Well, you are right I should be more precise. I was referring to the various reports that Abit nforce4 based mobos have a tendency to reject 1GB modules running at 1T. (I've only tested on the Fatality AN8 SLI though)

The comparison you made is also not that accurate as your mobo is using VIA chipset.

As an Abit user myself, I'd still recommend him the DFI if he wants optimized performance with RAM. The only thing is that he must purchase "good" ram and not value rams such as D43 which some people have reported issues with.

This post has been edited by jarofclay: Feb 6 2006, 11:11 AM

i'm using AN8U + 2 x 1gig sticks of tp-d43 and happily running DDR400 at C2.5 and T1

so far no problem for me..

I'm using KVR TP-D43 1GBx2 and I can't get it to run more than 225Mhz.

Is this the industrial average?

Try running at higher HTT. Your ram should be able to do 250 minimum.

What applications do you need to run to utilise more than 1GB ram?

So far I have never exceeded 1GB when running NFSMW, BitComet, IE, NOD32, ZoneAlarm.

Photoshop CS2,3dsmax,Video editing , BF2,FEAR

my TP-D43 1GB stick refuses to run at DDR500(250MHz) 3-4-4-8,2T even at 2.75v, HTT is 250mhz and HTT multiplier 4x

update: whoops.. typo.. its 3-4-4-8

This post has been edited by jinaun: Feb 6 2006, 08:39 PM

hmm...you can play BF2 & FEAR at the same time?

and wouldn't running CPU intensive programs and play games at the same time affect gameplay / cause lag?

why would you want to run BF2 and FEAR at the same time?

yes CPU intensive programs will lag the game.. but in the first place if you already knew this you wouldn't be running that program before entering the game..

if you want to run 2 programs at the same time you should get yourself a dual core CPU.. 2GB of ram makes a difference.. but only by that much if you look at the memory part of the story.. if you need to multitask it's the CPU you're looking at.. not your ram..

Actually I was asking songhan89 that question.
Does this mean that getting 2GB ram with a single core CPU is a bad idea?
Is 1GB ram with single core or 2GB with dual core more compatible?

the issue here is not about compatibility.. the combinations are all compatible.. 2gb with single core 2gb with dual core 1gb with dual core etc etc..

2GB with single core CPU will help in programs using more than 1GB of memory.. but there's only that much it can help..

Try to run with 3-4-4-8 @ 250MHz @2T. I remember the D43 has no issues with this timings and speed.

Is this timing for 512x2 or 1GBx2

well, dont expect value rams to overclock as high as performance rams..
thats y theres performance rams rated ddr500 n such, n priced more

Try and you would know better.

I tried, cannot boot even @ 240Mhz.

Other than setting 3-4-4-8 @ 2T what about the rest of the BIOS mem settings.
I still leave it at auto.

This post has been edited by CoffeeDude: Feb 7 2006, 08:18 AM

I have 1GB also WinXP running very slow to what I expect. 2GB the way of the future.

Are you sure? 1GB is VERY SLOWWWWW???

CLean up ur harddisk,wipe off the wares, defrag ur HDD

Need u guys help to choose RAM.
I have to choose either Hynix TP-D43 on Brainpower PCB (Apacer) or Samsung TCCC (Not sure about the brand and PCB). Both are 512MB DDR400 Value RAM. Price= RM155(same for both).
And can i use either 1 of it on motherboard which suppport only up to ddr 333. can rite?

Urgent, I ll buy it few hours later or tonight.

And mod please dont marah, borrow thread for a while...

No issues... but don't do it often.

My take is this... with your Venice 3000+, you could do 2.7ghz to 2.8ghz if you could have a ram that can do 300htt. Otherwise, it's really a waste of your cpu.

Choosing D43 Hynix, I think you could do 250 on 1:1 ratio only. So that gives your cpu headroom to overclock to (9x250 = 2.25ghz) only. Not much I must say.

I'm not sure about TCCC, but would it be better to get TCCD which can do 300htt with only 2.7-2.9 Vdimm? I'm sure you would be very satisfied with TCCD.

If you buy the D43, you could still overclock the cpu to 2.7ghz, but you would need to use the ram divider; which means, degraded performance.

Your choice...