Hello everyone,
I currently have the following memory (2 256MB Sticks) running in dual channel on my ASUS NForce 2 motherboard:
Corsair Extreme XMS
XMS2700 333MHz CL2
CMX256A-2700C2
XMS 2702v2.1 0251043
My bios has the following memory settings:
SDRAM Active PreCharge Delay - 7
SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay - 3
SDRAM RAS PreCharge Delay - 3
SDRAM CAS Latency - 2T
I would like to match this memory with a 512MB stick to have a total of 1GB running in dual channel. To do this, I would need to put the two 256MB sticks in slots 1 and 2 (channel 1) and the 512MB stick in slot 2 (channel 2). However, I have read where pairing sticks of memory can be tricky for dual channel.
I was wondering if the following 512 MB stick might do the trick and be compatible?
Corsair CMX512-2700C2 512MB DDR333 PC2700 XMS Memory w/Heat Spreader Retail
512MB PC2700 (DDR333) CAS2 SDRAM w/ heat spreader
Tested at CAS latency of two cycles, command rate of 2T
I found the above stick for $109. Do you think this would work with the two 256 sticks I already have in dual channel? I would rather not have to purchase two 512MB sticks if I don't have to. I know I had posted before and was warned against doing this but these sticks seem to match up fairly closely. What do y'all think?
Finally, the bios settings that I have above are set to "optimal" for stability. Should I look to tweak those settings in the bios?
Thanks in advance for your help!
I currently have the following memory (2 256MB Sticks) running in dual channel on my ASUS NForce 2 motherboard:
Corsair Extreme XMS
XMS2700 333MHz CL2
CMX256A-2700C2
XMS 2702v2.1 0251043
My bios has the following memory settings:
SDRAM Active PreCharge Delay - 7
SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay - 3
SDRAM RAS PreCharge Delay - 3
SDRAM CAS Latency - 2T
I would like to match this memory with a 512MB stick to have a total of 1GB running in dual channel. To do this, I would need to put the two 256MB sticks in slots 1 and 2 (channel 1) and the 512MB stick in slot 2 (channel 2). However, I have read where pairing sticks of memory can be tricky for dual channel.
I was wondering if the following 512 MB stick might do the trick and be compatible?
Corsair CMX512-2700C2 512MB DDR333 PC2700 XMS Memory w/Heat Spreader Retail
512MB PC2700 (DDR333) CAS2 SDRAM w/ heat spreader
Tested at CAS latency of two cycles, command rate of 2T
I found the above stick for $109. Do you think this would work with the two 256 sticks I already have in dual channel? I would rather not have to purchase two 512MB sticks if I don't have to. I know I had posted before and was warned against doing this but these sticks seem to match up fairly closely. What do y'all think?
Finally, the bios settings that I have above are set to "optimal" for stability. Should I look to tweak those settings in the bios?
Thanks in advance for your help!