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I used to have Corsair ram in my rig but after reading many of the posts here I have since bought and just installed some Mushkin ram in my rig. So far so good. But what i would like to know is does S3(STR) sleep affect ram in a negative way? The tech support guys at Corsair told me specifically not to use S3 but I have not found anything about it on the Mushkin site. And since the mobo supports it and Vista has hybrid sleep as an option I wonder why the Corsair people would say don't use it. I for one do like to use S3 but if there is something bad with it-I won't.
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Re: Hybrid sleep opinions
I am not sure why they would suggest that to you? I know it may have a adverse affect if you had the ram severely overvolted as it may get very hot with no fans running.
Those guys confuse me for sure, I have seen them suggest many times to run their own products at a slower speed in order to make it work (IE: Run your 80)Mhz ram at 667) Many times!
As long as you have your ram voltage set properly 2.0-2.1 or less you should be fine.
Depending on the board you have, you may need to update your BIOS before S3 will work properly. DO NOT USE @BIOS >>>
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Re: Hybrid sleep opinions
thanks for your wisdom!
which brings me to another point- about ram voltages,especially Mushkins',I am using the 996619 in the 2x2gig setup and i thought i have read here somewhere where you stated that these like to be "undervolted' that is not up to the 2.0 volts setting. or did i misunderstand this/ also since i am running 2x2 gig set what should I set the ram settings on my x48-dq6 at since they now are all at default settings? oh and I am using the F8a bios.Comment
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Re: Hybrid sleep opinions
2.1 is the warrantied amount for that set, I did mention that many of them do run best at certain speed with 2.0V instead of 2.1, but it also depends on all other settings.
I can give you some ranges for your ram but without your specs, motherboard, and what you are running your CPU at I can't say until you post any settings
Beta BIOS may cause you issues, is there a reason you are using it? Just wonderedComment
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Re: Hybrid sleep opinions
sorry about that f8a slip I am indeed running the f7 bios on my X48-DQ6.
now on to specs - Mushkin 996619 4gigs (2x2)
Robust Graphics Booster___________ [Auto]
CPU Clock Ratio ____________ [8]
Fine Clock Ratio ____________[+0.0]
CPU Host Clock Control_ [Disabled]
CPU Host Frequency (MHz)__________ [400]
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz)_______ [Auto]
C.I.A. 2__________________________ [Disabled]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD)____ [Auto]
DRAM Timing Selectable_______ SPD __ [Auto]
Performance Enhance = [Turbo]
CAS Latency Time________________ auto
Dram RAS# to CAS# Delay_________ auto
Dram RAS# Precharge Delay_______auto
Precharge Delay (tRAS)__________ auto
ACT to ACT Delay (tRRD)_________ auto
Rank Write to READ Delay________ auto
Write to Precharge Delay_________ auto
Refresh to ACT Delay______________ auto
Read to Precharge Delay__________ auto
Static tRead Value_______________auto
Static tRead Phase Adjust________ [Auto]
CPU/PCIEX Clock Driving Control [800mV]
CPU Clock Skew Control [normal]
GMCH Clock Skew Control [Normal]
System Voltage Control____ [Manual]
DDR2 OverVoltage Control__ [normal]
PCI-E OverVoltage Control_ [normal]
FSB OverVoltage Control___ [normal]
(G)MCH OverVoltage Control [normal]
CPU Voltage Control_______ [normal] 1.28
Limit CPUID Max. to 3.....................: [Disabled]
No-Execute Memory Protect............: [Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)................: [Enabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) ...........: [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function.........................: [Enabled]
Virtualization Technology................: [Disabled]Comment
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Re: Hybrid sleep opinions
Here try these for that setup >>>
Robust Graphics Booster___________ [Auto]
CPU Clock Ratio ____________ [8]
Fine Clock Ratio ____________[+0.0]
CPU Host Clock Control_ [Disabled]
CPU Host Frequency (MHz)__________ [402] << use 402 as 400 is right on a NB Strap line
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz)_______ [100]
C.I.A. 2__________________________ [Disabled]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD)____ [2.66] =1066
DRAM Timing Selectable_______ SPD __ [Manual]
Performance Enhance = [Standard]
CAS Latency Time________________ 5
Dram RAS# to CAS# Delay_________5
Dram RAS# Precharge Delay_______5
Precharge Delay (tRAS)__________ 15
ACT to ACT Delay (tRRD)_________ 3-4
Rank Write to READ Delay________ 2-3 (9-11)
Write to Precharge Delay_________ 4-6 (11-14)
Refresh to ACT Delay______________ 48-50 (52-62)
Read to Precharge Delay__________ 3-5
Static tRead Value_______________(6) 7-10
Static tRead Phase Adjust________ [Auto] << Always Auto
CPU/PCIEX Clock Driving Control [800mV]
CPU Clock Skew Control [normal]
GMCH Clock Skew Control [Normal] << Test 50-150 last to see if bandwidth improves
System Voltage Control____ [Manual]
DDR2 OverVoltage Control__ [2.0-2.1] 1.8V is the default, so you need to set +0.2 - 0.3 for 2.0-2.1V
PCI-E OverVoltage Control_ [+0.1V] << For stability
FSB OverVoltage Control___ [+0.1V] << For stability
(G)MCH OverVoltage Control [+0.2-0.3] << +0.2 - 0.3V for stable 2x2GB of ram
CPU Voltage Control_______ [normal] 1.28 << All you my man, dont know your CPU Still but you may need more possibly? But not to awful likely since you are using this Value already
Limit CPUID Max. to 3.....................: [Disabled]
No-Execute Memory Protect............: [Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)................: [Enabled] << Disabled
CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) ...........: [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function.........................: [Enabled] << Disabled
Virtualization Technology................: [Disabled]Last edited by Lsdmeasap; 10-31-2008, 01:12 AM.Comment
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Re: Hybrid sleep opinions
thank you very much for the recommendations-i will try them soon!
and the cpu I have if it makes a difference is a qx9770. and that cpu voltage is the default value i have not messed with it at all.Comment
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Re: Hybrid sleep opinions
K, let us know how you get along. You may have to add some Vcore to be stableComment
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