F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK + GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H BIOS settings

[dwise]

I have the (rev. 1.1) GA-MA785GM-US2H ( Bios-F12A ) : http://www.gigabyte.us/products/prod...d=3266&dl=1#ot
Processor: Phenom II x4 955 BE : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...0x4%20955%20BE
Power supply: Ocz oczgxs850 : http://www.ocztechnology.com/ocz-gam...er-supply.html

i have recently purchased but have not received yet the
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1100 (PC2 8800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8800CL5D-4GBPI from newegg.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...8800CL5D-4GBPI

i was wondering if this ram would be able to reach the full 1100 (PC2 8800) speeds using the same settings as posted in this thread or is a bit different process to achieve this?
my manual claims this motherboard to be able to support DDR2 speeds of 1066 native and speeds of up to 1200 with OC.

also will this ram be capable and stable at speeds of 1200 or is max speed 1100?

Thank you for your reply ahead of time.

[GSKILL TECH]

It takes some overclocking experience and a lot of trial and errors testing. But with your hardware, you should be able to achieve good results.

Thank you
GSKILL TECH

[dwise]

Thank you for your reply.
I should be receiving the ram tomorrow, I will let you know what progress I have made and if I need any help.

[dwise]

I just got my ram in and i have to tell you right off the bat my mobo picked everything right up and clocked it to 1066.
I did have to go in an manually adjust timing to reach my 5-5-5-15 but even that was a breeze!
my last ram wouldn't even post at the recommended timings.....

here is a screenshot of my current clock settings and i have to tell you i am EXTREMELY happy.
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...ramspeed-1.jpg

but i do have 2 questions
#1 will the ram be okay @ ddr+0.3v and clocked @ 1173?
#2 should i back off the FSB and go for a higher multiplier clock to bring ram speed down closer to the 1100 rated?

other than that i have to say this is by far the best ram i have ever bought and even if i do have to back off the FSB to a more reasonable clock i will still be VERY happy!

last thing i need to do now is test for stability by firing up BFBC2 and playing for a few hours.

GREAT JOB GUYS!

[dwise]

okay i had to back off the FSB a bit down to 210 but upped the multiplier to 19 giving me
3.989 Ghz and a ram speed of 1120 which i am very happy about.
http://browse.geekbench.ca/geekbench2/view/404564

with my old ram i could not get past 3.8 Ghz with any configuration and have it stable.
i have ran many benchmarks and played BFBC2 (my main benchmark/stability tester) for several hours and all appears to be stable(no crashes).
with my old ram over clocked even the slightest BFBC2 would crash in as little as 5-min, locking up my whole system giving me a BSOD.

im sure with a bit more tweaking i can hit the 4.0 Ghz mark even if not i am more than happy to stay @ or around 3.8-3.9 Ghz with much faster/stable ram.

i will be buying all future ram from GSkill.

[GSKILL TECH]

Great to hear. That DDR2-1100 kit is really nice. It is probably the best DDR2 kit left. All the DDR2-1200 and best DDR2 chips are all gone now. This kit will probably be gone soon too, so lucky you bought one in time.

Thank you
GSKILL TECH

[dwise]

Originally Posted by GSKILL TECH

It is probably the best DDR2 kit left. All the DDR2-1200 and best DDR2 chips are all gone now. This kit will probably be gone soon too, so lucky you bought one in time.

Thank you
GSKILL TECH

OH NO!
set me one kit aside so i can order another in a month after my funds have built back up because 8Gb of this would be EPIC!