Read Vdimm???

[Mini]

Well i just got my BH-5 pc3500 mushkin lvl-2...

But they "only" reached 243Mhz@2-2-2-5...

So i was wandering where i could read my ram Volts??? If there is a program... Perhaps somewhere in sandra???

Im givin them 3.2V@Ic7-Max3... Do i need a Vmodd to reach 255??? Or is it just the rams max???

[Orian]

~240mhz is about right for that voltage. With my BH-5 I was able to get to 265mhz 2-2-2-5 @ 3.4vdimm so I see no reason why there isn't more left in your sticks.

You should be seeing around 3.1-3.15vdimm with that board. Any more and it's too close to the limit of the 3.3v rail and will cause instability. Delta for the 3.3v rail is 10-15%. You can read actual vdimm off one of the mosfets in the general vicinity of the dimm slots. If you need more vdimm your next step would be to add a 10k ohm VR trimmer to the vdimm controller and mod your power supply to give you increased headroom so that you may increase your vdimm safely.

[Mini]

so i need to modd my PSU and my Vdimm???

Darn... Hehe... How do i Modd PSU??? Soldering??? Or what?

Edit: Where do i read my volts for ram?? If they are that high mayB thats why they are unstable???

[Orian]

Modding the PSU involves placing a VR trimmer on the 3.3v rail to increase the voltage. You need a high quality power supply to do this. This also increases heat to the voltage regulators on the motherboard. Volts can be read from the power providing mosfets in the dimm area. They are usually rectangular, black, and have 3 legs.

[Mini]

VR trimmer???

Isnt my Antec Trueblue Ok???

[STEvil]

as long as you have a 3.3v sense line, it can be done.

However, if I were you i'd take a DMM and measure the voltage of one of the orange wires (+3.3v) under load to make sure it isnt already dropping due to high load.