system, unplug the PSU from the wall, push the power button to discharge your PSU. If you didn't set your system to boot from the CDROM first, unplug your hard drives. Then plug the PSU back in to the wall, and power the system up. It should boot from the CDROM and reload the shipping BIOS on the CD. Then you should be good to go.
#6
Posted 21 January 2010 - 02:24 AM
It's fixed. I just had to copy the ROM file to a floppy disk and reboot.
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Even with the new BIOS (3001) I couldn't manage the RAM to reach at least 1066 MHz.
Thanks Scara !
#7
Posted 21 January 2010 - 04:03 AM
#8
Posted 21 January 2010 - 12:36 PM
#9
Posted 21 January 2010 - 04:06 PM
Lots of clocking help for your board available at this thread: http://www.xtremesys...ad.php?t=110193
Be prepared for some long reading, its huge
#10
Posted 24 January 2010 - 01:04 PM
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I'm gonna contact the reseller and try to change the sticks.
Thanks again
#11
Posted 14 February 2010 - 10:25 PM
I contacted the reseler but the model I took isn't compatible with my board. I made a mistake getting model CM2X2048-8500C5D instead of CMD4GX2M2A1066C5 or TWIN2X4096-8500C5D. The reseler guy said that I was really luck to get the modules working at 1000 MHz / 2.4 v. Anyways my system is a great performer and when I spend more money on it... will be to get a good DX11 card.
#12
Posted 14 February 2010 - 11:48 PM
vrosa x64, on Feb 14 2010, 10:25 PM, said:
I contacted the reseler but the model I took isn't compatible with my board. I made a mistake getting model CM2X2048-8500C5D instead of CMD4GX2M2A1066C5 or TWIN2X4096-8500C5D. The reseler guy said that I was really luck to get the modules working at 1000 MHz / 2.4 v. Anyways my system is a great performer and when I spend more money on it... will be to get a good DX11 card.
Cool. Wait for the new NV's
ATI is gonna be playing 'catch up' again lol
#13
Posted 15 February 2010 - 06:05 AM
#14
Posted 15 February 2010 - 09:20 AM
Pretty stable after 8 hours loaded running a FAH SMP and a GPU client, though PCWizard indicates CPU (Tc) at 56 ºC and cores (Tj) at 78~80 ºC, what is a bit hotter than specified in product datasheet (Tjmax = 76 ºC ).
~update~
Currently stable (and hot) at 3405 MHz (378 * 9 ~ 1.4v) w/ RAM @ 946 MHz / 2.3v.
I'm gonna order a new cooler.
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