DDR 500 Doubt

Question

Hie all , who own the DDR 500 can post your experience here please .
1) if DDR 500 use, what will be the default frequency of the RAM ?
2) what is the default value for FSB : DRAM ?
3) if DDR 500 run @ 200Mhz, will the FSB : DRAM = 1 : 1 ?
4) what brand of DDR 500 ram can run @ CL 2 ?
5) if yes , what is the timing for the ( Question 4 ) ram ?
6) is DDR 400 @ CL 2 is faster than DDR 500 @ CL 3 ?
7) is the memory timing important ?
as i know the Kingston HyperX DDR 500 cant run at CL 2.5 rite
Regards - Porsche -

Answer 1

PoRsChe, This is a very good question ,And I asked the Tech. Support Guy At Corsair the Same Question, and he said that all or Mostly all the 500 MHZ Modules out there are being recognized as 400,and 433 MHZ Modules, is that since there is No REAL JEDEC PC-4000 (DDR-500) Standard Yet Published, that the BIOSes for Motherboards are Recognizing them as PC-3200 or PC-3500 (DDR-400, or DDR-433) Modules ...And the reason for this is, That not every Motherboard (BIOS) Manufacturer out there except for the "Big-Four" (MSI, ASUS, ABIT, GIGABYTE), Has High-Performance BIOSes Programed to be able to even read the SPD Codes of such "High-Speed" (DDR-500) Memory, so if the Module were to be Coded in it's SPD as DDR-500 or higher those other Manufacturers BIOSes would not be able to read the SPD, therefore the PC would NOT run ..So this is the Memory Makers way (Until a JEDEC PC-4000 Standard is Created) to keep the Consumers and the other Motherboard Manufacturers (VIA, DFI SOYO TYAN,ect.ect) Happy, as the Memory will indeed work in their Boards ....I know, I am not very good at explaining these things , But I gave it a Try ...He said the a JEDEC DDR-500 Standard is due out soon......And now the Memory Makers have started Making DDR-533, and DDR-566 Modules ..So the same will hold true for those too, Until a JEDEC Standard is Created for them as well...Do you understand?........Sean REILLY875