Best OC platform with 4 DIMM's (4*1GB)

[2good4you]

Many want to use 4GB of memory and not the 2*2GB combination. Many memorycontrollers don't like this as it seems. Some motherboards does run it quite good.

I'm not an expert in Intel motherboards. I wanted the GA-X38-DQ6, but it fails with 4*1GB hardly with Ballistix PC8500. The ASUS Formula does some better, but really enought?

What is the best chiose? Maybe wait for the X48? The make motherboards with 4 DIMM's, but not to use them

[MADMAX22]

IP35 pro (IMO)

[aL3k]

Actually what exactly is wrong witn 4*1 GB Ballistix PC8500 on X38-DQ6 and the Maximus? Don't they run at all or what? What's better on the ASUS?
Do you mean that there is no single board, which runs perfectly with 4x1 GB or there are some issues only in overclocking? Please if someone could explain that..

[The Asgard]

I'm running a P5K Delux & Ballistix 8500 with no issues. Doesn't seem to make any difference to the overclock.

Fit and forget.

[2good4you]

aL3k: People having problems with stability with the X38-DQ6, and the Formula seems to do better.

Would be good with P35, the problem is that the P35 is bad if you planning to run Crossfire as I want with it's 16x+4x mode. X38 has dual fully 16x slots and is also PCI-E 2.0.

Does anyone know an X38 board that handle 4*1GB Ballistix good in OC?

Maybe we have to wait for X48

[kup]

Asus Maximus Formula. I've taken my 4x1GB Corsair 6400C4 DHX up to just under 1200MHz in this board! No screenies as it was just a test run but it can be done.

I'd give my vote for the Maximus Formula!

[cantankerous]

I am running 4 X 1GB of Ballistix Tracer PC2-8500 on the new DFI P35-T2R without any issue. Not a super high overclock but 1075mhz so far, 100% stable.

[stevecs]

I'm running 4 corsiar sticks (two twin2x2048-8500c5d) at 5-5-5-15, 600mhz at 2.2v on the striker extreme. works great/passes memtest86+ 24-hour run. Though this is with the c2d E6700 chip. I've heard that quad cores knock it down a bit (will find out as I just ordered one).

[Viss]

Maximus Formula with either 4x1GB Ballistix PC8500 or 2x1GB Ballistix and 2x1GB Cellshock runs fine here:

[oscar3d]

Asus P5E3 Deluxe with 4 Crucial Ballistix 1600.

Able to run them @ 2000Mhz with 7-6-6-14 1T @ 1.8V

[stevecs]

Maximus Formula with either 4x1GB Ballistix PC8500 or 2x1GB Ballistix and 2x1GB Cellshock runs fine here:

Hmm About time for me to get some new memory then or something. I just got a qx6850 proc yesterday and found that what I used to be able to run on the same system (everything same except changing the processor) C2D E6700 memory 600Mhz (1200) 5-5-5-15 2t @ 2v. With C2Q QX6850 memory can only pass memtest at 500Mhz (1000) 5-5-5-15 2t @2.225v. So lost 200mhz and increased 0.225v.

[aL3k]

2good4you: Personally, I haven't tried neither of the two boards with 4*1 GB, but I've seen the Maximus Formula working pretty fine with 4*1 GB Dominators (PC2-8500).
But I didn't know that the X38-DQ6 has some kind of issues.. Is this a single case, or everybody reports such problems with 4gb?
Do you know about some other issues with these boards, apart from this one? Are they equally good with 2*1gb?

[2good4you]

Maximus Formula with either 4x1GB Ballistix PC8500 or 2x1GB Ballistix and 2x1GB Cellshock runs fine here:

[IMG*]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/Viss1/4x1024primaximusload.jpg[/IMG]

Impressive. Just boring with the Analog Devices audiocontroller on the ASUS...

And Loc.o, can you try some CL4 OC with the 4*1GB 8500 Ballistix and see how high you can get on this Formula board, would be very nice



aL3k: Formula seems to do better with all 4*1GB configs, and the Gigabyte fails with many, specially with Ballistix. Some guys in our Swedish forums has problems with this and is mad, and Gigabyte seems to not care... And also, the X36-DQ6 has too much vcore droop

[darcon]

Are there any performance/OC differences between using 4x1GB and 2x2GB?
I've heard 2x2 is always better...

[2good4you]

Are there any performance/OC differences between using 4x1GB and 2x2GB?
I've heard 2x2 is always better...

1GB modules OC's higher and 2GB performance ram for good price is not so available

[Rock&Roll]

I'm pretty impressed at how my P5K-E is handling 4x1GB at 475Mhz right now. I'm still CPU priming, so I'll have to find my max FSB later here.

[CERO]

1GB modules OC's higher and 2GB performance ram for good price is not so available

Get the .Skill 4GB Kit F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ, I got mine and is on the way for just 119 euro....... @ http://www.hpm-computer.de/ , I always buy my RAMS there, great service + nice prices. or www.trend4pc.de sells them 2 for also 119 euros( they also send to sweden).

[2good4you]

Get the .Skill 4GB Kit F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ, I got mine and is on the way for just 119 euro....... @ http://www.hpm-computer.de/ , I always buy my RAMS there, great service + nice prices. or www.trend4pc.de sells them 2 for also 119 euros( they also send to sweden).

Never that RAM OC's as high as the Ballistix 8500

[CERO]

it is fast enough, and u dont have to worry about boards, getting along with 4x1GB, and I get abit tired of D9s dieing......, but I misread your post u actually got the DIMMs, thats a different story, U might wana try the DFI X38 it seems prommising board as the P35 was a succes and the new X38 looks more or less the same only different chipset.

[zsamz_]

it is fast enough, and u dont have to worry about boards, getting along with 4x1GB, and I get abit tired of D9s dieing......, but I misread your post u actually got the DIMMs, thats a different story, U might wana try the DFI X38 it seems prommising board as the P35 was a succes and the new X38 looks more or less the same only different chipset.

its never fast enough
i too am tired of d9s dyin but thats the price you pay for speed

[bobov]

Asus P5E3 Deluxe with 4 Crucial Ballistix 1600.

Able to run them @ 2000Mhz with 7-6-6-14 1T @ 1.8V

~~~~~~~~~~~~~, really?

[2good4you]

And where is the ABIT IX38 QuadGT results? Anyone? It stands between the ASUS and the ABIT.