F2-8500CL5-2GBPK (4 sticks) = 4gb ram dual channel mode
GA-EP45-UD3L v1.0 // F9 bios
e7500 @ 3.66ghz
yeah it's hybrid air & watercooled.
When i first got them, i kept getting BSOD maybe once a day, and i didn't know why. After a little bit of reading, i downclocked them down to 800 and they were fine with everything on auto/default settings. I forgot about it for a month then i started itching for 1066 again. I tried many things and failed. Then i found this forum and did some brief skimming of recommended settings. I would still fail memtest on the recommended settings, but it made the BSOD during actual use much more infrequent.
I was about to throw them out the window and buy some Kxxxn sticks in hopes of attaining real stability out of the box, but then i realized DDR2 1066 is inherently difficult regardless of brand.
I started with these settings recommended by Gskill:
CAS latency =5
tRCD=5
tRP=5
tRAS=15
tRRD=4
tWTR=4
tWR=8
tRFC=68 or 80
tRTP=4
CMD Rate=2
333MCH x 3.20 ratio = ~1066
XMP disabled
MCH Core = 1.40v
DRAM = 2.100v
Line load calibrate disabled
It didnt really work for me although it gave me more time before i failed memtest86 or OCCT. Every system must be different, i just need to tweak it a little to get it to pass. Here's what i ended up changing.
CPU-z
GA-EP45-UD3L v1.0 // F9 bios
e7500 @ 3.66ghz
yeah it's hybrid air & watercooled.
When i first got them, i kept getting BSOD maybe once a day, and i didn't know why. After a little bit of reading, i downclocked them down to 800 and they were fine with everything on auto/default settings. I forgot about it for a month then i started itching for 1066 again. I tried many things and failed. Then i found this forum and did some brief skimming of recommended settings. I would still fail memtest on the recommended settings, but it made the BSOD during actual use much more infrequent.
I was about to throw them out the window and buy some Kxxxn sticks in hopes of attaining real stability out of the box, but then i realized DDR2 1066 is inherently difficult regardless of brand.
I started with these settings recommended by Gskill:
CAS latency =5
tRCD=5
tRP=5
tRAS=15
tRRD=4
tWTR=4
tWR=8
tRFC=68 or 80
tRTP=4
CMD Rate=2
333MCH x 3.20 ratio = ~1066
XMP disabled
MCH Core = 1.40v
DRAM = 2.100v
Line load calibrate disabled
It didnt really work for me although it gave me more time before i failed memtest86 or OCCT. Every system must be different, i just need to tweak it a little to get it to pass. Here's what i ended up changing.
CPU-z
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