AI7 memory types

[Superkev]

Hi
Thinking of buying an Abit AI7 with 3.0G cpu, twin Maxtor SATA drives in raid 0 and dual chan mem 1Gig. I understand that there can be incompatibilities with dual channel memory. Can anyone point me to a list of compatible memory makes/types anywhere. Thanks in advance Kev

p.s. anyone any experience of this board which seems to do a lot for the money.

 

[New Question]

"Superkev" wrote:

Hi
Thinking of buying an Abit AI7 with 3.0G cpu, twin Maxtor SATA drives in raid 0 and dual chan mem 1Gig. I understand that there can be incompatibilities with dual channel memory. Can anyone point me to a list of compatible memory makes/types anywhere. Thanks in advance Kev

p.s. anyone any experience of this board which seems to do a lot for the money.

I've been watching for news on the newest ABIT too, but have not seen much. My choices are down to AI7 and Max3. The Max3 is proven, but the AI7 is newer. No one seems to talk much about the AI7.

 

[Graham H]

Hi,
I`m also keen on this Motherboard as i want to build a new PC. However, as yet i have`nt seen any Reviews on it so will wait a while to see what turns up. It does say `Prescott` ready but thats could well turn out to be a misconseption until the actual Chip is available.

I understand that there can be incompatibilities with dual channel memory.

No such thing as Dual Channel Memory,
It is a pair of Memory Modules that are run in Dual Channel mode.!!!! AFAIK from reading other posts most quality makes like Crucial/Corsair/ Kingston etc should be fine and i think most are making matched pairs for dual channel operation. It depends on your needs like overclocking as to what you end up with. These look good for the price..........1GB (2x512MB) TwinMOS DDR 3200 Dual Channel Kit or Crucial PC3200. if you want to overclock then you can pay more than double the price for anything faster.

Regards,
Graham........

"New Question" wrote:

"Superkev" wrote:

Hi
Thinking of buying an Abit AI7 with 3.0G cpu, twin Maxtor SATA drives in
raid 0 and dual chan mem 1Gig.
I understand that there can be incompatibilities with dual channel

memory.

Can anyone point me to a list of compatible memory makes/types anywhere.
Thanks in advance
Kev

p.s. anyone any experience of this board which seems to do a lot for the
money.

I've been watching for news on the newest ABIT too, but have not seen

much.

My choices are down to AI7 and Max3. The Max3 is proven, but the AI7 is newer. No one seems to talk much about the AI7.

 

[Alex Delarge]

I've been watching for news on the newest ABIT too, but have not seen much. My choices are down to AI7 and Max3. The Max3 is proven, but the AI7 is newer. No one seems to talk much about the AI7.

Still no reviews. What's going on with this motherboard? Is it DOA or something?

 

[TomG]

Not DOA, I can say that for sure. maybe slipped a little in production or something...

 

[Graham H]

Still no reviews. What's going on with this> motherboard? Is it DOA or

something?

Seen this Board for sale but not in stock.
Must be a delay somewhere, i would have thought a reviewer must have tested one before they were generally available. Maybe it will turn up in my Xmas stocking.!!!!!!!!!! Regards, Graham, (uk)....

 

[Alex Delarge]

"Graham H" wrote:

Still no reviews. What's going on with this> motherboard? Is it DOA or something?

Seen this Board for sale but not in stock.
Must be a delay somewhere, i would have thought a reviewer must have tested one before they were generally available. Maybe it will turn up in my Xmas stocking.!!!!!!!!!! Regards, Graham, (uk)....

I went out and got one. The initial BIOS had a minor problem, but after flashing to the latest one the board has been working flawlessly. uGuru works as advertized, but the interface is barebones. With something as delicate as overclocking, it's silly not to have manual entry of the FSB, all uGuru has is an inaccurate mouse slider that never seems to set to even numbers. :^) If you're going to get an Abit board, I think this one may be an improvement over the IS7s, doesn't have any of the bugs those boards are known for AFAIK.

Specs:

P4 2.6b @ 3.0GHz, 150FSB (600MHz)
GEil PC3500 Golden Dragon RAM @ CAS 2, 5-3-3
Chaintech Geforce FX5900

It can definitely overclock higher, the P4 is running 100% stable at ~30C at this speed with standard air cooling right now.

 

[TomG]

"Alex Delarge" wrote:

"Graham H" wrote:

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I went out and got one. The initial BIOS had a minor problem, but after flashing to the latest one the board has been working flawlessly. uGuru works as advertized, but the interface is barebones. With something as delicate as overclocking, it's silly not to have manual entry of the FSB, all uGuru has is an inaccurate mouse slider that never seems to set to even numbers. :^) If you're going to get an Abit board, I think this one may be an improvement over the IS7s, doesn't have any of the bugs those boards are known for AFAIK.

Specs:

P4 2.6b @ 3.0GHz, 150FSB (600MHz)
...

I have one of these too but have not gotten it set up quite yet. In addition to the uGuru, don't you still have access to the regular bios setups including SoftMenu 3?

 

[drifter]

you are better off using the BIOS menu for higher overclocking becos many 2.6 can hit FSB250MHz w/o a sweat.

"Alex Delarge" wrote:

"Graham H" wrote:

...

Still no reviews. What's going on with this> motherboard? Is it DOA or
something?

Seen this Board for sale but not in stock.
Must be a delay somewhere, i would have thought a reviewer must have tested one before they were generally available.
Maybe it will turn up in my Xmas stocking.!!!!!!!!!!
Regards,
Graham, (uk)....

I went out and got one. The initial BIOS had a minor problem, but after flashing to the latest one the board has been working flawlessly. uGuru works as advertized, but the interface is barebones. With something as delicate as overclocking, it's silly not to have manual entry of the FSB, all uGuru has is an inaccurate mouse slider that never seems to set to even numbers. :^) If you're going to get an Abit board, I think this one may be an improvement over the IS7s, ...

 

[Graham H]

Ok,
Read the reviews and seems like another good Abit board. One small gripe, its a shame about the placing of the floppy connector at the bottom of the pcb. As ive got a large Tower case and the only 3.5" slot for a floppy is at the very top, means a rather long untidy cable needed here. I think the IC7 layout is better. I`ve decided to wait till after Xmas to build my new PC so until then i`ll just keep an eye on what turns up.

Happy days...!!!!!!!!

Graham, (UK, i can see the Sea from where i be.!!)