Re: Compatible RAM for P5B Deluxe

I don't think you will have a problem today. Last summer (July and August), a lot of the motherboards were designed for 1.8v ram and would not work with 2.0 or 2.1 volt ram (most DDR2 6400 (800MHz) memory requires voltages over 1.8v, so it was a problem). But the problem was really in the BIOS, and at this point it's been fixed for several months in all of the motherboards that I'm aware of.


clayteague@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
After working with computers and PCs for years, I have finally decided
to build my first one from scratch.

Here is what I am thinking about:

Intel 6600
ASUS P5B Deluxe
XFX GeForce 7950GT 512MB GDDR3
WD Caviar SE16 250GB
Antec P180 case
Antec True Power Trio 550W
Kingston HyperX 2x512MB DDR2 800

I am a little confused about RAM. I know I want the DDR2-800, but I
have read some things about the P5B needing RAM running at 1.8V. I
have found RAM like that, but some of the recommended RAM has specs of
2.0V and 2.1V.

Would that voltage be a problem? I do not have any spare 1.8V memory
that I could use for the initial boot so that I could change the
voltage in the BIOS (I think that is what I would need to do)

Any thoughts on what type of RAM to get for the P5B?

Thanks!

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