Need help please i just cant work this out !!!

Question

Well yes you all are probaly going to laugh at me here but hey i am new
I am trying to figure out what ram my board will take.
Will it take 1gig sticks up to 3 gig or only 3 512 sticks ?
my board is a msi k7n2 delta
seen here
 http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_detail.php?UID=436
if someone could help me out i would be very greatfull
thanx people

Answer 1

Quote from: Richard on 21-June-06, 05:12:17
BOSSKILLER,
High Performance RAM works withing the normal Voltage that the MSI Mobos put out.
Take Care,
Richard
Richard,
yep i know that, but here i repeat again "mobo is missing CoreCell CHIP.. Voltage circuit is very bad... max memory VDimm is 2.7 (2.8 with BIOS mod) and undervolted also..." etc max 2.7VDimm will give arround 2.58V - 2.62V actually reading which is not enought for almost any nominal voltage at default Vcore. and mobo is picky to memory.. in some cases is hard to powerup "Value" memory what about High Performance... this "High Performance" will stuck at "Value" FSB and timmings and will bring nothink much than regular memory.(expept some memory timmgs drops, but that isnt regular for High Performance expept XMS series for example which is requred lots of Vcore..) that depend of memory CHIP's at 1st place so its depending. but overall High Performance will bring nothink better that standart Value Series as results in that mobo and there is risk to be inpossible to work on it also. have a long time opiniion with that mobo owned it for 2 years and in this period i had tested alot of memory brands and types.
dont understand me wrong i agree with you with High Performance memories and always reccomend also brand like you said is pretty good. but in this cause will bring nothink much compared to value series and may come problem due not enought power need. that memories cant develop his full potencial on Socket A.
and that "PC-4000 from Mushkin" is total unusefull that will be hard to powerup. that DDR500 may reach may not 200FSB if even PC can boot with it. "PC-4000 from Mushkin" you probably mean the newest which is operating at low DIMM Vcore which is 2.8V but that is impossible task for that mobo. couse cant get real 2.8V for it
most of newest memory is using UTT,BH5,BH6,TCCD chips wich is reated as nominal 2.7V minimum but in fact they need little more abit for normal operation and when we add undervoted DIMMs on mobo will be not nice situation. i suggest to 88chopper88 to consult here also for chips inside memory  <a href="http://www.techpowerup.com/memdb/ ">Memory Database[/url] before getting his choice.