You couldn't find DDR3 RAM?
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You are missing the fact that ram is not compatable with the 790i mobos. thus i cant find any ram
Originally Posted by supaspoon I would think w/ the arrival of 1156 4gb kits of ddr3 would be 'easier' to find these days. Am I missing something? |
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Ram is not compatible w/ the 790i? What do you use, a flash drive?
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Joking aside, the 790i uses dual channel ddr3.................which is what I was talking about. Being that 1156 uses dual channel (only 4 dimms, not 6) ddr3 it's fair to assume there'd be some compatibility between them.
I'd find it hard to believe manuf's are making "special" modules specfically for 790i & black ops.
So long as you get something fast enough to suit your desires, for the most part, ddr3 is ddr3.
Originally Posted by Stewart=B You are missing the fact that ram is not compatable with the 790i mobos. thus i cant find any ram |
Joking aside, the 790i uses dual channel ddr3.................which is what I was talking about. Being that 1156 uses dual channel (only 4 dimms, not 6) ddr3 it's fair to assume there'd be some compatibility between them.
I'd find it hard to believe manuf's are making "special" modules specfically for 790i & black ops.
So long as you get something fast enough to suit your desires, for the most part, ddr3 is ddr3.
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So just any DDR3 will work fine on my memory.
I was under impression that i would have to raise voltages alot and downclock alot too. Just to get stable. If its not compatible. And all the ram, im pretty confident is not compatable.
Prove me wrong. it would save me buing a whole new system, which i cant afford anyways
Edit: Lets say i get 4bg of G-skill Ripjaws. 1600mhz. My mobo is not on their compatability list. And ur saying they will work fine?
Originally Posted by iandroo888 r u going off the list of compatible memory?? im pretty sure a lot of 2x2gb kits ddr3 should work fine. the list they provide is just kits they have tested ive used ram thats not on those list and they've worked perfectly fine. |
I was under impression that i would have to raise voltages alot and downclock alot too. Just to get stable. If its not compatible. And all the ram, im pretty confident is not compatable.
Prove me wrong. it would save me buing a whole new system, which i cant afford anyways
Edit: Lets say i get 4bg of G-skill Ripjaws. 1600mhz. My mobo is not on their compatability list. And ur saying they will work fine?
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the OLD ddr3 memory that came out when the 790i came out had voltages around 2.1 and only speeds of 1333Mhz.
Since then they have made vast improvements they now have ddr3 memory at voltages of 1.6v at speeds of 2000Mhz+.
If you get any ddr3 memory that is on the market right now, it will have TONS of voltage headroom on your 790i board since it's not limited to the 1.65v that the i7's are limited to due to the on-die memory controller(i wouldn't go over 1.9v though... just to be safe).
Originally Posted by Stewart=B So just any DDR3 will work fine on my memory. I was under impression that i would have to raise voltages alot and downclock alot too. Just to get stable. If its not compatible. And all the ram, im pretty confident is not compatable. Prove me wrong. it would save me buing a whole new system, which i cant afford anyways Edit: Lets say i get 4bg of G-skill Ripjaws. 1600mhz. My mobo is not on their compatability list. And ur saying they will work fine? |
Since then they have made vast improvements they now have ddr3 memory at voltages of 1.6v at speeds of 2000Mhz+.
If you get any ddr3 memory that is on the market right now, it will have TONS of voltage headroom on your 790i board since it's not limited to the 1.65v that the i7's are limited to due to the on-die memory controller(i wouldn't go over 1.9v though... just to be safe).
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2 lots of this for 8gb then http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...=8&subcat=1517
whats difference between two different versions of ripjaws?
i hate diff versions haha
Originally Posted by the_milk_man the OLD ddr3 memory that came out when the 790i came out had voltages around 2.1 and only speeds of 1333Mhz. Since then they have made vast improvements they now have ddr3 memory at voltages of 1.6v at speeds of 2000Mhz+. If you get any ddr3 memory that is on the market right now, it will have TONS of voltage headroom on your 790i board since it's not limited to the 1.65v that the i7's are limited to due to the on-die memory controller(i wouldn't go over 1.9v though... just to be safe). |
whats difference between two different versions of ripjaws?
i hate diff versions haha
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what?
oh theres different HEATSPREADERS for ripjaws.
i thought they represented different CAS latencies but I was wrong after researching this on newegg.
i think the colors are random(there's red, blue and black ripjaw heatspreaders)
that 2x2gb 1600mhz ram would be fine with your system but it might be underclocked when you install it and you might have to OC the cpu, change the ram ratio and/or bump the northbridge voltages.
Originally Posted by Stewart=B 2 lots of this for 8gb then http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...=8&subcat=1517 whats difference between two different versions of ripjaws? i hate diff versions haha |
oh theres different HEATSPREADERS for ripjaws.
i thought they represented different CAS latencies but I was wrong after researching this on newegg.
i think the colors are random(there's red, blue and black ripjaw heatspreaders)
that 2x2gb 1600mhz ram would be fine with your system but it might be underclocked when you install it and you might have to OC the cpu, change the ram ratio and/or bump the northbridge voltages.
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I was good until, read 'may be underclocked'
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(. Ill keep the ram ratios unlinked.
so the ram is trying to be 'safe'. What i mean is, it will be okay to bring the timings etc back up to advertised, afterwards. Theroretically speaking of course
Originally Posted by the_milk_man what? oh theres different HEATSPREADERS for ripjaws. i thought they represented different CAS latencies but I was wrong after researching this on newegg. i think the colors are random(there's red, blue and black ripjaw heatspreaders) that 2x2gb 1600mhz ram would be fine with your system but it might be underclocked when you install it and you might have to OC the cpu, change the ram ratio and/or bump the northbridge voltages. |
so the ram is trying to be 'safe'. What i mean is, it will be okay to bring the timings etc back up to advertised, afterwards. Theroretically speaking of course
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if you keep your cpu at 3Ghz then:
3000Mhz/4 = 750x2=1500mhz ram speed IF the ram ratio os set to 1:2(or is it 2:1? I'm at work right now)
I'm pretty sure that's correct, at least that's how it works on my 780i.
But idk if the 790i northbridge can handle 1500Mhz ram speed..... i might have to go look that one up.
Originally Posted by Stewart=B I was good until, read 'may be underclocked'
so the ram is trying to be 'safe'. What i mean is, it will be okay to bring the timings etc back up to advertised, afterwards. Theroretically speaking of course |
3000Mhz/4 = 750x2=1500mhz ram speed IF the ram ratio os set to 1:2(or is it 2:1? I'm at work right now)
I'm pretty sure that's correct, at least that's how it works on my 780i.
But idk if the 790i northbridge can handle 1500Mhz ram speed..... i might have to go look that one up.
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