Voltage?

joeswm8 · 12-03-2006, 06:00 PM

I have a motherboard and ram, but i dont know if they are compatible becasue of the voltage thing. The mobo can handle DDR2 800 and that is what the RAM is, but the voltage thing is kind of wierd and i think that the RAM runs 2.1 volts with a 4 latency and the mobo can handle 1.8 volts with a 5 latency, but I am really not sure because the description for the RAM says 5 latency.

Can someone just tell me if these are compatible by going to the specs from these links?

RAM

CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145034

Motherboard

EVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR Socket T (LGA 775) NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard---$249.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131045

Thanks

joeswm8 · 12-03-2006, 08:45 PM

Does voltage matter? Compatible?

ghost · 12-03-2006, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Cons: Instructions make no mention of a Bios/Voltage issue you may encounter when installing DDR2 pc6400 Ram. I believe if you try to install ram with a voltage of 1.9 to 2.1 or higher the bios from the factory will not recognize it and you will get a black screen.

Yeah the voltage does matter, If you want them tight latencies i would look for a different motherboard. Or just get them both and run the RAM on a lower voltage and latencie.

SirKenin · 12-04-2006, 05:13 PM

Just put some older RAM on it first, flash the BIOS to the latest revision and then put your new RAM on it.

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joeswm8 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: IL Age: 16 Posts: 1,543	Voltage? I have a motherboard and ram, but i dont know if they are compatible becasue of the voltage thing. The mobo can handle DDR2 800 and that is what the RAM is, but the voltage thing is kind of wierd and i think that the RAM runs 2.1 volts with a 4 latency and the mobo can handle 1.8 volts with a 5 latency, but I am really not sure because the description for the RAM says 5 latency. Can someone just tell me if these are compatible by going to the specs from these links? RAM CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145034 Motherboard EVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR Socket T (LGA 775) NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard---$249.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131045 Thanks

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joeswm8 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: IL Age: 16 Posts: 1,543	Does voltage matter? Compatible?

12-04-2006, 05:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
SirKenin banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,711	Just put some older RAM on it first, flash the BIOS to the latest revision and then put your new RAM on it.