DDR333 Ram problem

[rann]

Ive just built a new PC (2200 XP, Asus a7v8x mboard, ati radeon 9700 pro) , but it wont accept my 512 of DDR 333 ram. Ive tried 2 different brands and still it see's a fault, the rams been independantly checked and its fine. The motherboard tells me theres a fault with the ram,memory checkers find a fault with the ram and games crash when loading a new level but I cant, my friends and the shop cant find a fault in the ram. Im taking a hint that thees something else wrong, but what?
Any help would be fantastic as ive got a very expensive towel rail at the moment.














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[vassil3427]

Maybe its your motherboard?

 

[StormBringer]

Maybe some of this info can explain the problem?

I'm not sure any of this is relavent since you are using DDR333 rather than DDR400

Memory

3 x DDR DIMM Sockets
Max. 3 GB unbuffered *PC3200/PC2700/PC2100/PC1600 non-ECC SDRAM Memory
(Note: PC3200 Max. to 2 banks only; PC2700 Max. to 4 banks only)

Note: * Use only the tested and qualified PC3200-DDR400 DIMMs listed below.
Other DDR DIMM manufactured by other vendors may not be suitable for this motherboard.


TwinMOS PC3200(DDR400) 256MB MDSTTUF08108L294K4FW0/T
Winbond PC3200(DDR400) 512MB W9451GBDB-5
Apacer PC3200(DDR400) 256MB 77.10636.465
Apacer PC3200(DDR400) 512MB 77.10736.464
Samsung PC3200(DDR400) 512MB M368L6423DTM-CC4
Samsung PC3200(DDR400) 256MB M368L3223DTM-CC4
Kingston PC3200(DDR400) 256MB KVR400X64C25 / 256
Kingston PC3200(DDR400) 512MB KVR400X64C25 / 512
Micron PC3200(DDR400) 256MB MT16VDDT3264AG-403B2
PC3200U-30440-Z
Micron PC3200(DDR400) 128MB MT8VDDT1664AG-403B2
PC3200U-30440-Z
Kingmax PC3200(DDR400) 256MB MPXB62D-68KX3-MBA

 

[vassil3427]

Did that help at all?

 

[Vehementi]

Specifically what 2 brands? You're not using generic DDR are you?

 

[vassil3427]

Yeah if its generic then that could be your problem, try running the Ram at 266mhz instead of 333

 

[rann]

Thanks for all the repls, Im round a friends tonight and i hope to try different ram and mess about with the CAS timings (thanks bretty) to see if i can get a more stable machine. I have been using majour brand ramm but ill look into the reccomended brands for my system.
I dont really want to underclock the ram as it kinda ruins the whole point of having a faster ram even though the price difference is sometimes only a pound but at the moment ill settle for a game of hearts on my radeon 9700 if itll run.
Thanks for all your help.

Dank

 

[rann]

The Solution but maybe not the root of the problem.
My machine worked fine with 2100 ram that id borrrowed off a mate and after talking to afew shops their genral concessus was to purchase quality ram. It kinda chaffed in the wallet department but scince id retured 2 other sticks and recieved a full refund I figured Id need some whatever the problem. Id been reading up on over clocking the ram and had rebuilt my machine just to make sure i hadnt got any problems if Istill had a problem
et voila.
My PC is finally up and running.
There was no mention on the ASUS website about which PC2700 ram to purchase but buying the good stuff seems to have done the trick.

Tahnks to all who replyed

 

[ShIvAc]

Change the memory to bank 0 ... that helped for me .. if this doen't work .. set the memory timings to normal or safe ..

 

[vegasgmc]

Some MoBos will only work with particular brands of RAM. Check the manufacturer web site. Also make sure the BIOS is set for CAS 2.5

 

[nebulus]

Im using Crucial DDR333 on my A7V8X Board and it works dandy!

 

[Vehementi]

Originally posted by DaGangsta
Im using Crucial DDR333 on my A7V8X Board and it works dandy!

....and I'm using KingMAX DDR4000 and it workds fine and dandy as well.

And my RAM was probably 1/2 as expensive...