GA-965P-DS4 Conroe & Memory

^whitey^

From browsing around it seems that Gigabytes newest boards such as the DQ6 and the DS4 are not compatable with alot of the popular DDRII manufacturers such as OCZ.

How the hell am I supposed to buy RAM for it if I dont know whats compatable, there is a small list of compatable Modules on the website but none that I can find on komplett or www.memory-configurator.com

I was going to buy 2GB of OCZ DDRII 6400 but then found out that people had to boot the mobo up on some other ram to change the voltages on the ram slots or something like that and then were able to boot with the OCZ.

Anti

Its not that the ram wont work, Whtat the story is. You need to use cheaper standard ddr2 to boot into the bios and change the memory settings and timings. Its a big problem atm the asus p5w has no problems with this.

^whitey^

anti wrote:

the asus p5w has no problems with this.

Only it can boot up at all with a conroe I hear untill it get a bios flash or something.

TomCo

Look up the gskill NR series, its available on memory-configurator (its the green 2gb PC6400 kit).

A gskill tech confirmed that it works with the DS3 board by testing 10 sets, I've since read from other people that this ram works fine with their DS3 boards and its the ram I'm going to get for mine.

I think the other gigabyte boards are pretty similar.

^whitey^

Do you mean 2GB 6400 kit ?

DemonOfTheFall

anyone know about the GeiL 6400 4-4-4-12 kit ?

8T8

Gigabyte have a verified/tested DDR2 RAM list in PDF form for the DS4 on their website if thats any help.

TomCo

Its pretty useless though.

Yes the 2Gb PC6400 kit,

http://www.memory-configurator.com/products/description/2Gb_G_Skill_DDR2_PC2_6400_NR_Series_5_5_5_15_Dual_Channel_kit/index.html

awhir

there diffrent.tom your 1s have slow latency then demons.

DemonOfTheFall

Probably the same, just with cherry picked chips.

I'll let you guys know if they work on wednesday or whenever stuff arrives.

I can borrow some Dell DDR-533 if I need to. It'd sure be a pain in the ass though...

Creamy Goodness

will i have this problem with this setup guys???

Asus P5B Deluxe
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-7200 Dual Channel EPP XTC Series DDR2
Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB)

TomCo

awhir wrote:

there diffrent.tom your 1s have slow latency then demons.

I was specifically choosing ram that has been confirmed to work with DS3 boards.

DemonOfTheFall

Cremo wrote:

will i have this problem with this setup guys???

Asus P5B Deluxe
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-7200 Dual Channel EPP XTC Series DDR2
Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB)

I don't think the P5B is picky with it's ram.

The only problem you'll have is a hole in your pocket from spending too much money on RAM