How does the Epox 8K3A do w/ the dimms full?

Kevin · 03-28-2002, 11:49 AM

I have 3 dimms of Micron PC2100 CAS2 stuff. I'd really like to get this 768mb of memory at PC150 as I know my CPU will go that high. I'd love to get higher as well. How does this mobo do when the dimms are full?
-Kevin

Brad · 03-28-2002, 05:20 PM

I've seen someone running with 1.5gb in it at 167mhz fsb. I presume thats fairly rare though

Kevin · 03-28-2002, 05:44 PM

It probably is pretty rare, but if he could get that high w/ 3 dimms, I could probably get 150 w/out much trouble. Thanks, Brad.
-Kev

UnaClocker · 04-28-2002, 01:03 AM

It's a 333 board, so it's designed to run 166.. Crucial is now selling 333 ram.. I would assume with Crucial's ram, and that board, it'd be a no brainer doing 166, even with all the slots loaded.

Brad · 04-28-2002, 02:01 AM

Una's got a good point actually, it is rated for 166, and it has 3 dimm slots, so it should all work...

Jessfm · 04-28-2002, 11:08 AM

Mine (rev1.0) is O.k for 170Mhz with 3 x Crucials. @ 2.7v

dabhpr · 06-16-2002, 07:21 PM

I'm running 768 MB of genuine Samsung PC2700 in mine, currently at 195 FSB (390 DDR) just fine, @2.8vdimm. (v1.2)

I was NOT able to do this with Kingmax ram, though.

Stick with _genuine_ Samsung ram. (bought mine at newegg.com)

zoson · 07-23-2002, 12:30 AM

The board works fine with 3 sticks at stock speeds. You may have to increase the dimm voltage a little for stability though. Secondly, once you use more than one stick, the board reverts to 2T command rate, as well as most other boards. This degrades memory performance by a LOT. I lose 400 memory points in sandra when I put my second stick in.
-Zoson

03-28-2002, 11:49 AM	#1
Kevin Slacking more than your weird uncle Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: San Diego, CA (UCSD) / Los Angeles, CA (home) Posts: 1,605	How does the Epox 8K3A do w/ the dimms full? I have 3 dimms of Micron PC2100 CAS2 stuff. I'd really like to get this 768mb of memory at PC150 as I know my CPU will go that high. I'd love to get higher as well. How does this mobo do when the dimms are full? -Kevin __________________ I used to throw hot coffee all over the ass of the horse there, then whip him while he was kickin' at me. Those f***in things are crazy.

03-28-2002, 05:20 PM	#2
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	I've seen someone running with 1.5gb in it at 167mhz fsb. I presume thats fairly rare though __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

03-28-2002, 05:44 PM	#3
Kevin Slacking more than your weird uncle Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: San Diego, CA (UCSD) / Los Angeles, CA (home) Posts: 1,605	It probably is pretty rare, but if he could get that high w/ 3 dimms, I could probably get 150 w/out much trouble. Thanks, Brad. -Kev __________________ I used to throw hot coffee all over the ass of the horse there, then whip him while he was kickin' at me. Those f***in things are crazy.

04-28-2002, 01:03 AM	#4
UnaClocker Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 514	It's a 333 board, so it's designed to run 166.. Crucial is now selling 333 ram.. I would assume with Crucial's ram, and that board, it'd be a no brainer doing 166, even with all the slots loaded. __________________ The UnaClocker Watercooler Extraordinaire! Overclock till it goes BOOM!

04-28-2002, 02:01 AM	#5
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	Una's got a good point actually, it is rated for 166, and it has 3 dimm slots, so it should all work... __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

04-28-2002, 11:08 AM	#6
Jessfm Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 110	Mine (rev1.0) is O.k for 170Mhz with 3 x Crucials. @ 2.7v

06-16-2002, 07:21 PM	#7
dabhpr Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 11	I'm running 768 MB of genuine Samsung PC2700 in mine, currently at 195 FSB (390 DDR) just fine, @2.8vdimm. (v1.2) I was NOT able to do this with Kingmax ram, though. Stick with _genuine_ Samsung ram. (bought mine at newegg.com) __________________ XP 2000_@1953. Watercooled: Maze2, Eheim 1250, heatercore, Comair-Rotron 172mm/235CFM fan, modded to 7 Volts; Epox 8K3A+MB, 768 MB Samsung PC2700, 46 GB IBM 7200/ATA100, Supermicro 760A case, 400W Sparkle, 3 Sanyo-Denki 92mm intakes, Visiontek (4401) GF3 Ti-200 @ 255/555 (modded to Quadro DCC) Intel Pro 10/100 NIC, DSI V.92 V/F/D modem, Santa Cruz Soundcard,16X/10X/40X Lite-On CDRW, 50X Acer CDROM 38CMax CPU, MB 26C, PS 26C Windows XP Professional Last edited by dabhpr; 07-01-2002 at 12:35 PM.

07-23-2002, 12:30 AM	#8
zoson Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: X Posts: 204	The board works fine with 3 sticks at stock speeds. You may have to increase the dimm voltage a little for stability though. Secondly, once you use more than one stick, the board reverts to 2T command rate, as well as most other boards. This degrades memory performance by a LOT. I lose 400 memory points in sandra when I put my second stick in. -Zoson __________________ Core i7 930 @ 4254Hz 22x193 \| ASUS R3E 901 BIOS \| 12GB Mushkin Blackline 3x4GB @ 1547MHz 7-8-7-24-1N \| Lian Li PC-A10B 2x EVGA GTX275 SLI @ 720/1266/1566 \| 2x 80GB Intel X25-M G2 SSD Raid 0 \| 3x 1TB Samsung Spinpoint 7.2K Raid 5 \| Corsair 950TX H2O \| Enzotech Sapphire Rev.A \| EK-FB RE3 \| Swiftech - 2x MCW60/GTX275 Unisink, MCP655b, MCRes Micro.v2 \| 3x HWLabs SR1-120 あなたの神への弓 Time isn't wasted, when you're gettin' wasted.

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