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Over the past month, I've set up two systems with Intel 865G based motherboards. The first was an ASUS P4G800-V, the second was a Shuttle SB61G2 SFF PC.
When I was setting up the machine with the ASUS board, Windows XP setup would crash halfway thru, and, after setup finally worked, would randomly reboot during normal use. At the time, I was using some old Kingston HyperX PC2700 with a P4 2.8B. The HyperX is set to run at CAS2 2-2-5 at 166MHz. This memory has worked, and worked well, when used on my ASUS A7N8X Deluxe. Well, after deciding that the memory may be the problem, a half-gig of Hynix PC3200 was purchased. This stuff runs at CAS2.5 3-3-7 at 166Mhz... and the machine hasn't randomly reset since!
Similar thing with the Shuttle. SPD puts my Mushkin "2-2-2 Special" memory at CAS2.5 2-2-6, and I had trouble installing and running Win2K. I change the timings to 3-3-7 and bam, things are running smoothly.
Sure, the 865G isn't the best Intel-based motherboard, but damn I didn't think it could really be that bitchy.
Is this the norm for Intel-based motherboards? My past two home-built rigs have been AMD, and I haven't had any troubles like this with them.
I'm gonna be building another Intel rig for a friend in the next couple months. I'll probably recommend an 875P for him, cuz he wants top-of-the-line. Should I prepare for such troubles with that, or is it a little more easy-going?
When I was setting up the machine with the ASUS board, Windows XP setup would crash halfway thru, and, after setup finally worked, would randomly reboot during normal use. At the time, I was using some old Kingston HyperX PC2700 with a P4 2.8B. The HyperX is set to run at CAS2 2-2-5 at 166MHz. This memory has worked, and worked well, when used on my ASUS A7N8X Deluxe. Well, after deciding that the memory may be the problem, a half-gig of Hynix PC3200 was purchased. This stuff runs at CAS2.5 3-3-7 at 166Mhz... and the machine hasn't randomly reset since!
Similar thing with the Shuttle. SPD puts my Mushkin "2-2-2 Special" memory at CAS2.5 2-2-6, and I had trouble installing and running Win2K. I change the timings to 3-3-7 and bam, things are running smoothly.
Sure, the 865G isn't the best Intel-based motherboard, but damn I didn't think it could really be that bitchy.
Is this the norm for Intel-based motherboards? My past two home-built rigs have been AMD, and I haven't had any troubles like this with them.
I'm gonna be building another Intel rig for a friend in the next couple months. I'll probably recommend an 875P for him, cuz he wants top-of-the-line. Should I prepare for such troubles with that, or is it a little more easy-going?