TCCD DDR600+ DFI nF4 Ultra/SLI guide

[Ziku]

@kakaroto or anybody

I've just received my LEs (519) from RMA and I can't stabilize them on stock speeds

I'm on 704-2BTA bios and strange thing happens when in memtest test no. 8. It gives no errors for 2 or 3 passes and then just stops (hangs) and all I can do is to push the reset button

I'm also not sure about DRAM Drive strength in this bios because the possibilities differ from the elder bioses (weak1-4 and normal1-4). Which one is the best for TCCD?? Also not sure about DRAM Response Time

[wampir]

I'm waiting for some good results my nobel friend

[Radeon Force]

@kakaroto or anybody

I've just received my LEs (519) from RMA and I can't stabilize them on stock speeds

I'm on 704-2BTA bios and strange thing happens when in memtest test no. 8. It gives no errors for 2 or 3 passes and then just stops (hangs) and all I can do is to push the reset button

I'm also not sure about DRAM Drive strength in this bios because the possibilities differ from the elder bioses (weak1-4 and normal1-4). Which one is the best for TCCD?? Also not sure about DRAM Response Time

I have read somewhere that weak and normal is something like this:

Normal: 1 - Lv: 1
Weak: 1 - Lv: 2
Normal: 2 - Lv: 3
Weak: 2 - Lv: 4
Normal: 3 Lv : 5
Weak: 3 - Lv : 6
Normal: 4 - Lv : 7
Weak: 4 - Lv : 8

Now i dont remember if is this the right order for that option.

[ugp]

Level 7 should be Weak 4 I believe. I found this out do to switching from BIOS 623 to BIOS 704 and that is the setting it left it at.....

[kakaroto]

@kakaroto or anybody

I've just received my LEs (519) from RMA and I can't stabilize them on stock speeds

I'm on 704-2BTA bios and strange thing happens when in memtest test no. 8. It gives no errors for 2 or 3 passes and then just stops (hangs) and all I can do is to push the reset button

I'm also not sure about DRAM Drive strength in this bios because the possibilities differ from the elder bioses (weak1-4 and normal1-4). Which one is the best for TCCD?? Also not sure about DRAM Response Time

On AUTO (Data and drive strength) they should work. Please try the 623 bios, the 704 may have problems.

[eva2000]

kakaroto, i just received a replacement pair of Gskill PC4800FF it's week 0516 TCCD any ideas of it's average performance characteristics ? low vs high vdimm, dynamic idle cycle on vs off, bios for DFI NF4 ?

[kakaroto]

kakaroto, i just received a replacement pair of Gskill PC4800FF it's week 0516 TCCD any ideas of it's average performance characteristics ? low vs high vdimm, dynamic idle cycle on vs off, bios for DFI NF4 ?

All the TCCD are quite the same if you are talking about overclocking. Some 440 are the best, some 519+.
But for all a high vddr is not recommended for 24/7 use, I say 2.75v~2.8v TOP.
For all TCCD idle cycle limit of 0 is fastest. I personally use the 623 official bios, this works fine for me. (BH-UTT, TCCD, UCCC, BE-5)

[eva2000]

reason i ask is i've tried TCCD 507 and all only like 2.6-2.66v vdimm any higher more instability... TCCD 431 likes more vdimm 2.74-2.9v while TCCD 440 better chance of 300mhz but they can either be low vdimm or high vdimm loving modules... but TCCD 516 is first i tried


my definition of low vdimm and high for TCCD is

low = 2.5-2.7v
medium = 2.7-2.85v
high = 2.85-2.9v

[Lord_RTKK]

reason i ask is i've tried TCCD 507 and all only like 2.6-2.66v vdimm any higher more instability... TCCD 431 likes more vdimm 2.74-2.9v while TCCD 440 better chance of 300mhz but they can either be low vdimm or high vdimm loving modules... but TCCD 516 is first i tried


my definition of low vdimm and high for TCCD is

low = 2.5-2.7v
medium = 2.7-2.85v
high = 2.85-2.9v

Mi 440 LE´s gave the best results at 300+ with 2.9-3.0v, but in 280´s range, the best voltage is 2.7-2.75v, all above that causes lots of errors in memtest and SuperPi...

[Radeon Force]

My 440 4800FF made 2.5-4-3-6 at 2.6v 300HTT 1T 1:1 but i have already try everthing to put them at 2.5-3-3-6 but no luck

[Ziku]

My LEs 519 need 2,8V. They are pretty nice sticks. I did 299MHz 2,5-3-3-6 Pi 32M stable but it's not 24/7 stable. I'm still working on them but 295-297MHz would be max for everyday use I guess, but still it's a very good result I think. Due to kakaroto's advice I switched to 623-3 official and it does just fine. Thx man

[Lord_RTKK]

I will have to try this 623. I am now with 510-2 using it with BH-5 and TCCD, and no problem at all.
The 702 sucks, it gives me memtest errors with configurations that I use for 24/7, so I came back with 510 and perfect.
I will try 704 too, but if you are telling me that this 623 is good, will try it first...
How about the FX60Test BIOS?? Any problems or good things with it??

[Transonic]

Wow, my 440 LE's got me to 310, 2.5-4-3 with 2.83v quite easily but @2.9v I'd get errors so I never go over 2.83v.

[eva2000]

well finally after trying a dozen or more TCCD ram from centon, gskill and patriot i finally found a gem!

this is my 4th pair of Gskill PC4800FF (3rd rma) it's TCCD 0516 - seems to be the medium to high vdimm kind of TCCD



my next best pair is my Patriot PC3200XBL @305-308mhz 2.5-4-3-6 at 2.64v

[Kenetixx]

Looking good eva , but you know that Centon you sold me can do almost the same

[kakaroto]

Great FF eva!

[wampir]

Kakaroto do the new LE sticks have HS ??

[kakaroto]

Kakaroto do the new LE sticks have HS ??

Yes, all new G.Skill Extreme series have Heatspreaders.

[ugp]

I finally got my RAM to stablize at 312FSB @ 3-4-3-8 using OCZ Plat Rev. 2 512x2. I have two sets of this ram. I shall try to see what both sets will do when my new Opteron 148 comes in a few days.

[poiuy223]

well finally after trying a dozen or more TCCD ram from centon, gskill and patriot i finally found a gem!

this is my 4th pair of Gskill PC4800FF (3rd rma) it's TCCD 0516 - seems to be the medium to high vdimm kind of TCCD



my next best pair is my Patriot PC3200XBL @305-308mhz 2.5-4-3-6 at 2.64v

hmmm. a lot of the tccds i have can easily do 315mhz 2.5-4-3-7 at 2.8v, especially newer date codes

[edge929]

@kakaroto

I have a pair of 440 GBLE and have had them since March of 2005. I've put 2 completely different A64 systems through them and have never been able to reach their rated speeds, stable in Windows. I've read every single post in this thread and have tried many, many different settings all to no avail. Have read through every forum I could find on TCCD. Anything over 250 would give me random BSODs.

Question: If my memory passes memtest86, STD test for 28 passes with the RAM at 275mhz 2.5-3-3-7 1T @ 2.7V, processor clocked to it's default 2Ghz, then would there be any reason that I could never be able to get Windows stable? Should I RMA or not?

I've been OCing for 7 years and this is the most stumped I've ever been. I tried some Corsair RAM rated at 200mhz 2-3-2-6 1T and they passed SuperPi 32M, Prime95 for 8 hours and everything else I could throw at it WHILE my processor was OCed to 2.4Ghz on the same rig. So I think it's safe to assume it's not my memory controller, correct? Either way I have a 148 Opteron coming to test out that theory.

[HousERaT]

Hello kakaroto...... any special tweaks necessary for GSkill LE 512x2 memory with a Venus Core cpu? Do I have to do anything special with the Skew, drive stength or data drive strength? I'm using this with my favorite 510-fix bios.

[ante_ante]

Any good setting for my hyperx pc3200 and x2 4400+ ?

I bought a 1gb kit and it have different built date Cpu-Z 1.31 says, one is built week39 -04 and the other week46 -04, can this be true?

[da-key]

Any good setting for my hyperx pc3200 and x2 4400+ ?

I bought a 1gb kit and it have different built date Cpu-Z 1.31 says, one is built week39 -04 and the other week46 -04, can this be true?

It happens. As long as it woorks.

That is bh-5 you may see 230 fsb with 3.0 - 3.2v with 2-2-2-5. Aim a fan at it.


Another note.

Great guide. Results after some short runs are here DDR 620.

[ante_ante]

It happens. As long as it woorks.

That is bh-5 you may see 230 fsb with 3.0 - 3.2v with 2-2-2-5. Aim a fan at it.


Another note.

Great guide. Results after some short runs are here DDR 620.

It´s TCCD running now at 250mhz 2,5-3-3-6 stable.