[Solved] Mushkin 996599 (2x2GB XP2-8500) @ MSI P7N Diamond (BIOS 1.0)

Hi
My problem is that the ram wont run on its rate speed i asked on
the manufacturers forum and the response was that
to ran at rated speed 1066MHz the ram needs more tRFC .
My board runs the ram at tRFC 49 and i don't see any setting in the bios to change that.
Apparently is weird since 680i boards would provide 62 of tRFC by default which would be plenty.
what can i do.
thanks in advance,

Quote from: grim89
Mushkin 996599 (2x2GB XP2-8500)
My problem is that the ram wont run on its rate speed
http://www.mushkin.com/doc/products/memory_detail.asp?id=661
Any high-quality DDR2-800 (CAS=5) is able to run at 933-1066MHz if you increase the voltage to 2.0-2.2V
All you need is a nice heat spreader (otherwise is burning like hell).
p.s.
"Mushkin 996599" is not a real DDR2-1066.

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All my fans are plugged into the P7N. All of them came with the Cosmos case except the CPU fan which I bought seperately. So far (knock on polycarbonate), no "charco' for a mobo". (All fans are 120mm including the one I bought)
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And, curious, why are you plugging a Scythe fan into the #4 conector? There are three others closer to the CPU if you're cooling the CPU). I use all 4 connectors with no issues at all. Last question, is it a 5v fan, 12v fan..? Ah, good luck with the Stryker if that's what you want..it's a good board.
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sorry my english write??
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Quote from: nihilkrist on 08-October-08, 08:03:22
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Hi, sorry to bump this thread, but I just purchased this board, a refurbised one for dirt cheap. (I have noticed that it is not the "platinum" one though - can you explain to me if theres a difference?)
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http://global.msi.eu/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=170&prod_no=1372
It has 2 PCIe 2.0 x16 and 1 PCIe 1.x @x16/x8, if I read right, so yes its capable of SLi and even triple SLi.
So the first 2 cards run at full PCIe2.0 @x16 and the 3th slot will do PCIe 1.x @x16/x8 (which is similar to PCIe 2.0 @x8/x4).
The third slot is, if im correct PCIe 1.x @x16 when the first two slots are unoccupied and PCIe 1.x @x8 when the slots 1 and/or2 are occupied, but not too sure about that.
And for gaming its a really nice board imo, you can use the latest Yorkfield quadcores, if you need one of those and it has plenty of OC features.
Mine is the P6N platinum and Im still very fond of it.
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I would take that board any day and I hope you enjoy it too.
Btw, look here for cpu comparisons:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/default.aspx?b=2
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