First of, run down of the system:
GA-EP45-UDR3 v1.0 with Bios F8
Q6600 Quad Core CPU
2 x 2GB Corsair XMS2-8500 (matched pair)
2 x Seagate SATA2 200GB drives
Sapphire ATI x1550 Graphics card
Thermaltake TR2-470PP PSU
1 x IDE CDROM
Internally connected USB card reader
I'm using the Optimised BIOS profile as standard with the exception of the RAM voltage being tweaked to 2.1v from the initial 1.80v.
The major problem I'm having is that I have an abit AirPace 802.11b/g PCI Express Mini Card (Product No: WLP-01) which when I insert into the motherboard, I get now graphics output! I'm fairly certain the machine is booting as normal as I hear Windows XP's startup tune. I've tried it in two of the three PCIe x1 slots to no avail. The card was in an abit mobo until two days ago when I swapped it out for the EP45-UD3R so I'm assuming it still works :)
The other thing is this isn't a gaming PC and it will never be. What I'm intrested in is a nice stable (speedy but not OC'd) machine. I've noticed that quite a lot of people have different results with regards RAM (obviously this isn't just Gigabyte!) and doing a search I've noticed people have mentioned the type of RAM I'm using. Is there a a good arguement for settings things such as RAM timings manually rather than letting the BIOS detect it? Is there actually some sort of table or chart which I can check against to make sure the BIOS is detecting and setting up the RAM (and I guess the CPU) to get the best out of it?
So many questions, so little knowledge :)
Suggestions appreciated!
Regards
Richard S
GA-EP45-UDR3 v1.0 with Bios F8
Q6600 Quad Core CPU
2 x 2GB Corsair XMS2-8500 (matched pair)
2 x Seagate SATA2 200GB drives
Sapphire ATI x1550 Graphics card
Thermaltake TR2-470PP PSU
1 x IDE CDROM
Internally connected USB card reader
I'm using the Optimised BIOS profile as standard with the exception of the RAM voltage being tweaked to 2.1v from the initial 1.80v.
The major problem I'm having is that I have an abit AirPace 802.11b/g PCI Express Mini Card (Product No: WLP-01) which when I insert into the motherboard, I get now graphics output! I'm fairly certain the machine is booting as normal as I hear Windows XP's startup tune. I've tried it in two of the three PCIe x1 slots to no avail. The card was in an abit mobo until two days ago when I swapped it out for the EP45-UD3R so I'm assuming it still works :)
The other thing is this isn't a gaming PC and it will never be. What I'm intrested in is a nice stable (speedy but not OC'd) machine. I've noticed that quite a lot of people have different results with regards RAM (obviously this isn't just Gigabyte!) and doing a search I've noticed people have mentioned the type of RAM I'm using. Is there a a good arguement for settings things such as RAM timings manually rather than letting the BIOS detect it? Is there actually some sort of table or chart which I can check against to make sure the BIOS is detecting and setting up the RAM (and I guess the CPU) to get the best out of it?
So many questions, so little knowledge :)
Suggestions appreciated!
Regards
Richard S
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