Wintec AmpX PC2 5400 Review - Installation
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Installing memory is very simple. You must open the locking clips and set the memory module into the groove, with the keyed notch set up over the groove on the board, firmly press both modules into their slots, and boot the system. When you boot the system for the first time you will want to see whether the system recognizes that you put in 1GB of memory, and whether the memory is detected as dual channel. Then it is time to set the voltages, dividers and timing in bios.
While the system is in post, hit the key to go into the bios (most commonly it is Delete or F1) and look for the CPU frequency tab. Enter this option, set the RAM voltage to 1.8v, and set the memory divider as need be. For 200FSB CPUs you will want to set it to 2:3, but if you have an overclocked CPU or a EE processor you will want to set it to 3:4.
Next, find the chipset settings menu. In this menu you can manually set the RAM's latency. Set the latencies as they are recommended by the manufacturer. CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS are to be set up as 4-4-4-12. Now you may safely continue booting the system.
Overclocking
Most memory sticks are able to run beyond the manufacturer's specifications. Overclocking the memory allows users to get more performance from their system. These Wintec RAMs are capable of running with a low latency due to their advanced memory modules. They can easily run DDR533 with 3224 timings, the lowest available timings in most bios. By increasing the memory voltage to 2.25v, they are capable of running these low latency timings at considerably higher speeds, but because of the non-functioning memory dividers, I could not get considerably more performance from them. These issues will be fixed with the release of the Intel 955x chipset, which has fully functioning dividers to run the memory beyond current speeds. But let’s see some severely bottlenecked results.
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